Comedians, canaries and coalmines

The jester in the king’s court is the only person allowed to tell the truth. The king who can no longer tolerate his jester has become a tyrant. This is a short clip from a Q & A moderated by Dave Rubin. It’s taken from from this video, which is the Q and A section of a lecture I gave recently in Norway: See, as well, this recent story in Quillette: The New War on Comedy: --- SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL --- Direct Support: