Comedian Drew Michael on Optimization, Social Media Culture, and Empathy

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Ryan talks to Drew Michael about his new stand up special Red Blue Green , the line between being artistic and being offensive, how ideology and emotional disposition are linked, and more. Drew Michael is a stand-up comedian who has long been a fixture in the New York stand-up scene. Drew has also released comedy albums (2013’s Lovely and 2016’s Funny to Death) along with a very funny Comedy Central half-hour. He spent the 2016-2017 season writing for SNL, and he appeared on an episode of The Carmichael Show. Drew also has two Netflix specials, Drew Michael (2018) and Red Blue Green (2021). Drew is not a stranger to adversity. At 3 years-old, Drew discovered he was deaf, and this had a…