Humour

[hughnique]

Years ago I went to see Jimmy Jones, again, as you say, his material from then would not be acceptable in this day and age, he actively sought out a black face in the audience, with a line such as I wouldn't have spotted you if you had not smiled. But then you knew what the performance was about before you went, same as Bernard Manning.

[rsm]

Sanitising humour keeps dirty secrets in the closet, making those who perpatrate (sp) feel safe because noone is saying anything and those on the recieving end thing noone is interested.
Whether it should be sanitised for television is another argument

[niemeyjt]

I am sure any joke can offend someone - if they are looking to be offended.

A man walked into a bar and said "ouch" - Tommy Cooper.

"I'm offended" - Phineas Gage.

IT Tip of the Day - in your browser, if you press the backspace key, it takes you to the previous page you viewed.

As I cannot think of a single member of this forum who goes out of their way to court controversy or offend (unlike in some places) maybe for those who dislike others' differing opinions or humour - just press backspace.

[Liz]

It's a tricky situation, humour and opinions online.
I find we are generally OK here, and Char does a great job, but yes, 'we' will make mistakes and offend someone when we don't mean to. Maybe a quiet word by pm would be better in some cases than posting back and starting up a spat, a bit like drifting away from a conversation which you are not comfortable with in a café* or other gathering**.

* when you can stand up and talk to who you like, rather than just sitting round a table with friends!
** remember going out freely and socialising?

[Sparkle]

@niemeyjt 'backspace' what an excellent idea thanks for the moment - not that I'm easily offended each to their own as the saying goes.

[Char]

I've split some posts off of the Joke thread and added them to this - the first few posts were not here when Pat first started this thread, I hope it hasn't confused things too much.

[Char]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -comedians

[Char]

I found this quite interesting was called . This is a speech by Rowan Atkinson at the launch event for “Reform Section 5” which was the forerunner of the Defend Free Speech campaign way back in 2012.

[hughnique]

If it is straight humour , then IMHO one of the classics of all time was the Mastermind sketch, about answering the question before with the two Ronnies, never keen on Corbett but Barker was a genius.

[suein56]

Rowan Atkinson certainly has a cool way with words .. that was a clear, eloquent and sometimes drole speech in support of a matter evidently close to his heart .. and also his pocket