E405. Why Satire Doesn't Work in a Shameless World | Lou Perez - Walk-Ins Welcome

Podcast: Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy · Conversations with people from all walks of life.

Opublikowano: 2026-08-27

Bridget Phetasy sits down with comedian Lou Perez, author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death And Rebirth of Comedy, to talk about what the internet actually did to comedy. They get into why short-form content rewired the whole art form, how crowd work turned audiences into performers who think heckling is helping, and why the average anonymous shitposter is now funnier than a lot of professionals. They also cover the relationship between satire and shame, why satire loses its teeth in a culture with no shame left, the difference between American comedians congratulating themselves for being...