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Originally Posted by Bobzilla  Ever noticed how Mark Thomas when he's out and about on his protests tends not to be a comedian unless he's pulling a stunt for his shows? Get him on a march and he's either suited and booted up front or he's holding a sign with a slogan in the crowd. Just don't arrest and dearrest him and you'll get on like a house on fire. |
Exactly. His comedian status is set aside in favour of the issue when it needs to be.
I'm a member of his Confettiista from when he started protesting against Mean Fiddler at the Reading and Leeds festival. At the end of his set 2 big flash pots blasted packets of 1" square confetti with anti MF slogans on them for everyone to distribute about the site. A good "comedy protest" in the right scenario. Not the tactics he'd use for a more serious issue. Maybe the clowns should realise that their issue shouldn't be centred on them or it'll look like a "toys out of the pram" moment.
