Lots of conversations on RLHSTP (Richard Herring's podcast) about comedy that end up in similar discussions : https://www.rhlstp.co.uk/
You might want to check the news about Russel Brand. Probably not the best person to link to.
Try to Separate the art from the artist here, the clip is worth watching if you have 15mins
Also the interesting bits are from Richard Ayoade, who as far as I know isn't a rapist.
What, that he was a sex addict for much of his career and made some regrettable choices during that time? I'm aware. He's mentioned it once or twice.
He's been accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women.
He's still a subject matter expert when it comes to comedy, though.
There’s a school of thought that says if it turns out the inventor of fire was a rapist, we must never be warm.
Then I think we should all be cold, because I'm sure that at the time fire was invented by cavemen, that they were all rapists by today's standards ;). Unless it was a woman that invented fire.
What school of thought is that anyway?
Has he? All I've heard are insinuations by the same institutions who covered up Saville's crimes.
A world where we let people's failings and faults dominate their success and virtues is a world inherently destined for incredible mediocrity and the creation of only tepid works.
A world where we ignore "failings and faults" like being a serial rapist so long as said rapist creates profitable works is no better.