Why Comedy Became Toothless
Episode 323 of the The Political Orphanage podcast, hosted by Andrew Heaton, Jeff Maurer, titled "Why Comedy Became Toothless" was published on July 14, 2021 and runs 68 minutes.
July 14, 2021 ·68m · The Political Orphanage
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Episode Description
Are late night comedy and political satire as free wheeling and funny as they used to be? Or has comedy become simultaneously tame yet partisan?
Jeff Maurer is former senior writer for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." He joins to discuss how fear and groupthink have defanged comedy, and why nuance is always a harder prospect than reflexive teamsiness.
Jeff's newsletter can be found at https://imightbewrong.substack.com/
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