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QuoteTheRaven424
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What Americans Find Funny
I am a appreciator and collector of classic comedy from the 50's - 70's:
Abbott and Costello
The Three Stooges
Johnny Carson
The Honeymooners
Lucy
In watching some of this stuff and reading a book on one of the great comedy teams (Martin and Lewis), it occurs to me that truly great comedy is few and far between these days, and that comedians and shows rely on racy language and sex to get a laugh. Yes, in the past decade or so, a couple of gems have surfaced, such as Seinfeld, but where has all the great comedy gone?
Have today's writers lost their creative edge, or have we Americans changed what we find funny?
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
I feel the same way. Classic forms of comedy, acting, singing...the Arts in general are being lost to REALITY T.V!  Let's not forget cartoons. 
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by LadyLainez
I feel the same way. Classic forms of comedy, acting, singing...the Arts in general are being lost to REALITY T.V! Let's not forget cartoons.
exactly, i also collect classic warner brother cartoons
it's like pure comedy is no longer an art
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| Posted 12/29/05 10:54 AM |
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
I am a appreciator and collector of classic comedy from the 50's - 70's:
Abbott and Costello
The Three Stooges
Johnny Carson
The Honeymooners
Lucy
In watching some of this stuff, it occurs to me that truly great comedy is few and far between these days, and that comedians and shows rely on racy language and sex to get a laugh. Yes, in the past decade or so, a couple of gems have surfaced, such as Seinfeld, but where has all the great comedy gone?
Have today's writers lost their creative edge, or have we Americans changed what we find funny?
I think we have change what we find funny to me it seems we find exploiting people funny.. like they eat sh*t for $$$ is humor?
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CookiePuss
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
Posted by LadyLainez
I feel the same way. Classic forms of comedy, acting, singing...the Arts in general are being lost to REALITY T.V! Let's not forget cartoons.
exactly, i also collect classic warner brother cartoons
it's like pure comedy is no longer an art
I love Warner Brothers!
ETA - I don't think that we necessarily have changed in what we think is funny because lots of the shows mentioned are still aired. I love that the WB does 24 hours of Honeymooners every New Year.
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FeliciaDP
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
Have today's writers lost their creative edge, or have we Americans changed what we find funny?
I think its a little bit of both
I do think that creativity is definitely out there.. BUT it seems to take 'shock value" to really stir things up these days. I think there is an audience for both BUT everyone likes th edgy comic who pushes the envelope rather than the humor you described from the past
Also the era of cable TV and uncensored DVDs has brought a new level of "anything goes" to the forefront. Often true originality and creativity takes a backseat to the easy laugh provided by foul language, sex jokes, etc.....
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
i mean if you watch lucy, or **** van dyke, they all slept in separate beds. You knew they were married and sleeping together, but they never used that as a way to get laughs.
heck, on the honeymooners, you never even SAW the bedroom.
Now, it's like you can't have a successful show unless it:
1. features 22 minutes of sexual innuendo
2. has at least one homosexual character
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dpli
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
I do think a lot of the humor now is suggestive (even Seinfeld had its moments) but I sometimes love to watch "Whose Line is it Anyway." I think some of the bits they do on there are so genuinely funny and some of the comedians on there are talented in that Abbot and Costello type of humor.
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
I think our society has been driven to a $exually charged market. What doesn't have $sex in it today to sell & market it. EVERYTHING!!!!
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by LadyLainez
I think our society has been driven to a $exually charged market. What doesn't have $sex in it today to sell & market it. EVERYTHING!!!!
and i think that's a sad state of affairs IMO
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Moehick
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
i mean if you watch lucy, or **** van dyke, they all slept in separate beds. You knew they were married and sleeping together, but they never used that as a way to get laughs.
heck, on the honeymooners, you never even SAW the bedroom.
