Overview
"No one makes me laugh harder than Judy Gold. If I had to pick one comedian to write a book about free speech, itĀ would be Judy." ā Amy Schumer
From award-winning comedian Judy Gold, an equal parts thoughtful and hilarious polemic on the current efforts to censor comedians, arguing that they undermine the artāand purposeāof comedy itself.
āYou can say anything that comes to mind as long as it is funny.ā ā Richard Pryor
The fallout after Michelle Wolfās roast at the 2018 White House Correspondentās Dinner, Samantha Beeās forced apology after calling Ivanka Trump a āfeckless c*nt,ā Kathy Griffinās being āblacklistedā from Hollywood after posting a photo with what looked like the presidentās severed head, all represent a dangerous and growing trendāto censor comedians.
In Yes I Can Say That, comedy veteran Judy Gold argues that "no one has the right to tell comics what they can or cannot joke aboutā¦. Laughter is a unifier. It's the best medicine. It's also the most palatable way to bring up seditious, subversive topics.ā For Gold, nothing is more insidious than enforcing silence and repressing jokesāthe job of a comedian is to expose society's demons, and confront them head-on, no prisoners allowed. In ten impassioned polemics, she frames comedy as a tool of empowerment, a way to reclaim hateful rhetoric and battle the democracy-crushing plight of censorship.
Uninhibited and bold, Gold is as skilled at making readers laugh as she is at exposing uncomfortable truths about our culture and society. In this era of partisan politics and gaping inequalities, Yes I Can Say That is the refreshingly candid, wickedly funny and deliciously blunt manifesto we need.Ā
This book title, Yes, I Can Say That (When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble), ISBN: 9780062953759, by Judy Gold, published by HarperCollins (October 29, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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