It's weird to me. At what point did comedy become so political? I mean, there has always been poltical humor, but in the post-Daily Show era there seems to be this bizzare convergence between the opinionated political pundits and the stand-up comedians.
For example take a look at a recent interview with Tucker Carlson and Carlos Mencia:
Carlson: So you're clearly a conservative.
Mencia: You know what? I think I am. But I can't say that I'm a conservative because of course I grew up Hispanic and you know, there's Jesus Christ and Kennedy in my mom's house. And - you know what I mean? I could never actually say it.
Carlson: Even as a comedian, even though you have license to tell the truth you can't admit you're a right-wing -
Mencia: No, all my views are totally that. They pretty much are. But I can't actually say it because my mom would kill me and she's still my mom.
Carlson: She doesn't have a sense of humor about that?
Mencia: No if my mom heard me tell you, listen, I would - immediately the phone would ring. I can't believe you told the man with the bow tie I saw him on CNN how you were like him. How could you do that? But between you and me you don't have read between the lines.
videoclips from another Carlos Mencia interview
An older LA Times piece: Culture Clash on "South Park" Republicans, Tough Crowd (a comedy show hosted by Colin Quinn where I believe Mencia was an occasional guest) and other ways in which the culture has been slowly shifting to the right.
2 comments:
Carlos Mencia can suck my left one. I also was excited to listen to a Latino stand-up comedian. You know who is funny and takes on a lot of race issues? George Lopez. If you want I can send you some of his stuff.
Yes, that would be great. I've seen some of his stand-up on tv and he is definitely more likeable than Carlos Mencia.
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