Posted on 04/03/2022 4:25:42 PM PDT by arthurus
... Cleese was employing a type of comedy in which the humor comes from the fact that you’re purposely creating an awkward moment by isolating a weakness in your opponent, or your audience, and needling it incessantly. It’s what Norm Macdonald did when the cackling hens on The View told him to stop talking about Bill Clinton and Vince Foster, and what David Letterman did, always (the best example being when Oliver Reed told him to not mention his alcoholism, so Letterman responded by only talking about his alcoholism).
The humor is simple: A guy is told “don’t do that,” so he does it and does it hard.
(Excerpt) Read more at takimag.com ...
I would have paid money to watch a video of Oliver Reed folding Letterscum’s teeth back in his sneering face...
Thanks, this was a very interesting and at times funny read.
Leftist comedy is only funny when you’re feeling malicious.
Loved the farting dog video. That poor longsuffering cat had had enough!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.