In the name of comedy
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
October 9, 2015 8:57am CST
I was watching a stand up comedy ( not out of choice) I was dragged in by a friend.. within minutes I was sick of it. I just couldn't laugh at those jokes anymore.
They were all double meaning and vulgar in nature. This is not the first time, a few years ago our office had invited a stand up comedian for a Fun Friday event.. and it was the same..
Can comedy never be clean? or is it only here that comedians take the vulgar route?
Do you like stand up comedy?
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16 responses
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
9 Oct 15
I do like stand up comedy... but only if its clean.... there are some Comedians that are funny, without SWEARING or being rude or using double meanngs....
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@sofssu (23662)
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11 Oct 15
@sueznewz2 I enjoy clean comedy.. I hate swearing and those rather vulgar double meaning stuff.
@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Oct 15
I do love stand up comedy - but it all depends on the comic and what's being said. I don't mind some of the "unclean" stuff, but it can get to a point where it's just too much for my ears and then it's not funny anymore. Certain "beep" words do not need to be said every other word of a sentence! I do appreciate comedians who don't have to resort to such vulgar humor - it's bad enough hearing vulgarity in everyday language!!
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@sofssu (23662)
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11 Oct 15
@much2say I love it when its satirical, clean fun. when it aims to bring about awareness and social change. I am not into comedy which is vulgar, loud and and not clean. This person was using such stuff in every line he spoke.. Not my cup of tea. I don't even think we need to pay for such stuff.. Like you rightly say its bad enough having to listen to such stuff everyday.
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@allknowing (130092)
• India
10 Oct 15
I once attended such a show and walked away in the middle when they started with their double meaning tactics.
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@sofssu (23662)
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11 Oct 15
@allknowing I walked away too .. I excused myself to my friend who seemed to be enjoying it and walked out right in the middle. 
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
12 Oct 15
@sofssu I like comedy but I agree not everything am I willing to pay for. I've gone to a few standup's and some are disappointing but the one good joke makes up for it I suppose. I can think of a couple of comedians that I find funny but as far as what they communicate I don't agree with but can laugh with or at them. I think it is not polite to laugh at a person but ...
Is it rude to laugh at a comic?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Oct 15
there are lots of good clean comics. It just sounds like you found a bad comedy night and there is little worse than unfunny comedy. I don't mind vulgarity in context but some comedians just think the swearwords and body part references are funny in themselves - sadly so do some audiences.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Oct 15
@sofssu it may be a test of company loyalty - seeing who laughs when the boss does and in a racist company the staff who are perceived to be foreign nationals even if born in the country they work, can be seen as the brunt of the humour too. It's despicable.
@sofssu (23662)
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15 Oct 15
@arthurchappell I agree there are still some good shows. It takes wit and wisdom to come up with clean comedy.. The thought process is complicated there.. its easier for these comedians to take the cheap vulgar route. As I mentioned earlier in my response.. there seems to be a huge fan following for such comedy and they cater to those needs. I am sorry to say such people are even invited by big corporate for their celebrations.
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@sofssu (23662)
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15 Oct 15
@arthurchappell I hate those racist ones even more.. I also don't like people making others feel small in the guise of comedy.. It just go well with me. What is with the corporate.. don't they uses their sense of judgement before inviting such people?
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 15
Glad to hear your stand. 
I believe we can show our high moral values even with the way we react to dirty jokes.
A cheerful heart does like a medicine according to Proverbs 17:22 this is why I enjoy clean jokes. I am basically a happy person and enjoy the company of those who have good sense of humor. But green jokes are not funny but rather very offensive to me. I can never be pleased with any unwholesome activity.
I believe we can show our high moral values even with the way we react to dirty jokes.
A cheerful heart does like a medicine according to Proverbs 17:22 this is why I enjoy clean jokes. I am basically a happy person and enjoy the company of those who have good sense of humor. But green jokes are not funny but rather very offensive to me. I can never be pleased with any unwholesome activity.1 person likes this
@marguicha (215805)
• Chile
12 Oct 15
Comedy doesn´t have to be vulgar at all. It is only that it seems easier to get laughs out of vulgar people with vulgar jokes. I like comedy when it is witty
@sofssu (23662)
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15 Oct 15
@marguicha Its harder to come up with witty stuff so people resort to vulgar stuff. What irks me that that there is a huge fan following for stuff like this. You and I would soon become extinct at this rate I guess.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Oct 15
i'm with ya 'n fear i'd not suffered through such. there's plenty 'f great comedians who're neither crude nor lewd. folks used to tell me that 'twas my 'calling', but ya know, i aint that fond'f folks to do such with a crowd i didn't know.
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@sofssu (23662)
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11 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx I agree with you totally great comedians never stooped so low to make people laugh. It was really painful to sit through it.. i had to walk out within twenty minutes of such language.
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@sofssu (23662)
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12 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx honestly entertainment doesn't need to be vulgar and cheap. I tried sitting there until the break.. so I didn't disturb the audience. But I couldn't hold out that long 
I felt like I was going to throw up if I sat a minute longer.
I felt like I was going to throw up if I sat a minute longer.1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
11 Oct 15
@sofssu it seems that particularly these days folks don't think they can grab 'nothers attention without the use 'f such...e'en in e'eryday conversation :( i'm proud 'f ya fer stickin' with it that long. big 
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
11 Oct 15
I've seen some stand-up comedy that isn't based on vulgarity and it was actually hilarious.
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@sofssu (23662)
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12 Oct 15
@Marilynda1225 I have seen great televisions shows that clean and funny. I enjoy that kind of fun. It takes a lot of wit and imagination to come up with such a show.
@makarandthakare (50)
• India
10 Oct 15
yes, i would like to do stand up comedy if i get a chance...
i think better than vulger, if we can use it for generating social awareness or for any other
purpose this could give double benifit..
@sofssu (23662)
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11 Oct 15
@makarandthakare That would be nice.. if you could do comedy shows that brings about social awareness and change. Hope you are able to live your dream.
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