Comedian Luke Mockridge is appearing for the first time since the scandal. The show shows that there hasn’t been anything to laugh about since his childhood.
It is not easy to approach Luke Mockridge without bias. There has been too much going on in the past for that. There were the countless sexist jokes that relied on provocations rather than punchlines, the accusations by his ex-girlfriend, Ines Anioli, that he had raped her, of which he was acquitted in court but which nevertheless were integrated into the public image of the comedian without much resistance. And now the latest scandal: his jokes about people with disabilities.
Before we go into all of this again, all the successes and scandals that have been part of Luke Mockridge’s career, a thought that should be the program for the following considerations and observations: What if we have misunderstood Luke Mockridge over the years? What if he is – despite everything – a well-meaning guy who just hasn’t quite managed to convey that? Perhaps someone who, when he gets into trouble, loses his head and unerringly reaches for the wrong words?
Source: Stern
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