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When is it appropriate to laugh at misfortune, bad luck and racism? Native comedians make fun of things that some people might consider hurtful, like poverty or cultural stereotypes. What do you find funny with your own culture? Is it OK to laugh at our shortcomings? Are some jokes funnier in Lakota or another language? What do we learn about ourselves when something that’s part of our lives becomes a punchline?
Guests:
JR Redwater (Standing Rock Sioux) –comedian
Dr. Sophia Marjanovic (Fort Peck Oglala) – standup comic and host of Indigenius Online Comic Writers Group
Ricardo Cate (Santo Domingo Pueblo) – cartoonist and artist
“Reservation Sensation” (song) MC RedCloud feat. Cook Book (artist) JR Redwater Presents: Chiefs of Comedy (album)