Luvell Anderson
@luke-rage.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Podcaster: https://snl101.info/, Co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language, andersonluvell.weebly.com
Eddie Murphy is not simply a comedian: he is an artist capable of expressing himself through multiple media 🐐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xU...
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Being Eddie | Official Trailer | Netflix
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November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Eddie Murphy is not simply a comedian: he is an artist capable of expressing himself through multiple media 🐐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xU...
Glaser’s Stand-Up Monologue —filled with taboo humor about rape, trafficking, and pedophilia—was a masterclass in “gross-out” comedy where Glaser targets herself rather than others.
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S51 E05: Nikki Glaser
Glaser’s Stand-Up Monologue —filled with taboo humor about rape, trafficking, and pedophilia—was a masterclass in “gross-out” comedy where Glaser targets herself rather than others.
snl101.info
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Glaser’s Stand-Up Monologue —filled with taboo humor about rape, trafficking, and pedophilia—was a masterclass in “gross-out” comedy where Glaser targets herself rather than others.
snl101.info/2025/11/10/s...
snl101.info/2025/11/10/s...
We discuss how we could use “Missing Wives” in class to discuss the true crime genre, strategic use of archetypes in comedy, and using gendered dynamics in screenwriting
snl101.info/2025/11/08/s...
snl101.info/2025/11/08/s...
S51 E04: Miles Teller
We discuss how we could use “Missing Wives” in class to discuss the true crime genre, strategic use of archetypes in comedy, and using gendered dynamics in screenwriting
snl101.info
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We discuss how we could use “Missing Wives” in class to discuss the true crime genre, strategic use of archetypes in comedy, and using gendered dynamics in screenwriting
snl101.info/2025/11/08/s...
snl101.info/2025/11/08/s...
We talk about Emo Mom through the lens of liminality on both ends of adulthood, in adolescence and menopause, as well as gendered differences in aging, and representations of grief.
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
S51E02: Amy Poehler
We talk about Emo Mom through the lens of liminality on both ends of adulthood, in adolescence and menopause, as well as gendered differences in aging, and representations of grief.
snl101.info
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We talk about Emo Mom through the lens of liminality on both ends of adulthood, in adolescence and menopause, as well as gendered differences in aging, and representations of grief.
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
Enamored of the Abyss, by Garth Greenwell
On the place of affirmation in art
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October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This iteration may have hit its stride, but may have underutilized Sabrina’s talents. We discuss Boys Podcast as well as Jost’s joke about Trump and Argentina.
snl101.info/2025/10/24/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/24/s...
S51 E03: Sabrina Carpenter
This iteration may have hit its stride, but may have underutilized Sabrina’s talents. We discuss Boys Podcast as well as Jost’s joke about Trump and Argentina.
snl101.info
October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This iteration may have hit its stride, but may have underutilized Sabrina’s talents. We discuss Boys Podcast as well as Jost’s joke about Trump and Argentina.
snl101.info/2025/10/24/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/24/s...
In this season premiere episode hosted by Bad Bunny on October 4, 2025, we discuss the Pete Hegseth Cold Open and satirizing authoritarianism.
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
S51 E01: Bad Bunny
In this season premiere episode hosted by Bad Bunny on October 4, 2025, we discuss the Pete Hegseth Cold Open and satirizing authoritarianism.
snl101.info
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In this season premiere episode hosted by Bad Bunny on October 4, 2025, we discuss the Pete Hegseth Cold Open and satirizing authoritarianism.
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
snl101.info/2025/10/18/s...
Flashback to my 2022 London Lecture on Racial Realities
Is your reality - to some extent - determined by your race? What difference does race make in creating public policy?
In this London Lecture from 2022, Luvell Anderson @luke-rage.bsky.social discusses Racial Realities.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXoR...
#BlackHistoryMonth #philosophy
In this London Lecture from 2022, Luvell Anderson @luke-rage.bsky.social discusses Racial Realities.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXoR...
