Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'

Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7b4nq/fired-comedian-ordered-to-get-day-job-back-after-jokes-ruled-simply-funny

A reporter who was fired last year when his employer found clips of his standup comedy online must be reinstated because his jokes are funny, a third-party arbitrator has ruled. 

The arbitrator also found that his comedy clips, which covered topics including 9/11, Israel, and oral sex, could violate Philadelphia-based NPR affiliate WHYY’s social media policy and must be removed. The reporter, Jad Sleiman, said this raises concerns about the boundaries of remote work.