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Political Correctness

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    Bobcat Goldthwait Is Totally Okay With You Not Liking His Comedy“There’s a lot of extremely wealthy comedians who are not used to anyone criticizing what they’re saying.”
    By Jason Bailey
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    Comedians and College Students Are Not EnemiesStand-up comedy is not “us versus them.” It is call-and-response.
    By Jes Tom
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    Former SNL Writer Kicked Off Stand-up Show by Columbia StudentsThey took issue with his joke about a gay black man.
    By Megh Wright
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    What I’ve Learned Performing Comedy at Over 50 College Campuses“When I started touring universities, my first impression was not Wow, these softies can’t take a joke! It was Oh dear God, they are so young!”
    By Sara Schaefer
  5. What Is Considered a Fireable Comedy Offense in 2017? The Friday before last, I noticed that my Twitter feed was suddenly really mad at Bill Maher. This wasn’t exactly anything new; he caught […]
    By John Hugar
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    Moshe Kasher Is Ready to Cross the Political Correctness Line, Wherever It Falls“As a stand-up, I have no agenda other than, ‘Is it funny?’”
    By Jesse David Fox
  7. In Defense of the Much-Maligned College Standup Gig On December 5th, Chris Rock unveiled a promotional image for his forthcoming Total Blackout tour, his first in nearly a decade. As venues are […]
    By Amma Marfo
  8. Maybe Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy The seemingly never-ending war on political correctness has felt particularly salient these past few years. For every self-righteous person […]
    By Hershal Pandya