rant · moment 18 of 21
Dane Cook Bumping Iliza Shlesinger
from Integrity Belongs In East Timor · #130
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
1 minA story about Dane Cook trying to push Iliza Shlesinger off stage time out of insecurity, and comic Dom's blunt but non-hostile pushback, used as an example of honest disagreement without malice.
- 1:10:41Tim argues comics should be allowed to say jokes without people attacking them for it.
- 1:10:59If workout material isn't protected as sacred, comedians can't work out jokes anymore and the whole system falls apart.
- 1:11:19John Denver defended rap lyrics against Tipper Gore the same way Seinfeld stood up for free speech in comedy.
- 1:11:34"Take Me Home Country Roads" was originally titled "Take Me Home Country Host" before being changed, similar to how Black Eyed Peas changed "Let's Get Retarded" to "Let's Get It Started."
- 1:11:46The original "Let's Get Retarded" was a better song title than the sanitized version.
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