A recent study from Brunel University London estimated the annual turnover in the stand-up comedy industry to be worth over a billion pounds. Despite some issues in terms of stagnation of earnings cited in the report, there’s no doubt that comedy is big business. With plenty of rich pickings available from his back catalogue, this extended rant is a veritable mixtape of skeptical talking points. Rather than just a segment, the entirety of his most recent comedy special ‘Me, Myself, and ID’ is dedicated to themes of trans rights, homophobia, workplace sexism, and the concept of personal growth. Points however were deducted for the many who failed to read my request for standup comedy clips and sent me the Mitchell & Webb Show’s Homeopathic A&E sketch again (and again, and again).