“The problem with cancel culture jokes is that they’re often the laziest, least creative, and most poorly written jokes in any comic’s repertoire. What comedians see as righteous outrage is simply dissatisfaction.”
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Oct 18, 2020
If you’ve watched a standup routine in the past couple of years, it’s likely that you’ve seen a comic rage against cancel culture, framing the (fake) trend as a threat to comedic freedom and expression. The thing is: That’s simply not true. Bad jokes are bad jokes, as David Dennis, Jr. explains in his latest piece, “Why There’s Never Been a Funny Cancel-Culture Joke”—a response to specials by Dave Chappelle, Sam Jay, and, most recently, Bill Burr. Read all about it here:
