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Boring or better? How to do comedy in an age of outrage


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Comedian Michele A Court apologised for a joke that unintentionally caused offence. (File photo)
But 10 days later, a Twitter user reposted the clip, calling it a disgusting, bad-taste disability joke. Replies called it “gutter level entertainment” and said A’Court should be ashamed of herself.
”I apologise, and will do better,” A’Court responded.
One parent of a 6-year-old with autism summed up the problem: “I get the satire, really I do, but it clearly has no place in 2021.”
So what does have a place in comedy in 2021? Fellow comedian Te Radar calls A’Court one of the nicest, most socially aware comedians in New Zealand. If even she can be called out as disgusting, how do comics navigate a world of heightened sensitivities? And has the rapid evolution of what’s acceptable made comedy boring, or better? ....

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