Bonjour, mes Sneakairs! It’s a long show this week, but that’s okay – we’ve been joined by Ben Mills so you know it’s going to go by fast and easy. This week on the show Ian, David and Ben discuss Ben’s theory of comedy as something locked in its own time (is comedy better now than in the past?); Ben maintains that people are getting smarter over time – the so called Flynn Effect; Ian wants to talk about joke theft – something we’ve never had to worry about (people stealing our “jokes”, that is); the hilarity of Jonestown; doing stand up; the problem with internet shaming; the fall out of the Jian Gomeshi trial; the problem with Dave shaming; Ben says don’t be afraid to put yourself out there; Dave asks Ben about his best ever concert experience and Ben has a doozy; and let’s end the show with A Dollop of Trollope.

Thanks for listening.

Ian brought it up so you’re probably wondering what it is. This is Fudge Cops:

Here is Ben’s most recent stand up appearance:

So suave, Ben!

Here is a TED talk about public shaming by the author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson