Ricochet editor Jon Gabriel, perhaps better known as @exjon, is one of the funniest conservatives on Twitter. Still, there’s always room for improvement, so why not take in a panel on humor at the Netroots Nation 2014 conference in Detroit? First question, though: why is there at humor panel at Netroots Nation?
Attending Netroots “humor” panel. From the description: "The Left is supposed to be funnier than the Right, damn it…." (1/2)
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
"…So why do we so often sound in public like we’re stiltedly reading from a non-profit grant proposal? (2/2)
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Fair question.
Unfunny panelist keeps trying to convince the crowd that the left is funny. Crowd checking their iPhones.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
“Comedy creates oneness and that is what our side wants.” #NN14 #WTF
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Ah, comedy creates oneness, except when it doesn’t, so be careful.
70something white woman is explaining how she won’t tell jokes to black people because that would be racist. #NN14
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
“Humor” panelist now listing all the jokes you shouldn’t tell. Anything involving a “disenfranchised population” is off-limits. #NN14
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Obviously.
“The right has short, pithy things to say because they lie.” Netroots Humor
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
“When the right says we have no sense of humor, it’s a great way for racist/sexist/homophobic men to make themselves seem funny.” #NailedIt
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
.@StephenKruiser namecheck at the Netroots humor panel!
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Panelist finally admits the obvious: “There is a segment of the left that is humorless.”
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
No.
Panelist actually suggesting that before audience members make jokes, they have a pro comedian screen it to make sure it isn’t offensive.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
“What makes Jon Stewart brilliant is he only has to say the first line & the audience laughs because they already knows the punchline.” #Um
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Panelists and audience VERY sensitive about the charge that the Left isn’t funny. Every other question focuses on that.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
On what makes liberals so hilarious: “Progressives are more nuanced, statistically speaking.” #Science
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
"You shouldn't bring up jokes that touch on ugly historical crimes and racism. Sure, it might get a laugh, if that's what you want."
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
"There is a difference between a comedian who covers politics and a comedian who is an activist." The panelist wants more activists.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
We're back to bashing the African-American SNL woman for telling a slavery joke.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
"Well that was very funny." — stone faced woman leaving #NN14 humor panel.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
Why bother with a panel when one photo says it all?
Summary of the #NN14 humor panel. pic.twitter.com/76lmvZoQAt
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 19, 2014
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