Toxic Masculinity & Comedy With Jamie Loftus

You may have recently heard Jonah Hill renouncing his contributions to the culture of bro-comedy, opting to focus on work that pushes back on the kind of behaviour glorified in SuperBad. Issues like race or politics or gender inequality often come to the surface when we let our guard down to laugh and that is one of many reasons why the comedy world is an interesting case study for toxic masculinity, and ways to challenge it. What does the world of comedy tell us about manhood? Do real men tell jokes about sexual assault? Do real men laugh at them? Recently comedy specials including Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette have blown open the discussion on toxic masculinity and comedy, giving lead to well-overdue conversations...Like this one...with LA-based Comedian, Writer, and Co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Jamie Loftus.