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Comedians: The New Philosopher Class?
“It’s always the comic who has the last laugh”
Wit. It’s the undeniable tell of a great comic. Andrew Schulz, Dave Chappelle, Akaash Singh, Matt Rife, Patrice O’Neal (R.I.P), Katt Williams, Ali Wong, Lea’h Sampson, Shane Gillis, Joe Rogan, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Jimmy Yang, and countless comedians in the modern era are lifting moods and dazzling minds the world over.
If you’re unfamiliar with the work of these modern jesters, you’re sleeping, as an abundance of their comedic masterworks can be found on every popular streaming and social platform. You have only to pick your pleasure.
Comedians today are a kind of new street philosopher class. To my mind, they stand next to conscious rappers on the artistic spectrum. Comedy shouldn’t be used as an alternative to studying the work of scholars and diving deep for information and solutions to our social problems, but it can and should accompany the serious scholar in their search for answers to life’s more perplexing problems.
What makes the comic so fascinating is the beauty of their mind. Whether it’s the brash, fearless, in your face delivery of Andrew…
