Cheyenne Lin | Why Liberal Comedy Falls Flat: The Liberal Comedian to Conservative Pipeline @CheyenneLin | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 4 hours ago
In this video I discuss why so much liberal comedy falls flat, and why so many liberal comedians like Sacha Baron Cohen, Amy Schumer, and even Louis CK at one point, as well as newer comedians like Matt Rife, tend to go down this conservative pipeline of bigotry and doubling down, and how aligning with democrats is mostly self serving and comes from a place of moral superiority, rather than empathy and understanding.

We’ll take a look back at the character of Borat and The Dictator, as well as other liberal comedians' work to see how the signs were always there, but largely ignored in the name of ‘owning’ the right, as well as how these works read differently knowing Baron Cohen and Schumer’s Zionist views, as well as Louis CK’s anti-Semitic views.

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Timestamps:
Content Note 0:00
Intro: Sacha Baron Cohen - a case study 0:32
Part 1: What is liberal comedy? 16:57
Part 2: The Offensive Liberal Comedian to Conservative Pipeline 32:22
Conclusion: Where do we go from here? 35:26

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References:

Borat has last laugh after lawsuit fails
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/borat-has-last-laugh-after-lawsuit-fails-20080121-gdrxmx.html

Chehade, G. (2017). The Problem with Borat. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 11 (1). doi.org/10.31390/taboo.11.1.09

Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
nytimes.com/2023/11/16/technology/tiktok-jewish-open-letter-antisemitism.html

Gross, T. (2021, February 22). Sacha Baron Cohen on “Borat” ethics and why his disguise Days are over. NPR. npr.org/2021/02/22/970115927/sacha-baron-cohen-on-borat-ethics-and-why-his-disguise-days-are-over

Is Borat racist? | TRT World
youtube.com/watch?v=bVNdYZhHdlI&ab_channel=TRTWorld

Lucas, E. (2023, July 5). Why Borat Isn’t Funny. CEPA. cepa.org/article/why-borat-isnt-funny

Murphy, C. (2024, April 1). Rebel Wilson Says ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ Was ‘the Worst Professional Experience of My Career.’ Vanity Fair. vanityfair.com/hollywood/rebel-wilson-says-the-brothers-grimsby-was-the-worst-professional-experience-of-my-career

Pulver, A. (2020, October 27). Kazakh-American group claims Borat Subsequent Moviefilm “incites violence.” The Guardian. theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/27/kazakh-american-group-claims-borat-subsequent-moviefilm-incites-violence

Rubin, R. (2024, May 5). Variety. Variety. variety.com/2024/film/features/amy-schumer-jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-israel-hamas-war-views-1235983163

Some American Jews uneasy over Baron Cohen duping supporters of Israel
timesofisrael.com/some-american-jews-uneasy-over-baron-cohen-duping-supporters-of-israel

Staff, T. (2023, April 29). Amy Schumer apologizes for “Racist” rape Joke about Hispanics: “I am taking responsibility” The Hollywood Reporter. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-schumer-apologizes-racist-joke-807066

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Music:
Hall of the Mountain King – Kevin MacLeod (No Copyright Music)
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