Posted on 01/31/2026 7:11:18 PM PST by SeekAndFind
I had no idea who Ben Bankas was until I heard that all of his sold-out stand-up comedy shows in Minnesota were abruptly canceled. So I had to do a little digging.
The internet tells me that he's originally from Toronto, but now based in Austin, Texas, and he has a podcast that's pretty popular, as well as a solid, cult-like following. He regularly sells out shows in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
I took a look at his social media pages, and he's actually pretty funny. His humor is dark, just the way I like it, and he's outspoken, edgy, and doesn't shy away from controversial topics, including politics, social issues, and current events. From what I saw, he's not a leftist, but he does make a lot of fun of them. Many people seem to find him offensive. I'm guessing they are the leftists he mocks.
But to the point, Bankas sells out shows pretty easily, and it looks as if he has several sold out this year already, including six at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club in St. Paul, Minn. that were supposed to happen this weekend. But as we've learned recently, Minnesota is a state that takes itself way too seriously. Or at least its Democrats do.
Last week, the Laugh Camp Comedy Club announced that it was canceling those six shows. Bill Collins issued a statement to People magazine that said, "After discussions with, and concern from public authorities, legal counsel and staff, combined with heightened threats, increasing media attention and civil disorder we have determined the risks and related liabilities cannot be overcome."
So what warranted all of this? A joke.
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Now that is funny stuff.
Friends?
He was Kramer on Seinfeld.
“Comedian’s Sold-Out Minnesota Shows Canceled... Because He Made a Joke”
i just KNEW that had to be a headline from the babylon bee!
Lol! That tells you how often I watched either show.
Not at all. But I have seen short clips of his acting over the years, I thought I had a good notion of what kind of character he was portraying .
Thank you for the clarification.
Guess the humorectomy was successful
I did Nazi see this coming from the MinneSomalia Nazis.
Nah - it was a Pretti Good joke.
BFL
“He’s referring to Good’s dog, who was in the car at the time of the shooting, as well as Good’s wife.”
“...as well as Good’s “wife””.
Fixed it for humanity.
The left has no sense of humor in the least.
first of all there's no such thing as the "tolerant left". Comedy is dead and the intolerance of the left killed it. So now comedy has been taken underground where it's still lives on with those willing to hear, tell and enjoy good jokes. Humor still lives on in households like mine everywhere.
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Michael Richards went nuts repeatedly shouting the N’ word. He brought down his own career with that one. He sort of canceled himself. His public apologies didn’t help him with anyone.
No biggie. Real American Minnesotans can always watch Greg Gutfield. Screw the Somalis and their white boy massas.
Exactly. Just look at Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon.
This guy says what alot us are thinking
What did the Left do after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel? They had a hissy fit that freedom of speech was violated.
The left: Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee.
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