Posted on 02/12/2017 6:22:15 AM PST by Kaslin
I used to love watching the Mark Russell specials on PBS, because he would skewer both parties equally, and his songs were great.
But even then Chevy Chase was a prick. Making fun of Gerald Ford and making a running joke on Francisco Franco, who only saved Spain from Stalinist Hell.
You know what’s still dead, Chevy? Your career.
That was one of Red’s characters alright.
“There’s a video of Bob Newhart making it’s way around Facebook where he reprises his role as a psychiatrist...”
LOL - “Just stop it. Stop. It.”
The Death of Comedy?
Today’s so-called comedians thinks that the blatant use of four letter words is comedy.
Comedians of the past found humor in every day living not slamming people they disagree with using every four letter word they ca come up with. Only makes their ignorance stand out.
How did we manage to make it so long with comedy that wasn’t vulgar, crass and full of expletives?
Are you recommending the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump?
A valid argument.
LOL - then there are the “Yo Momma’s So Fat” that ...... which is presumed to be racist when told by white folks.
Flip Wilson on Johnny Carson doing his ugly baby joke, always cracks me up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_6vhgSAhuI
James Gregory is labeled the funniest man in America. Southern humor at its best. And James is not PC. https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=GTZg10i8iVA
Here is a good read titled “You Are Not Allowed To Be Funny.” It is a stream of consciousness of an overly-serious, hyper-sensitive judgemental typical S.F. Lib.
https://thebolditalic.com/you-are-not-allowed-to-be-funny-203ca4e6a02a#.69xsmweeh
The only "new" comedian I have heard in the past 5 years that's worth a listen is Jim Gaffigan.
>>Krammer as “Battle Boy”
>>Absolutely Hilarious!
He played other roles on that show (”Fridays”) that I liked even better.
Check out these clips... (you won’t be sorry, I promise!)
“Krammer” goes to the beach (my title)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCnKBK8gcoQ
Drugged out pharmacist with appearance by “Krammer”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN5wDK-Z38o
“Krammer” as mad back doctor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyOBGSRwPFY
....video quality very bad on those clips. Looks like they were taken from old VHS tapes. Still, give it a shot. It’s really worth it. Trust me. :)
The comedian in the coal mine...
All are lemming lefties playing to their own
I watched War Dogs last nite late with my oldest boy
Jonah Hill was hilarious being himself and that girl Ana de Armas is smoking hot
But still they inserted a few Bush and Cheney shots
I find this girl a solid 9.89...,,Cuban expat
Hollywood screenwriters will be first shot....
I come from a family of comedy writers in Hollywood. They loathe the new normal as do I. Politics, politics, politics, hate, hate and more hate. Comedy always has a basis in anger but it must be channeled into universal - or at least national - humor. That’s all been lost. I assume there are still comedy clubs that produce mainstream comics but I don’t know. Like the author, I used to hang out at the Improv and the Comedy Store on Sunset Strip. My husband recounts Andy Kaufman’s brilliant act in which he led everyone onto the street from the NYC Improv. Where are the geniuses today?
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bassomatic/n8631?snl=1
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