This is the material that got me cancelled | Stand Up Comedy
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- I recently performed in an online fundraiser. This organization has booked me a number of times over the past few years. I have a nice relationship with the group’s director and each of the events have been successful-that’s why they kept bringing me back.
This most recent show, though, will be my last. They’ve told me they no longer need my services because there was a complaint about some of the language in this particular bit. Please watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip and let me know what you think.
The director of the organization was apologetic and said that the complaint was from a “younger and more sensitive” member of their team. But his team demanded that I not get booked again, and he had to abide.
It was a last-minute booking and I didn’t have time to vet my material with the group, which is what I do with corporate events these days. Ultimately, the words that come out of my mouth are my responsibility, and I accept that. Comedy is subjective and someone doesn’t need to look hard to find something offensive-especially at a work event, where expectations are different than, say, a comedy show.
In retrospect, what I disagree with is the “punishment,” which I don’t think fits the “crime.” Instead of being asked not to return-or cancelled, or 86ed, or whatever you want to call it-I think a conversation would’ve been much more productive. They could explain what they found offensive and I could learn from the experience. Win-win.
Being asked not to return doesn’t enlighten anyone and feeds into the cancel culture that we’re seeing throughout the comedy business.
Comedy has become much more mainstream in the last 15 years or so, and with the advent of TH-cam and smart phones, it’s much easier to access, which has changed the dynamic between comedy and the public. Previously, you had to seek out live comedy-many cities had only one venue-and make your way there, buy a ticket and a few drinks, wait for the show to start. You were invested in the show in many ways.
Now, you can pull a screen out of your pocket and watch a clip of anyone-and decide whether to thumbs-up them or cancel them. There is no investment of time or interest or money. And if a “younger and more sensitive” person is searching for something to be offended at-instead of being entertained by-they will surely find it. (For the record, the most recent complaints I’ve heard are from “younger, more sensitive” viewers who take offense at very specific words.)
If the rules of society (and comedy) have changed, I think we should have an open discussion about it, not a closed door. I’m tired of getting the plug pulled on me. These are some of the questions I would ask:
Who determines what the new “rules” of comedy are? The most vulnerable members of society, who may be triggered by certain words or ideas? Comedians, or other experts in the comedy industry? Or do we leave it to the HR department? Who decides?
I'm curious to hear how people respond to this.
I am 100% Metrican and I approve of your comedy. Keep it up. Do not let the gasbags win. We love you and stand by you. 🏆
Oralé!
Not cancelled here. Not even Pat or Rick could stop me from watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
I'm trying. Hitting the road soon. Where are you?
The narcissism required to complain about a joke offending you, and then put the joke teller out of a job, cannot be overstated.
You are in my Top 3 favorite comedians alive today, and I have a diverse group of comedians on that list: Cedric the Entertainer, Vic DiBitetto and you, Robert Mac. Your humour is brilliant, you are a wordsmith, a thesaurus GOD with a gift for making every day funnier. Please let us know the name of the Non-Profit. My dollars will not go to any organization that finds your brilliant comedy offensive, because HOLA, it isn't!!
That's very unfortunate. You're one of the "least offensive" comedians I've ever seen. I was just rewatching your Dry Bar specials the other day, and I'll keep going back to them.
Please do, and spread the word!
I need to go to Your website to see if you will be any where near us! You are one of my top 3 comedians ever! ❤
@@sunneedaze57 That's very sweet of you to say, but I haven't updated my website in quite some time. Maybe if you tell me where you live, I might show up!
Your bits are 🔥. Do what you do no matter what these sensitive thumb suckers say...or Pat for that matter. You're stuff is funny, people need to get over themselves. I just hate it hurts your ability to provide for your fam
I think this current fad-banning or cancelling or whatever-will eventually fade away once people lighten up.
I really thought that the title was some sort of click bait until I read the description , just wow 😳 , I really don't find anything offensive for any race , religion, political affiliation ...etc. Just keep the good work , you are talented.
No, I don't do click bait. But thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm plugging away.
Likewise, although I'd have said facetious, not clickbait. I honestly can't find anything offensive here. I assume it must have been the part about Metricans, even though it was obviously satirical. Some people need to learn that taking offense isn't a trump card for winning arguments.
