The Anti-Woke Comedy Revolution - Ben Bankas
From The Winston Marshall Show by Winston Marshall
June 2, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 1 · Episode 177
About this episode
Winston Marshall interviews Canadian comedian Ben Bankas about free speech, cancel culture, and the state of comedy in Canada.
Get a better way to stay informed at https://ground.news/winston and see through biased media. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access. In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with Canadian comedian Ben Bankas for a sharp and chaotic conversation on free speech, cancel culture, comedy, and why Canada’s political culture has become increasingly authoritarian.We discuss Ben’s rise through the Canadian comedy scene, from performing illegal park shows during COVID to selling out clubs across North America, despite attempts by woke comics and activists to shut him down. Bankas explains why offensive comedy still works, why audiences are tired of censorship, and why so much modern comedy has become sterile, political, and afraid of its own shadow....-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Our show is independently supported by you, consider signing up to our substack to get added benefits like ad-free and extended episodes here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/
People in this episode
Host: Winston Marshall
Guest: Ben Bankas
Topics covered
- free speech
- cancel culture
- comedy
- political culture
- Canada
- censorship
Keywords
- Ben Bankas
- free speech
- cancel culture
- comedy
- Canada
- political culture
- censorship
- woke comics
- audiences
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