You think a lot of humour stems from fear and despair. Eddie murphy would be an example. So mad didn't seem so outrageous any more. Do you think that's it? It could be. And then we had, you know, we had a cross over into tell of it like saturday night live. Youknow, we brought the sensibility of my generation to t v, complete willingness to mock everything,. Mock commercials the way mad used to. Nobody, but nobody, on television mocked television. T there's something surprising about it.
Though most know him first as a humor columnist, Dave Barry’s career has spanned many forms of media, including books, movies, TV, and music. Driving this relentless output, says Barry, is the constant worry he’ll find himself stuck in a rut — or worse — no longer funny. And do we even need professional comedians in an age where so many funny amateurs are readily available online?
Tyler and Dave discuss all these topics and more, including the weirdness of Peter Pan, what makes Florida special, how it felt to teach Roger McQuinn a lick on the guitar, and why business writing is so terrible.
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Recorded April 21st, 2017 Other ways to connect