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This is probably the most intense Vice show made so far. Jamali is basically going behind enemy lines as he somehow interviews some of the most dangerous white supremacists in the world while being half black, half white (something that those groups really hate since they consider it promotion of interracial love). This show is mostly focused on white supremacy, but there is one episode which focuses on black supremacy. I would say the biggest highlight is the episode where Jamali visits the extremists in Sweden. These people showcase just how illogical racism is and how much racists rely on denying reality as Jamali shows many pieces of evidence revealing that someone is the leader of the biggest white supremacist group in Sweden, but he constantly denies as if the evidence is fake when it is as true as possible. In the black supremacy episode, black supremacists definitely appear to have a more legitimate cause than the white supremacists, but Jamali still thinks they are crazy and won't side with them. The black supremacists featured are very openly sexist, don't tolerate the opposition (which is true of every supremacist shown in these episodes) and actually combine their teachings with Judaism. One last big episode is the visit to Ukraine, which shows that Ukraine is perhaps more scary in its Nazis than Russia when it comes to extremism.

I will say that Jamali is a bit of an unreliable host. He doesn't inform us too much about what is going on until about the end of the episode, and it seems like that might be an effort at dramatic effect, but I feel like it detracts from the value, especially if people think he is just being biased on a topic. Sometimes, the scenes they decided to film can be disorienting and lack focus too.

Either way, this is pretty much a must-see based on content alone and you should tell everyone about this show given the current political climate.

He never said he was a journalist. He never sided with anyone. Regardless if you think he was with the Black supremacists. He was brave af to go to all these places and show the world is full of racists and bigots. He is funny and held is tongue in many scary situations. All these critics thinking they could do a better job. Great job Jamali. Thanks for all the real info out there. Very eye opening. You kept me laughing through your whole show.

I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this series as I'd missed it he first series. Expecting some lame, trendy, tedious Londoner who'd be so portentous . Well it didn't happen, Jamali is a Londoner but surprisingly isn't an arsehole. Proof then that out of 10 million people some are ok.

The show is less intellectual and pious then Louis Theroux, Louis's a serious documentarian whereas Jermali's a stand up comedian.

What I like about the episodes is the openness to engage and interact with the subjects. Jermali is very expressive with his facial expressions which at times are hilarious considering the subject matter. Interspersed within the individual episodes is reflections of the subjects during stand up shows. During the free speech episode he's getting a lot of you look Muslim looks to which he responds during his stand up that he's actually a Buddhist, asks if anyone in the audience is, and mocks the guy for having ego. Realised then he's an intelligent dude who respects his audience enough to let them draw their own conclusions, before that he reminded me of a friend who used to get stoned and join groups like AA, Women against the Israeli Occupation of the Middle East, amnesty international, weavers against knitters, the people's group for concreting nature and use more ozone for better summers just to argue with them.

I love the concept for this show. I think it's very important to see that these types of people actually exist. The host of the show is awful though. And the cutaway stand up bits are rarely funny and extremely pointless. They add nothing to the show. If the goal of this show was to seek out people with radical beliefs and use a bad comedian to mock them then they hit the nail on the head. If you were expecting good conversation about why these people think the way they do then don't bother.

He never seems to venture into some Isl amic neighborhoods to ask them about how they feel about Jewish people, or their treatment of women and the LGBQ community.

You know why he doesn't.

When I decided to watch this, I was expecting a Werner Herzog or Trevor McDonald style documentary. The kind where an interviewer respectfully interviews someone and tries to get an unbiased take on their opinions and choices. What I got with this was some very brash and annoying comedian focusing more on making fun of the people he is interviewing rather then getting their takes on anything. As a result this has an overly political tone to it and it's mocking the people interviewed and using them for laughs instead of unbiasedly documenting their opinions. If we were going to have a tv series that tackles far right movements, the abortion debate, and other sensitive subjects through the take of those who believe in them, I certainly wouldn't pick a z list annoying comedian to do it. If this show had openly branded itself as a satire then I wouldn't be angry at it, but if you're coming to this for a respectful unbiased documentary then you're in the wrong place.