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Illustration of a young brown woman in a suit, telling jokes from onstage at a comedy club. The young, diverse audience laughs. Several male comics, older and white, stand outside the spotlight looking moody and resentful.

Arts & Culture / June 2020

The Comedy Culture War

May 25, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Erika Thorkelson

A new wave of comics is rejecting stand-up’s tired tropes

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