Comedy
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
My First Million 
Sourcery 
All-In
4 statements about Comedy, every show
Banister: A nation's freedom depends on tolerating comedy and rap music
“You can tell the health of a nation by its ability to tolerate comedy and rap music. Those two things have to exist for freedom. Rap music and comedy. And if either of those start to disappear, you're in trouble.”
David Friedberg: Comedy is the most important test of free speech
“I've always viewed comedy to be the most important test of free speech. And it really does define what we're being given permission to do.”
Minhaj: Great comedy requires a clear philosophical take before writing jokes
“It's all about your take. What is your take? And being able to back it up. So it's not even being funny first. It's what is the take? What am I trying to say? What is the take? What am I philosophically artistically trying to say?”
Brillhart: VR comedy works best through absurd spatial situations, not stand-up routines
“It doesn't have to be a literal thing. You know, you don't, it doesn't have to be like slapsticky or like, here's, you know, fricking like Jerry Seinfeld telling you a joke. Like it's literally just, like, what is the human condition? Like, what have we create…”