"Mr. Cross, 62, is not afraid to go off-color. The special includes jokes about slavery, an extracurricular offering at a Chinese massage place and a culinary fantasy about what God does with miscarriages."
"One might imagine that jokes about slavery would be off the table in 2026. Not at all, Mr. Cross said. The bit, in which he imagines that he would have been a generous, benign slave owner, grew out of an exchange he had during preparation for an earlier tour."
"I do not sit down and write jokes, he said. I'm just not good at that. I do all my writing onstage."
David Cross is known for his roles in Arrested Development and Mr. Show, but primarily focuses on stand-up comedy. His new special, The End of the Beginning of the End, showcases his off-color humor, including jokes about sensitive topics. He writes material on stage rather than sitting down to write. Cross lives in Brooklyn with his family and has a unique perspective on his work, including a controversial bit about slavery that he believes is still relevant in comedy today.
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