tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post6260550312947631307..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: The gag reflex and the urge to purge: comedy in the dockMadam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-67813152195432902442009-11-10T17:32:13.141+00:002009-11-10T17:32:13.141+00:00Very good post MM.
I think for me humour is abou...Very good post MM. <br /><br />I think for me humour is about exposing, parodying and mocking the powerless as opposed to the powerless. <br /><br />Unfortunately, a lot of this new comedy that passes for humour does precisely what you say, 'rats in a sack'... "let's pick on each other and those weaker than ourselves while the exploiting scumbags stay off the radar."<br /><br />Indeed, and that's what is emerging at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-68357734886315400042009-11-10T10:08:40.666+00:002009-11-10T10:08:40.666+00:00I occasionally censor myself because I'm afrai...I occasionally censor myself because I'm afraid people will take what I'm going to say the wrong way. With all the nasty crap going around nowadays, I think it's perhaps best to err on the side of "political correctness".<br /><br />I think you've got it right when you say that if we're going to offend, we should make sure to offend the right people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-23333322334907090942009-11-08T16:36:41.503+00:002009-11-08T16:36:41.503+00:00Well my personal favourite is Jethro's sign of...Well my personal favourite is Jethro's sign off line:<br /><br />"Treat every day as if its your last ..... because one day ..... you'll be right."Steve McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190119318735237859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-13798663723808841192009-11-08T12:02:55.285+00:002009-11-08T12:02:55.285+00:00I've noticed how people like Mark Steel, Mark ...I've noticed how people like Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Jeremy Hardy are invisible now when it comes to TV. Most comedians seem content to be on the crap gameshow merry go round and ad voiceovers. Flavour of the month seems to be the awful Macintyre, surprise, surprise. 'Safe' observational comedy, packed with south east middle class prejudice (don't northerners speak funny, hah fucking hah). It's even worse now Frankie Boyle's off MTW. He's an interesting case - definitely leftist but guaranteed to offend almost everyone (not necessarily trying to but not caring if he does).Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935522216553705273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-11306496547999226322009-11-07T18:42:18.911+00:002009-11-07T18:42:18.911+00:00Hi Gwei Mui, the blow job joke could be about anyo...Hi Gwei Mui, the blow job joke could be about anyone, not just a Chinese. If the twist was around the pronunciation of the "r" in "blow", then it might make sense. It's not the funniest joke I've ever heard and it seems to hark back to a more innocent age when it could have been any bloke.<br /><br />If it was, "There is this bloke walking through Soho ..." the joke's the same. Or have I missed something?<br /><br />Splinty ... ooh! I bet Puerto Ricans would be upset. Yes, Hunter's telling of that gag has a completely different meaning.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-17203217307964112052009-11-07T18:02:18.410+00:002009-11-07T18:02:18.410+00:00Humor is a very strange beast - I was told this jo...Humor is a very strange beast - I was told this joke recently, by an acquaintance, whilst at college. I'm still unsure of both my immediate reaction to this joke and the person who told it to me:<br /><br />There is this Chinese man walking through Soho, it's early evening and he's approached by a beautiful blond. She says to the Chinese,<br />"Do you fancy a blow job?"<br />The Chinese frowns and thinks for a moment. <br />"Ok" The Chinese says, "As long as it doesn't affect my dole"@ctors Businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118148558033452749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-87717281193344134142009-11-07T15:43:32.342+00:002009-11-07T15:43:32.342+00:00I liked Jackie Mason's crack that, when Jews g...I liked Jackie Mason's crack that, when Jews go to Israel, they become Puerto Ricans. Maybe a Puerto Rican wouldn't find it too funny...<br /><br />A lot of it has to do with power relationships. Reginald D Hunter on Glastonbury: "Black folks got over singing in fields a long time ago." From Reg, that's hilarious. I wouldn't want to think what Jim Davidson would make of the same material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com