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2:25:33Now PlayingBrad Williams is an actor and stand-up comedian. Brad has a new special airing May 8 on Showtime called "Brad Williams: Fun Size" and he also hosts his own podcast called "About Last Night" available on iTunes.
Wife suggests knockdowns required for exciting fights
Contradiction in expecting violent athletes to be gentle off-field
Ray Lewis hypocritical about violence message
Ray Lewis allegedly involved in murder case
Athletes' violent behavior is inevitable and expected
Sherman's anger after football justified, criticism unfair
Unrealistic expectations for athletes to be calm after competition
Disparaging comment about wife's intelligence
Defending use of word 'midget' in comedy
Campaign to ban word 'bossy' as sexist language
Double standard in how assertiveness is labeled by gender
Biological and cultural factors explain male-dominated societies
Attempting equality creates false world; women superior in some ways
Woman firefighter hired for quota rather than merit
Criticism of efforts to increase Black representation in baseball
Sarcastic campaign for dwarf representation in baseball
Criticism for opposing transgender athletes in women's sports
Transgender athlete given unfair advantage through college sports loophole
Transgender athlete has unfair physical advantage over cisgender women
Social justice warriors defend transgender athletes without stake in issue
Social justice warriors seek opportunities to call people bigots
Women with breast implants have body dysmorphia like anorexia
Current complaining culture is temporary side effect of internet learning
Third world countries not debating language while lacking basic needs
People create problems due to lack of real struggles
People tweeting complaints have no friends or are professional complainers
Online complainers would have been ineffective protesters 20 years ago
Online activists congregate in echo chambers to complain together
Online activists demand everyone share their opinions about entertainment
X-Men director quit Twitter due to social justice warrior attacks
Progressive feminist director attacked for character portrayal
Criticism of fictional character called slut-shaming
Social justice warrior criticized X-Men movie as violent
Social justice warrior blocked speaker without being mentioned
Social justice warriors are attention-seeking complainers not creators
Complainers claim comic book movie degrades moral fiber and women
Critics read political messages into entertainment that aren't there
Advice that nobody cares about you helps in show business
People narcissistically take offense to tweets and booking decisions
Oversaturation of comics makes individual booking rejections insignificant
Egomaniacs obsessed with themselves should not be that way
Comic friend stressed about Twitter avatar criticism
Some people believe Twitter avatar affects hiring decisions
People project their own insecurities onto others' career choices
People voice unsolicited advice to work through their own anxieties
World filled with anxious, nutty people
Joss Whedon heavily attacked on Twitter for X-Men
Quitting Twitter over criticism is weak response
Constant blocking of critics adds unnecessary stress
Small vocal minority of mean people on Twitter
Social justice warrior posted 15 tweets criticizing X-Men
Obsessive criticism of single topic exhausts targets
Social media enables direct communication previously impossible
Social media gives everyone voice but creates expectation to use it constantly
Online complainers seek social points by demonstrating moral awareness
Complainers position themselves as morally superior to others
Speaker has permission to use word 'midget' like Italian slur
Speaker claims right to use Italian slur based on heritage
Comedian defends use of word 'midget' in act
Language police attempt to ban word 'bossy'
Questioning why people want to ban word 'bossy'
Campaign claims word 'bossy' demeans powerful women
Word 'bossy' discourages girls from leadership
Gender differences in leadership are biological and cultural
Few matriarchal cultures exist but doesn't indicate female inferiority
Women superior to men in nurturing and emotional intelligence
Attempting to make everyone equal creates false world
Woman firefighter hired for quota rather than merit
Merit should determine hiring, not quota requirements
Diversity initiatives in baseball prioritize race over merit
Questioning whether baseball lacks racial discrimination
Polo has few Black players due to economic barriers
Cricket popular among people of color, especially Indians
Movie about recruiting cricket players to pitch in America
Sarcastic campaign for dwarf representation in sports
Criticism for opposing transgender athletes in women's sports
Transgender athlete given unfair second chance at college sports
Transgender athlete exploits loophole for second college sports career
Support for sex change but oppose transgender athletes in women's sports
Transgender athlete has unfair testosterone-based advantage
Transgender athletes in women's sports goes too far
Social justice warriors defend transgender athletes without personal stake
Social justice warriors seek opportunities to call people bigots
Limb lengthening surgery is painful and takes years
Man in China underwent limb lengthening to attract girlfriend
Limb lengthening surgery caused years of agony
Limb lengthening surgery will improve as technology advances
Speaker would not undergo limb lengthening surgery
ACL reconstruction worth temporary pain for permanent improvement
Limb lengthening would require rewriting comedy act
