From Louis CK to Amy Schumer, comedians have become public intellectuals - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-02-2015, 02:08 AM

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...ctuals/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."

Chocolate Moose · 06-02-2015, 09:11 AM

that's ridiculous

06-02-2015, 02:08 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	From Louis CK to Amy Schumer, comedians have become public intellectuals http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...ctuals/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."

06-02-2015, 09:11 AM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	that's ridiculous
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