Theo Von podcast episode with Roseanne Barr soars after YouTube removal Instagram: officialroseannebarrFans of comedian Theo Von were disappointed when an episode of his \u2018This Past Weekend\u2019 podcast with Roseanne Barr was removed from YouTube, claiming that it is censorship. However, rather than diminishing its impact, the episode \u2014 and the podcast overall \u2014 has been flying since YouTube removed it. Censorship on podcast material has been a huge topic of debate for some time now, especially with the Joe Rogan Experience having multiple episodes removed from Spotify after he signed his $100m deal with the platform. Theo Von is a comedian who is never afraid to toe (and occasionally cross) the line, and some of his most popular viral clips come from This Past Weekend, where he has a wide array of guests come on to discuss any manner of subjects. In the latest episode, however, he had actress and comedian Roseanne Barr on the show, and some edited clips started going viral, with Barr \u2014 a Jewish woman herself \u2014 accused of being a Holocaust denier. Roseanne Barr \u2018This Past Weekend\u2019 episode removed Though Barr later clarified that \u201cof course I don\u2019t believe the Holocaust never happened,\u201d claiming that the comments she made were satirical and sarcastic, the episode was ultimately removed from YouTube for violating their policy on hate speech. Naturally, this meant that everybody wanted to see the episode that had been completely pulled from YouTube \u2014 and the views came flooding in across other platforms. This includes Spotify, where it rose up to second in the rankings behind only JRE, and Twitter, where at the time of writing it has exceeded 72 million views. Von didn\u2019t speak out much on the incident, simply saying that it\u2019s \u201cbeen an interesting week\u201d and thanking his fans for their support. The podcast was also shared by Elon Musk, who said that \u201ccomedy is legal\u201d on Twitter, to which Von replied by saying that he\u2019s \u201chappy to help\u201d if Musk ever wants to bring podcasts to Twitter. It\u2019s unclear whether YouTube would decide to reinstate the podcast episode given Barr\u2019s insistence that her comments were not made from a place of malice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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