Now, it's like you can't have a successful show unless it:
1. features 22 minutes of sexual innuendo
2. has at least one homosexual character
I hear ya...those damn Brady's and their king size bed ruined American Television
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
Posted by LadyLainez
I think our society has been driven to a $exually charged market. What doesn't have $sex in it today to sell & market it. EVERYTHING!!!!
and i think that's a sad state of affairs IMO
Of course. I think about being younger & watching TV and not feeling so monitored by my parents. Now it's like I have to scan through everything Marissa watches & hears. Game shows are disappearing too. The good old days!
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by Moehick
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
i mean if you watch lucy, or **** van dyke, they all slept in separate beds. You knew they were married and sleeping together, but they never used that as a way to get laughs.
heck, on the honeymooners, you never even SAW the bedroom.
Now, it's like you can't have a successful show unless it:
1. features 22 minutes of sexual innuendo
2. has at least one homosexual character
I hear ya...those damn Brady's and their king size bed ruined American Television
but even on that show, sex never played a role
and that was extremely difficult to pull off, with six kids running around 
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QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by LadyLainez
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
Posted by LadyLainez
I think our society has been driven to a $exually charged market. What doesn't have $sex in it today to sell & market it. EVERYTHING!!!!
and i think that's a sad state of affairs IMO
Of course. I think about being younger & watching TV and not feeling so monitored by my parents. Now it's like I have to scan through everything Marissa watches & hears. Game shows are disappearing too. The good old days!
don't get me started on game shows
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Moehick
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
I generally watch BBC now for good comedy that doesn't revolve around the bedroom
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Of course. I think about being younger & watching TV and not feeling so monitored by my parents. Now it's like I have to scan through everything Marissa watches & hears. Game shows are disappearing too. The good old days!
don't get me started on game shows
LoL. The other day I made a comment about Porky Pig and my daughter said "who is that??" I almost cried.
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by Moehick
I generally watch BBC now for good comedy that doesn't revolve around the bedroom
Mr.Bean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by LadyLainez
Of course. I think about being younger & watching TV and not feeling so monitored by my parents. Now it's like I have to scan through everything Marissa watches & hears. Game shows are disappearing too. The good old days!
don't get me started on game shows
LoL. The other day I made a comment about Porky Pig and my daughter said "who is that??" I almost cried.
a child who doesn't know the significance of "duck season/wabbit season" is misguided youth
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dpli
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by Moehick
I generally watch BBC now for good comedy that doesn't revolve around the bedroom
Do they still show "Are you being Served?"
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
i child who doesn't know the significance of "duck season/wabbit season" is misguided youth
DH was doing Elmer Fudd the other day!!!
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Moehick
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by dpli
Posted by Moehick
I generally watch BBC now for good comedy that doesn't revolve around the bedroom
Do they still show "Are you being Served?"
I think so...I like watching Keeping Up Appearences...thats some funny $hit!
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by LadyLainez
i child who doesn't know the significance of "duck season/wabbit season" is misguided youth
DH was doing Elmer Fudd the other day!!!
be vewy vewy quiet
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
DH was doing Elmer Fudd the other day!!!
be vewy vewy quiet
I'm huntin' wabbits.....
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dpli
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
Posted by LadyLainez
i child who doesn't know the significance of "duck season/wabbit season" is misguided youth
DH was doing Elmer Fudd the other day!!!
be vewy vewy quiet
We were singing "kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit...." the other day. I was also trying to sing the Elmer Fudd version of that song "Fire", or as Elmer would say, "Fiwah"
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Redhead
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Re: What Americans Find Funny
Posted by CaptainCharisma424
In watching some of this stuff and reading a book on one of the great comedy teams (Martin and Lewis), it occurs to me that truly great comedy is few and far between these days, and that comedians and shows rely on racy language and sex to get a laugh. Yes, in the past decade or so, a couple of gems have surfaced, such as Seinfeld, but where has all the great comedy gone?
Have today's writers lost their creative edge, or have we Americans changed what we find funny?
IMO as of late, with all of the reality/celeb shows....
IMO it is the public that is now dictating what is on TV...
It is the people who have no interest in the "old school" sitcoms...
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