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 21: ‘Ted Lasso’ / Psychedelics in Medicine
Episode 20: ‘Never Have I Ever’/ Conversion Disorder
Episode 19: Non-traditional comedy specials / ADHD in adults
Episode 18: HBO's 'Hacks' / ADHD in Kids
Episode 17: Interview with Dr. Jen Gunter
Episode 16: Can Comedy Affect Change? / Doctor Stereotypes
Episode 15: Another Round / ‘Is It Wine O’Clock?’
Emergency podcast: London, Ontario Tragedy
Episode 13: The Tragically Hip / Goop
Episode 12: 'Sound of Metal" / Cochlear Implants
Episode 11: Saturday Night Live Top 5’s / Intermittent Fasting
Bonus: As if the director wouldn’t let you pronounce “Asif” properly
Episode 10: Code Switching / Video Games
Episode 9: Accents & Apu / ’Medical ‘Miracles’ & Doctor Distrust
Episode 8: Chadwick Boseman / Colon Cancer
Episode 7: Special Episode - Oscars Preview
Episode 6:The United States of Al/Dr. Oz
Episode 5: Origin Story
Episode 4: Rebirth of Roast Comedy / Masks & Covid-19
Episode 3: Auditioning / The Ketogenic Diet
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