Points of discussion:

• Should comedians joke about sensitive topics or can they take it 'too far'?
• How do we define 'too far'?
• The vulnerability of being an artist. What does 'artist' mean?
• Points in history when censorship was abused to dictate societies.
• Why laughing at our pain can be cathartic.
• Is excluding certain topics from comedy a form of ignorance?
• Examples of comedians who have received backlash.
• Does joking about sensitive topics increase awareness?
• Difference between laughing with people VS laughing at people.
• Belittling groups from a place of superiority: hate speech VS comedy.
• Taking jokes personally VS being personally ridiculed.

Resources:

• Kevin Harte & Seth Rogen Podcast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LAeIcSxDQYItdfj1JU8v6?si=3590343f044946f5
• Tommy Tiernan Backlash: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/comic-refuses-to-drop-down-syndrome-jokes-26334735.html
• My Blog: https://agoodkindofscary.com
• https://www.theschooloflife.com/
• https://rupikaur.com/