Dana Carvey: Comedians 'Afraid to Make Fun' of Obama Because They'll Be Called Racist

breitbart ^ | 11/26/14 | Christian Toto

[Nachum]

Comedian Dana Carvey understands why comedians initially tread carefully when joking about President Barack Obama, the nation's first black Commander in Chief. What the former Saturday Night Live standout can't fathom is why fellow comic Dennis Miller got taken to the pop culture woodshed for embracing conservatism.

Carvey expounded on his career, political humor and the host of radio's syndicated program The Dennis Miller Show during a wide-ranging chat with Carl Kozlowski's Radio Titans podcast Kozversations.

The pair addressed the current state of political comedy, with Carvey sharing how he views his role as a stand-up and social commentator. In short, it's all about the person in power at the moment. When it came to President Obama, that process hit a snag initially.

"It took a while to find a way to satirize our president," Carvey told Kozlowski. That doesn't mean comedians should stay away from Obama jokes. It's certainly not his method.

"I always grew up with 'question authority,'" he says, adding that approach applies to any president regardless of race, creed or color.

[stanne]

It IS the definition of racism to not do or to do something because of someone’s race

Same as voting for Bo because of it

And it’s why we are having trouble with race

[ArtDodger]

Wonder if he realizes that if we ever got the socialist utopia he yearns for, making fun of the ones in power would get him shot in the back of the head and thrown in a hole but the leaders he loves...

[Sergio]

Bing! Bing! Bing! We have a winner!

[Graybeard58]

Could not disagree more with your assessment. Dennis Miller’s commentaries are the best.

Not really commenting on the quality of his commentaries, I just don't find them funny.

[tumblindice]

Yeah, six years—welcome to the party, Garth!

[Steely Tom]

Vastly over rated as a comedian.

Like other entertainers who are "edgy," Dennis Miller is at times extremely funny, and at other times not so much.

He's certainly made me laugh a time or two.

The time I remember best had nothing at all to do with politics.

It was back in the '90s. Mr. Miller was interviewing Tia Carrere, the beautiful Hawaiian actress, who had (at that time) recently starred in Wayne's World.

Miller was asking Ms. Carrere about how she was discovered. The dialog went like this:

Dennis Miller: (charmingly)"So tell me, where were you discovered?"

Tia Carrere: (enthusiastically)"In the grocery store!"

DM: "Really! Which aisle?"

TC: (innocently, as if a little puzzled) "Maui."

DM: See! You made a joke!

Ms. Carrere had earlier stated that she was not sure she would be any good in a comedy picture because she couldn't tell a joke.

[hosepipe]

Carvey has all the patriotism of an anarchist..
the loyalty of a Tasmanian Devil...

the reality of a hairy transvestite..
Weird like the bearded lady..

[pogo101]

Ms. Carrere had earlier stated that she was not sure she would be any good in a comedy picture because she couldn't tell a joke.

That's OK. She can just stand there quietly.

(Yeah, this is probably a 15+ year old pic, but ...)

[Hildy]

As Joan Rivers said the secret to a great comic is saying what other people are thinking but afraid to say!

[beaversmom]

Two hilarious and classic skits with Carvey doing McLaughlin:

https://screen.yahoo.com/cold-opening-mclaughlin-group-000000335.html

https://screen.yahoo.com/mclaughlin-group-000000335.html

First one has the late Phil Hartman and Chris Farley and second one has both Hartman and the late Jan Hooks.

Great stuff.

[beaversmom]

Another hilarious and classic with Carvey doing Perot and Hartman doing Admiral Stockdale...tickles me so much:

https://screen.yahoo.com/joyride-ross-perot-000000231.html

[Steely Tom]

I’d love to see that image, but my virus blocker won’t let me.

[Steve_Seattle]

"As Joan Rivers said the secret to a great comic is saying what other people are thinking but afraid to say!"

Jack Benny could be funny even when saying almost nothing, as in:

Benny (while shopping, addressing the store clerk, who is facing away from him, adjusting merchandise on the shelves): "Oh, excuse me, sir."

Frank Nelson (turning towards Benny): "E-y-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-s?

Benny (after long pause and glance at the audience): "You! You work here?"

Frank Nelson: "No, I'm one of those bold daylight robbers you read about."

Benny: "Now cut that out!"

[madprof98]

I thought that was the definition of racism!

That was the old definition. Now racist even to remember it. Off to re-education camp for you!

[sergeantdave]

“Comedians ‘Afraid to Make Fun’ of Obama Because They’ll Be Called Racist”

Skinny, jello-gut, purse-carrying, bed-wetting, mascara-wearing commie wimps calling you RACIST.

Oh, the horror.

Anyone who believes that these feminist-castrated little sissies will go door-to-door and disarm us isn’t paying attention.

Bang! Bang! Commie wimps.

[nodumbblonde]

I’m gonna need a Power Point presentation of the New Rules... maybe with some graphs, pie charts, etc. I think it’s the trying to use logic thing that keeps getting me in trouble!

I miss logic. :-(