Episode 42 - The State of Comedy

Alright people, look, to quote Ed O'Neill from all those commercials, it's time for some straight talk. We're living in a scary world right now, I think it's safe to say. What with corona having shut everything down and there being a new world ending threat every month, it's safe to say that everyone could use a little levity. But wouldn't you know it, the subject/area that people need the most right now, is the area that has, to nobody's surprise, come under the most fire right now!  Yes people, cancel culture is back in full swing, and here on Talkin' TV, we decided to break our no politics rule for this one episode, because it's safe to say that we, like many other people, love comedy, and hate to see so much of our favorite subject matter coming under fire. So we decided to talk about it and examine it from all angles. Are there actually people to blame? What is stand-up's role in the world? Do stand up comedians have better takes on current events than most news sources? Should information censorship exist in anyway? Do people actually care about these issues that are brought up or do they just want to be a part of something because it's cool? And can new comedies come in and actually make an impact in this swath of content?  All of these questions, and more, are answered on this episode of Talkin' TV!