Greg Roque joins Mary Houlihan to discuss roast comedy, disability representation, and left-wing politics. They cover the Kevin Hart roast, accessibility barriers in comedy venues, how Latinos joining ICE mirrors Irish immigrants joining the police force, and how Greg's love of books led him to radical politics.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:42 Intro
00:01:26 Irish and Mexican Identity: Becoming White Through Policing
00:02:45 ICE Raids and Latino Agents Deporting Latinos
00:08:11 Roast Comedy, Kevin Hart, and the Culture War
00:11:59 Dark Woke Comedy and Edgy vs. Sanctimonious
00:14:00 Wheelchair as a Throne of American Conquest
00:15:02 Accessibility, ADA Loopholes, and Performing in LA
00:22:00 LA vs. New York Comedy Scenes
00:31:00 Alt Scene, TV Casting, and Comedy Diversity
00:37:05 Catholicism, Judaism, and Palestine
00:39:00 Howard Zinn, Chomsky, and Getting Politicized
00:41:00 Battalion of Saint Patrick and Irish-Mexico Solidarity
00:42:59 Outro
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