[arista]

[Maureen Lipman has said comedy
is in danger of being "wiped out" due
to fears over being cancelled.
She told the BBC she believes comedians
are now so worried about offending,
"a revolution" is taking place.
"It's in the balance whether we will
ever be funny again," she said.
Her comments come as more than
half of Britons say they have stopped
themselves from expressing political
and social views for fear of being judged.

A YouGov poll seen exclusively by the
BBC found 57% of those asked said
they censor themselves on issues
including immigration and trans rights,
particularly if their views are deemed
at the less politically correct end of
the spectrum.

YouGov questioned 1,677 people
in mid November to find out their
views on what's become known
as "cancel culture".

It is a term, first used in the USA,
to describe attempts to block or
"cancel" people or groups with
certain viewpoints.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59703257


Yes many are not able to stop
Online Gangs from attacking their comedy.

[Alf]

Our Maureen speaking sense. A Hull lass through and through.

[Nicky91]

no


they don't ''cancel'' anyone, they just cancel any inappropriate content (certain things you just cannot make jokes about)

but if that sort of content is your only content then it exposes you for being a lacklustre wannabe comedian


since any good and talented comedian has a diverse ranges of jokes material

[parmnion]

Who decides what's inappropriate nicky?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

Our Maureen speaking sense. A Hull lass through and through.

Yes give her a Talk Show.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Alf

Our Maureen speaking sense. A Hull lass through and through.

Good for her

[Mystic Mock]

Comedy is largely wiped out nowadays imo.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine was probably the last Show I can think of that was actually funny, god knows how stand-up Comedy is holding up.

The problem with Comedy at the moment is that people on the right and left take offence to jokes far too easily.

[LeatherTrumpet]

We now get our comedy from our politicians

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by All The Jingle Ladies

We now get our comedy from our politicians

That's more like Horror imo.

[Alf]

I remember when you used to look forward to seeing the new Only fools and horses Christmas special on Christmas day, it was an event in itself. 20+ million would tune in to watch. There's nothing comes anywhere near as close to that now. The Royle Family did bring that back to an extent for a short period but there's been nothing since.

I can’t believe that great comedy writers are no longer out there, I just think they're not given a chance if the write something funny but their face doesn't fit. It's probably because the heads of television are all box ticking middle and upper class university educated types and don't have a clue what the working classes want.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

I remember when you used to look forward to seeing the new Only fools and horses Christmas special on Christmas day, it was an event in itself. 20+ million would tune in to watch. There's nothing comes anywhere near as close to that now. The Royle Family did bring that back to an extent for a short period but there's been nothing since.

I can’t believe that great comedy writers are no longer out there, I just think they're not given a chance if the write something funny but their face doesn't fit. It's probably because the heads of television are all box ticking middle and upper class university educated types and don't have a clue what the working classes want.

as if any show got 20 million viewers or more


there never have been 20 million people in the uk watching tv so

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

as if any show got 20 million viewers or more


there never have been 20 million people in the uk watching tv so

Only fools and horses Christmas special 1996 (I think) episode called Time on our hands. 24.35m viewers.

Google it to prove yourself wrong, again.

[LeatherTrumpet]

2 doors down Xmas special (iplayer) was excellent this year and had no wokieness or PC bollocks

seek it out

[arista]

[bitontheslide]

everyone is expected to be miserable these days. Misery is forced down our throats in 1 form or another every single day of the year. I dread to think what peoples mental health will be like in 10+ years

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by MeghansLetterToSanta

everyone is expected to be miserable these days. Misery is forced down our throats in 1 form or another every single day of the year. I dread to think what peoples mental health will be like in 10+ years

umm no, stop overreacting

[Nicky91]

imagine certain people finding racist, sexist, homophobic/transphobic jokes even funny




yes everyone is allowed a freedom of speech, but jokes need to remain genuinely funny and what stand up comedy is, light-hearted entertainment in which insulting jokes have no place


and if you use your stand up comedy platform to express your serious opinions, well you're at the wrong place, because then you should join talk shows

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

imagine certain people finding racist, sexist, homophobic/transphobic jokes even funny




yes everyone is allowed a freedom of speech, but jokes need to remain genuinely funny and what stand up comedy is, light-hearted entertainment in which insulting jokes have no place


and if you use your stand up comedy platform to express your serious opinions, well you're at the wrong place, because then you should join talk shows

People find them funny because those things are being ridiculed, made a mockery of. They're saying, just look at at stupid and ridiculous racists are. The fact people are against that does make me wonder if you're a racist that doesn't like being ridiculed.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

People find them funny because those things are being ridiculed, made a mockery of. They're saying, just look at at stupid and ridiculous racists are. The fact people are against that does make me wonder if you're a racist that doesn't like being ridiculed.

stuff like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia are a very serious problem of the world though


not to make fun or laugh about

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

stuff like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia are a very serious problem of the world though


not to make fun or laugh about

All the more reason to mock and ridicule those of you that are those things.

We either spend our lives laughing at life and being joyful or we spend our lives crying at everything and feeling depressed and suicidal.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

All the more reason to mock and ridicule those of you that are those things.

We either spend our lives laughing at life and being joyful or we spend our lives crying at everything and feeling depressed and suicidal.

i have a good sense of humour though, and i am most definitely not depressed or suicidal

[Denver]

Alot of comedy has a lot of racist, homophobic and sexiest tendencies and we have moved away from that and as recent comedies have shown you don't actually need those things to be funny

[bitontheslide]

i dont like being told what i should or should not find funny

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by The Wee Donkey

Alot of comedy has a lot of racist, homophobic and sexiest tendencies and we have moved away from that and as recent comedies have shown you don't actually need those things to be funny

The smart comedians will adapt with the times.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by MeghansLetterToSanta

i dont like being told what i should or should not find funny

Me neither. Young people are so authoritarian, and this is surely fuelled by them, and if you don't agree with them, you're a bigot.