TMC
06-02-2015, 02:08 AM
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/how-comedians-became-public-intellectuals/394277/
"Comedians have taken on the role of public intellectuals," says Megan Barber. "They're exploring and wrestling with important ideas. They're sharing their conclusions with the rest of us...Comedians are fashioning themselves not just as joke-tellers, but as truth-tellers—as intellectual and moral guides through the cultural debates of the moment."
"Comedians have taken on the role of public intellectuals," says Megan Barber. "They're exploring and wrestling with important ideas. They're sharing their conclusions with the rest of us...Comedians are fashioning themselves not just as joke-tellers, but as truth-tellers—as intellectual and moral guides through the cultural debates of the moment."