#BlackHistoryMonth #philosophy
Luvell Anderson: Racial Realities
Words and Worlds: New Directions in the Philosophy of Language
The 2022/23 Royal Institute of Philosophy London Lecture Series
Early in the twentieth century, philosophy in the English-speaking…
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October 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Flashback to my 2022 London Lecture on Racial Realities
still processing the news that one of my musical heroes has went on to the upper room. #RIPD'Angelo
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
still processing the news that one of my musical heroes has went on to the upper room. #RIPD'Angelo
In my latest piece, I write about satire's power to clarify our vision and deflate authoritarian rhetoric.
Satirical humor is one of the remaining glimmers of hope we have left in the fight against authoritarian rhetoric, says @luke-rage.bsky.social.
Why Authoritarians Like Trump Are So Afraid of Humor
When leaders veer toward authoritarian rhetoric, the satirist goes to work to make sure our public language does not get swallowed by the party line.
www.commondreams.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In my latest piece, I write about satire's power to clarify our vision and deflate authoritarian rhetoric.
The gang is back with a pre-game episode on Saturday Night Live's upcoming season! Check it out here:
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S50 E0: PREGAME
Charisse, Luvell, and Chuck get together before the premiere of SNL Season 50 to talk about hopes, dreams, and fears for the new season. We also discuss Farnsworth’s Dream, Bargatze’s o…
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October 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The gang is back with a pre-game episode on Saturday Night Live's upcoming season! Check it out here:
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Reposted by Luvell Anderson
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
In recognition of World Smile Day, the Laughing Matters Council teamed up to share a few of the moments that have kept us smiling in recent months.
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Celebrating World Smile Day with Peppercomm’s Laughing Matters Council | Peppercomm
World Smile Day is the perfect excuse to hit pause on emails, Zoom fatigue, and that spreadsheet that somehow has 17 tabs…and lean into a little laughter. At Peppercomm, we like to say that our superp...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In recognition of World Smile Day, the Laughing Matters Council teamed up to share a few of the moments that have kept us smiling in recent months.
www.peppercomm.com/celebrating-...
www.peppercomm.com/celebrating-...
Reposted by Luvell Anderson
US comedians and the mythology of being “champions of free speech” and “speaking truth to power” has evaporated
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September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
US comedians and the mythology of being “champions of free speech” and “speaking truth to power” has evaporated
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
wrote something about disagreeable speech. find it here theopinionpages.com/2025/09/thou...
Thoughts on fighting disagreeable speech in the disinformation age | The Opinion Pages
We are currently at an inflection point, with a nation on the precipice. In moments of national crisis, presidential administrations often soothe a restless population with aspirational rhetoric. Lynd...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
wrote something about disagreeable speech. find it here theopinionpages.com/2025/09/thou...
a timely piece from my colleague @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social on the importance of public health
I wrote for @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social about the need for public health.
The dismantling of public health that is unravelling in real time may feel like political theater, but the stakes are measured in lives.
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The dismantling of public health that is unravelling in real time may feel like political theater, but the stakes are measured in lives.
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Take the Shot: The Country’s Future Hangs on Public Health Support
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met this week at a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It linked 25 unverified reports of child deaths to COVID-19 vaccines as they consider further limiting access to this and other immunizations, like those for hepatitis B and...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
a timely piece from my colleague @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social on the importance of public health
“A people can be deprived of wealth and power, but one of the worst deprivations is depriving them of the means of perceiving and articulating their deprivation, and thereby of developing a vision and strategy and tactics for fighting it.”
-Ngugi wa Thiongo
-Ngugi wa Thiongo
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“A people can be deprived of wealth and power, but one of the worst deprivations is depriving them of the means of perceiving and articulating their deprivation, and thereby of developing a vision and strategy and tactics for fighting it.”
-Ngugi wa Thiongo
-Ngugi wa Thiongo
"...all that can save you now is your confrontation with your own history... Your history has led you to this moment, and you can only begin to change yourself and save yourself by looking at what you are doing in the name of your history."
--James Baldwin
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--James Baldwin
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History is the Front Line in the Struggle for Democracy | Common Dreams
As the accumulation of executive orders since Trump’s inauguration manifestly shows, the fate of history in America is a bellwether for the future of democracy itself.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"...all that can save you now is your confrontation with your own history... Your history has led you to this moment, and you can only begin to change yourself and save yourself by looking at what you are doing in the name of your history."
--James Baldwin
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
--James Baldwin
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is spot-fucking-on. 🎯🎯🎯👇
August 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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