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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
0
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Manuscript draft or article excerpt (evidence document)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or article draft, stamped as evidence by the House Oversight Committee. The text discusses comedy, censorship, and feminism, specifically referencing the 2012 controversy surrounding comedian Daniel Tosh. It includes correspondence from Emma Cofod of Soft Skull Press and quotes Louis C.K.'s commentary on 'The Daily Show'. While part of an oversight collection, the text itself contains no direct references to Jeffrey Epstein or his known associates.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Dane Cook | Comedian |
Mentioned in the opening line regarding a suggestion that someone kill themselves.
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| Emma Cofod | Production Manager |
Employee at Soft Skull Press who responded to the author's draft.
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| Tosh | Comedian |
Refers to Daniel Tosh; mentioned regarding a controversy involving a personally threatening joke.
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| Louis C.K. | Comedian |
Quoted regarding his appearance on The Daily Show discussing comedians, bloggers, and feminists.
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| Jon Stewart | TV Host |
Host of The Daily Show, interviewed Louis C.K.
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| Author/Narrator | Writer/Comedian |
Unnamed in text, but contextually likely Paul Krassner due to the specific reference to the 'rape-in of legislators' ...
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Soft Skull Press |
Publisher mentioned by the author.
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| The Daily Show |
TV program where Louis C.K. appeared.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Circa July 2012
Louis C.K. appearance on The Daily Show discussing the Tosh controversy.
The Daily Show Studio
Relationships (1)
Cofod was production manager at author's publisher; author sent her a draft for feedback.
Key Quotes (3)
"Wait till she finds out that Dane Cook suggested she kill herself."Source
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Quote #1
"What Tosh did was personally threatening, which is not OK. But even though I fall neatly into the feminist camp, I think your original joke is hilarious—within context"Source
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Quote #2
"If this [controversy about Tosh] is like a fight between comedians and bloggers--hyperbole and garbage comes out of those two places... it' s also a fight between comedians and feminists"Source
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Quote #3
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Wait till she finds out that Dane Cook suggested she kill herself.
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Now, over forty years since I stopped presenting my concept about a rape-in of legislators' wives, I sent the first draft of this piece around to several friends, and I was particularly touched by a response from Emma Cofod, production manager at my then-publisher, Soft Skull Press:
"Thank you for sharing this! I truly appreciate your thoughts here. I read about this woman's complaint last week, and the whole event turned my stomach. What Tosh did was personally threatening, which is not OK. But even though I fall neatly into the feminist camp, I think your original joke is hilarious—within context, and coming from a comedian whose philosophy I identify with. Color me conflicted."
I think that kind of conflict is healthy. And then there was Louis C.K.' s appearance on The Daily Show. This is what he told Jon Stewart between interruptions:
"If this [controversy about Tosh] is like a fight between comedians and bloggers--hyperbole and garbage comes out of those two places, just uneducated, unfettered--it' s also a fight between comedians and feminists, because they' re natural enemies, because, stereotypically speaking, feminists can' t take a joke, and on the other side, comedians
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