Category: Liberation Comedy

"What's So Funny About...?", Comedy, Funny, Irreverence, Liberation Comedy, Pedro Silva, Social Cohesion

IrReverent: Spirituality, Comedy, and the Body Politic

On my monthly podcast, “What’s So Funny About…?”, I ask every guest a simple but loaded question: “Should anything be off limits in comedy?” So far, every guest has said no—comedy itself has no limits. But they often follow that up by admitting that most comedians do. It’s fascinating how personal limits shape the boundary-pushing nature of comedy, even as the art form claims to … Continue reading IrReverent: Spirituality, Comedy, and the Body Politic

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"What's So Funny About...?", Blake Pickens, Comedy, Democracy, Karith Foster, Liberation Comedy, Pedro Silva

Democracy Is No Joke

I often ask myself why I take our democracy so seriously. Was it because my grandmother, who was just barely a generation out from the system of slavery in the US was so fond of Abraham Lincoln that she raised me to be a Republican or was it that Democrat, Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that showed me that no party … Continue reading Democracy Is No Joke

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"What's So Funny About...?", Comedy, Danger, Funny, Laughter, Liberation Comedy, Pedro Silva, Tragedy

Laughing in the Face of Danger

Have you ever watched a scary movie and laughed at some psychotic scene or at how scared you got when the killer jumped out of the shadows? Or how about when you’re on a roller coaster and you’re terrified? You’ve seen countless people get on the coaster and survive as you waited in the two hour line. But, it doesn’t change the fact that when … Continue reading Laughing in the Face of Danger

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Comedy, Funny, Laughter, Liberation Comedy, Pedro Silva, Serious

Laughing at the Unlaughable

My wife doesn’t think I’m funny. And that in itself is worth laughing at. Because she might be right. But, I am putting myself out here anyway because YOLO. How did I get here? When I first set out to breakthrough my resistance to public speaking, I forced myself to sign up for an open mic and I put myself down as a comedian. When … Continue reading Laughing at the Unlaughable

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"What's So Funny About...?", Comedy, Funny, Karith Foster, Liberation Comedy, Pedro Silva

The Alchemy of Laughter

Laughter is Life Affirming We are living in serious times. Seriously. We are living in serious times where far too many of our minds have become places where laughter goes to die. Even as someone who was relentlessly bullied both physically and otherwise all the way into adulthood, I can see that some of our efforts to protect and/or feel safe by equating words with … Continue reading The Alchemy of Laughter

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