I Went on TV to Defend Comedy

[@LewSpears]

ok me obnoxiously laughing may have been a bit much... MELBOURNE! My show "Straight Outta Frankston" is on sale NOW - Tickets: lewspears.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code BIGSPEARS at www.manscaped.com/ Full SBS Insight episode here: www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/2003278403571

[@tiikora8129]

love you lewis

[@uu9903]

uhhh, you ever do it in europe?

[@fusngakoucjrisknbllh]

Goat 😂❤️

[@davemonster2]

How much you pay for that fake as punk jacket?

[@XSteve-gz5ko]

good stuff Lewi

[@DarrenLevy]

Stop punching down on the royal family hahahahaha

[@End_Domestic_Violence]

Boomer logic never gets old 😃

[@kiopyu78]

👌😂

[@Djuntas]

As someone from a country where we, for some reason, also have a royal family, I can say the British obsession's is very odd. In Denmark most people are much more casual about it. Honestly I see the royals in Denmark as nothing more than a walking commercial for our country...Oh and Mary is from Australia which I guess makes Aussies slightly interested in our small part of the world :P

[@swiftfizz788]

@@Djuntas 99% of people in the UK dont care about the royal family its just a big tourist thing

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

@@Djuntas most of us brits hate the royals

[@greatleader4841]

Don't apologize for the prince phillip joke, the timing was IMPECCABLE. That's a once in a lifetime joke timing.

[@theletter5664]

Quite literally

[@almondsai7214]

Once in a lifetime for prince Phillip, Lewis can keep going until he dies.

[@collinmurphy107]

too bad it wasn't in phillip's lifetime

[@lochie8941]

once in two lifetimes, the old hag seemed like he would never die

[@MillywiggZ]

You can’t frame a moment, being there in person was the only way to experience that joke. I wish I had been one of them.

[@samfricker6355]

When my mum got cancer for the third time, she joked: "Oh well, third time's the charm." Comedy gold.

[@Apudurangdinya]

She sounded like encouraging the cancer "you didn't get me two times before, now it's maybe the time!" That is kinda sweet

[@kevmccormick1767]

My dad would call it the big casino, he would say to people he's playing at the big casino now. If you ask most people in life ending situations most would say they like to try approach it with humour.

[@MisterVestige]

@@kevmccormick1767 Yeah, can't being to describe how many times humour helped me get over some dark times, it's easily one of the best things humanity has, sucks the very same humanity is trying to tear it down for attention

[@kevmccormick1767]

@@MisterVestige don't blame humanity my friend blame those powerful few who pull the strings of humanity as I call them the powers that be, it's all part of the divide et impera b.s. the oldest trick in the book used to control the populace.

[@charleswhite8510]

Sorry about that

[@HOTD108_]

How DARE Lewis tell a JOKE about one of the wealthiest and most privileged men to live in recent history. I'm literally shaking and crying right now.

[@nintencat]

The jowls of my cheeks are quivering with righteous indignation

[@triptychlux]

for real. imagine being privileged enough to care about small shit like this. I couldn't give a flying fuck about any cousin-fucking royal

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

"NOOOO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HE IS PART OF A SPECIAL FAMILY THAT GETS TO WEAR SUPER EXPENSIVE CLOTHES AND LIVE IN A FUCKING PALACE YOU CAN'T SLING HIM YOU CAN ONLY PUNCH UP...UNLESS IT'S THE PERSON WHO RULES OVER US!"

[@inyrui]

Why are you shaking are you cold?

[@Zure467]

@@inyrui WE'RE ANGRY

[@lachysims6327]

i walked into the longue and my dad was watching insight (no idea why, i guess that speaks to how dead free tv is), so yeah i stayed the whole time. I never would have thought you would go on sbs, you smashed it mate

[@wellperegrine0214]

Villa more like, not really shit as you werela

[@GreenSharder]

@@wellperegrine0214 Can’t really talk shit about Villa when even a Brummie is more comprehensible than whatever the fuck that is

[@RefreshedBroccoli]

Nice profile pic 💜

[@Sam-ui5uh]

Love the pfp, loved the 4-0 win against scum

[@Tester-sh1mn]

You mean “fucking demolished” correct?

