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Joe Wylie

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:58 +1200

the mother-in-law/fat/red-head comedy doesn't tend to be particularly common these days among the comedians who are talented enough to be brought in from afar for our entertainment, at least not since the 1950s :)
With a smiley too.
Looks like you can add the tragically unhip to that list Hilary.

Hilary Stace

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:02:30 +1200

(Damian – you can't have watched 7 Days lately.)

One person's prank or practical joke is another person's bullying. One person's clever witty comment is another person's wound.

Kumara Republic

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:23:41 +1200

If there's a safe target that anyone can poke fun at right now, it's Wall Street and other outlets of the crassly nouveau riche.

– Moody & Poor ... but Ireland is rich in humour
– St Patrick’s Day – Econ Jokes:
— "The new Irish credit rating agency – Moody…

Damian Christie

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:11:17 +1200

I wonder whether this is because you don't fit into any of the common categories of targets of humour.

Possibly, although the mother-in-law/fat/red-head comedy doesn't tend to be particularly common these days among the comedians who are talented enough to be brought in from afar for our entertainment, at least…

Geoff Lealand

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:51:33 +1200

One of the best investigations of these matters is Sharon Lockyer and Michael Pickering (2005) Beyond A Joke: The Limits of Humour,

Generally, I support to right to cause offense, and to be offended (which might include all those cracks those clowns on 7 Days make about Hamilton)

Hilary Stace

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:32:40 +1200

There is a fine line between insider comedy/jokes with an audience and attack or insensitive jokes with a target.

Here is some clever comedy from POTUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IoVSbjmTZs&feature=youtu.be

Joe Wylie

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:31:51 +1200

But sometimes, laughing at stereotypes is the best way of addressing them.
Might help to have a personal connection to the group being stereotyped? 'My nigger' and all.

IMHE it's vital to be able to laugh when you're responsible for someone who, for whatever inherent reason, doesn't have the standard…

Russell Brown

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:30:29 +1200

I wonder whether this is because you don’t fit into any of the common categories of targets of humour.

I don't think any of those categories are automatic no-go zones as such. It depends on what the joke is and who's making it. We have some good Aspie jokes in…

Hilary Stace

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:43:34 +1200

I’m happy to hear offensive humour on any topic. Any topic. There are pretty much no ‘no-go zones’ for me, as long as it’s funny and/or clever.

I wonder whether this is because you don't fit into any of the common categories of targets of humour. These include: mothers-in-law; old…

Public Address

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:43:34 +1200

Discussion from blog post.