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The state of comedy today

Posted by Sini

Amen.

For the most part, I agree with Mr. Perpetua’s statement that there exists a certain conservatism in the indie rock subculture (which I blame entirely for my burnout) and that it’s almost surely a reflection of modern society. If you look at other areas of entertainment, most notably stand-up comedy, you see the same thing happening: Carlos Mencia, Jeff Foxworthy, Dan Whitney, Bill Engvall, and Ron White never have to work again because their brand of ignorance, racism, and fart jokes are the modus operandi of American humour. Comedian Dane Cook, whose humor appeals to conservative frat boys and their subsequent skanks, has released the most popular comedy album since 1978 despite the fact that he doesn’t actually tell jokes. As Bryan Curtis notes in his October 6th article for Slate Magazine, Cook is an “undangerous comedian posing as a dangerous one”: he may be crude, but he’s familiar and inoffensive, and that’s what society (or at least the very large subsection that’s big into hand gestures and “me-tooism”) wants.

Dave Chappelle, R.I.P.

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