To me, it seems that humour (same thing as humor, humour looks cooler) is deteriorating. When I look around me, I can't find much else besides the following, cynically put: Person 1: I played my saxophone on the beach. Person 2: That's what she said! Person 3: *Chuckles* Or Person 1: %#&@! Person 2: *Giggles* That one actually happened. Google George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" and listen to when the audience laughs. They laugh a little when he makes good jokes, but they slap their knees when he swears. Warning: Will have profanity. Or Person 1: What, is he your husband? Person 2: *Slaps knee and guffaws* It's gotten to the point where wit in jokes isn't rewarded as much as... however you describe the above. Shouldn't we, as a society, reward wit and creativity rather than snow clones?
The main subject of debate: The effect and morality of this type of humor and what it says about our society. Ex. do jokes about sex belittle the concept? You will probably be subscribing to one of the following viewpoints: 1. Nothing's wrong with the current humor. You're just exaggerating to make a point, which is a fallacy. You're waaay behind on your time, and it doesn't really matter what makes people happy, yaddety blatedy da. (The person who laughs at this the second time) 2. I agree to the statements above the statements above. 3. I, the reader, am more mature than you and the people around me say more mature jokes, but the types of humor you described, are, yes, immature. 4. I don't really know what this is all about, so I'll agree with the person above me. Or I might just ask what a word in your rant means, when I could easily google it or dictionary.com it myself. I might also be the person who corrects the writer's grammar, saying that I should spell it "humor" or that 'google' should have a capital G. 5. I'm not subscribing to any of your stereotypical trash! I'm going to be my own person and have my own viewpoint. (other)
Please excuse the irony of making jokes, and ask questions if you don't understand something I said. I have a fairly erratic writing style when I'm not writing for school.
I've noticed a lot of this as well. Comedians such as Dane Cook and Larry the Cable Guy are revered, when all in all, their jokes aren't that great. Dane Cook's a great story teller, and has an incredible stage presence, but a lot of his jokes are obscene, and if he didn't curse, they probably wouldn't appeal to as many people.
Larry the Cable Guy is similar to George Carlin when you mentioned this:
They laugh a little when he makes good jokes, but they slap their knees when he swears.
As soon as the phrase "GIT R DONE" leaves his mouth, the whole audience cracks up, but whenever he makes a half-way decent joke, they're silent.
Personally, I think we need more comics like Demetri Martin, who have their own, unique, fairly clean jokes, can deliver them, and do so in unique ways, (Ie, while playing guitar, or using the Large Pad)
I almost chuckled because of the mere stupidity. Actually found:
4. I don't really know what this is all about, so I'll agree with the person above me. Or I might just ask what a word in your rant means, when I could easily google it or dictionary.com it myself. I might also be the person who corrects the writer's grammar, saying that I should spell it "humor" or that 'google' should have a capital G.
more funny. Silly people are sometimes... *bad grammar on purpose*
I think you're absolutely right; the things which are considered funny becomes the more obvious, and the more sophisticated jokes just don't make it across. What to do about it, though?
It's pretty easy to make me laugh. Enjoying a joke more than once, takes a bit more... But today's society does depend on fast rewards...
Yeah, I agree. It's like in the MTV Awards when that weird guy kept making sexual jokes about the Jonas Brothers - it's not funny. All though I must admit, once I got the concept of "that's what she said", it actually was kind of funny. But yeah, i like real, thought comedy, sometimes it adds a bit of personality when they swear or such, but in the end it's not funny to just see someone swear and mention someone famous and then making everyone laugh.
First, it does seem that the standard of humour in general is, so to speak, 'deteriorating', however I cannot be sure that this isn't due to observer bias, as we're all getting older and so our tastes change. Crude humour has always existed and always been popular. Let us consider, for example, Shakespeare.
Second, any kind of humour is subject to more fundamental mechanisms. What makes people laugh is not the joke but the recognition that something is funny, or that other people are laughing and it remains funny because a moment is shared, not because a joke is funny or not funny. This is why delivery and character will always be the fundament of humour, not any cultural airs that assert what constitutes quality humour.
humor is never deteriorating, you just have too look hard enough to find the type of comedy that suits your preferences. there have always been people who have laughed their asses off at lame/crude jokes, and there have always been people who scoffed at those people.
Not sure how bad comedy is in America but here in England. We have some of the best and most diverse comedians we have ever had. Panel shows are hugely popular (QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks) I can think of a bout 20 stand up comedy DVD's out for christmas by assorted comedians (I myself got Bill Bailey's Tinsel worm(great by the way)). Sattire is still good though I guess we have George Bush and Gordon Brown to thank for that. On the Other hand my 3 favoutite comedians are Steven Wright, who started comedy in 1982, Robin Williams, starting in the mid-70's,and bill hicks who started in 1978 and died in 1994. (as you can se my style is very mixed) I think comedy has just changed and you have got to either keep up or not bother trying to. I don't know if anybody remembers the Russel Brand /Jonathan Ross thing a while back you got into trouble after making gtatuitious phone calls on the radio.
I don't know if anybody remembers the Russel Brand /Jonathan Ross thing a while back you got into trouble after making gtatuitious phone calls on the radio.
Indeed, surveys actually found that the majority of under 18s thought it was funny. The majority of people who complained were middle aged or older. That just reinforces Strop's point of how different age groups ahve different tastes and how comedy changes over time.
I think comedy has different styles and different people like different styles. My favourite comedians include Franky Boyle, Lewis Black, Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock but my gf hates all of them and prefers i suppose more 'crude humour' as iPC described. But that doesnt mean i scoff at her choice. People have different opinions on everything, including their choice of humour.
Yes. This is what we need. Humor with rules. That's not creative now is it? Humor is humor. It's all we really have in this uptight nowadays. The ability to laugh at everyday life and horrible events. To make all jokes have wit, most may not understand defeats the purpose that a group of people can share a laugh with. You don't have to pretend you like a certain kind of humor because profane humor is too childish. Isn't laughing about your childish side? Humor is universal. This contradicts the purpose of humor. No thanks.
Like i love all jokes i laugh easily and i make people laugh easily.To but now some comedians are that good,like some people like dane cook and i dont think he funny.there is all of different styles now a days
