

RAPE JOKES is an hourlong standup special centered on sexual assault from a survivor’s perspective. Written and performed by Cameron Esposito, proceeds from the special benefit RAINN, the United States’ largest anti-sexual violence organization.
Writing
Surgical precision. Every joke earns its darkness through structure.
Direction
Bonanno keeps it intimate. You forget it's filmed.
Director
Paul Bonanno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak #MeToo visibility, Esposito deliberately rejected the 'perfect survivor' narrative demanded of public figures.
The title itself performs the work—reclaiming 'rape jokes' from shock comics by making the joke about survival, not the act.
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