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Krewe du Vieux History The Krewe of Clones were based out of the Contemporary Arts Center and formed as a krewe in , just two years after the center opened. Big Freedia at the Krewe du Vieux parade. By Lauren Saizan. And now, let's go back in time. The year is The cultural landscape is ripe for irreverence. At the box office, satirical comedies are coming out like nobody's business, with the releases of Spaceballs, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, and The Princess Bride.

It is in this general terrain that Krewe du Vieux KdV emerges as a farcical phoenix from the ashes of Krewe of Clones. From the start, KdV was ready to wreak havoc. The sub-krewes united under one banner saw themselves as bringing back a critical element of Carnival that went missing somewhere over the years.

Krewes were polished, family-friendly, respectable. It was enough to make you puke. What happened to the debauchery? Didn't there use to be more bawdiness? By , our ears are leaking with everything that has been said about the ability court jesters have to make real political change. After four years of socially conscious television and late-night shows, it became clear that comedians were unable to write better Trump jokes than Trump wrote himself into.

The idea presented by Twitchell and KdV—that jokes were allowed to keep everyone under control—felt impossible to ignore. Who was laughing at whom? Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash theadvocate. Edit Close. Toggle navigation. Close 1 of The satirical Krewe du Vieux What do Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and 3 possums have in common?

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