#CancelKarenDunbar press clippings - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Tellingly, the documentary puts 50-year-old Dunbar in front of a much younger audience, trying out a new routine (with the aid of writer Steven Dick) with all she's been exploring about 'punching up' who owns the right to joke about certain topics. And you know what she makes them laugh - mostly - without losing her grit to some imagined liberal soppiness. It's almost as if you can actually do comedy in today's climate without falling foul of liberal witchfinders - and without going into extremes of crass offensiveness. That course might be more difficult that before, but the message is that it's possible. And comedy's probably better for it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th February 2022
Karen Dunbar on 'cancel' culture and the changing rules of comedy
Over the course of our interview, Karen Dunbar will delve into complex and far-ranging subject matter - from outdated language and offence to the thorny truth about "cancel" culture - but, for now, the Glasgow-born comedian and actor is reflecting candidly on why she craves laughter.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 19th February 2022