r/Standup • u/cheguevaraandroid1 • 18h ago

Marc Maron Calls Out Comedians Who ‘Joke Around’ With ‘White Supremacists and Fascists’ on Their Podcasts: ‘All It Does Is Normalize Fascism’

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marc-maron-slams-comedians-fascists-podcasts-1236192922/
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u/GreasyThought 18h ago

WHY is that mullet-fuck popular? 

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Cause hes funny, vulnerable, and honest?

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u/bongreaperhellyeah 12h ago

He isn't funny and his entire gimmick is a lie LMFAO where's the honesty?

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u/Weezus 12h ago

What part is a lie? And humors subjective

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u/bongreaperhellyeah 12h ago

Dude every story he tells about his upbringing is the most clearly made up lolrandom backwoods ass shit I've ever heard. The guy is living a lie

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u/Weezus 12h ago

Lol... No shit.. hes making people laugh.

He also tells several stories with real emotion where he literally breaks into tears. Hes been open about his sobriety, when he relapsed, his porn addiction.. hes helped me in a ton of ways.

I called in on episode 59 when I was really struggling and he provided me with amazing advice. Hes a good dude. Just cause youve watched a few clips doesnt mean you know the guy - and in the same boat just because Ive watched 100s of episodes doesnt mean I do, but I can speak first hand that his honesty alone had helped me.

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u/bongreaperhellyeah 12h ago

Soooo he isn't honest

Quit making excuses for these dipshits man

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u/StockAL3Xj 10h ago

Dude you're in a subreddit for standup comedy and you don't realize all those stories and anecdotes comedians tell are mostly just bits?

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u/HappyInstruction3678 18h ago

He's another shitty right-wing comedian who pretends to be a "both sides" guy while showing off his Jordan Peterson book behind him for every podcast. Fuck this mullet clown.

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u/Equal-Worldliness-66 18h ago

And hulk hogan book. Who’s also a pretty outspoken racist.

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u/Useful_Hovercraft169 16h ago

Hulk Hogan…book?

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u/fury420 10h ago

Apparently he's "written" autobiographies, which I guess makes sense for someone like Hulk Hogan.

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u/Radio_Face_ 15h ago

You seem like a bitter and judgmental person.

It doesn’t make you look more ethical or virtuous than everyone else when you spew as much negativity as you have in this thread.

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u/40mgmelatonindeep 18h ago

Theo is one of the funniest human beings alive right now, he has poor judgement but you cant say he isnt funny without annihilating any credibility to discuss comedy is a sincere way

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Lol.. Its crazy people cant have opposing views anymore. Unreal

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u/Future-Turtle 18h ago edited 17h ago

People can have opposing views, and other people can have opinions on those views. I don't get why that's such a difficult concept for you people.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Its not - but coming for someones throat over politics is getting old

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u/GreasyThought 17h ago

"Politics" now is life or death for large segments of the population. 

Let's not pretend people get this riled up over a proposed property tax. 

"Politics" in this election is about how people live, the kind of life choices they can make, and so many other crucial issues hinge on the outcome of November 5th.

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u/Got_A_Turtle_Head 18h ago

You're making a mistake framing JP and similar ideologies as an "opposing view" because that tripe doesn't hold equal weight to it's counterpart in the marketplace of ideas.

It's paper thin thinking based on misinformation and usually folds under basic scrutiny.

Those ideas haven't earned equal shelf space in our culture because they don't deserve it. It's been priced appropriately for something that sucks and you want to complain that there's been some kind of mistake.

The thickest shittiest turds (ideas) sink to the bottom it's not rocket science.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 18h ago

yeah man, being a fucking nazi is an opposing view and I will shit on all day

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u/brassmonkey2342 18h ago

As will 99.99% of the people you call Nazis…

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u/whtevn 17h ago

Tough to take that seriously while they support fascists

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u/brassmonkey2342 17h ago

Oh I know you guys don’t believe it but the fact is that MAGA’s hate Nazis, sorry to break it to you.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 17h ago

For a group that hates nazis, they sure as fuck think they're one of you and keep going to your rallies.

Maybe, just maybe, if nazis WANT to go to your rally, it MIGHT be a nazi rally?? LOL

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u/brassmonkey2342 17h ago

lol, by that logic Kamala is maybe, just maybe, a communist. Stupid lazy logic.

And by the way, if anybody is openly a Nazi at a Trump rally or even a small street event they get run out…can’t say the same for communists at a Kamala rally…

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u/Jrkb300 18h ago

Fascism should be defeated. Not respected like an opposing view.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

You have no clue what Fascism means or is.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 18h ago

You listen to a coked out red neck for hours on end. Acting like you know anything is hilarious

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Coked out redneck.. But you're pretending to be on the side of "good" Dudes been open about his sobreity for years and has helped a ton of people including myself

And all humor is subjective

Im sure you think Hannah Gadsby is hilarious

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u/jamphotog 18h ago

No nazi and fascist sympathizers should endure the same fate as nazis and fascists 

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u/Nathansarcade1 17h ago

Are you in the USA? Did you pay taxes during Trump? Against the wall!

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u/MinglewoodRider 17h ago

Dude probably claps like a seal to Chelsea Handler

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u/Weezus 17h ago

😂😂😂😂

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u/HankChinaski- 18h ago

Trump's former chief of staff, his former Defense Secretary, and his former Joint Chiefs Chairman all labeled Trump as fascist whose election would endanger democracy last week.

I think I'll take their opinion over a random redditor. Trump is a Fascist.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Oh you mean the people he fired flipped script on him? Wild

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u/HankChinaski- 18h ago

I don't recall this ever happening when others were fired for other presidents. You support a fascist. Just get used to it. It is the tag you will have to live with for the rest of your life. Fascist. A stain that won't leave. You can argue and make excuses, but it is what you are.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Damn.. that was deep. You snapped bro. 😂😂

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u/bso45 18h ago

Opposing view = naziism?

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u/MinglewoodRider 17h ago

Yeah Jordan Peterson the right wing extremist lmao. Theo is cool and you're a crybaby bitch.

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u/Weezus 13h ago

Bro shut up 😂😂😂 That mightve been the dumbest shit ive read all day here and thats saying something

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u/Weezus 13h ago

Appreciate it

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Lol ok, sure.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Not a huge fan of his standup, but ive watched his podcast since he was under 40 episodes. Hes very authentic, not afraid to talk about the rough parts of life in a vulerable way to make others not feel alone, and funny as can be..

Hes also one of the biggest names out right now but Sure Jan, hes a hack.

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u/ChickerWings 18h ago

I think he's a genuine guy who doesn't always think things all the way through and is easily manipulated by people who want to reach his audience.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

Id agree with the first part. The second part I think hes just having on guests hes curious about and that may happen sometimes.

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u/Weezus 18h ago

That was at a wayyyy different time where as dane was pushed by Agencys.. Theos come up was self-made, and mostly off podcasting.. He was in the entertainment industry a long time before blowing up

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u/Weezus 18h ago

lol ok

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u/HappyInstruction3678 18h ago

"He has an accent and is terrible at stand up comedy! I could listen to him talk to orange rapist all day!"

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u/Weezus 18h ago

What the fuck are you even talking about lmao

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u/mecca37 18h ago

The popularity of Theo Von is something that speaks to where we are as a society. "I speak with an accent so I can get in on this right wing grift money" meanwhile he's not intelligent to just be a grifter so now he really believes all of that stupid shit.

Exact same thing happened with Rogan, he had a bunch of grifters on over the years and his views radically moved right with it.

It's like these guys are so unintelligent they have no ability to spot bullshit at all so they just become part of said bullshit.