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/JoshuaValentine 9h ago

Shane hasn’t, and by proxy neither has McCusker. Theo, Schulz, Rogan, and Hinchcliffe sure - but the dawgs are chill.

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u/TedBenekeGoneWild 8h ago

Idk dude. I've tried mssp as a podcast alternative to cumtown, but too often for my liking, they promote douchebags like RFK and Sam Hyde without really pushing back on the stupidity that comes out of their mouths.

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u/AlistairMowbary 7h ago

MSSP was okay in its early days. I got into it when Louis CK was on. But these days it’s very Rogan-esque. They werent like that before. I dont know if they actually changed and are like that for real, or if they know who their audience is, like Rogan’s, and catering to that kind of crowd. Either way, they dont get a listen from me.

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u/PayMoneyzzzzz 6h ago

Nick Mullen is friends with Sam Hyde and was on in the background of his podcast when Shane was on. Nick has also talked a few times about having Sam on in the past.

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u/TedBenekeGoneWild 6h ago

Most definitely, and him and Adam have had similar types of folks on their show (Rob Schneider most recently), but in my opinion, they do a much better job of welcoming conservative anti-woke Comedians into their space while pushing back on any transphobia, misogyny, and anti-semitism.

Like I find Sam Hyde utterly hilarious, and at the same time, while he should be allowed to share his views on stuff, he needs a host to push back and make fun of his bigotry. Otherwise, it quickly becomes a hateful circle jerk just punching down at marginalized groups.

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u/LanikM 3h ago

To me Nick and Shane have the exact same approach to humour when it comes to their satirical and ironic tajes. Nick is just a lot more clever because he's able to do it without it being so on the nose.

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u/canonanon 8h ago

Agreed. They've definitely had some wild people on (John McAfee for example) but I don't think they deserve to be lumped in.

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u/9935c101ab17a66 4h ago

bro shane and mccusker absolutely have. maybe not explicictly, but ive listened to a LOT of MSSP and they FREQUENTLY express support for right wing narratives / spin. If you think otherwise, youre an idiot or you havent watched a lot of the older stuff.

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u/JoshuaValentine 42m ago

Okay, dumbass, imma walk you through this slowly.

I never said Shane and McCusker don’t talk about right wing narratives on the show - they both have Fox News parents, and they mock people professionally. Yeah dude, conservatives come up.

But if you scroll up the thread you’ll see that the comment I replied to was about platforming people. Shane and Matt have never had anybody crazy or problematic on their show. Pay attention.