I think there's a lot of people who never got a voice and to kick them in the teeth continually that you shouldn't do is not censorship. And many times Chappelle is being an asshole. Do you think certain groups should be protected in comedy? No, not protected, but not smacked over the head with a two by four a long time. He was pitched to me originally by a friend and you wrote back in all caps. The Brits are just better here. I'm an angle file. These particular Brits are better.
Should anything be off-limits in comedy? Kara and Nayeema discuss this question, and the recent Dave Chappelle SNL monologue, before Kara’s interview with our guest today: writer-comedian Eric Idle who is an OG in the craft. When he and his fellow sketch artists launched Monty Python on the BBC in 1969, it was unclear whether anyone would even watch. Now there are generations of Python fans. Today, Idle talks about what made Monty Python unique and how they pushed the line and the social conversation with their unique brand of humor.
Both avid Twitterers, Kara and Idle also discuss their frustrations with Elon Musk (he’s a noted fan of Monty Python, though Idle is not a fan of Musk). And Idle describes how his recent bout with pancreatic cancer has made him a more accepting person.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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