Are We Too Quick to Cancel?

Public opinions and attitudes shift, but the internet is forever.

In recent years, we’ve seen example after example of entertainers and comedians “cancelled” by pop culture for old tweets and bad behaviour, even if the artist themselves have evolved. 

In an all-new series of ‘What Happens Next?’, an all-star lineup of comedians discuss the future of comedy with host Dr Susan Carland. Comedy holds a mirror up to society, but what happens when society doesn’t like what it sees? Where’s the line between humour and offence? And is it really a comedian’s job to represent an entire group of people and to wake audiences up with powerful emotional breakthroughs – or is it just to make you laugh?

Our guests this episode are comedians Nazeem Hussain, Michael Shafar, Peter Helliar, Prue Blake, and Monash Faculty of Arts historian Dr Tony Moore.

* Language Warning

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