Phil Wang Isn’t Trying to Be Political
Question: Can a comic talk about politics without it being political? What about race? Class? Sex? Gender? Sexuality? What differentiates jokes on a political (...
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Alex Stypula on Pushing the Envelope
It’s a common theme in discussions of comedy, which I haven’t yet gotten around to addressing here: Is comedy all about pushing the envelope, and at...
Dick Gregory Fought for Political Stand-Up
I’m a Dick Gregory fan; I saw him at the Kansas City Improv just a few months ago. I avoided interrupting my queue of topics just for his death (or Jerry...
Add Bill Engvall to the List of Comics Who Don’t Do Politics
In an interview with Bill Hixon of The Beach Reporter (8/22/2017), Bill Envall says, I think that’s probably one of the main reasons why I’ve worked...
Jimmy Tingle is a Typical Comic and Activist
Jim Sullivan interviews Jimmy Tingle for the Cape Cod Times (8/6/2017) where he admits to being both a comic and an activist: I consider myself to be a stand-up...
Jack Lewis on Political Comics
Jack Lewis wrote an article for The Diamondback about Hari Kondabolu (8/2/2017) that deserves some pixels here. Political Comedians Lewis makes a distinction be...