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Comedy Is Not Pretty, and Nowadays It Isn’t Even Funny
With sanctimony having replaced humor, the only thing left to laugh at is the farce of politics itself.
by Joseph Epstein
Feb. 6, 2018 7:31 p.m. ET
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I found myself seated at my computer last month, watching on YouTube the comedian Bill Maher talk about Donald Trump’s marriage. If you don’t share Mr. Maher’s politics, you are likely to find him an odious, even loathsome character, for he doesn’t really exist outside politics. His standard tone is mockery, his modus operandi to lacerate his targets with obscenities, flash a nervous smile, and then bask in applause from his audience.
I was watching Mr. Maher on YouTube to see how far he would go on the subject of the Trump marriage. Would he attack the Trumps’ 11-year-old son, or perhaps attack the family for not having a dog? No surprise, he brought up the allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Trump. Stormy Daniels was mentioned. His final punch line was that Melania Trump hadn’t accompanied her husband to Davos, Switzerland, because she had spent the day having to “lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown trophy wife.”
Donald Trump has been a great boon to late-night talk-show hosts. His baroque hairdo, his hyperbole, his general extravagance, his unabashed egotism—all these things and more are in the wheelhouse of today’s liberal comedians. Without him, Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers would be practically out of business. Jon Stewart must wake each morning filled with regret for his wretched timing at retiring just as Mr. Trump came into office.
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Yet to have taken what I think of as the Trumpian option in their comedy has rendered these comedians charmless while strikingly limiting their audiences to those who share their politics.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
Liberals killed humor/comedy. Having a sense of humor has been forbidden by the extreme liberal mentality.
Me personally, I see it as the other way around. It's the GOP and Trump who have want to kill comedy.
No jokes should be allowed about the Great Orange Hope.
And I was a lifelong Republican until just recently...that is why I use the terms "GOP and Trump" instead of the term "Conservatives"
because in my book they are NOT Conservatives....don't even recognize these people.
Me personally, I see it as the other way around. It's the GOP and Trump who have want to kill comedy.
No jokes should be allowed about the Great Orange Hope.
And I was a lifelong Republican until just recently...that is why I use the terms "GOP and Trump" instead of the term "Conservatives"
because in my book they are NOT Conservatives....don't even recognize these people.
Too bad I have yet to hear any joke that was not a hateful, mean spirited rant. Please give an actually, you know..funny joke and we will laugh.
Comedy Is Not Pretty, and Nowadays It Isn’t Even Funny
With sanctimony having replaced humor, the only thing left to laugh at is the farce of politics itself.
by Joseph Epstein
Feb. 6, 2018 7:31 p.m. ET
(snip)
I found myself seated at my computer last month, watching on YouTube the comedian Bill Maher talk about Donald Trump’s marriage. If you don’t share Mr. Maher’s politics, you are likely to find him an odious, even loathsome character, for he doesn’t really exist outside politics. His standard tone is mockery, his modus operandi to lacerate his targets with obscenities, flash a nervous smile, and then bask in applause from his audience.
I was watching Mr. Maher on YouTube to see how far he would go on the subject of the Trump marriage. Would he attack the Trumps’ 11-year-old son, or perhaps attack the family for not having a dog? No surprise, he brought up the allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Trump. Stormy Daniels was mentioned. His final punch line was that Melania Trump hadn’t accompanied her husband to Davos, Switzerland, because she had spent the day having to “lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown trophy wife.”
Donald Trump has been a great boon to late-night talk-show hosts. His baroque hairdo, his hyperbole, his general extravagance, his unabashed egotism—all these things and more are in the wheelhouse of today’s liberal comedians. Without him, Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers would be practically out of business. Jon Stewart must wake each morning filled with regret for his wretched timing at retiring just as Mr. Trump came into office.
(snip)
Yet to have taken what I think of as the Trumpian option in their comedy has rendered these comedians charmless while strikingly limiting their audiences to those who share their politics.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
Comedy Is Not Pretty, and Nowadays It Isn’t Even Funny
With sanctimony having replaced humor, the only thing left to laugh at is the farce of politics itself.
by Joseph Epstein
Feb. 6, 2018 7:31 p.m. ET
(snip)
I found myself seated at my computer last month, watching on YouTube the comedian Bill Maher talk about Donald Trump’s marriage. If you don’t share Mr. Maher’s politics, you are likely to find him an odious, even loathsome character, for he doesn’t really exist outside politics. His standard tone is mockery, his modus operandi to lacerate his targets with obscenities, flash a nervous smile, and then bask in applause from his audience.
I was watching Mr. Maher on YouTube to see how far he would go on the subject of the Trump marriage. Would he attack the Trumps’ 11-year-old son, or perhaps attack the family for not having a dog? No surprise, he brought up the allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Trump. Stormy Daniels was mentioned. His final punch line was that Melania Trump hadn’t accompanied her husband to Davos, Switzerland, because she had spent the day having to “lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown trophy wife.”
Donald Trump has been a great boon to late-night talk-show hosts. His baroque hairdo, his hyperbole, his general extravagance, his unabashed egotism—all these things and more are in the wheelhouse of today’s liberal comedians. Without him, Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers would be practically out of business. Jon Stewart must wake each morning filled with regret for his wretched timing at retiring just as Mr. Trump came into office.
(snip)
Yet to have taken what I think of as the Trumpian option in their comedy has rendered these comedians charmless while strikingly limiting their audiences to those who share their politics.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
What is it that the trumpissts say all the time? Something about snowflakes? awwww, poor baby, is making fun of trump hurting your feelings? Need a safe room?
FIRST of all people, you need to remember things change with the times and programming or content is not going to be exactly as it was in the past, though comedians have always made political jokes, besides other material.
This current situation has provided endless material due to the extreme nature of this ordeal and will continue to, besides the viewership interest creating ratings for. There have been new comedians and shows created JUST for the purpose of spoofing events and occurrences regarding. Never before has there been anything this involved or extreme happening, so what do you think is going to be discussed? That is the nature of things and this has taken such precedence. (I realize that many just don't like the idea of their leader being so heavily derided, but fasten your seatbelts, it's not ending soon).
When things calm down...meaning, once we have a "normal presidency" again, you will see the entire comedic focus will not be as it is now and that other material will be shared more evenly again. Just hang on.
That you keep a straight face through your own hypocrisy is amazing. We're all VERY impressed.
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Originally Posted by carterstamp
I just rolled my eyes so far back I checked out my own butt.
Hmm, I wonder where that means your head is? Oh, that's right...up your arse.
Amy Schumer has a new film out in which she bangs her head and starts believing she's funny.
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