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 121: Stage Names / Dyslexia
Episode 120: ‘The Bear’ / Food Poisoning
Episode 119: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 / Artificial Sweeteners
Episode 118: Tina Turner / Hypertension
Episode 117: Interview with Graham Clark (‘Stop Podcasting Yourself’) /Allergies and Allergy Bullying
Episode 116: Screenwriting and the Writers Guild of America Strike (with Ramona Barckert)
Episode 115: Michael J Fox, ‘Still’ and Parkinson’s Disease
Episode 114: Jon Mulaney’s ‘Baby J’ / Cocaine Intoxication
Episode 113 Motley Crue / Ankylosing Spondylitis
Bonus: Thoughts on ‘The Last of Us’ Finale
Episode 111: Top 5 U2 songs / Gout
Episode 110: Chris Farley / Atherosclerosis
Episode 109: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ / Migraine
Episode 108: ‘Party Down’/ Misophonia
Episode 107: Synesthesia / Synesthesia Quiz
Episode 106: Stand Up Styles / Sleep Apnea
Episode 105: Interview with Dr. Mark Shapiro (‘Explore the Space’ Podcast) / Ted Lasso
Episode 104: 95th Oscars Preview
Episode 103: Community / Virtual Medicine
Episode 102: AI in Comedy / AI in Medicine
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