Comedy Topics/Sketches That Would Be Deemed Offensive in 2016

HughFreakingDillon
HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,758
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my first thought would be this one:

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  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    All George Carlin, even though they are all true?
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I absolutely love that film!

    Another of my favorites - Tropic Thunder - was (and may still be?) deemed offensive, maybe Dogma too.

    And hell, just listen to many bits from Dice, Norton, Carlin, so many more.

    Don fucking Rickles!

    I guess for me, coming from a genuinely funny place + intelligence outweighs the rest.

    Interesting topic, Hugh.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,758
    I was mostly thinking of comedy sketches, like Pat, and also Buckwheet, but would Buchwheet have been offensive, since it was a black person playing him? I don't know.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    Free said:

    All George Carlin, even though they are all true?

    I was thinking the same thing but I would hope people learned a lesson from Carlin when he said that any topic can be used in humor (and used rape as an example). His emphasis was that it is the intent which is important.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwMukKqx-Os
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    The Richard Pryor/Chevy Chase word association skit from SNL.
  • SundaySilence
    SundaySilence Posts: 537
    Larry Wilmore's brilliant routine last night.
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,517
    https://youtu.be/um4wjQAOwHI
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,618
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,956
    a good portion of the movie Blazing Saddles
  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,558
    I find most of them offensive, mainly because I find most of them not funny.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    All of it. I don't remember which sitcom it was that I caught on cable late at night recently... Rosanne maybe? Or cheers? But there was some bit/joke that had me do a double take like WHAT :lol:
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,405
    blazing saddles
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    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Many all in the family episodes
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Goddamn but I loved Archie.

    "Ancient Chinese Secret" laundry commercial from the 70s, anyone?
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    I couldn't find a clip of it but several years ago Chris Rock did a bit on sexual harassment, about how people blame it all on Anita Hill for drawing attention to it but that the real reason was that Clarence Thomas was an ugly man. Even at the time, I thought it was offensive but it was pretty damn ass funny too. :lol:
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  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,558
    Louis C.K does a bit about making child molesting not such a big deal, so when a child is molested the offender doesn't feel he has to kill the child also.
    It made me feel dirty just laugh at this, yet I did.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    The thing is it's supposed to be comedy. Comedy is supposed to get a pass.

    Once you can't make jokes any more I think we are doomed.

    I love what Daniel Tosh gets away with. He cracks me up.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Totally agree about Tosh.
  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    Some Mr. Show sketches, for sure, and a lot of David Cross' stand-up. The bit that comes to mind is when he talks about parents of children who died very young questioning why god took them at such a young age and the only answer is that Jesus, god, or whatever, is a kid-fucker. Something along those lines.

    His Shut Up, You Fucking Baby Disc is incredible stuff. Had the pleasure of seeing him a couple months ago. He's still great and still offensive.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,758
    Malroth said:

    Louis C.K does a bit about making child molesting not such a big deal, so when a child is molested the offender doesn't feel he has to kill the child also.
    It made me feel dirty just laugh at this, yet I did.

    Louis is brilliant.
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