Political Correctness vs. Getting The Laugh: The Manners of Comedy
b'Show #90, Hour 2 | Guests: Debi Durst, comedienne and organizer; Ron Chapman, comic and podcaster. | Show Summary: Jerry Seinfeld bemoans the damage to comedy wrought by \\u201cpolitical correctness\\u201d. Bill Maher backs him up. Salon.com polls 10 top stand-up performers (one black man, one white woman, eight white men) who all agree. Is real comedy truly endangered by hyper-judgmental guardians of the sacred and ubiquitous recording devices? What\\u2019s still fair game?\\nSan Francisco\\u2019s beloved Debi Durst taps her long experience in both stand-up and improv to tackle the thorny subject. She\\u2019s currently in rehearsal for Marin Shakespeare Company\\u2019s \\u201cCymbeline\\u201d, in the role of Cornelius. She and her husband, political satirist Will Durst, take their \\u201cBig Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show\\u201d on the road every December.\\nStand-up comic and podcaster Ron Chapman was featured earlier this year at SF Sketchfest. He\\u2019s performed at the Set-Up, at Stage Werx with Endgame Improv and Panelmonium, and at other Bay Area venues.'