Keep up the good work. Your comedy is so unique and clever and ridiculous. I love it.
It must have been the words "leaders in Washington", because none of them deserve that term. (rimshot.) Whoever can find offense in this bit will find it in a restaurant menu. It's the tyranny of the easily offended. Keep up your work! You're funny, and you seem like a nice, conscientious person. I'm sorry this happened to you, and I hope this whole ordeal garners you support from other organizations down the road.
Thanks for the support!
I am truly sorry this happened to you. And to your audience as well because the (no doubt well-meaning) "sensitive" team member has taken away the chance for future audiences to enjoy your special wit - and insights - in a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by others enjoying themselves.
It is a shame that the team member has missed out on an opportunity to teach / learn about a viewpoint differing from their own.
I wonder if they didn't understand that the folk you were parodying - castgating really - about building a wall were the people who *NEED* to build a wall & they wouldn't be calling their Evil Incarnate "Metricans!"
Beau of the Fifth Column has a t-shirt: "Never get so woke you forget how to dream."
Never get so sensitive you can't see something harmless as being as funny as it's intended to be.
Of course if you have to explain the humor, they would never understand it.
But i've been thinking as i'm typing this. Maybe the issue ISN'T that they didn't understand the folk being poorly reflected here are those wanting a wall, not those they want walled out... Maybe they didn't like the image of *_themselves_* in the mirror you held up. In which case, i think your non-profit might want to vet their team a little differently.
ANYWAY. I'm sorry this happened. I think the non-profit will figure out that they'll have regrets, as well.
I am glad, however, that we Team RobertMacof RobertMac.Com have you on TH-cam.
I don't care for clubs or crowds but you are one of the few comedians that i would go to see in person!
Your comedy is so great! I love how you twist the language and make you think before you laugh.
Thanks for liking it-please share it with other smart people!
To that person who disapproved, cry me a river.
Robert Mac is Comedic!
I showed my 4th grader and 10th grader, they were roaring with laughter!
Bravo Robert Mac! Bravo!
I love your act. I think you are one of the most brilliant comedian there is.
Your comedy is so rich and smart that I can listen to your bits multiple times without getting tired of it.
When I started reading this comment I thought you were still in character, and I was waiting for the punch line.
I am shocked and disgusted about this cancel thing, and I think that it has become so idiotic that there's no useful outcome in bargaining with it.
Though I understand that collecting feedbacks from the audience is paramount in your line of work, I really believe that trying to comply to some comedy "rules" will never satisfy the beast you're dealing with.
Keep up the great work that you're doing in hope that your cleverness will spark some light in the empty minds of those "younger and more sensitive" people.
Thanks again, Fabio! My new special is coming out soon so keep your eyes peeled. Are you on my email list?
@@robertmaction Now I am, thanks!
I love you! They are jokes...the people.. not the material..well.... * *SIGH* * ;) hahaha
The funniest ever. 🤣
Robert Mac for President!
You must be new to comedy if this is the funniest ever. Keep exposing yourself to new material.
Robert, I'm a huge Dry Bar comedy fan and I've watched your specials multiple times. This is crazy, I hope you have even more successes because those crazy people tried to cancel you. Your 'move the border order' was fantastic!
"I'm offended"
- So what, be offended, welcome to adulthood.
Yes!!!!!!!
My husband and I both think you're one of the most talented and creative comedians. Keep it up.
You are so funny!
You're intelligent humor isn't for everyone. Fortunately for you, your appeal is for those of us with 3 digit IQs.
Well like the Bible says, They’re is none so blind as he that will not see…
Intelligent humor
I Quick
I Quiet
I Qute
Yep I have 3 IQ’s
You have done nothing wrong whatsoever in this comedy bit. It's comedy, for Pete's sake. You're not cancelled in my book, in fact I'm an even bigger fan now. Your humor is hilarious, I can't find enough of it because I am not done getting my fill of laugh out loud moments. Not all comedians can do that for me, but you never fail at being a laughter catalyst. Whatever organization that was, they can to go aitch-ē-double-hockey-sticks.
Thanks for the support!
