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Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'

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Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'

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Antiwork@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

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Jad Sleiman was a reporter in Philadelphia before he was fired over his budding comedy career. Now, his employer has been ordered to reinstate him.

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The arbitrator was not a fan across the board. They found that one joke was “insightful, principled and serious, but not very funny.”

I dunno why, but I found this funnier than the guy’s jokes.
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  The judge dissected a bunch of his jokes and it’s really well done.

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