Ep. 46 - Political Incorrectness Ft. Zach Russell
"Everyone's so PC these days, you can't say anything anymore."
As history progresses, sensibilities shift to match the time, but there will always be those who resist shifting their own behaviors, ideas, and material, in the case of comedians. Though we want to yell, scream, and fight those on "the wrong side of history," doing so would just be an ironic doubling down on their behavior.
So instead, we laugh.
Comedian Zach Russell joins David and Steve to break down one of his bits that expertly pulls the rug (not an Oriental) out from under the audience in a way that makes it okay to laugh at those being politically incorrect.
In this episode, we talk about:
-A Hitler sketch with important ground rules.
-Zach's bit about racially insensitive charades.
-The skill of letting the audience paint their own mental picture.
-One simple tactic for keeping the audience on your side when approaching a sensitive topic.
-The only thing it's okay to discriminate against.
-When comedians accidentally attract an alt-right audience.
-Projecting political incorrectness onto a character as a strategy for getting away with more onstage.
-A breakdown of the definition of 'political incorrectness.'
-The importance of self-awareness when delivering a joke that could be deemed offensive.
-Does political incorrectness come from a place of misunderstanding or naivety?
-The problem of "othering."
-How to connect with the "You can't say anything anymore" crowd.
-Can you be politically incorrect by trying to hard to be politically correct?
-Rachel Feinstein's bit about her mom and cab driver.
-Doubling down on being wrong to prove your point.
-When heckling turns into physical threats.
-Jo Koy's bit about his mom and his black brother-in-law.
-Being personable and the profound impact it has on sensitive jokes.
-Cancel culture.
-And more!
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