Jon Stewart could also be a rock-ribbed liberal, however he defends comedians beneath fireplace.
“The Every day Present” host stood up for Dave Chappelle when the Cancel Tradition mob got here for him in 2021. Extra just lately, Stewart defended Tony Hinchcliffe for being a roast comedian who tells inappropriate, roast-friendly jokes.
Props to @JonStewart for admitting he finds @TonyHinchcliffe humorous.
“I discover that man very humorous. I’m sorry, I don’t know what to let you know. I imply, bringing him to a rally and having him not do roast jokes? That’d be like bringing Beyoncé to a rally and never … ” pic.twitter.com/Y3ZFCnRtDb
— Johnny Woodard (@JohnnyWoodard) October 29, 2024
Different progressive comedians aren’t so fast to do the identical. Some are downright hostile to free speech and/or their fellow comedians. We noticed a number of examples inside the previous few days of simply that.
Whoopi Goldberg, whose Trump Derangement Syndrome seems incurable, lashed out at fellow comics throughout a current “View” rant.
The Oscar winner’s response to Hinchcliffe’s off-color routine at President Donald Trump’s Madison Sq. Backyard rally turned bitter in a New York Minute. Right here, she explains her comedy “guidelines” to fellow far-Left host Sunny Hostin.
GOLDBERG: “My era fought tooth and nail in order that you wouldn’t have to listen to that sort of converse once more.”
HOSTIN: “This rhetoric, yeah.”
GOLDBERG: “You wouldn’t have to listen to or be — (Applause) — we fought to ensure.”
HOSTIN: “Yeah. Yeah.”
GOLDBERG: “We fought and mentioned to individuals, for those who’re a stand-up, the one comedian that may — can hit everyone actually is Don Rickles. You’re the one one who will get to try this. However everyone else needs to be higher and smarter and humorous.”
To Goldberg, solely a useless insult comic has the artistic freedom to inform his jokes his means. Goldberg has had a multi-faceted profession, however she obtained her begin with a blistering one-woman present.
Now, Goldberg desires comedians to keep away from sure jokes that might be seen as offensive. And she or he’s removed from alone. Plus, she turned historical past on its head. Comedy trailblazers like Lenny Bruce and George Carlin risked jail time to inform any joke they happy.
Each superstars trafficked in political satire, tweaking sacred cows to make bigger factors about western tradition.
Goldberg obtained it fallacious, however she’s getting good at that.
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— Rick Santini (@RickSantini2) October 22, 2024
Late-night hosts additionally teed off on Hinchcliffe, slamming his 12-minute MSG set as a approach to snipe at Trump. NBC’s Seth Meyers referred to Hinchcliffe’s jokes as “racist remarks.” No, they had been jokes, Off-color? Sure. Jokes, not remarks.
Far-Left propagandist Jimmy Kimmel dubbed the rally “imply,” “hateful” and “racist,” spending zero time defending a fellow comic beneath fireplace.
Stephen Colbert refused to defend a fellow comic whose roast type has made him a star.
On Monday, “Late Present” host Stephen Colbert hyped the “large repercussions” of the joke made by insult comic Tony Hinchliffe referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of rubbish,” pointing to the “470,000” Puerto Rican voters residing in Pennsylvania.
Maybe nobody attacked fellow comedians fairly like Marc Maron. The far-Left comedian, maybe hoping his previous “problematic” routines won’t ever “resurface,” has taken a woke flip in recent times. He’s railed towards woke critics and advised their fears of cancellation had been all of their head.
Now, Maron is taking up comedians who dared to interview Trump and his vice presidential choose J.D. Vance.
Assume Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Andrew Schulz and Tim Dillon.
Or, as Maron calls them, fascists.
“…what’s brewing on this nation is an American fascist motion rooted half in grievance and half in Jesus and enabled by tech oligarchs and an inundation of propaganda from many sources,” Maron wrote.
He desires Huge Tech to censor his fellow comics, apparently. Memo to Maron: It’s taking place already.
“Properly, it’s absolutely percolated and pouring into the minds of all of us. It’s shameless and proud. Culturally, the mix of blatant racist concern mongering and the anti-woke motion has delivered their message for the longer term. A future that marginalizes virtually all voices,” he added.
What do the aforementioned comics have in widespread? They’re all without spending a dime speech and there’s little if any proof of them making an attempt to “marginalize” any voice.
Inform that to Maron.
” Whether or not or not they’re self-serving or true believers within the new fascism is unimportant. They’re of the motion. Whether or not they see themselves as acolytes or simply comics doesn’t matter. Whether or not they’re pushed by the concept what they’re combating for is a free speech challenge or whether or not they’re actually morally bankrupt racists doesn’t matter. They’re a part of the general public face of a fascist political motion that seeks to destroy the democratic concept,” he mentioned.
Maron routinely interviews comedians on his widespread “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast. Will any visitor convey up this line of assault or defend Rogan et al?
Comedians ought to choose a aspect within the free speech wars raging throughout us. Sadly, some are on the aspect of the censors.