What's Your Thought on the Relationship Between Comedy and Seriousness?

It's a mixed bag when you are a comedian and you try to bring up a serious topic or venture outside your lane. I recently experienced that when I was explaining defamation per se to my followers (as a former lawyer) and my take on Alexandria Ocacio-Cortez calling the President a r*pist and his silence in response (when he usually is vocal). A few of my fans were upset that I was venturing into politics ("Just dribble, Lebron") but I also was exposed to a slew of new people who enjoyed it (Check it out on Instagram - over 200k views). And while I don't practice law anymore, I still love the law and will talk about it, especially when I see people who are talking about it inaccurately.

Comedian Nathan Fielder's second season of Rehearsal focued on pilot error and airplane safety, a serious and relevant topic, but many of his ideas were dismissed because he was a comedian. History has shown us that comedians are the observers of the real world, often speaking truth to power and exposing people to different points of views while also being funny. Like George Carlin.

Recently Comedian Marc Maron also addressed real topics on his new special, even calling out the wave of comedians who seemed to buddy up to power and also punch down to those without power. It will be interesting to see how it will play out to people who feel that he called them out. #standup #politics #formerlawyer #comedy #lawyer