![]() election, and we were in the Washington, D.C. While a production assistant hooked a cable up to his ear, Camp spread the lapels of his blazer and rotated his body, slowly, so all could see that his t-shirt bore a logo for Ingsoc, the ruling party from George Orwell’s “1984.” Raucous cheers and applause greeted him as he reached his desk and began to hover over his chair. Then, the much-anticipated entrance: Our host, comedian Lee Camp, 36, with his asymmetric middle-part and Jesus beard, appeared abruptly through the door and traversed the small crowd. “You guys feel comfortable? No? Excellent!” shouted correspondent Naomi Karavani. Those of us on our feet had been warned not to bump into the giant camera around which we were huddled. Saturday, September 15, Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Avenue, Boulder, $15 to $36.There were no seats, so the audience had to stand or settle for the floor. Friday, September 14, Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, $15 drinks at 5 p.m. We need to get back to a system where money is largely removed from politics. A lot of our system has been bought out by powerful, moneyed interests. Those ideas are what I support, not any one person. People were voting for abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and talking about climate change. I don't know much about Ocasio-Cortez in New York, since she hasn’t been in office. I don’t like to say this person is always right. There are definitely some who show a lot of promise. We're in the middle of neo-McCarthyism.Īre there any candidates for the 2018 election who excite you? I just don't talk about it in the way the corporate media wants me to. They tried to say, "Oh, he refuses to talk about Russia." They try to claim I don't talk about Russiagate, but in fact I've talked about it many times. ![]() The New York Times and NPR did hit pieces on me. I have a TV show on RT America because I have been given complete freedom. There are very few channels left where you can speak of these things, go after corporations that own our systems and own most of our politicians. In my comedy, in my writing, in my life, I’m not willing to throw the American people under the bus to do pro-corporate crap, the propaganda you see on corporate airwaves. What do you say to people who criticize you for working for RT? I think that most of America agrees with these issues if you remove the labels. Why are we at war in seven countries that Congress hasn’t approved of? There's a lot of agreement in what we talk about. Most people, if they just hear what I’m saying, most people in this country agree. I think that now, most of the people who come to my shows want to see my shows. I could've done the same show five years ago. I try to talk about these greater truths. I do a couple of jokes about Trump and then tell the crowd, "That’s all you are going to hear about Trump for the next couple hours." He’s a symptom of what’s going on in our country and our world. My point is, the reason the book is still unfortunately topical is because nothing has changed at the deepest level of our country. I put out a book five years ago that I still give out at my shows. Should we expect breaking news woven into the material? We're dealing with dire times, not only in the country, but in the world. I’ve done many shows in Denver before, including several at Mercury Cafe. The topics are similar, but maybe a little edgier, a little more laugh-centric than the TV show at times. It's very similar to my TV show, Redacted Tonight. Politically aware and politically active. Lee Camp: I’ve been doing stand-up comedy for twenty years. Westword: What should we expect from the show? Westword caught up with Camp ahead of his show. To those accusing Camp of being a Russian propagandist, Megenity responds, "Come listen to Lee. "He's been here before, and it has been great. Marilyn Megenity, longtime owner of the Mercury, is excited for the show. Critics have accused him of being a lackey of the Russian government, which is something that he adamantly denies. ![]() Known for his bold left-wing criticism of establishment politics in the U.S., Camp has been performing on the comedy circuit for twenty years. Lee Camp, host of political comedy show Redacted Tonight on RT America, is coming to Denver for a Friday night performance at the Mercury Cafe.
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