Mary Beth Barone on provocative jokes, Palestine and manosphere misogyny: ‘It’s hard to stomach that those are my co-workers’

The comedian and actor’s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humor Mary Beth Barone knows exactly who will be offended by her new Netflix special . “ JK Rowling , Republicans, establishment Democrats, the British, the Irish and Zionists,” she tells me, reading a list from her Notes app. Then there’s “Katy Kats – which is what Katy Perry calls her fans – and male comedians and one specific girl named Tatiana”. When informed that this encompasses over half of the population of the US, she beams. Barone’s comedy is a delicate balance between sweetness and

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