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>> it absolutely had to be done. somebody had to stand up in front of the comedy community and say, its okay. when its not okay. but those words must be spoken. >> god bless you! god bless america! >> i thought what gilbert did that night was heroic, and i think it -- ultimately you could say whatever you want to say about whether it was appropriate or not, it made a lot of people in that room feel very good. and thats that. >> i dont believe in too soon. you want a little secret amongst comedia...

Broo . the edition,umber 1, the date, 1952. >> in the 40s, there were things you should never joke about, religion, politics, things were still sacred. mad magazine helped change that. it was embraced by the comedy community, and it was sort of like a precursor to underground economics in the late 60s. >> id never been exposed to that end do of humor about. in case youre not familiar with mad, its a magazine of broad satiring that practically everyone americans hold dear. antiwar groups, you n...

Behavior was first of all true and second of all that it was hurtful and wrong i think is a big step, and i think for the women who were on the receiving end of this behavior, it was meaningful to get that. on the other hand, i think if you look closely at the statement, it doesnt actually include the words, "im sorry" and map not have been as much of an apology to them as it was to some of the people he worked with, his family, other people revered him in the comedy community he also may have d...

The comedy community for years. >> reach out to representatives and got no response. the times said a publicist wrote in an e-mail he is not going to answer any questions. the new allegations following so many in just the last month. >> never seen a time in history where sexual violence, assault, has been discussed in mainstream media like it is now. i love you daddy was already controversial. everybody is a pervert. >> even contains a scene similar to the allegations now being made. >> every da...

He overwhelms efr thing about comedy. >> jimmy fallon got a lot of attention. he faced so much criticism during the campaign, going light on then candidate trump,s toaling his hair, et cetera. this was a 180 credibility. >> i think jimmy realized and the show realized theyre out of tone here. most of the comedy community has one particular point of view on this. jimmy is not a political comic. to his credit, he has his thing and he should stick to it. i think even looked at this and said i have ...

Things you should never joke about. religion, politics. things were still sacred. "mad" magazine was part of that. it was embraced by the comedy community. and it was a precursor to comics in the late 60s. >> i had never been exposed at that irreverent humor before. >> in case youre not familiar with "mad" its a broad satire at everything that americans hold dear. sex, patriotism, war groups, anti-war groups. you name it. >> when i was a kid, begging my father to buy the issue of king kong "mad"...

The madrigal scene, mad magazine, the edition, number one, the date, 1952. >> in the 40s there were thing you should never joke about, religious, politics. "mad" magazine helped change that. it was influential and braced by the comedy community. it was a precurser to underground comics in the late 60s. it was like shaking your fist at authority in a cleaver way. >> in case youre not familiar with "mad" its aimed with everything americans hold deer, section, success, patriotism, anti-patriotism, ...

Ill repeat it. >> it absolutely had to be done, somebody had to stand up in front of the comedy community and say, its okay when its not okay. but those words must be spoken. >> god bless you, god bless america. >> i thought was gilbert did that night was heroic and i think it ultimately, you say whatever up to be about whether it was appropriate owner it made a lot of people in that room feel very good and thats that. >> i dont believe in too soon. you want no know a little secret, the minute s...

>> if you missed any portion, ill repeat it. >> it absolutely had to be done. somebody had to stand up in front of the comedy community and say, its okay. when its not okay. those words must be spoken. >> i thought what gilbert did that night was heroic and i think it ultimately you could say whatever you want to say about whether it was appropriate or not, it made a lot of people in that room feel very good. thaen and thats that. >> i dont believe in too soon. a little secret amongst comedians,...

Front of the comedy community and say its okay but its not okay but those words must be spoken. >> god bless you. god bless america. >> i thought what gilbert did that night was heroic and i think ultimately can you can say whatever you want about whether it was appropriate it made a lot of people in that room feel very good. and thats that. >> i dont believe in too soon. a little secret, the minute someone says something is off limits all we focus is on how do we do joke s about that. >> one of...