[@wither5673]

''the first sign of an extremist is that they cant take a fucking joke'' never stop making comedy Lewis.

[@nicknomski8399]

That's a great one

[@goseigentwitch3105]

"Be very distrustful of a society that puts comedians as its target of scorn. Such a society cannot bear its own image in the mirror."

[@NoudlePipW]

Oooh. I like that 👍

[@nintencat]

The mark of any good democracy is how much you can make fun of its leaders.

[@Elektrolix-69]

Whoa it's GoSeigen. I haven't been on twitch for a while, so odd to see you in the wild lol

[@travisdurrans8866]

Where is this quote from?

[@NoudlePipW]

@@travisdurrans8866 I thhiiiiink they might mean Carl Sagan, but I don't think Sagan ever said that

[@Cimlite]

_"Friends, comedians, countrymen, lend me your ears; for I shall now talk shit about the royalty."_ - Caesar Spears 21st century

[@John_FMTV]

11:05 your Prince Philip jokes just hit every time 😂

[@astronxmically2817]

itll stay alive forever, unlike prince phillip

[@shabibmahab]

Dude that got me goood

[@666Shinedown]

I burst out laughing, 10/10 delivery

[@oliverdaddy4961]

i loved this too

[@saulgoodman5451]

That was smooth

[@GoogleUser-uo2bf]

I love how the main reason they reached out was the prince Philip joke and he casually drops like 5 more in the vid 😂

[@littleowl22778]

Just like Prince Philip did 🤣🤣🤣

[@caralho5237]

australia must be a boring ass country if thats the most outrageous yet not illegal thing they could find

[@LeoCascy]

Lewis has some of the biggest balls

[@aadi8568]

gotta need an actual lawn mower for those

[@DarkWolf-wq8fk]

the guy at the end has a great point, people need to stop spending time looking to get offended by something edit: I'm from the uk and didnt know who Akmal is, watched some of his stuff recently hes really funny :)

[@odeode4338]

But but but mah feeeeelings

[@matthewlyonsakadeathtodogs5730]

Have a ❄️ 😂

[@DaLittleGee]

Otherwise the offended people will torture the comedian like they do in Egypt of course

[@Snowie7826]

Contrary to what some believe, nothing happens to you if you're offended. And if you do something to *yourself* because you're offended, that's *your* decision.

[@arbootieoaks]

Akmal is an Aussie comedy legend

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"How was the reaction to your joke?" _"It fuckin' demolished."_ Absolute alpha male move.

[@xero9333]

To see Lewis explain why humor and laughing is important and why comedy like any other artform should push the boundary is just inspiring.

[@lewisjones284]

5:19 Love the transition into 'BAD JOKE' after they played the video. Clearly unbiased media 😂😂

[@chileo1]

ABC and SBS are some of the most biased left wing media in the country.

[@heath1037]

I’m pretty sure that was the episode’s title

[@crashinghippo36]

The prince philip joke was way to far from being a lie

[@Xavier_Renegade_Angel]

he made it.

[@EBROSE98]

Just wanted so say so proud of you Lewis.

[@Xavier_Renegade_Angel]

Lewis for president, lol

[@thegoodlord6518]

Okay mom

[@UltraSaltyDomer1776]

Comedians are suppose to be able to attack the establishment. We need it in a successful society. Offend away and keep away the fun police.

[@johnnymao]

That's why there is an attack on them. That's why there have been attacks on many areas of freedom of expression. There is a concerted effort driven by whatever forces that has used the power of social media to slowly erode the foundations of freedom of expression and, as we have all seen, it kicked up several notches a few years back. The masses don't care about being offended - mostly only people hoodwinked by those of nefarious conscience and dubious morality who use it to further their own agenda of weakening the power of the people.

[@franciscopostigogarcia2694]

Not everyone is an anarquist lol

[@cutiesoupia]

Comedians are just DnD Bards.

[@DantesGrill]

I liked how unprofessional you were, it made you look very genuine and showed a lot of personality.

