Can I laugh at that? Shifting norms present stand-up comics with challenges—and new opportunities. aabbyywilson has more:
on Netflix proves that comedy’s boundaries are being pushed toward one end of an extreme—one which disregards negative implications for the sake of shock value. But its limits are pushed the other way as well, as many comedians are pressing to expand upon what the art form can be and should become.
Comedian, writer, and producer Abby Washuta agrees that audiences have become more sensitive, adding that demographics may shift a crowd’s receptivity to material. She cites a 2018 comedy set by formerwriter Nimesh Patel as evidence of this movement. Midway through his set, the comedian sarcastically suggested—in front of an audience of Columbia University students—that, if faced with a choice, a Black man would never choose to be gay.
” Before Carlin’s sketch, nobody broke the unspoken rule that certain expletives could not be spoken on-screen. But now they are accepted by most audiences as normal, demonstrating how comedians have pushed boundaries—and shattered them—for decades. Though many comics shy away from politically-charged or controversial topics that may leave audiences offended, others lean into them, using their comedy to provoke meaningful and necessary conversations.
Leiby believes addressing contentious issues like abortion through comedy can reduce the stigma that surrounds them. She cited many times in which audience members opened up to her post-show, sharing their experience with the procedure.
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