Could write comedy about limb lengthening experience
Limb lengthening creates unnatural body proportions
People with limb lengthening look visibly abnormal
Limb lengthening creates unnatural body proportions
Limb lengthening extends shin bones unnaturally
Stereotype about dwarf anatomy doesn't exist
Questioning logic of dwarf stereotype
Dwarf stereotype is lazy and unqualified
Dwarfs face health issues average-sized people don't experience
Dwarf health issues include bowed legs and spinal curvature
Stenosis is shortening of nerve canal
Dwarfs have breathing problems and require back/neck surgeries
Dwarfs have mechanical body differences requiring surgery
Dome osteotomy surgery requires eight months wheelchair recovery
One major surgery is rare for 31-year-old dwarf
Would undergo limb lengthening if perfect surgery existed
Man in China underwent limb lengthening hoping to attract woman
Being four foot four doesn't prevent sexual relationships
Humor helps attract partners more than physical appearance
Humor is key to attracting partners
Limb lengthening patient awake during bone-breaking procedure
Limb lengthening procedure appears medieval and barbaric
Limb lengthening patient feels more normal and happy after surgery
Reaction to limb lengthening patient
Four inches of limb lengthening in shin bones
Four inches of shin lengthening creates mechanical body imbalance
Limb lengthening patient wants to be taller without shoes
Year of pain for four inches of limb lengthening
Could lengthen multiple body parts for greater height increase
Limb lengthening doesn't make dwarfs look normal, just stretched
Dwarfs would need full-body lengthening to look normal
Limb lengthening creates disproportionate body with huge thighs
Limb lengthening addresses health problems from bowed legs
Limb lengthening involves breaking bones and gradual separation
Woman underwent four years of limb lengthening for 13 inches height gain
Should embrace being small rather than undergo surgery
Dwarfs undergo surgery hoping to stop being noticed and questioned
Beautiful people obsess over minor physical flaws and get surgery
Bodybuilder injects synthol oil creating grotesque muscle appearance
Synthol bodybuilder has grotesque disproportionate physique
Questioning why synthol bodybuilder thinks appearance looks good
People with body dysmorphia obsess over minor flaws and get surgery
Sympathy for people undergoing cosmetic surgery
Dwarfs have body acceptance others lack, making complaints seem trivial
Five-foot-four man would do anything to be taller
Audience member accepting height after hearing comedian
Debate over removing dwarfism gene; speaker supports removal
Parents should remove dwarfism gene to spare children suffering
Father prepared dwarf son for ridicule through supportive teasing
Father's teasing prepared son for childhood ridicule and heckling
Dwarf comedian must control anger to avoid negative stereotype
Dwarf comedian uses humor to turn awkward situation positive
Dwarf comedian turns tables on father who set up awkward situation
Dwarf restricted from wearing pointy shoes due to stereotypes
Coining term 'sizest' for discrimination based on size
People create new discrimination categories to complain
Current complaining culture is temporary internet learning phase
Third world countries not debating language while lacking basic needs
People create problems due to lack of real struggles
Online complainers have no friends or are professional complainers
Online complainers have family money or no real problems
Online complainers would have been protesters 20 years ago
Picketing requires actual effort unlike online complaining
Picketing requires making signs
Online activists congregate in echo chambers to complain together
Online activists demand everyone share their opinions about entertainment
Can enjoy multiple entertainers without choosing sides
Confusing X-Men and Avengers movies
People enjoy music despite critical dismissal
Defending love of KISS despite critical dismissal
Listening to diverse music including Katy Perry after accomplishments
People judge others for music choices
Others' music choices don't affect you
End of music discussion
Barry Crimmins respected Boston comedian with documentary by Bobcat
Watching stand-up related movies and documentaries
Questioning whether comedians must be miserable
Don't need to understand artist's mental state to enjoy art
Not all musicians are dickheads
Stone Temple Pilots lead singer no longer in band
Scott Weiland appeared intoxicated at private party performance
Weiland moving slowly, appearing intoxicated
Weiland difficult backstage but excellent performer on stage
Weiland demonstrated mastery of rock star performance
People not born to be rock stars but suited for certain activities
People discover talents and pursue what they enjoy
Using humor as defense mechanism to make others comfortable
Learned to use humor as social tool
Humor breaks tension and allows people to relax around dwarf
Documentary unfairly portrayed struggling comic to make Jerry look good
Documentary contrasted Jerry's comfort with Orny's neurosis
Documentary used struggling comic to make established comic look good
Established comics get standing ovations before performing
Documentary used struggling comic as contrast to established comic
Affirmation of documentary criticism
Documentary chose struggling comic who wouldn't overshadow star
Documentary showed Jerry struggling to follow energetic performer
Dismissing concern about following act
Consumed all comedy content
Documentary featured comic admitting to stealing material
