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May 28, 2024 71 mins

"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow.

Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell.

Sources:
"The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005.
Legman, Gershon. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. 1968.
Legman, Gershon. No Laughing Matter: Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor, 2nd Series. 1968.
George Carlin on Being Arrested
How George Carlin's'7 Words' Caused a Landmark Supreme Court Decision
Martin Morrow Good Kid Mad America: Stand-Up Special from the Comedy Cube
Anthony Comstock's Chastity Laws | PBS
This is What Americans Used to Consider Obscene | TIME
Mercer, William Davenport. "Inspired Filth: Working Blue in Vaudeville America"
September 11 Attacks: What Happened on 9/11?
How 9/11 Brought Broadway to a Standstill Until NYC's Mayor Revived It | NYT
Seeing Barry Goldwater's 1964 Speech Helps To Understand Republican Conservatives Today
What is a Missing Stair? — Kim Witten Coaching
Fixing the Missing Stair with Cliff Jerrison

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