The comedian Jimmy Carr is coming back to New Zealand for a nationwide tour the culminates at Auckland's Spark Arena. These are big halls, and he can fill them because he’s that good.
It’s called 'Jimmy Carr Laughs Funny' and he does. It’s so true, it’s funny.
And that’s Jimmy’s thing.
It’s easy to lump comedians like Jimmy, and Ricky Gervais and America’s Bill Maher into a conservative label simply because so much of what they say is politically incorrect.
But what makes them funny is that it’s just true. They point out the hilarity of our tribal positions - both left and right.
I’m reading Bill Maher’s book 'What This Comedian Said Will Shock You'. It’s a collection of his best monologues over the year.
I used to think he was quite right wing when I watched his show, but that was because he was merciless against the Biden administration. Now that Trump is in power he’s equally merciless. I like that.
I like his pithy observation that conservatives govern without shame and liberals shame without governing. That’s true in America and it’s true here.
And he says that’s why the world is full of people who want to break shit up.
I like all these comedians because they bring logic to the fight. Unlike politicians who bring whatever might score them votes, and the media who will say anything that will get them clicks, which will pay the bills.
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