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From The Joke Files: A Comedy and Censorship Roundtable

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Nov 14, 202544:30News & Politics

We’re living through a moment where late night jokes are next-day news, and each opening monologue feels like a litmus test for our freedom of expression. But is this dynamic anything new? This week, comedian Dean Obeida...

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From The Joke Files: A Comedy and Censorship Roundtable is an episode from At Liberty by At Liberty. We’re living through a moment where late night jokes are next-day news, and each opening monologue feels like a litmus test for our freedom...

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We’re living through a moment where late night jokes are next-day news, and each opening monologue feels like a litmus test for our freedom of expression. But is this dynamic anything new? This week, comedian Dean Obeidallah and writer Kliph Nesteroff join Kamau to reflect on the history—and present state—of censorship in comedy, and what makes this moment more than a callback. This episode was recorded on Monday, November 10, in the lead-up to the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which Dean co-founded more than two decades ago. Kliph’s insights are drawn from research that he conducted for his book Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.

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