Today on a special episode, the guys discuss the case of Mike Ward, who was accused of breaching the limits of free speech when he mocked a disabled singer named Jeremy Gabriel (“Petit Jeremy")...a case that went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada. They are joined by their special guest comedian and lawyer Jess Salomon (The Tonight Show, Comedians vs The News). After briefly chatting about Jess’ experiences with the Omicron variant, Jess and Ali disclose that they do know Mike Ward personally from the comedy world. Then they go over the facts of the case and summarize Mike’s joke. Asif then takes a short detour to discuss Treacher Collins Syndrome, the disease which Jeremy was afflicted with. Jess then summarizes the facts of the case and the Supreme Court Decision which was a 5-4 decision in favour of Mike Ward. Jess and Ali discuss the limits of free speech and comedy and how things boil down to “what is the crux of the joke?”.
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Show Notes:
Episode 141: Remembering Andre Braugher / Lung Cancer
Episode 140: ‘Beckham’ / PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Episode 139: Top Albums of 1993 / Gum Disease
Episode 138: Matt Rife / Gynecomastia
Episode 137: 1993 Movie Debate / Loss of Smell (Anosmia)
Episode 136: U2 in Las Vegas / Injuries in Youth Athletes
Episode 135: Matthew Perry / Addiction
Episode 134: Special Q and A episode
Episode 133: Martin Short /Colonoscopies
Episode 132: Netflix’s ‘Wrestlers’ / Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Episode 131: Top TV comedies of the 2000’s / Brain Worms
Episode 130: Hasan Minhaj’s ‘True Lies’ / Narcissistic Personality disorder
Episode 129: Bruce Springsteen / Peptic Ulcer Disease
Selena Gomez /Lupus
Episode 127: Pee Wee Herman / Hernias
Episode 126: Favorite Summer 20234 Entertainment / Melatonin
Episode 125: Jury Duty / Artificial Sweeteners (Redux)
Episode 124: Pitches / Erectile Dysfunction (Part 2)
Episode 123: Pitches / Erectile Dysfunction (Part 1)
Episode 122: Reasons to (and NOT to) Pursue Comedy and Medicine
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