Insights

A series of thought provoking discussions by leaders in arts, medicine and technology.

Author: Canada's National Arts Centre

Welcome to Insights. A series of thought provoking discussions by leaders in arts, medicine and technology recorded live at Canadas National Arts Centre.
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Language: en-ca

Genres: Arts, Performing Arts

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Humour as a Form of Resistance
Monday, 20 November, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of people watch Brittlestar's videos every week. His comedic and family-friendly videos have been seen more than 600 million times on various platforms. With fans all over the world, speaking engagements all over North America, collaborations with celebrities such as Ryan Reynolds, Brittlestar is living the social media celebrity dream… not bad for a Dad from the suburbs. He joined Dr. Horton to talk about his comedic life before and after the pandemic, the idea of humour as resistance, and how to stay on the right side of the line after which things are not funny anymore.