Chicago magazine | April 2018: The comedy world has had its share of #MeToo moments. Louis C.K. admitted to being a predatory exhibitionist, of course. Among incidents closer to home, SketchFest organizer Brian Posen resigned from Stage 773, the theater he founded, after he was accused of making inappropriate remarks to students. What does all this mean for the local scene? What’s still funny in this climate?
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It is interesting hearing from the perspective of comedians. I have heard alot of inappropriate jokes about communities and instances but since comedians jobs are to basically make fun of everything and everyone I couldn’t help but laugh. During such a politically charged and dire time I think it is important for comedy, the problem is can they cross these political lines anymore when anything can offend anyone. Also something that didn’t surprise me as much since it is a problem through all entertainment industries is the problem of sexual harassment and assault. I thought what was really intriguing was one comedian’s opinion about the dealing with other comedians who have committed assault. There has been such a common argument about whether after knowing an artist has committed sexual assault or harassment can you/ should you still be able to appreciate their artwork by separating their crimes from the work. This one comedian; however, poses something different, “The good thing about this community, if somebody does something shitty, there’s 1,000 other people who are just as talented and deserve that slot more than they do. It’s not a great loss artistically to not have them in an institution.”
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