Posted on 03/05/2024 5:01:03 PM PST by Libloather
A comedy club in Seattle has canceled four comedians after the venue decided their acts did 'not align with the neighborhood's progressive values.'
It might seem like a bad joke, but the Capitol Hill Comedy Bar, known for promoting the voices of the queer community, had booked comics Jim Florentine, Dave Smith, Luis Gomez and Kurt Metzger for some upcoming shows before scrapping them.
But Florentine, known for his edgy and outspoken style, is among the foursome whose shows were scrapped. He is now predicting the club will ultimately close down following the decision.
'We got this email saying, listen, we did some research, and you basically can't come to the club,' Florentine told KOMO.
'There was a whole thing about, we were a progressive area, and we checked with the community and your values, and my values don't align with the other comics.'
The club promotes 'vibrant voices of the queer community' with a weekly 'Queers to the front' open mic night.
Among his standup, Florentine was the voice behind a mentally disabled teenage character named 'Special Ed' on a prank call show on Comedy Central called 'Crank Yankers.'
Florentine describes his act as being silly and non-political' but believes his straightforward approach and willingness to address controversial topics, including transgender issues, played a role in the decision.
'I speak my mind on stage, I'm edgy, I don't kiss the audience's a**. I'll talk about the transgender stuff,' he told the New York Post.
The comedians were informed of the change by the club's booker, Jes Anderson, who explained in a letter that the decision was based on concerns expressed by the community about the upcoming shows 'not aligning with the neighborhood's ethos.'
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If a beer company wants to put a pervert on the side of it's beer can, I am good with it.
If a newspaper wants to spout racist communist bull crap. I am good with it.
If a cookie company wants to shrink its cookies to prevent raising its prices. I am good with it.
Private companies can hire who they want, price their goods like they want. Espouse what they want. Fine. All good. It is called FREEDOM.
Now, conversely, I can decide not to buy, patronize or swallow any of this. This, too, is called FREEDOM.
BUT, if a government tells me I have to buy something, or NOT buy something, or PAY something that I don't want to pay. If they tell me that I have to BELIEVE something that I do not believe. THEN, I am NOT good with it. That is the essence of freedom.
not understanding why a comic would even bother to book at a woke venue. unless, of course, the comic isn’t funny. no one at a
venue woke would notice.
But the problem is our culture is in decline because of leftist policies and propaganda put in place using our tax dollars. This is not due to the free market this is done via government. There is no more free market it’s an illusion.
Jim Florentine is kinda famous for driving telemarketers crazy. Here’s one (2 minutes).
https://youtu.be/2dy9lUJJGqI?si=KnTKhSenHapvxSom
And another:
https://youtu.be/G4Z8Nomys60?si=kIlnB_syeMkg3r0x
Something funny in Seattle?
the decision was based on concerns expressed by the community
Comedy - Satire - Ridicule
It is always their undoing.
It is the beginning of the end of this psy op attack from 2020 to now.
Kurt Metzger, of the Jimmy Dore show, is about as liberal as it gets. However things like free speech, no forever wars, government accountability, covid lies, lies of the media, abuse of the courts, fair elections, etc., are now “right wing”.
He’s “edgy.”
How could you possibly be “edgy” when everything is sewage? There’s nothing left unsaid, nothing off limits, nothing too gross, offensive or vulgar. What could possibly be left to be “edgy”?
Besides, “edgy” is such an antiquated term that even using “edgy” means you aren’t.
You mean they can only tell dirty nasty mean jokes about republicans, right?
Crank Yankers STUNK!!!
Good point. To be ‘edgy’ requires an edge or boundary.
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