Talking Tropes 52: Adolf Hitlarious
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Two Jews run down the list of comedic interpretations of history's purest evil dictator. From Mel Brooks to Taika Waititi, there's a long, proud history of making fun of Hitler. But what is the actual joke? And how has that joke changed over time? Here's a link to the article I referenced: https://abcnews.go.com/US/head-naacp-branch-fire-anti-semitic-facebook-post/story?id=72101481 Here's the Lindsay Ellis video that partially inspired this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cPPSyoQkE Here's a Comedic Hitler playlist, this is not in any way an endorsement of these skits as most of them are not funny at all: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVlPf18cSXSgqqR_5b9DpLyBdal2JCuHh Tweet at us @TalkingTropes Or watch our video podcast here https://youtu.be/04KtvdJg31k
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