For someone to be offended by your ultra clever material and perfect delivery, they really have to be trying and committed. In fact, I would suggest the young, sensitive team member be committed. You are one of the best out there, Robert. If you're headed upstate NY way, I'll make sure to be in the audience, broken femur or no broken femur.
Great as always! Wud up Pat!!!
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with this tried and tested material. So do not blame yourself. Somebody simply does not like you, that is all, and you cannot do anything against it. Your comedy is not for the majority, it is intellectual and demands a mature and smart audience.
That's good to hear. Can I use that?
@@robertmaction Any time. :)
I think Robert Mac's comedy is most definitely for the majority. He makes his audience think - they have to work for their laughs, and the laughs are that much heartier for it.
Your comedy is absolutely amazing and a refreshing and necessary switch up from the filthy, cheap laugh majority.
Trevor Noah
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Robert Mac
Smart. Hilarious. A breath of fresh, intelligent air.
You made my day!
It's shocking to me that anyone would get offended by Robert Mac's comedy. A big part of his appeal is that he makes his audience feel intelligent. I'm also shocked that he's not more famous. The man is a master craftsman, head and shoulders above our hackneyed headliners.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I hear that I should be more famous a lot and it's encouraging and frustrating at the same time. Please help me spread the word!
Always been a fan of you Robert! That’s too bad.
I'll make it work. Glad to hear you're a fan!
You convey intelligent humor through a dumbed down character. My guess is that quite a few people take the character literally and don't see the satire. Then there's always the chance that those who don't believe in the underlying issues won't appreciate you exposing the irony. Either way, you're right in that a conversation about what was triggering is preferred, even if it doesn't end up getting anywhere. Hopefully the incident doesn't make a huge impact and you all can move on to bigger and better things.
I love how the delicate flowers of thiscworld feel it is their duty to impose their tastes, or lack thereof, on everyone else. Maybe they should simply buy a device that allows you to change channels when you tear up from your upset!
Well said!
The sad part, other than you losing work and the trend's greater impact on comedy, is that the person who was triggered more-than-likely feels proud of what resulted. In fact, I would go so far as to suggest their feelings of triumph far exceed any insult or offence they may have taken. Please know that your work is appreciated and your impact is felt; you make us laugh! You remain one of the performers I will buy a ticket to see given the opportunity. Unless it costs too many pesos.
I don't know what that person is thinking, and I'm putting all this behind me. But thanks for the support!
Haha, pure gold! This is the funniest yet!
Thanks-tell your friends!
You are one of the best comedians! Your jokes are clever, sharp, funny and memorable and your image is perfect! I keep watching and rewatching all your episodes.
Hilarious!
Robert, this is some of your funniest material. It is a sad day when somebody's hyperactive sensitivities means everyone is suppose to suffer with them. Instead of fixing themselves they expect the world to accommodate all their feelings. I know at a corporate event the audience does not necessarily have a choice to be there or not but really, this passive aggressive self-empowerment will choke the world senseless. You are extremely funny and I hope the humourless, vocal minority will not hinder your refreshing style.
My favourite comedian of all times! Compassionate, kind and intelligent.
I have one thing to say: Know more Robert Mac!
This is one of my favorite 3 minutes of any comedy, period 🤣
Society should not let the least of influence the best of us...There always has been haters but we used to see them for what they are. Today a single individual's feelings outweigh the greater good.
Jerry Seinfeld once said that comedy like this "is like dancing through a room full of laserbeams. At the end people are like wow, look at that, he didn't touch a single laser beam." The problem is, some people get upset when you're even in the room with the laser beams, they don't care about how agile and dexterous and well prepared you are.
I work near DC, but I live a little further out (on the other side of a mountain). I did have a learning curve when I first started my job, because I grew up in a culture that didn’t care about not offending certain groups of people.
I’ve learned it makes some people feel powerful when they use being “offended” to make demands such as you’ve described.
My 20-something son-in-law is partly Hispanic. Just yesterday I asked my daughter if it’s offensive to call him “Mexican”, and if it’s offensive to refer to my grandson as “my little Mexican jumping bean”. She said not at all!
