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Gavin was of the impression that Jews invented political correctness. Yet I pointed out that every culture has heresy and taboo.

Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics

Jeff: Michael Richards. You know, I’ve seen things worse than that, and you have, too. Horrible, horrible things. And if he was funny that night, nobody would have been pissed. But he wasn’t funny. Hall of Fame not funny. Judd: But was it offensive? Jeff: What? Him saying what he said about the fork and shit like that? Yeah!

Judd Apatow • Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy

“The last time Phil saw her, she leaned over in her wheelchair and at the top of her voice said, ‘Hitler wants my pussy.’”

David Sedaris • Calypso

The root of the problem is a loss of trust. Comedy is ultimately about trust. The TreePeople audience laughed at my joke because they trusted that I hadn’t actually molested young boys. My kids laughed at my jokes because they love me, and they know they’ll be beaten senseless if they don’t. Without trust, audiences begin to question the intentions... See more

David Zucker • Article

I dismiss Roy Horn’s medical-tiger treatment, but it sure isn’t more stupid than me getting out of breath walking up a flight of stairs and not changing a goddamn thing.

Penn Jillette • Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales

When gatekeepers who have the ability to fund, make, and champion comedy projects start to cater to 9-Percenters, we find ourselves in a world where comedy is censored, 9-Percenters are empowered, and the 91 percent of the population that gets the jokes feels reluctant to laugh.

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Berkman Briefing: Rip, Mix, and Burn - Lessig's Case for Building a Free Culture

Mary Bridges cyber.harvard.edu

He’s responsible for, at minimum, two of the top ten comedies of all time, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. (There is a legitimate argument to be made that he is responsible for more than half of the top ten.) One could say Blazing Saddles is still the edgiest comedy ever made; screamingly funny and original, yes, but all in the service of i

Judd Apatow • Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy

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