What is accomplished when the parody performers or the cartoonists are fired or killed while the ills they made fun of, go on unscathed?

kill the messenger, never mind the diaster.

"we" need comedy in all its forms to have the national or international discussions. We don't need to punish or kill the comics.

Bill Mahre was fired too. I'm glad he came back.
Of course when I tried to tella BIll Mahre joke I got in trouble too.