I was reading MsSerendipity/Sammy's thread about Bernard Manning and it got me thinking. Coarseness and brutishness R in, and sensitivity and emotion R out. It is not a question of prudishness, but of the undermining of the human dimension of sexuality and its reduction 2 a mechanical act demeaned by even more sexual innuendo, even when there is no contextual necessity. Dont get me wrong I like a joke about sex but aslong at its amusing. I remember going 2 see Mark Lammarr in Manchester a few years ago and all he did was tell smutty jokes, which were just crude and unfunny.
A recent Radio 4 programme on the decline of ventriloquism acts interviewed Keith Harris, whose act with Orville the duck was a hit 20 years ago but has since dissapeared from view. Harris told how, by revising his act 2 include 'effing and blinding', he had immediatly secured 170 bookings.
Censorship is not the answer-art and the media reflect current values. Its those values that need 2 be challenged. What kind of society is it where personalities aim 2 draw audiences on theatre tours by promising that they can see material not permitted on television? 2 of my favorite comedians Eddie Izzard and Harry Hill dont need 2, and that hasnt stopped them being hilarious. So why others?

Fuck off.

Cloudbuster said:

Please dont say that!

"Accident blackspot! Nonsense! They're throwing themselves into the road, gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness."

Cloudbuster said:

U mean Uve been on this beastly thread and oomska Cloudbuster, without a pair of rubber boots?!

"I'll put one of these 'ere pods on you."

'Dont threaten me with a dead fish'!

"I'm gonna be a STAR!!!"

Yes, but Ur so mauve Cloudbuster, I dont know what Ur planning!

"I'm not homosexual!"

Oh I love Harry Hill, even Vic and Bob are funny. Keith Harris and Orville, but I cant for the life of me think of that ventriloquists name, that young guy... I am gonna have to google. But hell JD, I know what you mean about where comedy has gone..


There was an article in the paper the other day about how we prefer smut and sacrcastic humour rather than slapstick 'clean' humour now...where do they get these results from? Some of the comedies, sit coms andcomedy acts were much better in the late 80's/early 90's when I watched them than what they are offering us now...






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REDFEATHERS said:

Thats my point, I mean how much funnier is Faulty Towers compared 2 the crap like '2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' which is just fucking awful!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin...

Cloudbuster said:

'U R of cause U R! He told me about Ur problems about Ur incident on Tottenham Court Rd, he told me U R a toilet trader!'

REDFEATHERS said:

I remember that, I thought it was really surreal and I was intrigued by it. Remember the referance 2 the mother-in-law, wasnt she a 'hippopotamus'?! Mind U, Leanord Rossiter is very funny! What about Rising Damp? 'Oh Ms Jones!'

"We've run out of wine. What are you gonna do about it?"

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I was JUST going to mention Eddie Izzard about halfway through reading your post, but I see you already have.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I think Fawlty Towers may well be my favourite sitcom ever.

minneapolisgenius said:

Izzard rocks!

Cloudbuster said:

'Look at that...my tongue's wearing a yellow sock'

Cloudbuster said:

Its genious

"Do any of you have shoes?"

How on earth did my thread get 5 stars? My money's on Cloudbuster just 4 the Withnail references..

'This thatched hen with its huge cannonball, his head must way 50 pounds on his own, imagine the size of his balls! Look at him, look at Jeff Wode!'

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Not guilty. You obviously have more than one friend!

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"Imagine getting into a fight with the fucker."

'Thats what he'd say, he'd like a bit of pleading, add spice 2 it'

'Im going 2 rip Ur head off'

'No please dont rip my head off'

Im going 2 rip Ur head off, becuz I dont like Ur head'

"Sherry?"

'Sherry'

JDINTERACTIVE said:

CJ - "I didn't get where I am today..."


My dad picked up on that quote and used it everyday back when they showed that programme!

REDFEATHERS said:

Did U have a farting chair aswell Red?