Why would a comedian risk hinging their comedy on a potentially divisive belief or stance they have? A group of L.A. comics weighs in about the tricky, time-honored topic of getting political on stage.
During a recent show at the venerable Thursday stand-up haven Peacock — at Atwater Village’s classiest watering hole, Club Tee Gee — Patton Oswalt dropped in and remarked, “We’ve got about eight years, right?” regarding how soon the world will be coming to an end. This gallows humor was met with a big room laugh, probably because of how excruciatingly true it feels at the moment and over the last few years.
Believing that amazing things in life can be just as surprising as their counterparts, Green chooses to buck the system with such innovative, satirical acts as sending U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi a 7-foot tall spine made out of Styrofoam right after Trump got elected. “People have told me that my albums got them through deep depression, my material worked its way into a curriculum.” His bit titled “How White Are Jews?” got taught in a class about race and identity.
“I have never understood how a comic can ever be comfortable standing onstage while an audience just CLAPS at something they said. You’ve got their attention, now go write a joke. That’s your job,” Cook said. Whilst the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, Cook spun off several minutes on why the AMPTP needs to be stopped to several applause breaks and howling laughs.
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