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When Comedy and Outrage Collide! āCan We Take a Joke?ā Available Today
Is edgy comedy on life support?
In , top comedians like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla join together to explore what happens when comedy, hypersensitivity, and political correctness collide on and off campus.
After nearly a year on the film festival circuit and screenings on over 240 campuses this past spring, the ¹ū¶³“«Ć½app¹Ł·½-supported documentary is now available for viewing by audiences nationwide.
You can catch Can We Take a Joke? on , , and , as well as in select theaters in , , and through Friday, August 4. The film is also available in 228 million North American homes via most cable and satellite providers, including Verizon, Comcast, and DirecTV.
It used to be that comedians like the legendary Lenny Bruce had to fear the police cracking down on their more edgy routines. But today, according to many comics, the audience has become the policeāand its tolerance for jokes that push boundaries is waning. It happens : a comedian tells a joke, someone gets offended, and outrage blasts across the land.
Can We Take a Joke? details the stifling impact this new trend has on comedy and the free exchange of ideas, and features commentary from free speech notables such as ¹ū¶³“«Ć½app¹Ł·½ās own Greg Lukianoff and author Jonathan Rauch.
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