Maybe I’m missing something here. I find you hilarious, I’ve told friends and family about your work, and I will continue to do so!
Please keep spreading the word. I very much appreciate it. : )
Dude, you are hilarious! Your cross-language and word-abusive puns are amazing. There is no one like you. I cannot wait for you to receive the national exposure you deserve. It is coming. That is what I see for you.
That means a lot. But I need as much help as possible. : )
@@robertmaction Baruch HaShem, RM! I'd part the red sea to get to your show. : )
You’re on of my favorite comics. Your humor is far deeper than most. I’m sorry you were shut down by that lamester. Oops, hope I didn’t offend anyone. Keep it up. Don’t change for them.
Thanks, broadfunk, if that's your real name.
That magic joke was top tier.
I am never disappointed! Such awesome humor
I really appreciate how you described your experience. you continue to impress me. please please keep being you.
Don't know if another comment agreeing with you is desired, but here's mine. I think you are spot on when you bring up dialogue being the missing component. Maybe you have already communicated this to director of the nonprofit. I kinda suspect that he may be pinning this on the "younger and more sensitive" person and is taking the path of least resistance. Easier to acquiesce to a squeaky wheel and cut ties with one comic than to engage the effort of dialogue.
If you felt so inclined you might write them a letter and request feedback to genuinely understand what part of your routine was felt to be offensive. Even if they don't have you back you might learn something.
Wish you good fortune Robert.
Dude, I just found you tonight because I was looking for science stand up, damn you are really, really good!! and this jacket is very cool!
You are my absolute favorite comedian and they need to Chill Off! Obviously a bear of very little brain to take that string and run backward with it. lol
Chill off, indeed!
Robert, I'm saddened to hear that a person who fails to understand comedy has caused you to lose work. This is a result of a misguided 'wokeness' that has infected impressionable minds, driving them to right wrongs that don't exist.
Yup. I really think it's a generational thing.
@@robertmactionlet's call it a generational curse
Cancelled where? This is great & I don't want to support any woke place canceling it.
A nonprofit group.
@@robertmaction - A nonprofit? Darn, they're hard to boycott.
sad that it was handled this way, AND that they're not going to get the chance to expand their minds, which is part of what you do with your comedy. :>
My family and I have been sharing your comedy with friends and other family for over a year now! We love it! Bring back Robert Mac!
I love your work and so does everyone I send your way!!
They don't deserve your wit, keep going, sir
I'm guessing it was the 'metricans' that hurt their heads? What I don't understand is this: "...the complaint was from a “younger and more sensitive” member of their team. But his team demanded that I not get booked again, and he had to abide." Why, exactly, did he 'have to' abide? Does his team work for him or does he work for his team? I can say quite a few things about this nonsense, none of them nice or polite, so I'll just ask, have you done a 'Dry Bar Comedy' yet? Please do, I think THEY recognize talent and would welcome you. I heard nothing cancel-worthy. You were wronged.
Ah I see by the comments that you have done Dry Bar. Keep going back to that, and shake the dust of this place off your feet as you leave. :-D
First time I saw him it took me five minutes to close my mouth and breathe in 😆😅🤣
That's less edgy than the bit you did about your birthday, with the wifi name - that one is a real trigger, but most of your fans can figure, and be bigger, than a "younger and more sensitive" person.
Did you really get cancelled?!? I thought that was a joke.
That’s really disappointing. Some people just love being whiny and angry.
If you can’t handle jokes, then don’t watch them.
Personally, I’ve made five people watch your drybar standup, and they all loved you!
You're an incredible comedian. Way to celebrate our differences, if people take ir the wrong way, it's more of their introspection that's lacking
Just absolutely brilliant!
There's more! Check out robertmac.com
It’s COMEDY FFS.🙄. Do they not understand that?!? If they are going to be offended by anything in comedy don’t participate. Or maybe go live in a bubble because then everything will offend them. I LOVE your comedy! You are one of the best and I watch your videos over and over and laugh every time. ❤
Most excellent!!!!
An excellent comediator. #trademarked 😂
When someone in your 'group' complains like this the best thing to do is look at that member, tell them to sit down, shut up, and dont speak again until you have matured.
