What’s happened to stand-up comedy?
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Netflix Comedy Special
9:20 What's the point of modern stand-up?
20:13 The "punching down" paradox
25:39 Victims
27:07 The "horrible" internet vs. the comedian
30:00 Comedians as dehumanised and dehumanisers
32:13 The hopelessness message of modern stand-up
36:30 Is a joke real life? | Social media's impact on reality and stand-up
39:06 Nobody needs to be funny anymore
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SOURCES
https://inews.co.uk/culture/netflix-c...
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/ar...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/op...
https://www.vulture.com/article/edgy-...
https://thecritic.co.uk/boremageddon/
https://coveteur.com/defensiveness-in....
https://thecritic.co.uk/you-can-criti...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/wh...
MEDIA SOURCES
• Rife For Cancellation | Matt Rife | EP 401
• "You're Either A Free Speech Activist, Or ...
• Matt Rife On Why He'll Never Be Cancelled ...
• "My Mom Got Shot In The Head" - Trevor Noa...
• The holocaust vs 9/11
• The Rise of Matt Rife | 2 Bears, 1 Cave Ep...
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