Dan Delmar: Just for Laughs Nasty Show is good for democracy

Artistic freedom is essential to all healthy societies. Just for Laughs, the international comedy empire that began as a local festival, features one show in particular that brazenly tests the limits of artistic expression and, in so doing, contributes to the vitality of democracy.
Beginning with the premise that the Nasty Show is democracy exemplified may seem strange, but consider that, from the court jester centuries ago to this month’s annual comedy confab (the largest in the worl