Funny or not?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/23v4d69

Earlier this year, this un-funny comic, made a joke on Down's Syndrome sufferers which caused outrage at the time, but strangely he received plenty of support from some on this site.

After this latest so called "topical joke" (which to me was once again totally insensitive), will the same people who supported him last time, (and who would condemn any comedian for telling a racist joke), be prepared to support him once again?

[sherminator]

I taken you haven't seen taxi Driver AOG?

I actually don't like his style of humour but defend his right to say it!

also love the mail style! only1 day after the event! so obv it would be less inappropriate a week after the event yes?

[another-view]

But people make jokes up about things like this. Space shuttles blowing up, Michael Jackson, Gary Glitter , Jade Goody and so on. What's different about this?

[daffy654]

It is his way, if anyone who attended the show was likely to be offended by that style of humour they should follow a less controversal comedian.

[another-view]

Exactly. Would these same people go to a Chubby Brown concert and then complain he was "a bit rude". If I had bought tickets to a Frankie Boyle concert, I would expect EXACTLY this kind of humour and would be very disapointed if he kept it safe.

[ummmm]

I laughed.

[joeluke]

Agree with AOG, Boyle ain't funny

RIP Bernard Manning

[anotheoldgit]

Exactly Joe, some on here speak with forked tongue.

Shame we can't get Bernard back, but Jim Davison is still around.

While we are at it, let's have repeats of Alf Garnet, Love thy Neighbour etc, all good classic humour, along with the beautiful singing and dancing of The Black & White Minstrel Show.

All those that don't care for this kind of entertainment, can always switch over.

[another-view]

Nothing wrong with that. I agree.

[Zeuhl]

Yes probably.



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[Zeuhl]

///'While we are at it, let's have repeats of Alf Garnet, Love thy Neighbour etc, all good classic humour, along with the beautiful singing and dancing of The Black & White Minstrel Show. ///

The vast majority of people who would still want to watch this old rubbish are dead or almost dead by now so it's hardly likely to be re-aired except in documentaries on the shortcomings and low standards of previous generations.

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[joeluke]

Boyle is not alone, there's a long list of 'comedians' who should be done under the Trade Descriptions Act

Rob Brydon
Alan Carr
Jimmy Carr
Ricky Gervais
Reeves/Mortimer
Walliams/Lucas
Jack Dee
Omid Djalili

[Zeuhl]

joe

glad to see you're an Eddie Izzard fan.

:-)

[joeluke]

zehul......my list wasn't exhaustive

[Old_Geezer]

Tastes differ, comedy is notoriously difficult to get right, one can not please all the folk all the time. If you don't like a comedian don't watch him/her. I know I have endured many so called entertainers that clearly were getting away with it. I have no idea how though. It just reduced my respect for folk in general. But there again soaps and reality TV does that anyway.

[dothawkes31]

But what about Monty Python and the cutting off of the crusaders limbs? How is that different and yet it is reverred comedy now and tops all the polls on funniest this and that.

[jackthehat]

In FB's act, every joke will offend 1 person (or so). That person will, however, be prepared to laugh at all the other jokes, each of which will come with their own 'offended person'.

I choose not to see him because I would feel uncomfortable laughing at some of his jokes, and I probably 'would' laugh as an instant response.

[Zeuhl]

///my list wasn't exhaustive ///

it was for me ... very.

I think you'll find the people on your list have reputations and bank balances in proportion to their success based on an ability to attract fee-paying customers.

I expect you are the same.

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[joeluke]

I also have a list of 'clever smart ar ses who think they are funny but ain't'

Funnily enough you're on it

Congratulations

[andy-hughes]

dothawkes - i don't think your comparison stands up oin this occasion.

The context of the knights' fight in the 'Holy Grail' is part of a film where the genre of heroic epic costume dramas is being riddiculed, and this is a small part of that film. The action is slapstick and cartoonish, with dialogue to match, and cannot be seen as in any way lampooning the history or people of the time.

A stand-up routine, topical though it is, can, and may be intended to, cause offence to people - although I would agree that this is typical of FB, and therefore to be expected.

To answer your Question - funny or not? Not - but that's just because it didn't make me laugh.

Humour is entirely subjective, and amen to that - i don't think FB would make a speech at the funeral of one of the victims and say this line, but in the conext of an audience who surely know what to expect, he is merely pushing boundaries, an attitude on which his reputation and appeal; is founded.

[flip_flop]

Comedy is subjective.

I didn't find this joke particularly funny, but only because it wasn't funny to me - but some of his other stuff I find side-splittingly funny. His joke on Mock The Week about a fitting tribute to Princess Diana is one of the funniest things I've ever heard (if nobody knows what I am referring to I can repeat it if neccessary). His comment about Rebecca Adlington was very well observed and funny. I could go on....

Frankie Boyle's humour is extremely dark - if people think they are going to be offended, they really shouldn't take the trouble to buy tickets to see him live. Frankly, anybody who does, and is offended, is a complete pillock.

I got absolutely ripped to shreds on this site in October 2008 for saying I found the whole Ross/Brand thing funny. And it was funny. Very funny.

I like my humour on the edge - if people like Boyle weren't prepared to test the boundaries, we'd all still be being 'entertained' by court jesters, or worse, Last of The Summer Wine.

Just because some people find Frankie Boyle unfunny, doesn't mean he is.