Comedy Censorship Used to be WORSE with Kliph Nesteroff
Factually! with Adam Conover
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Comedy Historian Cliff Nesteroff and the Evolution of Censorship in Comedy
This chapter features comedy historian Cliff Nesteroff discussing his book on the exclusion of indigenous people from comedy and the recent developments in indigenous representation in media. They also explore the concept of cancel culture and how political adversaries are demonized. The chapter further delves into the history of comedy censorship, comparing the restrictions of the past to the freedom of expression enjoyed by comedians today.
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