RAPE FREE COMEDY
July of 2012, Daniel Tosh was performing at the venerable Laugh Factory when he responded to a heckler with the retort "Wouldn't that be funny if that girl got raped by like, five guys right now?" As a comedian, I find the most offensive aspect of this remark is... it was not funny. Tosh's response was that of a three month veterans of open mic. I was very disappointed as I find Tosh and his show funny. More importantly, I found his response to the heckler mean-spirited and cruel. I do not believe it is the role of the comedian to bully audience members. I also do not believe every joke will sit well with every audience member nor do I expect each audience member to rise and voice their displeasure with every single joke. It is a comedy show. From time to time someone may get offended, just like in life. Since this episode there has been much discussion in the comedy community about rape joke...