Satirist Barry Crimmins Dishes On Political Comedy, Reagan & Pope Francis (Interview w/ Jimmy Dore)

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For decades Barry Crimmins has been one of the nation’s most potent social and political satirists. Now his work is being exposed to a wider audience thanks to a new documentary about his life titled “Call Me Lucky,” directed by fellow comic and admirer Bobcat Goldthwait. In this exclusive TYTInterview from the KPFK studios in Los Angeles, Crimmins and fellow comedian Jimmy Dore discuss: - Barry’s advice for young comics and how to “take the stage.” - Bringing leftist political comedy to the remote south. - What Pope Francis could do to prove he’s not about lip service and is REALLY interested in reforming the Catholic Church. - The Catholic Church molestation scandal and why there are never any “perp walks” for bishops. - Why comics who are proud to be “politically incorrect” are full of shit. - How surviving being raped as a child drove his activism to protect the victims of child molestation (and how he shamed AOL into shutting down child pornography trading on the site). - Why a documentary about him is rightfully titled “Call Me Lucky.” Check out the documentary here: http://www.callmeluckymovie.com/ Follow Barry on Twitter: @Crimmins Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @Jimmy_Dore Check out Jimmy’s podcast at www.jimmydorecomedy.com Like this interview? Enough that you want to throw a little Bitcoin our way? Great! Do it here: https://www.coinbase.com/TYT For more interviews, subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/TYTInterviews Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks Friend Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tytinterviews Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theyoungturks Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungturks-20 Support The Young Turks by becoming a member of TYT Nation at http://http://www.tytnetwork.com/subscribe. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. In exchange, we provided members only bonuses! We tape a special Post Game show Mon-Thurs and you get access to the entire live show at your convenience in video, audio and podcast formats.