{"id":14572,"date":"2018-06-12T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=14572"},"modified":"2018-06-25T09:32:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T13:32:06","slug":"comedy-sacred-space-cartoons-radio-levity-uplifts-us-unfunny-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2018\/06\/comedy-sacred-space-cartoons-radio-levity-uplifts-us-unfunny-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy as &#8220;Sacred Space&#8221; and Cartoons on the Radio &#8211; How Levity Uplifts Us in Unfunny Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/jaqr6-939e94&#038;?from=site&#038;skin=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;auto=0&#038;download=0&#038;share=1&#038;btn-skin=108\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aired Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 5:00 PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedy as &#8220;Sacred Space&#8221; and Cartoons on the Radio &#8211; How Levity Uplifts Us in Unfunny Times <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Conversation with Comedian Alicia Dattner and Cartoonist Brian Narelle<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Why humor and politics? Because there&#8217;s definitely something funny going on.&#8221; &#8212; Swami Beyondananda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What is the state of satire when &#8220;reality&#8221; is more perversely paradoxical than any comedy routine?<\/p>\n<p>What happens when much of comedy censorship comes from &#8230; the left?<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s funny in a world that has become insanely serious?<\/p>\n<p>To address these sticky icky questions on this week&#8217;s show, I&#8217;ve invited two of my favorite &#8220;cosmic comic co-hearts&#8221;, Alicia Dattner and Brian Narelle.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14573\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alicia-Dattner.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"Alicia-Dattner_Wiki-Politiki_OMTimes-Radio\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alicia-Dattner.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alicia-Dattner.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alicia-Dattner.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Alicia Dattner is a &#8220;wise gal&#8221; who&#8217;s done everything from stand-up to comedy coaching to solo shows, including <em>One Life Stand, The Oy of Sex,<\/em> and <em>Eat, Pray, Laugh!<\/em> She was voted Best Comedian in both the SF Weekly and SF Bay Guardian Reader&#8217;s Polls. Her fifth show, One Life Stand, a standup comedy special, is currently touring. She\u2019s also creator of The Spiritual Comedy Festival and teaches highly-acclaimed storytelling workshops under the banner Solo Showdown. <a href=\"http:\/\/soloshowdown.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/soloshowdown.com<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/aliciadattner.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/aliciadattner.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alicia has also made the bold statement that the comedy club is &#8220;sacred space&#8221; where &#8220;anything goes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14574\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Brian-Narelle.jpg?resize=200%2C250\" alt=\"Brian-Narelle\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Brian-Narelle.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Brian-Narelle.jpg?resize=56%2C70&amp;ssl=1 56w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Brian Narelle is a multi-talented comic genius who began his career as the star of the cult classic film, <em>Dark Star<\/em>, and has been a successful puppeteer, animator and cartoonist. As puppeteer, he worked for the award winning children&#8217;s programs, <em>Bingo and Molly<\/em> and <em>Buster and Me<\/em> featured on the Discovery Channel and NBC. In addition to illustrating numerous books (including my own <em>Swami For Precedent<\/em>), he has taught cartooning at the Charles Schultz Museum. Brian now has a new book of cartoons, <em>Surviving Trump &#8212; The Lyin&#8217; King<\/em>. His work can be found online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narellecartoons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.narellecartoons.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re ready to take humor seriously and seriousness humorously, join us for this funny and profound conversation that will cover political correctness and the #METOO movement, humor as a tool for persuasion &#8212; and enlightenment &#8212; this Tuesday, June 19th at 2 pm PT \/ 5 pm ET: <a href=\"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/shows\/wiki-politiki-radio-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/shows\/wiki-politiki-radio-show\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or, find us on the Wiki archives on Wednesday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wikipolitiki.com\/archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/wikipolitiki.com\/archives\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How you can support Wiki Politiki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you LOVE what you hear, and appreciate the mission of Wiki Politiki, &#8220;put your money where your mouse is&#8221; &#8230; Join the &#8220;upwising&#8221; &#8212; join the conversation, and become a Wiki Politiki supporter:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wikipolitiki.com\/join-the-upwising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/wikipolitiki.com\/join-the-upwising\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Go ahead, PATRONIZE me! Support Wiki Politiki monthly through Patreon!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wikipolitiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13593 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Become-a-patron.png?resize=289%2C68\" alt=\"Become-a-patron_Wiki-Politiki_OMTimes-Radio\" width=\"289\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Become-a-patron.png?w=289&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omtimes.com\/iom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Become-a-patron.png?resize=70%2C16&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aired Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 5:00 PM EST Comedy as &#8220;Sacred Space&#8221; and Cartoons on the Radio &#8211; How Levity Uplifts Us in Unfunny Times A Conversation with Comedian Alicia Dattner and Cartoonist Brian Narelle &#8220;Why humor and politics? 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