[@mememaster9828]

💀imagine getting offended by a joke, from a comedy show, that you watched, by your own

[@flinticusmaximus5687]

"Oh no this loaded gun has shot someone" no shit Sherlock

[@StanTheBland]

There needs to be more security at comedy clubs honestly. It's okay to tell a friend to stop telling a joke. But getting up in front of everyone in a comedy club is just being self-righteous and unreasonable.

[@flinticusmaximus5687]

@@StanTheBland like, if you don't like it, there's the fucken door.

[@penpeen2185]

This is an antisemti saying 😡

[@hudson8_]

@@flinticusmaximus5687 People's pride. They somehow think the world revolves around them?

[@Omagadam1]

I'm really glad to hear that you found their editing fair. That's actually surprising

[@nicknomski8399]

Yeah 👍

[@Kyderra]

I do appreciate that the SBS show you went on did allowed people to take a moment and voice their opinion. Is it strange that I find this rare on television?

[@organicleaf]

not strange, mainstream media only allows "the right opinion"

[@rustydemon1993]

insight has delivered some absolutely terrific content over the years. usually starts with an interesting topic/question, raises (or echoes) some intriguing opinions/angles of thought and provides an open forum to talk about them. i remember a really good one back when voluntary assisted dying was being introduced in australia and hearing doctors of various opinions discuss the ethics of it with each other

[@foxtailedcritter]

It's pretty rare as Australian news/shows usually lean hard on one view and won't let the "evil enemy" share their thoughts. They'll mock them or shout over them. But variety is the spice of life and you never change perspective if you don't sit down and listen to different views. Even if you H A T E someone else's views if you allow them to speak and listen you can maybe challenge it if you treat them with respect.

[@akirayama1534]

6:40 - Spot on Lewis. Really good speech, it’s so true.

[@noahmoody4568]

I burst out laughing when you started dropping jokes about boomers in a room full of completely serious people hahahaha

[@wojciechbieniek4029]

My dad would tell jokes all the time, whilst being incredibly caring and thoughtful person, and when he passed away, we kept cracking jokes about him, and it really helped to cope with his loss, sometimes even in a deep grief, we need a moment to laugh.

[@jordanj9069]

“It makes performers scared to take risks which makes art less good” Wow. Couldn’t be more correct

[@odndojdkoe]

Lewis: I won't apologize for a joke Also Lewis: I had to turn round while they were talking 'cause I didn't want to be rude :(

[@poisenbery]

"stop. punching. down. it's simple" "I didn't know I was above prince phillip. i guess he's in the ground right now so technically i am above him"

[@0ctatr0n]

Need a law that states you always allowed to record footage of interviews you are personally in even on network television. So when they cut things out, you can upload the uncut content to prevent being taken out of context.

[@trajectoryunown]

Man, as an American it's so strange to see someone being able to speak their mind on television without being interrupted by some overly emotional rhetoric

[@funoff3207]

You are a shouty people

[@flinticusmaximus5687]

Idubbbz said it 5 years ago "either it's all ok or non of it is" it was in relation to racist slurs but ya know, still relevant.

[@greatleader4841]

Sadly now he gets pegged by his antifa girlfriend.

[@flinticusmaximus5687]

@@greatleader4841 lol I stopped following him when he started doing gardening videos

[@braxlucky5718]

@@flinticusmaximus5687 is that what he’s up to now lol

[@flinticusmaximus5687]

@@braxlucky5718 the whole squirrel rescue shit, I don't know was basically gardening

[@CaelstromPC]

@@greatleader4841 the great idubbbz fell hard

[@bluepheonix2455]

As someone who is what some would call a "libtard" I'm non-binary, asexual, and on the Autism spectrum, I am also someone who doesn't find crude or edgy humour funny while also finding Lewis's comedy absolutely hilarious despite this. I hate it when people are just generally horrible people, but free speech allows us to expose horrible people and creates discussions. A society in which objectively terrible people are allowed to express their views is a society in which we can put those views under the microscope, analyse them, and realise that they are in fact wrong. Freedom of speech allows racists to be racist. But it also allows their victims to speak out against them, and allows us as a society to realise that racism is inherently wrong. Comedy is the catalyst for this change, because it allows all of these subjects to be brought to light in a manner that brings joy and laughter, letting the concepts be discussed in finer depth without becoming too much to bear. Comedians don't make light of issues. They create the illusion that the water is shallower then it really is, forcing us to swim all the way to the bottom.

