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Comedian laments progress, that comedy is not allowed to be offensive anymore.
- Thread starter Slayven
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In 50 years we've gone from Lenny Bruce being arrested for telling a joke to Kevin Hart losing one gig over saying some heinous shit on social media and almost every comedian acting like it's nazi fucking Germany.
I never thought that I would see
People pissed at my comedy
But suddenly I begin to see
How bad my jokes can be
I mean, I can't blame the comedians. This means they have to put in effort and come up with smarter jokes. Must be hard.
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" Comedian nearly comes to the realization that they made people laugh due to being incredibly uncomfortable, not actually funny. "
Like, 10 years ago I watched the Rodney Dangerfield HBO special, and he came on. And I thought he was just the shittiest comedian.
It's like what I've been saying about Right-wingers and their perception of the 1st Amendment. They believe "Freedom of Speech" means they can say anything they want (they can, for the most part), but also that everybody has to kiss their ass for saying it. They're like, "HOW DARE YOU say I'm wrong for saying the things I say! YOU are trying to take my 1st Amendment right away!" ... no, that's not how it works. Nobody is obligated to kiss your ass because of your opinion or beliefs. Same for comics, nobody is obligated to think they are funny, especially if their jokes or routines aren't. Some dumb, dumb people might THINK they are obligated to laugh or stand with those types of comics or Right-wingers, but that's only because they already align with those types of people.
While it was in decline it was still around for a while after that
Soul man came out in the 80s
Yeah, he recovered a bit over the last 30 years, but back then he went from the A-list to the D-list practically overnight.
Whenever I hear about political correctness being too rampant by someone (which honestly hasn't happened too many times to me personally besides online articles) I just bring up Bill Maher had a tv show 20+ years ago made for this exact thing and it seems to be something some comedians and people just complain about when they get called out for their racist ass jokes/comments.
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I mean, there is a straight line of progress...glass half full
1958.
1945.
The guy from You're wrong about really nails it in the part about low stakes here :
The Methods of Moral Panic Journalism
Scare stories on "left-wing illiberalism" display a familiar pattern.
michaelhobbes.substack.com
It's a long read but it's a great dissection of everything that's wrong with these dumbshit moral panics that sound so right to some people.
There's a black guy in the far back left!Look at all that diversity!
What is this "tad" epithet? Web search is not turning up anything.
I read the thread title and genuinely thought this was going to be about Jon Stewart unfortunately defending Dave Chappelle's transphobia.
Don't forget that "white America" didn't always include Italians, the Irish, Catholics, and all manner of Caucasian immigrants.
Meanwhile nobody has a problem with Anthony Jeselnik, who jokes about more taboo subjects than all of these clowns put together, but his material is thoughtfully crafted enough to not punch down.
To a similar effect, even if it all doesn't hold up, with Lenny Bruce during Grandpa Joe's day. And then Carlin. And on and on.
To a similar effect, even if it all doesn't hold up, with Lenny Bruce during Grandpa Joe's day. And then Carlin. And on and on.
My favourite comedians don't have this problem and they pretty much cover everything from fancy dress funerals to viking gerbils to terrorists bombing children to grooming.
Frankie Boyle and Russel Howard constantly make me smile and laugh. Sean Lock, Catherine Ryan and pretty much all of the 8 Out Of 10 Cats contestants as well. You don't need to be racist, sexist or homophobic to be funny. Just think of something absurd and riff on it, whether it's a news article or a personal anecdote. Insulting the stupidity of others or the absurdness of things around you or whatever your mind comes up with is seemingly limitless in its comedy potential.
Frankie Boyle and Russel Howard constantly make me smile and laugh. Sean Lock, Catherine Ryan and pretty much all of the 8 Out Of 10 Cats contestants as well. You don't need to be racist, sexist or homophobic to be funny. Just think of something absurd and riff on it, whether it's a news article or a personal anecdote. Insulting the stupidity of others or the absurdness of things around you or whatever your mind comes up with is seemingly limitless in its comedy potential.