I love your work! Hope to see you live on stage one fine day.
Never apologize it only strengthens cancel culture.
The fact that these younger generation can’t handle your spicy take on the Metric system humor is hard on society as a whole!
You are thoughtful, intelligent and an excellent comedian. Don't let the snowflakes bring you down. Humor takes a lot of creativity, talent, heart and IQ. Not everyone has what it takes, but you do! Why are weak, humorless people ruling the world, anyways! It's crazy and ridiculous!!! Research how Matt Rife handled the cancel culture. Stand strong and know how awesome you are!
It's nice to know there are folks in my corner. Thanks. They brought me down, but it was only temporary.
This guy is the best. Coming from a Mexican. Love it!
the younger crowd is soft and overly sensitive. This is the tamest thing i have ever heard for someone to be cancelled. Your comedy is gold. Don't change a thing to cater to these idiots, there is no pleasing them, no matter how much you sensor, they will always find more. It's because they are so whitewashed and lack creativity, so they attack anyone that has any creativity at all. Look at what gets popular on tik tok, people lip syncing and copying what others do, they are bland.
I know. They don't have the ability to see things from different perspectives-their loss.
Hola!
Thanks for your comedy Robert, love it! I was in high school when George Carlin and Richard Pryor were 'telling it like it is'.....was!
Those who cancel will eventually be canceled. The difference between you and them, is that you are confident you are innocent and can process the experience from that perspective and will be stronger for the experience. But when they get canceled, they will realize they've been expecting it as consequence for their actions, and will not be able to escape the fundamental idea that they actually deserve it. That's an order of magnitude more work to process and requires a complete strip down of their identity. So you're getting off easy comparatively. Have faith in karma.
Yes. I'm slowly learning to trust myself and try not to spend so much time on what others think of what I do. Easier said than done, but happening. : )
Cancelled??? YOU???? Nah!!! You must be mistaken.
Welcome to the resistance. Lol
This stand up is brilliant
Just found this video- sorry you lost the job, but I hope you've found far better spots since then. Your comedy is really good- clever, well timed, and just funny. Keep it up. 👊🏼
Love your comedy
Bad language is all ok for people, just funny is not ok anymore. Go figure.
What is the "bad language" in this piece?
@@robertmaction I think Jan Yarra meant that this piece is funny, and it contains NO bad language at all. And I agree with that.
@@georgejohnsmith Ah, thanks.
@@robertmaction Bad language to "me" would be F, MF, GD, and filth (something I won't watch with my mother or family). I have never heard those words in your comedy. I thought this show was Hilarious! I did not make myself clear earlier. I love your comedy because is just clean and funny and "that" is how I see your comedy. I specifically look your name up on TH-cam here to find your shows.
@@georgejohnsmith Thanks, you read it how I meant it.
Just tell them to "chill off!"
Seriously, yes a discussion would be much better so each party could learn from each other. So sad that some just want to "cancel" others just because they're offended.
If its the "Metricans" part of the routine that's caused the so-called offence, then it would seem the person has likely misinterpreted the target of the humour. I think you've summed up a lot of the current cancel culture issues with your comments about investment, and the lack thereof. I see it in the publishing world as well. While it's wonderful on the creating side of things to have ready access to a much bigger slice of the humanity pie, that of course can lead to issues such as these. I thought Bill Burr also covered it well when he said (and I'm paraphrasing from memory) that people are happy to laugh along and take it all as jokes, until it gets around to THEM. And then suddenly, the comedian is "making statements" rather than telling jokes.
@robertmac Keep doing what you do. i'm glad you didn't apologize for what you may have said.
When I want (need) a good laugh, I watch one your videos. Of course I remembered this segment and wondered why it had you cancelled. And after listening over and over, I still can figure out what it is. Is Lisa Lampanelli still performing?
It's probably when you said 'it's a scientific fact'. that statement is getting people go bananas lately...
It's their loss anyways. I will always genuinely enjoy your comedy, regardless.
this was great. how can anybody dislike it. It makes fun of people who don't want mexican immigrants here. it stands up for diversity. what's to dislike? what a world!
It's because of the metric system bit, isn't it?
