What Does It Mean To Be A “Brave” Comedian Today?

The Jimmy Dore Show

Jimmy Dore

Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts

4.4 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Writer, actor, director and standup comedian Mike Binder recently penned an article asking the rhetorical question: why has the standup industry been so thoroughly de-fanged in recent years to become so thoroughly pro-establishment? Gone is the bravery of Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, he says, as comedic voices of dissent today have become the exception and can be numbered on one hand.

Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger talk to Binder about the state of comedy, and the few truth-tellers who have been willing to push back against the COVID narrative in particular.

Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae! And phone calls from Chris Christie and Vince Vaughn!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Everybody only $10 goes to my new stand up special COVID lies are funny at Jimmy
0:06.9	Door.com and come see us do a live show.
0:09.4	We're going to be in co-host New York Hartford, Connecticut, Bakersfield,
0:12.9	California, Baltimore, San Francisco, Huntington, Beach, Rosemont, and Chicago,
0:17.5	Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and more.
0:21.0	We're going to be in New York, Stanford, Connecticut,
0:23.2	Potstown, Pennsylvania, San Diego, everywhere.
0:26.0	Go to Jimmy Door.com for a link for all our tickets.
0:34.1	Hey, this is Jimmy.
0:34.9	Who's this?
0:37.6	Jimmy, this is full of no charge.
0:40.3	He got a little Chris Christ.
0:41.3	Oh my God.
0:43.0	I don't know.
0:45.5	What?
0:49.0	He called me.
0:50.3	People remember.
0:53.1	But why are you calling after all these years, Chris?
0:56.6	Because I'm about to announce my candidacy for president.
1:01.7	I'm rather than again.
1:03.5	I made a fucking lose over it.
1:11.5	But your voice.
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