Ep. 34 - Racism Ft. John Bruton

It's 2020, yet we still live in an America where racism is ingrained in our culture. As unfortunate as it is, there is some humor to be found in this outdated ideology, so we invited Cleveland comedian John Bruton onto the podcast to discuss how he's been able to draw the funny out of such a sensitive subject and connect his material to audiences of all skin colors.

Nothing is off limits as we talk about:

A racist booker from West Virginia / 

Being mean onstage while still making the audience feel good / 

The lessons John is going to teach his daughter / 

How Ray Donovan is the white version of Power / 

2 Chainz's contribution to the black community / 

Learning to connect racial material to white audiences / 

Umar Johnson being the black Rush Limbaugh / 

Where capitalism went wrong / 

How the media drives emotionally-charged narratives rather than facts / 

White teachers "earning their stripes" in inner-city schools / 

Fred Hampton / 

The commitment it takes to be racist / 

The "imagine if she was white" line from "A Time To Kill" / 

Taking responsibility for your performance / 

White comics doing black characters / 

Why you shouldn't have a set specifically for another race / 

How citizen's arrest is a racist construct / 

What would happen if black cops were shooting white kids / 

And more!

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