Four white men are scheduled to take the stage at Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto this evening to “Make Comedy Great Again,” as they put it (or rather, as Donald Trump once put it.)
The “White Guys Matter” show, produced by U.S. stand-up comedian Kevin Brennan, bills itself as an XXX-rated event with “all white guys” and “no safe spaces.”
Acclaimed Canadian comics Alan Park, Peter Anthony, Darren Frost and Aaron Berg will take on subjects like race, religion, sexuality and “anything else your Prime Minister deems unworthy of humour” as part of the show, which – unless dissenters have their way – kicks off at the Richmond Street comedy club around 8 p.m. tonight.
As should be blaringly obvious to everyone who’s consumed any type of media over the past two years, the existence of this show is proving controversial.
“Hey check it out! WHITE GUYS MATTER/ARE PATHETIC COMEDY SHOW HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT AT TORONTO YUK YUKS/HELL,” wrote local comedian Jess Beaulieu on Facebook Tuesday afternoon with screenshots of the show’s flyer.
“They’re SEASONED misogynists taking on such subjects as: entitled baby men, extreme male privilege, and bad comedy… Let’s Make Comedy Offensive Again!“