[@Geekyhobo2]

Great timing with the Will smith and Chris rock GI Jane joke lol.

[@thedopepineapple9917]

Lewis spears is my spirit animal. Going on a super serious insightful programme to eventually troll the super uptight people around him proving his point on how lack of humour makes a person boring and uninteresting. Well done Lewis🤘 This is why you're one of the top Australian comics out there hell the whole world

[@jubnx2781]

I never got so many death threats from people so close to death 😂😂😂 I couldn’t stop laughing

[@thealmightyduck335]

As a brit myself, that Prince Phillip joke was hilarious. Never appologise for being funny

[@CiaraEliizabeth]

Hey man, just a comment to say well done. Great segment, I feel ya represented yourself well, regardless of the turning round. In fairness, I'd think it was rude not to as well. Love the jokes, love the content, love the comedian.

[@ayubious]

yeah that just sounds like a poorly thought out format on their part

[@StretchMedia_]

I love how the media outcry of this joke is the reason newer versions of it are so funny.

[@KBDFProductions]

"I didn't know I was above Prince Phillip." Give or take about 6 feet and then some.

[@jawid_]

12:08 on that note, I think it's already happening, as we've seen NSW premiere use his power to shut down a comedian "Friendlyjordies".

[@TheGeechman]

You handled yourself incredibly well, my wife is an Aussie and we laughed and support you!

[@realmackle]

The pp (prince phillip, pp sounds funnier) joke was just like parks and rec, I haven't seen people talk about that part of it

[@pokebill9901]

“Let’s see if I can go 2 for 2” Welp he did it

[@tyber_roman313]

I was hoping to see the banter between the 'not sorry racist/homophone' and our tall boy. At least it was alluded to on the podcast and I had a laugh

[@TenshiNakano]

Im honestly relieved that there are still a few comedians out there who aren't afraid to cross the line. Like Lewis said, if people don't cross the line with jokes then humour just becomes boring. Also as a British person, I loved your Prince Philip jokes last year, absolutely hilarious ahaha

[@ihansgomes5862]

That was amazing. You said the joke just after he died, not even knowing he died. The timing made it so much funnier. It was definitely a once in a lifetime joke. The joke at the 8:00 mark was great.

[@SteelKicker01]

8:01 Lewis mate, what you gotta understand, is in a situation like that, when the room of 40 people aren't laughing at all, there's about 50,000 people watching online who are laughing their asses off. Remember that man.

[@schmid1.079]

Its great you still have time to support Lewis, must be busy times for you.

[@sushiman972]

BRO THIS MAN IS SUCH A CHAD

[@q_7445]

Ngl Prince Phillip would probably have found that joke funny

[@shirotheshiro1098]

Lewis cant punch up because there isn't anyone taller than him.

[@FrazerKirkman]

I love Atmal's comments. Thank you for including them and closing with that. It truly captures the power of free speech and why it is so important. Lewis, you are a legend.

[@Twocat5side]

5:59 Bruh how can you not laugh at that joke

[@CaptainAdmiralMango]

"I really must apologize to the royal family, because I think I killed him" Genius, pure genius! xD

[@mrwolf9779]

If he can make 1 person sad and make million people happy is worth the price

[@thefatman89]

Oh come on sbs is more than that ... back in the day it was the only place a kid could go to see a french movie about a young man's obsession in getting breast milk projectile streamed into his mouth, or a Czech film about a young man needing to "fuck the world" ... in the dialup days sbs was all we had!! Have some respect lol

[@xanpenguin754]

Makes you feel better I laughed at the death threat joke.

[@amberjane4862]

I showed my grandad the prince Philip video. He thought it was hilarious. His wife, who's a royal stan, spent the whole video giving us dirty looks.

[@SerahBay]

i think that julius caesar hairstyle is actually pretty fresh, Lew. suits you!

[@ColHanko]

Lewis please don’t walk to the camera like that you’re already freakishly scary enough

[@neonicalist5751]

I was literally at the dentist watching the screen above me and I saw your face on an ad, and I knew what was about to be uploaded.

