Comics In Trouble
Can a joke be tasteless? Fred Stoller, Jimmy Dore, Frank Conniff and Stefane Zamorano talk about offensive jokes, and even more offensive people in the audience.
Just because somebody gets a laugh does it mean he’s funny? Frank Conniff, Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano and Will Ryan on comedy and other lazy writing.
Originally broadcast June 18, 2012. Prankster Alan Abel has been playing tricks on journalists for five decades. The New York Daily News calls him, “The greatest hoaxer of our time.” He is the subject of the award winning documentary “Abel Raises Cain” recounting a lifetime of preying on the sloppiness and downright laziness of American media. Then Eddie Pepitone tells us about how he lost his virginity to his college professor. And we kick around an idea for a movie. With Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff, Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano, Jeremy S. Kramer, Dylan Brody and David Weiss.
Originally Broadcast June 4, 2012. Queen Elizabeth, Tampons, Movies and Obama. With Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff, Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano, Cynthia Adler, David Weiss, Dylan Brody and Michael Snyder.