EPISODE · Jun 1, 2018 · 30 MIN
Is Comedy Art?
from The Imposter
With less than a month left until her final set on the Second City stage, Aliya realizes that she's not totally sold on standup. So she talks to Sandra Battaglini, a comedian who's petitioning the government to recognize comedy as an art form that's worth funding, and the art duo Life of a Craphead who discuss the evolution of their jokes, from mixing a chemical weapon onstage to dumping a colonial sculpture into the Don River. Sign a petition to get comedy recognized as art Buy tickets to The Imposter Presents: The Last Laugh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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With less than a month left until her final set on the Second City stage, Aliya realizes that she's not totally sold on standup. So she talks to Sandra Battaglini, a comedian who's petitioning the government to recognize comedy as an art form that's worth funding, and the art duo Life of a Craphead who discuss the evolution of their jokes, from mixing a chemical weapon onstage to dumping a colonial sculpture into the Don River. Sign a petition to get comedy recognized as art Buy tickets to The Imposter Presents: The Last Laugh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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