[@icyatlasartworks]

When you see Lewis Spears on anything except for youtube, you know he is going taking the piss out of whatever he is doing, just enjoying himself.

[@kiwik5452]

“As you can see, it fucking demolished” what a guy 😂

[@Zalazaar]

No one should apologise for a joke, but Lewis Spears should apologise for his stand-up comedy

[@theradiantdehd3997]

IF a comedian ever apologizes for a joke it should only be to the person who was the butt of the joke, and only done in a private scenario to ensure it’s a personal apology not one demanded by peer pressure.

[@trol_4820]

So glad I found your channel on here, I love watching the pranks and bits. You are a great comedian with many big moments to come

[@tigerswood7481]

My cancer found this hilarious.

[@kosmo5330]

before all the covid stuff, you replied to a comment of mime indicating that you'd be coming to the UK to do some shows. is this still a possibility? been a fan since Philip defiance shouted our your anti vax rally video like 5 years ago, would love to see ya show in the flesh. cheers for another fucking hilarious vid Lewis

[@Kezz9825]

you're a legend Lewis. been a fan since 2015 and you've always spoken up for freedom of speech. cant wait for you to come back to NZ!!

[@kiopyu78]

Never be sorry for that joke, if anyone can have a joke about them when they've just died its Prince Philip, he unfortunately considered himself something of a comedian (but on the receiving was just racist jabs to the people he made the comments too), the one thing I did hear about Phillip that made me nod my head in kudos acknowledgement was apparently he did not want a big fuss made about his funeral, he wanted it as low-key as possible and I do respect that. But if someone is a comedian like yourself than you or they should be able to make a joke about Prince Philip even if he has just died (and been expected to for a while due his impressive longevity)

[@jacklang3314]

Phillip probably would’ve laughed at those jokes anyway.

[@lavaboy1565]

philip was the type of guy to laugh at jokes like this anyway. He was a lad unlike the other royals

[@piratesfan123]

Philip had a sense of humour and could take as well as dish out the jokes, unlike those getting offended on behalf of a man who likely didn't give af about being PC

[@hunterthegreat5961]

Omg 😂😂 that last bit about punching down since Philip was in the ground got me …

[@paulcervenka]

Your answers to these questions are EXCELLENT

[@hennyjr1382]

That segment just proves why that joke is a one in a lifetime perfect timing making it the greatest joke ever made

[@daysandwords]

I don't think anyone will ever say it better than Steve Hughes: "What happens if someone gets offended?" "Um... I guess they're offended."

[@burtonthegrape9217]

I always get in trouble with my group of friends because I say jokes about the LGBT and Minorities(I am one) and I always tell them I won't apologize, my jokes are meant to make people laugh and make things that are scary not scary. Its like he said in the video, Humor is a great thing, it can make overcoming something that much easier because you can do it with a smile.

[@RandomNirvanaSXE]

If you repeatedly get in trouble rather than laughs, maybe you're not funny like you think you are

[@SoftNapkins]

10:24 "Nothing better than boomers and a facebook comments section" The first 2 people, are literally the first names of my parents. Fucking nailed it man

[@ayrebhalsabe7404]

Did anyone get an ad the second he said “there mission statement is” lol

[@tertiaryobjective]

Humor is part of the healing process. The MSM are just insufferable.

[@StanTheBland]

6:50 I can't get over this fucking face

[@dedem1315]

Been following you since the Facebeef days, good to see you hit the big time king

[@legbot124]

The cyber bully superstar is all grown up 🤧

[@vapid6311]

I think lewis spears is one of the most decent comedians out there, not referring to humour (even considering how funny he is.) But he's thinking that he's rude if he doesn't look back, slipping dark jokes in without targeting any demographic and instead focusing on individuals that wouldn't care or deserve the treatment. Despite what he says, I think he's what all comedians should strive for. I was actually in quite the pit of thinking, falling down roads like genuinely thinking steven crowder was funny before friendlyjordies and lewis. If ya read this, thank you for making me a far better person lewis, you've done more for me personally than any of those that would call you a pest.

