He’s clear-eyed enough to see through a lot of the ginned-up controversy currently swirling around the comedy world, as talents fitting Goldthwait’s general profile – male, white, middle-aged – air their grievances over a changing climate. His act with Gould stands as a repudiation to the oft-repeated claim that no one’s allowed to push boundaries any more, disproven in their expertly pitched riffs on Klan rallies, the US Special Olympics team, and sexting with Massachusetts car dealership owner Ernie Boch Jr. “People love to say, ‘George Carlin couldn’t do his act today! What would he say about all this?’” Goldthwait says. “You know what he’d say? I know exactly what he’d say. He’d say something hilarious and cutting about your fucking bullshit. There is no cancel culture. It only exists if you’re a whistleblower or a victim.”
The outspoken comedian, actor and director talks about the state of comedy, his late friend Robin Williams and why Jerry Seinfeld has a problem with him
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