{"id":14199,"date":"2026-07-28T12:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/07\/28\/mary-beth-barone-on-provocative-jokes-palestine-and-manosphere-misogyny-its-hard-to-stomach-that-those-are-my-co-workers-culture-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:32:20","slug":"mary-beth-barone-on-provocative-jokes-palestine-and-manosphere-misogyny-its-hard-to-stomach-that-those-are-my-co-workers-culture-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/07\/28\/mary-beth-barone-on-provocative-jokes-palestine-and-manosphere-misogyny-its-hard-to-stomach-that-those-are-my-co-workers-culture-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Beth Barone on provocative jokes, Palestine and manosphere misogyny: \u2018It\u2019s hard to stomach that those are my co-workers\u2019 Culture | The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The comedian and actor\u2019s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humor<\/p>\n<p>Mary Beth Barone knows exactly who will be offended by her new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/jul\/24\/the-seven-best-shows-to-stream-this-week\">special<\/a>. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/jkrowling\">JK Rowling<\/a>, Republicans, establishment Democrats, the British, the Irish and Zionists,\u201d she tells me, reading a list from her Notes app. Then there\u2019s \u201cKaty Kats \u2013 which is what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/katy-perry\">Katy Perry<\/a> calls her fans \u2013 and male comedians and one specific girl named Tatiana\u201d. When informed that this encompasses over half of the population of the US, she beams.<\/p>\n<p>Barone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/comedy\">comedy<\/a> is a delicate balance between sweetness and cynicism. In her stand-up she\u2019ll adopt a ditzy pose while she tears down morally bankrupt politicians, sends up cis male entitlement or implores her audience to have sex with moderates in the hope of bringing them over to the left. In the past five years, she has edged her way closer to the mainstream with a Comedy Central web-series, a couple of stand-up spots on Jimmy Fallon\u2019s late-night show, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ridethepod\">podcast<\/a> co-hosted with her friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2020\/dec\/05\/benito-skinner-comedy-viral--benny-drama-grimes-kardashians\">Benito Skinner<\/a> that is so popular it has its own merch line. 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