I get the idea that there are professional exceptions to various mores that we have. Politicians, doctors, lawyers, psychologists, psychiatrists, priests, etc., all claim exceptions to things we would normally expect of other people. But those exceptions always come with even tougher ethical responsibilities surrounding them.

It's valid for comedians to claim the right to an exception regarding tact. But you never hear them talking about the other side of the coin. While their claim may be theoretically valid, I haven't often seen much evidence of them earning it. (This is, of course, a generality; but I'm speaking more of the profession than of any individual comedian.)