{"id":1559124,"date":"2022-07-18T08:08:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1559124"},"modified":"2022-07-18T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:34:21","slug":"comedians-who-go-rogue-make-a-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedians-who-go-rogue-make-a-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedians Who Go Rogue Make a Killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedians-who-go-rogue-make-a-killing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1559124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Louis C.K. is different than most Cancel Culture victims. He did something legitimately terrible and many agree he deserved the ensuing repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLouie\u201d star admitted to pleasuring himself in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-41950043\">multiple women in 2017<\/a>, and his career quickly collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s back but without any help from Hollywood, Inc. He\u2019s gone solo, independently selling comedy specials and movies alike, witness his new dramedy, \u201cFourth of July.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\">\n\t       [embedded content]\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And C.K. is far from alone.<\/p>\n<p>Other comedians also avoid the standard paths to fame but for very different reasons. Some know their joke targets don\u2019t align with Hollywood groupthink. Others crave the creative freedom that woke culture won\u2019t allow.<\/p>\n<p>One feared being a straight white male would make it harder for him to get a gig in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Schulz flirted with mainstream fame via 2020\u2019s \u201cSchulz Saves America\u201d on Netflix. He\u2019s best known for his new media work \u2013 think podcasts like \u201cFlagrant\u201d and bits found on YouTube and social media alike.<\/p>\n<p>He refuses to comply with comedy\u2019s new, unwritten rules. A major Toronto venue canceled his performance late last year over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/andrew-schulz-toronto-cancel-culture-inappropriate-jokes\/\">\u201cinappropriate\u201d jokes<\/a>. Schulz rebounded by finding a different Canadian venue and selling it out \u2026 twice.<\/p>\n<p>That helps explain why when he tried to follow up that Netflix show with a stand-up special an unnamed streaming platform balked. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_XiKCHS3Z_U\">Remove select jokes<\/a>, the company told him, or we can\u2019t stream your special.<\/p>\n<p>So Schulz bought back the special, dubbed \u201cInfamous,\u201d and released it on his own July 17.<\/p>\n<p>What happened next? TMZ reports Schulz\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/07\/08\/comedian-andrew-schulz-1-million-comedy-special-amazon\/\">pre-sales totaled north of $1 million<\/a> in under a week. Chances are he\u2019ll go solo the next time he considers a new stand-up special.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019ll likely have company.<\/p>\n<p>Comedians like Ryan Long and Tim Dillon don\u2019t even bother with traditional platforms. Both rely on their podcast work and video clips to bolster their stand-up careers. Long routinely goes viral for his anti-woke comedy clips, particularly his blistering 2020 takedown called, \u201cWhen Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything\u201d (6.5 million views to date on YouTube).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\">\n\t       [embedded content]\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dillon is gay but doesn\u2019t consider himself a member of an oppressed group. He\u2019s fearless in a way that recalls the early days of Howard Stern, taking dark humor to new levels on his unexpurgated podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Going rogue is clearly paying off for Dillon, who just <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/24\/comedian-tim-dillon-slaps-down-4m-for-hamptons-spread\/\">plunked down $4 million<\/a> for a Long Island home, in addition to pads in Austin, Texas and Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n<p>New media allows comedians to avoid the late-night TV promotional circuit. They may never get five minutes on CBS\u2019s \u201cThe Late Show,\u201d but platforms like Patreon, which let artists collect revenue from loyal fans, support their indie careers.<\/p>\n<p>Crack impressionist Tyler Fischer nearly quit the business after his agency failed to find him gigs. The company\u2019s excuse, according to Fischer? He\u2019s a straight white male comic and getting work for someone like that isn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n<p>Fischer, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/21\/comedian-says-he-was-rejected-by-agent-for-being-white\/\">suing said agency<\/a> (which denies the comic\u2019s claims), went solo instead. He built up a following via podcasting, viral video clips and social media yuks. Now, his career is flourishing and he just scored a supporting actor gig in The Daily Wire\u2019s western \u201cTerror on the Prairie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogue comics call their own shots, but they face hardships their peers rarely encounter. Big Tech censors often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/2021\/03\/conservative-leaning-comics-are-increasingly-finding-themselves-subject-to-online-censorship-while-progressives-often-get-a-pass.html\">smack down their bits<\/a>, be it on TikTok, YouTube or <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-comedian-ryan-longs-video-making-fun-of-will-smith-censored-by-facebook\">Facebook<\/a>. And they don\u2019t generate the free publicity journalists provide other comics like Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman and Amy Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>Those establishment stars get copious press, often framed in the most flattering light possible. The Dillons and Schulzes of the world rarely get that kind of treatment. And when media spotlights shine on them, it\u2019s often to take them down.<\/p>\n<p>Dillon railed late last year against a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timjdillon\/status\/1456617655880781826?lang=en\">Business Insider \u201chit piece\u201d on his comedy career. <\/a>Schulz\u2019s \u201cAmerica\u201d limited series got attacked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/comedy\/andrew-schulz\/andrew-schulz-netflix\/\">critics as \u201cracist\u201d<\/a> for chiding China for spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Their collective success proves indie comics no longer need mainstream media\u2019s approval. Their fans have the ultimate say on the subject.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis C.K. is different than most Cancel Culture victims. He did something legitimately terrible and many agree he deserved the ensuing repercussions. 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