I think one of the facets of this new phase of Comedy in America will be a deeper understanding & control of the craft of crowd work & a shift in the tone of how comedians target a category of human attribution & behavior to find The Funny. Comedians are going to need to develop a new filtered level of choice in the words they say; it will still be brutal but any divisions have to heal stronger. Comedy is America's cultural epoxy.
Why didn't I write about the big "T" in the room in this article about #DaveChappelle's #SummerCamp?
Because "T" wasn't really a topic in the content that night. Why would I write about something no one talked about?
We can't demand comedians be silent on a topic on one hand and then excoriate for not talking about it on the other. The outrage crowd can't have it both ways.
I think one of the facets of this new phase of Comedy in America will be a deeper understanding & control of the craft of crowd work & a shift in the tone of how comedians target a category of human attribution & behavior to find The Funny. Comedians are going to need to develop a new filtered level of choice in the words they say; it will still be brutal but any divisions have to heal stronger. Comedy is America's cultural epoxy.
Why didn't I write about the big "T" in the room in this article about #DaveChappelle's #SummerCamp?
Because "T" wasn't really a topic in the content that night. Why would I write about something no one talked about?
We can't demand comedians be silent on a topic on one hand and then excoriate for not talking about it on the other. The outrage crowd can't have it both ways.
That sounds like a magical night!