Interview · moment 9 of 16
Comedy Targets and the Four No-Nos
from Andrew Schulz · #138
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4 minGuest
Discussion of why classic street jokes always target the same handful of taboo subjects, judging historical figures like George Washington in context, and how audiences online want to be led by someone who has proven they can survive cancellation attempts.
- 46:26Tim stopped desiring things he couldn't control, which he calls the most liberating decision of his life.
- 47:28Every street joke functions with one of four targets: homophobia, sexism, racism, or pedophilia.
- 48:02Those four topics make people uncomfortable because they're hard things that comedy exists to address.
- 48:21Anybody who does comedy about unicycles is wasting comedy.
- 48:40Jokes from the 90s about feminine gay dudes using a gay voice won't land anymore because context matters.
- 49:04Tim claims he's a monarchist and believes in the English crown.
- 49:29People on Twitter attack Andrew Schulz subliminally, the way they do in rap music.
- 49:57People want to be led by the worthy, so they test your worthiness to see if you can walk through the fire.
- 50:22Tim is an opinionated person unwilling to move those opinions based on people's feelings, only facts, logic, or empathy.