I have felt the same for a while. I have had to heavily rethink my relationship with standup comedy, because I think it can be such a powerful medium, but as I’ve gotten older, I recognize that comedy can reflect much of the bigotry and hatreds of their time.
It’s obviously more nuanced than that, as comedy can also reflect joys, insights, and the general societal consciousness of the time.
With that said there are still a few stand up comedy that I can say I don’t feel bad laughing at these days. So here’s a short list that if you’re so inclined, I’d take a look at:
Tig Notaro
Benny Feldman
Noam Shuster
Hannah Gadsby
Maria Bamford
I’d elaborate on each of them a bit, but I’d rather simply let their comedy speak for themselves.
I have felt the same for a while. I have had to heavily rethink my relationship with standup comedy, because I think it can be such a powerful medium, but as I’ve gotten older, I recognize that comedy can reflect much of the bigotry and hatreds of their time.
It’s obviously more nuanced than that, as comedy can also reflect joys, insights, and the general societal consciousness of the time.
With that said there are still a few stand up comedy that I can say I don’t feel bad laughing at these days. So here’s a short list that if you’re so inclined, I’d take a look at:
I’d elaborate on each of them a bit, but I’d rather simply let their comedy speak for themselves.
EDIT: typo, wording
That list definitely tracks for a lemmy user.
Two of my all time favorites.