<p>In this episode, interns Marissa, Laini, and Tara talk to Professor Mikulski about writing comedy. They talk about cancel culture, sexism in comedy, and the differences between conservative and liberal comedy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Marissa - <a href=":https://time.com/5735403/cancel-culture-is-not-real/ ">Cancel Culture Is Not Real-- At Least Not In The Way We Think It Is</a> , <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/16/grappling-not-only-with-louis-c-k-but-sexism-and-power-in-comedy/ ">Grappling Not Only With Louis CK But Sexism and Its Power in Comedy</a> , and<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2015/02/why-theres-no-conservative-jon-stewart/385480/ "> Waiting for the Conservative John Stewart</a></p> <p>Laini - <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/controversial-comedians_n_1755995?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMr2Y_DrQRvaMZZU7Ue4Foo--Lg48FWYcWN7eT9nQjovUSJtSt8GhlAtZl_qRrokfwLY7_taLnFsng1joVZITqwTEDZhjumETEsEg8iBPEc5zvToyvq8p58NPiIMTFMGtp3hjtUF_zJ-83W6XmQi6UeELDGmXUNASDTqgnkg8kve&amp;guccounter=2 ">When It Comes to Comedians, Where Is The Line? </a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Tara -<a href=":https://www.huffpost.com/entry/controversial-comedians_n_1755995?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMr2Y_DrQRvaMZZU7Ue4Foo--Lg48FWYcWN7eT9nQjovUSJtSt8GhlAtZl_qRrokfwLY7_taLnFsng1joVZITqwTEDZhjumETEsEg8iBPEc5zvToyvq8p58NPiIMTFMGtp3hjtUF_zJ-83W6XmQi6UeELDGmXUNASDTqgnkg8kve&amp;guccounter=2 "> Gender and Genre: What It Takes to be Funny</a> and <a href=" https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/cancel-culture-comedy ">Cancel Culture Isn't Canceling Comedy, Its Improving It</a></p>