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Diversity Without Pity #14 | 2 Dope Queens

04

Nov

Diversity Without Pity #14 | 2 Dope Queens

In the heyday of the 80s, comedy clubs were everywhere. They became comedy showcases for up-and-coming comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Jamie Foxx, and Roseanne Barr. Then in the 90s, they sort of faded out of existence.

In the 21st century, podcasts dominated by comedians have become the new comedy showcases. While most are a little too self-serious and single-minded,  2 Dope Queens is generous with its platform. Co-hosted by Phoebe Robinson, author of You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain  and Jessica Williams, former correspondent on The Daily Show. 2 Dope Queens operates exactly like comedy showcases of old. They perform in front of a live audience, warm-up the crowd, introduce the performers.

In addition to featuring a diverse range of comic voices, they do so in a well-produced, well-constructed way. Here’s WNYC’s social audio clip:

 

Diversity Without Pity is a blog series from IDSL, highlighting media that uses smart design, and considers the diversity of it’s casting without selling the viewer or consumer, short.

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