1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Why Comedy Became Toothless Are late night comedy and political satire as free wheeling and funny as they used to be? Or has comedy become simultaneously tame yet partisan? &amp;nbsp; Jeff Maurer is former senior writer for &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.&quot; He joins to discuss how fear and groupthink have defanged comedy, and why nuance is always a harder prospect than reflexive teamsiness. &amp;nbsp; Jeff's newsletter can be found at https://imightbewrong.substack.com/ The Political Orphanage http://www.mightyheaton.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19788506/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/19788506