Can We Take a Joke?

2015

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 55% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 774 774

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Plot summary

In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?


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Reviewed by courtneysoliday-69789 8 / 10

Important Look at State of Comedy and Outrage in 2016

Loved this. I thought it covered an aspect of outrage culture where the people who are mad are not necessarily victims but instead just on a power trip or trying to "pat themselves on the back." The documentary covers different comedy-related incidents that resulted in outrage, all offline. I had no idea cops used to go to comedy clubs and arrest speakers for saying things like "cocksucker." "Is it safe to hold unpopular views on campus?" there are news statistics, etc.

Lost 2 stars for the typography effects at the beginning, a bit too much motion for me.

Must see for anyone who loves comedy, wants to perform or write comedy, is interested in the First Amendment and self-expression and pop culture fanatics.

Reviewed by framptonhollis 6 / 10

definitely flawed, but still a vital comedy doc in this day and age

In the wake of recent controversies dealing with free speech, I decided it was fitting to at last watch this documentary that has been heavily appealing to me for quite some time. As a fervent supporter of free speech, the messages contained within this film play a heavily important role in our modern day society. There is still hope for comedians despite the ridiculous cries of outrage that seem to pointlessly be sweeping the county day by day. Hypersensitivity does no one any good, and this film knows that and begs for our society to rethink the path they are going down. A disturbing amount of people refuse to oppose hate speech laws, and universities thrive on tearing down the values that made them respectable to the liberal minded in the first place. Liberals were once the great free speech figures, but the road they have followed has led them to the polar opposite of such a reputation. This documentary does have its technical flaws, but it is still entertaining as hell, its messages are brilliant and well spoken, its hilarious at times thanks to the cast of comedians, and its also a shed of light for the future of free speech.

Reviewed by 13Funbags 8 / 10

Pretty good but....

While they did a good job of pointing out that American colleges are trying to turn the students into hardline communists who use violence against anyone they don't agree with and that being offensive can make you lose your job, they didn't spend any time talking about how the only way a comedian can be on tv now is if they are anti-white and/or anti-straight. They also ignored that all the online streaming services only have black and gay comedy specials. The streaming site I watched this on has hundreds of stand up specials and all the comics that are white are gay. It's pretty funny to hear Lisa Lampanelli say that they(offensive comics) are never going away and less than 3 years later she retired from stand up because she couldn't get any work. Stand up comedy is dead and America is next.

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