Julia Louis-Dreyfus says comedians complaining about political correctness is a 'red flag': 'I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing.'
Yeah it’s subjective but you also have to read the room. Punching down has to have a narrative behind it that makes it seem like it’s not for it to be funny. Comedy, to me at least, is the art of bringing a truth to light.
Edit: Your joke is a decent platitude but it’s only funny with respect to “tell me a joke about starving kids”.
Most of the audience laughed at this Jeselnik joke. Usually groaning followed by laughter. It’s not starving kids, but it’s in the same vein.
Got to walk around a little bit today. Saw a baby. Saw a baby locked inside the back of a hot car. So it’s been a great day. Love that. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a monster. I tried to help the baby. Tried to throw a rock through the window. Window was down. Ruined that baby’s whole weekend. It was worth it.
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Tell me a funny joke about kids starving to death
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Yeah it’s subjective but you also have to read the room. Punching down has to have a narrative behind it that makes it seem like it’s not for it to be funny. Comedy, to me at least, is the art of bringing a truth to light.
Edit: Your joke is a decent platitude but it’s only funny with respect to “tell me a joke about starving kids”.
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Most of the audience laughed at this Jeselnik joke. Usually groaning followed by laughter. It’s not starving kids, but it’s in the same vein.
Closest I could think of is the Stealth Banana: https://youtu.be/1o_8b31GRnU?si=jcjFe72bAen1DTYa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_baby_jokes
I don’t think it’s funny, but it definitely does happen.