Tom Walker: Creator of Jonathan Pie on Free Speech & Woke Comedy

CLASH OF THE TITANS - Go To moorevleeds.com to find out more Tom Walker, the brains behind Jonathan Pie, joins Rob to talk about all things free speech and the role comedy has to play in this and society as a whole. They discuss the lines comedy should and often does cross but also the responsibility all those with any kind of platform have. Tom Reveals: Whom Jonathan Pie is based on The rights and wrongs of cancel culture The place comedy has in society How to pick your battles as a comedian and social commentator His thoughts on the Gary Lineker debate Also featured: Whether self-preservation is the enemy of free speech Why free speech is aligned with the political right wing The responsibility comedians hold Why changing your mind is a strength BEST MOMENTS “I fictionalised a certain viewpoint and put it into the mouth of this character” “You can have an opinion, an informed opinion but what you don’t have is lived experience’ “We live in a bit more of a sensitive age” “Is comedy not that place where we preserve the extremes?” “Context and intent are really important around jokes” “The director general by his actions over the last week has done more damage to the BBC than Gary Lineker has done with one tweet” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com