[@LewSpears]

What a lovely message, thank you!

[@saltofearth4902]

So proud to have seen this success happen over the years. I may not have had the money to help but I do my best to like every video and watch all the way through. Keep it up buddy, and keep comedy alive!

[@zachskirpan4635]

laughter has actually existed longer than language because it was originally used to show you weren't a threat

[@pyropanda6211]

Funny how we are so privileged in 1st world countries that we have circled back from freedom of speech, to openness of the idea of censorship. Thx Lewis for fighting the good fight

[@Reflextive7034]

I seen a meme where a cancer patient posed in a picture with the avengers and the quote went, “The avengers today and tomorrow Stan lee” 😂😂

[@CSGOSupericus]

I really like how you articulated the importance of humor.

[@ham4194]

i walked into the lounge room and this was on and as soon as i saw you i freaked out lol. i'm surprised you weren't pissing yourself laughing the whole time with some of the stuff that woman on the panel was saying haha

[@hudson8_]

Lewis disguising himself as someone to trick the media to give him attention. Sometimes, gullibility of people are awesome. Edit: 5:57 - "I think I killed him" Laughter may be the best medicine but I think Prince Philip overdosed himself with one.

[@2GuyswithRedTies]

I went to a professional skateboarding contest in Tampa in November, and for my skateboarding-troll youtube channel, ThrashTalking, I held up a poster of one of the pro skaters skating in the contest, Jagger Eaton. He is an olympic athlete, one of the most successful skateboarders of all time, and he is only 20. During one of his runs, I held up a poster about 20 ft from where he and his team was sitting which was a photoshopped image of that kid pinching his own nipples. I was pretty certain that it was only going to be a little funny and everyone would forget in 10 seconds, but as I walked away, here comes his entire team charging at me like they are going to attack, and they are mad as shit. The team manager insisted how I was a terrible person for trying to embarrass this kid and humiliate him, when that was not my intention at all. But I can definitely see how he saw it that way. Since that incident, I have thought a lot about how I need to be more aware of the numerous perspectives from any "joke" that I tell/pull. It was a dicey situation... very subjective. I'm still not exactly sure how I should feel about it all.

[@blakesimmons5130]

You haven't been recommended on my feed in absolute TIME, Lewis. Glad to see you're still killing it homie

[@KategariYami]

When you said it was overdue... That was literally true. And good on ya for calling it like you see it.

[@pablorages1241]

Errr ... I think ABC/SBS cost Australians about $1 Billion a year to run .... about time it was all disbanded and the money put to a better use !

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

"Stop punching down" LOL that guy is hilarious, get him to write for you.

[@ancholatrix3444]

It is extremely important to have a sense of humor, "sense" being to be able to recognise when someone is being genuine with their jokes which are light hearted and meant to lighten the mood. There are people out there who don't have this sense and take it as an insult, and when these people wanna make a joke back, they make it an insult which is not meant to be funny just plan insulting, which shows that they miss the point of the joke. Joke= Light hearted, genuine humor Insult= Mean and aimed for attack

[@shadowkyber2510]

I didn't know SBS was government funded. What's the difference between SBS and ABC then?

[@j.kaimori3848]

Different tones and audiences. SBS mainly allows a channel for global news and media.

[@drinkyourtea]

8:13 don't worry I laughed out loud at your joke at this point Lewis. Nah keep being you Lewis mate you're a funny guy because you are who you are.

[@krazykommie1947]

I normally don’t watch insight and mainly just the news, but I saw that you were in it and I’m like “aww fuck yea”

[@bones8431]

Loving how more and more channels are uploading in 4K.

[@daniellucas2968]

Good on you, Lewis! One minor correction (also just taking the opportunity to plug a great film): We are not the only species that can laugh, which I think shows laughter to be even MORE important, because it's actually rooted in our biology (and the biology of many other species). There's a great documentary on laughter called "Jimmy Carr and the Science of Laughter", if you're interested in the topic (or if you just like Jimmy Carr).

[@SuzieHQ72]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 death threat from the nearly dead was hilarious.

[@Sithhy]

Honestly, not looking at someone talking should be regarded as rude, even on TV