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The #MeToo movement!
Im a male feminist!
By the way, this is gonna be my last show ever, the trailer cuts toBurrsaying next.
The opening ofPaper Tigerfeels like Burr leaning into exactly that proposition.
In his biggest and most convincingly risky swing, the first few minutes include a bit about Michelle Obama.
Burr, in full character as angriest man in the world, is not a Michelle fan.
Itd be hard to blame anyone for turningPaper Tigeroff at that point.
Misbehaving toddlers grasping for parental boundaries are no ones idea of good company.
It doesnt look that different on the surface.
He makes fun of the idea that culture can be appropriated.
In his telling itisfunny, because hes quite capable of pointing out the absurdities of the situation.
Eyyyyy flick my balls!
It becomes a joke about Burr wrestling with the intractable gender politics of vulnerability.
Aside from the opening several minutes, Burrs whole set is like that: thoughtful, surprising, introspective.
Sure, Elvis may have stolen his dance move from a black person, but where didthatguy get it?
A lesser joke could easily end there, passing off that anemic observation as a comedic insight.
