Tiffany Haddish To Critics: “I Think I Set Us Forward 100 Years. And Not Just The Black People, All People”

In moments of her career, Tiffany Haddish has been criticized for portraying negative stereotypes on … More
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The conundrum of comedy criticism in 2017

This is my 11th consecutive year covering Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but the first in which I’ve experienced serious blowback while still at the festival. What’s going on here? A few different things, and I’ll try to clear the air on as many of them as I can. Usually, comedians, comedy fans and the industry […]

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Comedy vs. Criticism

In the second of Dave Chappelle’s recent Netflix specials, there’s a moment in the middle of his performance where he makes a not-so-bold declarative statement. “I hate bloggers,” he says with conviction, angrily expressing his frustration related to an online backlash he’d previously sparked amongst the LGBTQ community. In making this statement, Chappelle belatedly joins […]

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