![]() That's their challenge, and that of others like them, and still more to come. It is, sort of – but there's a joy deficit in watching young people shouldering such a grim burden. I'd like to say that it's exciting for comedy that these young acts are engaged with that reality. And of course, all three have come of age under corporate kleptocracies, in countries where all big ideas are spent, there are few jobs for the young and little grounds for optimism about the future. All have grown up with the web, which gives you instant access to everything that's ever been done – just in case you thought you had any new ideas. All three have grown up in a culture that commodifies everything – including comedy and rebellion. Both of those comics, like Burnham, are 26 or under. My colleague Bruce Dessau has identified the similarity between Williams and Brown, claiming both "asking tough questions about our role on the post-millennial planet." I wonder if the phenomenon is more specific than that. ![]()
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