• ep94: What is Generation X humor?

  • May 20 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
  • Podcast

ep94: What is Generation X humor?

  • Summary

  • Chris and Randall try to figure out Generation X' sense of humor. 

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    Download slides here: https://mega.nz/file/dgV1EBZa#EeqCTiPCRlxy4jzBxl5lYdeZ-6myx9puTIlBVuc7fcw

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    Topics discussed include: 

    the Baby Boom
    Douglas Coupland's Gen-X
    stand up comedy boom
    stand up comedy albums
    the 1970s
    cable television
    VHS rentals
    Monty Python
    Bennie Hill
    Mel Brooks
    National Lampoon
    Robin Williams
    Richard Pryor
    Steve Martin
    Eddie Murphy
    divorce
    labor unions
    college degrees
    homeownership
    political corruption
    Richard Nixon
    "suspect everyone"
    Hippie movement
    Ronald Reagan
    AIDS
    recreational drugs
    Gary Coleman
    John Hughes
    The Facts of Life
    sarcasm
    cynicism
    Dennis Miller
    Andrew Dice Clay
    Sam Kinnison
    Howard Stern
    Joan Rivers
    Janeane Garofalo
    The Ben Stiller Show
    Friends
    Daria
    Gilmore Girls
    Yuppies
    Slackers
    Wayne's World (1992)
    Clerks (1994)
    Clueless (1995)
    Rushmore (1998)
    Freaks and Geeks
    Wes Anderson
    Noah Baumbach
    John Cusack
    Adam Sandler
    adult child movies
    Jack Black
    Amy Schumer
    Alt comedy
    Marc Maron 
    Sarah Silverman
    Jeff Ross
    Margaret Cho
    Zach Galifianakis
    Chris Rock
    Dave Chappelle
    Albert Brooks
    Gen X memes
    The Office
    Bojack Horseman
    Ted Lasso

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    recorded May 13, 2022

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    Visit us at https://chrisandrandall.com/

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