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 83: Best Movies of 1982 / Meat Allergy
Episode 82: Polio / Polio Quiz
Episode 81: ‘Is There Bacon in Heaven’ / Pulmonary Fibrosis
Episode 80: Ashton Kutcher / Vasculitis
Episode 79: This Hour has 22 Minutes (Part 2) - Interview with Trent McLellan
Episode 78: This Hour has 22 Minutes (Part 1)
Bonus: Better Call Saul and Anne Heche
Episode 76: Brain Death and the Archie Battersbee Case
Episode 75: Garry Shandling / Hyperparathyroidism
‘This Podcast is Delicious’ / Food Prescriptions
Episode 73: The Rise and Fall of the WWE’s Vince McMahon
Episode 72: Brad Pitt / Prosopagnosia
Episode 71: ‘Singles’ Soundtrack / Borderline Personality Disorder
Episode 70: Favourite Canadian Entertainment / Insulin
Episode 69: Diversity in Comedy / Epilepsy
Episode 68: Justin Bieber / Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Episode 67: Ms Marvel / Women, Pain and Medicine
Episode 66: George Carlin / Dangers of Cannabis Edibles in Children
Episode 65: Kids in the Hall / Monkeypox
Episode 64: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds / Dopa-responsive Dystonia
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