Right on: does standup comedy have a leftwing bias?
The idea that the artform skews left is widespread, but the prevalence of comedians punching down suggests otherwise "Three-quarters of BBC comedians are liberals," scream the headlines; or "New BBC boss targets 'leftwing' comedy shows." In the ongoing culture wars, a battle is being waged over comedy. It is, they say, dominated by lefties/snowflakes/the metropolitan liberal elite (delete according to taste). Rightwi…