Episode 1278 - "Canceled Comedy" w/ Kliph Nesteroff and David Bianculli
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
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Are You Insulting My Parents?
There was an organization called the clan nigale who were protesting comedians and show business. They would petition vaudeville, theatres where comedians were doing irish stereotypes. The next wave, italian imigrants started to object to sort of the organ grinder stereotype on the stage. And we still have that legacy to day with african american comedy being a stand up for different voices.
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