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Blue Room | History of Taboo
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3m 15s
Contains Explicit and Uncensored Content.
In today’s fast-paced cultural climate, standards of decency and political correctness are always changing. Given the dangers of modern “cancel culture,” why is it that taboo topics maintain their allure for comedians? Outspoken artists like Sarah Silverman, Jim Norton, and Jim Jefferies discuss how they navigate joking about difficult, but important, topics like race, sex, and politics: Are there toxic topics they won’t touch? What taboo topics do they joke about despite potential ramifications – and why?
This video includes exclusive interviews with Whitney Cummings, Sarah Silverman, Jim Norton, Mark Normand, Jim Jefferies, and Margaret Cho.
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