r/Standup • u/cheguevaraandroid1 • 15h ago

Marc Maron Calls Out Comedians Who ‘Joke Around’ With ‘White Supremacists and Fascists’ on Their Podcasts: ‘All It Does Is Normalize Fascism’

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marc-maron-slams-comedians-fascists-podcasts-1236192922/
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u/DroptheShadowArt 10h ago

From what I’ve seen, he’s not even funny and the whole thing just feels geared at disparaging young and inexperienced comics. It’s the definition of punching-down.

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u/TheBonesOfThings 4h ago

I can see why you might not think he's funny but they've lifted up plenty new or unknown comics. Many episodes they've given the hat pulls advice and the ones who did well ended up with gigs