Comedy is at a quite different place today than it was just a generation ago. In that simpler time, comedy was essentially about making people laugh, whether it was slapstick humor or one involving social commentary. Then society as a whole started to change, beginning in the 1960s, with the push to create a more…
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“Stage Rage” Lee Hurst: Sticking Up for His Brethren
About two years ago, famed British comedian Lee Hurst had a huge meltdown on stage for a reason any comedian would understand: he was trying to protect his “material” from being stolen by others. Except that Hurst just didn’t care how far he had to go to do so, including facing criminal charges. As it…