Yes.
this is NUTS! i can't even imagine how someone pulled their heads out of the sand and found this to be objectionable..... cripes! humor has and will continue to be funny to those who are open minded and not closed up to new ideas. some of the funniest people in history, made fun of the most un-funny topics.... they did it in such a way to help us laugh at ourselves. I didn't know who you are. now i do. keep on truckin'!
The thinkers comic. Know more Robert Mac...!
Thanks for the kind words!
By the way, I'm fully Maccinated.
This video actually saw 14 million views but 13,999,342 of them got cancelled.
I was not offended by this at all and I find that disappointing and offensive.
That's easy for you to say, you're not a Metrican.
I'm only one eighth Metrican myself, on my grandfather's side, so I was only one eighth offended. But I don't know how much that is in Metric eighths.
@@RobertoSantana61 One tenth?
@@RobertoSantana61 Hey my friend, I am 28% Metrican, 43% Centigrade, & 34% Math Genius, so I understand where ur coming from. I’ll never forget the cruel mockings of the Fahrenheit gang growing up… but I got them back. One 100 degree day I switched the thermometer to Celcius just to watch their blood boil!
@@zac3392 - I don't even believe the metric system. Yesterday the news said they confiscated 10 Kilos of cocaine, that's like 6.2 Miles of coke, there's no way.
@@zac3392 LOL!
The “problem” is you’re not offensive enough. Set out to legitimately offend the “other guy” and it’s great. Poking fun at the issue is “offensive” because it’s not obvious enough if you’re “one of us or one of them”. The quality of the comedy matters less than two the butt of the joke is. Not only can’t it be “me”, but it better be “my enemy “.
This oversensitive Wokeness is a Disease of Society, so if you want to solve it, you need to be a Doctor of Social Medicine, or in medical terms, a
"Sociopath"
I don't have a medical degree myself, but I must be real good at this social medicine thing, because I've been mistaken for a Sociopath more than once.
Keep up the awesome material coming, and never submit to the cancel culture. I think they'll eventually cancel themselves out.
I've listened multiple times now and failed to find anything distasteful or offensive. What am I missing here? Please keep going Robert and if Google blocks you on TH-cam, switch to rumble.
I can't find any grounds for offense here. I was able to come up with three possibilities, none of them really defensible.
1. The already mentioned Metricans.
2. Speaking non-worshipfully about the current gasbag-in-chief. The previous holder of that office would probably have been an acceptable target. It is not permitted to recognize that they are all members of the same club.
3. Maybe that person extrapolated the very deep implication of "Am I right, ladies?" : 6" becomes 15 cm or 150 mm.
I've always enjoyed your comedy, people need to grow up, don't like something, move on ! Don't understand, ask. Your comedy is FAR from anything offensive. To much censoring and cancelling. 5 years ago and before ANYTHING was open to make jokes about, TV was full of off the wall and off "colour" comedy. Sure some stuff was offensive but you turned the channel it left the room. We need to go back from where things are now although not all the way back. I'll keep enjoying your comedy, as will lots of us, so please continue.
Great comedian
Thanks for watching. Please tell your friends!
If you are being cancelled then you must be doing something right
I know I'm late to the party, but this is *crazy* to me that you, of all comedians, were cancelled! You're the most harmless one I find, so many comedians are or act like jackasses and center their bits around vulgar topics; meanwhile, you incarnating a dorky nerd, get the brunt of it. It's such a shame!
I wish you the best of luck in your comedic endeavors. Unlike so many, you bring something unique to the table, comedy needs you!
I’m not a stand up comic but even I was “cancelled” by a friend on social media. She cut me off and blocked me on every platform jus bc I made a joke about liberals in America. For the record I’m an American liberal. She’s Dutch 🥴
Gasp! You joked about global warming! That's strictly verboten to the pseudo-sensitive PASSHOLES!
(See Robert's 1st Dry Bar Special to find out what a passhole is.🤣)
Or check out my new special coming to Amazon on Oct 14!
Or check out my new special coming to Amazon on Oct 14!
But I LIKE dirigibles!
I heard sooo much laughing! I can only imagine what offended some young woke girl or boy. 🙄 that’s what happens when you give kids a trophy for showing up!