Jamie Kilstein - Libel, Slander & Sedition (CD)

One of the more profound parts of any put-upon teenager’s life is the moment when he transitions into adulthood, looks around, and realizes that his parents weren’t jerks. When they yelled at you to stop trying to murder your brother, turn down your music, be surreptitious if you’re gonna smoke pot in their house, and get a diploma or maybe a back-up plan for your stand-up comedy dreams (at least one that doesn’t rely on maudlin poetry and/or an acoustic guitar), it turns out, they might have just been decent people. When Jamie Kilstein had that revelation, he’d already gone one step further than just accepting the humanity of his dad, he’d started to extend that open-mindedness to the rest of the world. Starkly political, impassioned and engaged, and deeply, deeply funny, Jamie Kilstein is back for his third turn on Stand Up! Records, “Libel, Slander and Sedition.” Kilstein offers a few warnings (like maybe Drone strikes are a bad idea… I mean, we’ve all seen how that turns out in t