Touchy subject of friend stealing comedy material
Friend who stole material called to quit comedy
Friend's issue was victimizing other comedians through theft
Friend talented but victimized other comedians through material theft
Comics addicted to laughs steal material when lacking original content
Material theft happens behind scenes
Parallel thinking creates similar jokes about news events
Multiple comedians made same joke about Bruce Jenner car accident
Bruce Jenner's negligence in fatal car accident overlooked
Questioning what is a nice list
Asking for clarification
Bruce Jenner could have been interviewed about fatal accident
Media focused on gender identity rather than fatal accident
Victim hit by small car in fatal accident
Fatal accident fading from public attention
Stepdaughters suing for lost opportunity to rekindle relationship
Victim's family deserves compensation more than stepdaughters
Fatal accident overshadowed by gender identity narrative
Public attention selective about which police violence cases matter
Media selectively focuses on certain missing persons and police cases
Asking about Nightcrawler movie
Affirmation of seeing Nightcrawler
News shows are entertainment programs focused on ratings
News designed as entertainment to get ratings, not educate
News coverage limited by time and sheer volume of global events
News bias inevitable due to time constraints and event selection
News job is to get attention, not educate
Local news forced to be funny at end of broadcast
White newscaster called Lady Gaga performance 'jigaboo music'
Fox News incident with racial slur
Learned not to say 'boy' to Black people due to historical context
Similar language evolution happening now
Word 'tranny' becoming unacceptable like other slurs
Taxi driver complained about Uber competition
Comics and celebrities doing Uber driving
Deadmau5 drove Uber in Toronto with branded car
Questioning luggage capacity in Ferrari
Celebrity Hilary Duff using Tinder and filming for reality show
Jamie confirming Hilary Duff Tinder story
Hilary Duff filmed Tinder dates for reality show
Filming Tinder dates for safety reasons
Transition to discussing Scientology
Scientology has only 50,000 members but over a billion dollars
Scientology has over a billion dollars and active Twitter presence
Asking about Scientology membership numbers
Scientology has only 28,000 Twitter followers
Scientology on publicity campaign
Scientology running commercials
Scientology commercial claims treating child as individual makes them happy
SeaWorld breeding orcas in captivity instead of capturing wild ones
Scientology claiming to help with Nepal earthquake relief
Scientology documentary shows harmful practices and family separation
Scientology members forced to work on roofs
Scientology separates families and estranges members
Scientology conducted smear campaign against critic
Scientology has both positive and negative experiences
Mormons are nice people
Mormons are family-oriented
Some Mormon sects practice polygamy and child marriage
Mitt Romney family history with polygamy
Mitt Romney's father was hardcore Republican
Mitt Romney's family from polygamist Mormon sect that fled to Mexico
Mormons returning from Mexico due to drug war
Polygamy would be convenient with separate houses
Communism sounds good in theory but fails with human nature
People resist control and authority
Cuba fails because people resist assigned occupations
Dictator communism fails but socialism's idea is beautiful
Family unit functions as communist state
Family communism works because no one is forced
DNA testing could predict career aptitude
Genetic predisposition shouldn't determine career choice
Ken Jeong left medicine for comedy and acting
People should be free to pursue multiple interests and careers
People resist being told what to do even if it makes sense
Father disowned daughter for not marrying doctor
Parents restricted dwarf son to only marry other dwarfs
Comedian concerned about hitting wall with dwarf jokes
Asking about comedy album titles
Comedy always reflects dwarf perspective but not cheap dwarf jokes
Questioning if dwarf identity will always be addressed in comedy
Audience expects dwarf jokes but comedian addresses real experiences
Car accident victim unconcerned about damage, focused on dwarf
Dwarf comedian uses pedal extenders to drive
Recalling person with no arms who drove
Confirming Texas location
Person with no arms and leg nubs drove vehicle
Man with no arms drove using elbows on steering wheel
Man with disability drove van
Asking about friend's companion
Paralyzed heckler choked unconscious by audience member
Incident at Austin comedy club with paralyzed heckler
Coaxed through choking incident
Reaction to video
Audience encouraged choking paralyzed heckler unconscious
Choking incident could have been fatal
Negation
Dwarf comedian prefers to park own car rather than use valet
Some cars can't be adjusted for dwarf driver
Dwarf driver disabled airbag due to proximity to steering wheel
Airbag impact causes facial injuries
Comedian treated disabled heckler as equal
Hecklers disrupt show for entire audience and must be stopped
Comics respond to hecklers with extreme language
Hecklers violate audience agreement by interrupting planned show
Hecklers are selfish; dealing with them is part of comedy job
Audience members shouldn't dictate how comedy show is performed
Audience members demand entertainment match their preferences
Brad Williams special airing May 8th on Showtime
Affirmation
Brad Williams special and podcast information
Closing remarks
Goodbye
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