Racist Comedy with Impressionist Rupert Degas

About this episode

Rupert Degas discusses the role of comedy in society and the celebration of diversity through accents and impersonations.

Rupert Degas is a professional actor, voice artist and impressionist who has appeared in thousands of film, television, stage, animation and advertising roles. Without realising it, you have already heard his voice in a film, animation, tv show or video game. He is a vocal chameleon. In this interview he makes the argument for the 'court jester' - the only one permitted to tell the king that he is wearing no clothes. Rupert believes in the role of comedy in a healthy society, and that accents and impersonations of different races is not 'racist', but a celebration of the diversity of humanity. https://rupertdegas.com https://www.instagram.com/rupert_degas https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertqsound

People in this episode

Host: Matt Wong

Guest: Rupert Degas

Topics covered

• comedy
• racism
• impressionism
• diversity
• society

Keywords

• Rupert Degas
• comedy
• racism
• impressionist
• diversity
• court jester
• voice artist

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