Yes, comedy has a place in politics. It can take down the temperature and enable us to drop our guard and hear messages in a different way. But no, JD Vance, it's not time for America to "get over" racist jobs.
Host Maya May and her amazing panel of comedians discussed and debated where the line is or should be for political comedy. Is "it was just a joke" a legit excuse for calling Puerto Rico a "floating pile of garbage?" What does it mean for comedians to "punch up" and how many are punching down for laughs? Should they pay a professional price or is it time, as JD Vance says, for people to "get over" being offended by racist jokes? Catch up now!
