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All in the Family Theme and the Throwback Racism of Long Island Comedy
from A Can of Sweetened Honey · #84
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
6 minThey play the All in the Family theme as mock trailer music, then dig into how the club's old-school comics romanticize a racist era without any of the actual edge, plus a tangent about who got iced out of the club's inner circle.
- 24:39Long Island comedy scene has all the elements of throwback humor but none of the fun or actual comedy
- 25:20Tim compares modern Long Island comics to what the Rat Pack would think if they saw what they inspired
- 26:04People who built the club by hosting open mics and bringing crowds were iced out of the band of brothers
- 26:34Older throwback comedians had scummy charm but modern versions are just dressing up as clichéd 1950s extras
- 27:21They're performing a parody of something that doesn't even exist
- 28:02Tim proposes turning the club into a series instead of one-offs
- 28:35Tim jokes about the club having to pitch itself to comedians and ask how much money they have to pay for TV
- 29:10Most people just see it when they're hungover or about to pass out eating a hamburger
Long Island comedy sceneBill HicksRat PackHerbert HooverChris RockDennis