Why We Need Humor To Cope With The Darkness with Lou Perez

<p>In this episode of Cylinder Radio, Will talks to Lou Perez for a second time! Lou is a comedian, writer, producer, and host of The Lou Perez Podcast.</p> <p>During their conversation, Will and Lou discuss Lou's new book titled "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" about how wokeness is killing comedy. They talk about the struggles of being a comedian and why it's more important than ever that we laugh at and make jokes about EVERYONE - regardless of identity markers.</p> <p>Further, they discuss why comedy can be a great tool to cope with the darkness/craziness of our times and how we all need to infuse humor into our daily narratives.</p> <p>You can check out Lou's new book "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy" here: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455</a></p> <p>As well as the previous podcast episode with Lou here: https://youtu.be/0QqIIDlCDr0 Hope you enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>— LEARN MORE ABOUT LOU PEREZ —</p> <p>Website: <a href= "https://www.thelouperez.com/">https://www.thelouperez.com/</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/thelouperez">https://twitter.com/thelouperez</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/thelouperez/">https://www.instagram.com/thelouperez/</a></p> <p>We The Internet TV: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/WeTheInternetTV">https://www.youtube.com/c/WeTheInternetTV</a></p> <p> </p> <p>— HELP ME SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE NATURE —</p> <p>Website: <a href= "https://www.decriminalizenature.org/">https://www.decriminalizenature.org/</a></p> <p>Donate: <a href= "https://www.decriminalizenature.org/contribute">https://www.decriminalizenature.org/contribute</a></p> <p>My podcast interview: <a href= "https://youtu.be/S07T1SFAZgM">https://youtu.be/S07T1SFAZgM</a></p> <p> </p> <p>— LISTEN TO CYLINDER RADIO —</p> <p>Website: <a href= "https://cylinderradio.libsyn.com/">https://cylinderradio.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cylinder-radio/id144866211