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I’ll be honest, bad taste humour is just my sense of humour, but then I dont get offended by most things.
However this thread just reminded me of something that cracked me up when I saw it, by one of the funniest, worst possible taste comedians on TV at the minute IMO.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i7CPqZO_I … re=related
Tink the reaction of the audience suggests that its a touchy subject
Stephen Hawking is in hospital with broken legs, ribs and arms…
…his girlfriend stood him up!
OK I concede defeat – I must have just had a "bad humour" morning (well those who know me will confirm it isn’t possible for me to have a bad hair day)
This thread is really getting me smiling again – thanks guys!!!
I never forget the Radio 1 Monday night pub quiz where they had to name something with hands, wheels and a face.
Chris Moyles (now there is one un-funny man) and co went for either a watch or a clock.
Comedy Dave (in possibly the one single moment where he lived up to his name) went for Stephen Hawking.
Bad taste ? – Probably.
Funny ? – Definitely.Society really doesn’t want middle aged blokes harking back to a mythical golden age of humour, and as a consequence engaging in a vengeful, deliberate backlash against decency and politeness by recreating the social conditions which allowed a racist like Bernard Manning to have a career in light entertainment.
Yes
What we need is Russell Brand refering to George Bush as a "retarded cowboy".
Please dont tell me the future is Vic Reeves….please please please
Bernard Manning was technically a superb comedian. His timing was perfect, could adlib and was a complete couldntcareless *******. His pure race stuff didnt do much for me but plenty of other stuff made me laugh.
But is a race joke any worse than one that sends up the upper classes say? Or "chavs"? I suppose there is the element of what you can choose to be, but there is even a great deal of urban snobbery in the Alan Partridge programmes (which i did love). And are anti english/american jokes acceptable?
I think comedians in the recent past were a cut above current lot. Maybe because they worked tougher audiences rather than fawning "i will laugh if it kills me" students.
Richard Prior, Tommy Cooper, Dave Allen, Billy Connolly…
What we need is Russell Brand refering to George Bush as a "retarded cowboy".
Not to mention "i shagged your daughter" HA HA HA
Now that would have only had been funny if he had phoned Frank Sinatra with that abuse….
… the punchline would be one extremely unfunny "comedian" being fed to the pigs…
I think comedians in the recent past were a cut above current lot. Maybe because they worked tougher audiences rather than fawning “i will laugh if it kills me” students.
Richard Prior, Tommy Cooper, Dave Allen, Billy Connolly…
The trouble with Freud is that he never had to play first house at the Glasgow Empire – Ken Dodd
Don’t think Dave Allen would get a look-in now: cutting anti-catholicism, fag in hand, three fingers of whisky. The tread-carefully tenderhearts on the BBC would have a seizure
Superb stuff
Very very true
Observational humour is the very best for me and he was a master…
The BBC thinks comedians are best judged by their politics, haircut and whether they are mates of Wossy
Not whether they make you laugh
Don’t think Dave Allen would get a look-in now: cutting anti-catholicism, fag in hand, three fingers of whisky. The tread-carefully tenderhearts on the BBC would have a seizure
Superb stuff
I once went to the recording of a Dave Allen show. It was a 30 minute show but he came out and did an hour and a half – straight through, one take.
The best part was you knew immediately which hour was not going to be broadcast and, surprise surprise it was the best part of the show.
A few years ago, the following question was posed at another online horseracing gaff;
"Best Handicapper?"
A wag replied "Stephen Hawking", which made me laugh out loud (doesn’t happen often).
The icing on the cake were the responses "Stephen Fry" and "Graham Norton", to the questions "Best jockey" and "Worst jockey".
To those offended by jokes about Alzheimers…just forget all about it.
The place was in ruptures….
Now that is funny Bulwark. Are you sure it wasn’t OAP’s he was shagging
I spent Friday night with a close member of the family who has alzhiemers (or however you spell it). It’s quite upsetting for the family but he doesn’t care a jot, he doesn’t know what day of the week it is. A real shame for the family.
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