Are
late night comedy and political satire as free wheeling and funny
as they used to be? Or has comedy become simultaneously tame yet
partisan?
Jeff
Maurer is former senior writer for "Last Week Tonight with John
Oliver." He joins to discuss how fear and groupthink have defanged
comedy, and why nuance is always a harder prospect than reflexive
teamsiness.
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https://imightbewrong.substack.com/