“I’m gonna show that I’m not afraid to mock this upsetting thing that most ppl don’t find funny” is not brave. It’s not hilarious because it offends some people. It’s a FORMULA, and an increasingly lazy one.
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(Also comedy is on a continuum. You can’t pluck someone out of the historical timeline and plop them down somewhere else. Today’s comedy is what it is bc of yesterday’s comedy. The jokes of today have to be what they are because of the jokes of the past)
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I can’t say that the hackiness of what Louis said was the main thing, because he said some fucked up stuff (i.e., denying bravery of Parkland survivors advocacy is untrue. Shitting on trans ppl is small & mean). But wow, was it lazy. Wow, was it EASY.
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Now there’s a lot of revisionist history about Louis’ work, mainly that he was never funny. That is not true. Years ago Louis could be stone cold brilliant. About relationships. About parenthood. About the fucking human condition. That’s why this is all such a bummer for me.
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We are seeing a cliche in action. Comedy man meets consequences. Comedy man becomes “truth teller” by fishing in a barrel of societally sensitive topics. What a gigantic yawn. What a waste. What a lost opportunity for an artist to do some art.
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The PC police are not ruining comedy. It is a challenging time to be making jokes. You either accept the challenge or retreat into a past that was easier for you. I hope that this kind of selfish, easy, decency-contrarianism soon becomes as hack as airline food and mother-in-laws
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Narrator: “he means new SNLs”
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That’s so true, with SNL or Johnny from the 70’s, I’m either ewe, that’s awkward, or who are they talking about?
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Whatever dude. None of this shit is real. Half of Hollywood responding to this shit is only grandstanding on opportunity to leach more followers and fans. You people laughed at his rape jokes years ago, and it’s not ok now because a random chick came forward. Hypocrites.
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Cool rule, bro: "You can only talk about what you believe if you've always believed exactly that way; otherwise, you're a hypocrite"
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