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 41: What does it mean to be funny? / What does it mean to be healthy?
Episode 40: Larry David, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and Cringe Comedy / Andropause
Episode 39: ‘Badmotorfinger’ vs ‘Achtung Baby’ / OCD
Episode 38: Kumail Nanjiani gets ripped / HGH and steroid use in Hollywood
Episode 37: TikTok and Tourette
Episode 36: Coming up with material / Laughter & Medicine
Episode 35: ‘Use Your Illusion’ vs ‘The Black Album’ / Vitamins
Episode 34: Squid Game / Is it Ok for Doctors to Cry?
Episode 33: Are the Origins of Stand up Racist? / The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ in Medicine
Episode 32: ‘Seinfeld’ Top 5’s / Body Odour
Episode 31: Life on Set / Unconscious Bias in Healthcare
Episode 30: ‘Nevermind’ vs ‘Ten’ / Cognitive Bias and Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode 29: Emmy Awards Preview / Academic Publishing
Episode 28: Life on the Road / Pharma influence on Doctors
Episode 27: Increase in Eating Disorders During Covid-19 (with Dr. Megan Harrison)
Episode 26: 40th Anniversary of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’/ Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Episode 25: Can you teach ‘funny’? /ALS
Episode 24: Interview with Dr. Glaucomflecken
Episode 23: Hecklers / 'Difficult' Patient-Doctor Relationships
Episode 22: Send in the Clowns
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