Jessica Pigeau

Jessica Pigeau is a Vancouver-based comedian and autism advocate. She is the co-host of the Histories and Mysteries with Jessica and Janel podcast. Follow her on Twitter @Iamnotalungfish.

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Podcast #161: Comedian Jessica Pigeau on 'Safe Space' Performers, Progressive Mobbing, and Anxiety Overload in the World of Stand-Up

Host Jonathan Kay interviews Vancouver-based queer comedian Jessica Pigeau about her recent Quillette essay describing the clash between good comedy and strident social-justice activism. Articles and media discussed in this podcast: * Life as a Stand-Up Comic Can Be Brutal. ‘Safe Space’ Call-out Culture Is Making it Unbearable, by Jessica Pigeau,

Quillette / Jessica Pigeau

5 Aug 2021 · 1 min read

Life as a Stand-Up Comic Can Be Brutal. ‘Safe Space’ Call-out Culture Is Making it Unbearable

“Cancel culture” has become a trendy term in recent years. But public shaming has always existed. It’s a social tool, and like all tools can be used for good or ill.

Jessica Pigeau

1 Aug 2021 · 35 min read