A Conversational Takedown of an Edifice. Mainstream comedians today derive much of their appeal by deriding the things that matter. To be humorous in present times, I have learned, is to BE political. For if man is a 'Political Animal', the question is, to which side does his (or her) politics align? In the world of comedy, that 'tilt' appears to be towards one side: the 'Correct' one. So I reckoned, maybe it's time to balance the scales. In an era...