Lou Perez joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death and rebirth of comedy.
Lou Perez – comedian and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Lou and Brendan discuss the conformism of today’s right-on comedy and how this has opened up a space for comedians bold enough to slay the sacred cows.
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