Fary remains conflicted about overt activism. “Originally, I really didn’t want to talk about it,” he said of the recent protests, in an interview at the comedy club he co-owns here, Madame Sarfati. “Fary is the New Black” was the first standup special that Netflix had filmed in France, after the comedian and his team approached the streaming service. While sketch comedy has a long history here, American-style stand-up only gained mainstream recognition in the 2000s. “The first time, we did a Jamel set, and the next time, to give them something new, we wrote our own jokes,” he remembered.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2020 10:24 UTC