Funny Or Not?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40377075

It would seem that in today's comedy everyone and everything is up for ridicule except of course anything racial, Islamic etc, why is this?

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - maybe this is evidence of why Mr Depp is an actor - and a superb one - and not a comedian.

[Old_Geezer]

Yeah Andy, but they're meant to be satirical, a musician isn't, and is seen as making social comment. And I'm not even sure HIGNFY goes quite that far. But even if they did, it's their occupation.

[Old_Geezer]

Sorry I should say actor not musician.

[andy-hughes]

OG - a fair point.

It rather underlines my observation that as a comedian, Mr Depp makes a fine actor.

[anotheoldgit]

AH

You are missing the wjhole point with your invalid analogies.

This is not about a black comedian getting away with telling jokes about black people to black audiences or even a white comedian getting away with telling jokes about white people to white audiences.

Incidentally, any examples of a white comedian making jokes about Islam?

[youngmafbog]

A prawn ? Does he come with a sauce of any kind?

[naomi24]

youngmafbog, were he 'saucy', he might say something funny - but no, sadly not.

[hc4361]

Yes, AOG - watch Jeff Dunham with his Achmed the dead terrorist routine.
And guess what - he's even performed in the United Arab Emirates.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - // AH

You are missing the wjhole point with your invalid analogies.

This is not about a black comedian getting away with telling jokes about black people to black audiences or even a white comedian getting away with telling jokes about white people to white audiences.

Incidentally, any examples of a white comedian making jokes about Islam? //

Welcome back to direct communication - it's been a while.

I think my analogy is accurate - you advised in original post that you perceive race and Islam as being off-limits for comedians. My link proves that this is not true - an eight-minute routine about race.

Jokes about Islam?



Check out from 1 Minute 40 seconds - warning -seriously strong language.

[ichkeria]

It wasn't comedy tho was it?
It was an introductory talk. I don't condone such speech, but I don't think comedy comes into it.

[anotheoldgit]

hc4361



Watched him, nothing offensive towards Islam as far as I can see, except of course a reference to Jews.

[hc4361]

My grandkids laugh like drains at The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Mr H is Late

[hc4361]

You are very strange, AOG - you see what you want to see

[-Talbot-]

andy-hughes

AOG - // ... except of course anything racial, Islamic etc.
Try looking at this -
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and then check out more or less anything Frankie Boyle puts out


What do you mean by that?

[andy-hughes]

Talbot - // and then check out more or less anything Frankie Boyle puts out


What do you mean by that? //

Nothing is off-limits for Mr Boyle, I am sure there will be something to insult Islam somewhere, although that point has been trumped by the Jeff Dunham clip.

Interestingly, AOG's response is that he deems it not offensive.

The point of the clip was not for a critical assessment, it was to debunk AOG's suggestion that Islam is not used as a subject for comedy - as was mine with the Chris Rock clip.

Islam and race are both subjects of comedy routines - AOG's OP is incorrect.

[ummmm]

Frankie Boyle is fairly left wing.

[-Talbot-]

So ... really you had no idea about what you were talking about then andy?

[youngmafbog]

Thats not a first.

[anneasquith]

Oof. Watch out for Trump's tweets later !!!!!

[emmie]

mind he doesn't get on the wrong side of Donald, you never know what he might do..