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Comedy = Shock value for shock value's sake?
Narr:
--- Quote from: SleeperCylon on 30 Oct 2007, 13:20 ---Carlos Mencia isn't 'edgy'. He doesn't say what's on his mind. His producers put a focus group of males age 13-29 in a room and said a bunch of dirty words and racial stereotypes, then measured what made them laugh the most, then told him to say it. That's the *opposite* of being edgy and saying what's on your mind. I heard his real name was 'Ned Holeness' and he wasn't even Mexican.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Mencia
Just figured you might want this in a more factual way. He is Mexican, and Ned Holness is what he went by for the first 18 years of his life out of respect for his birth father even though it says "Mencia" on his birth certificate.
Wikipedia for the win.
Thrillho:
Don't get me started on Family Guy. That show has just become a caricature of itself. 'Hey, let's take our most notable offensive characters - the deaf guy and the paedo - and beat the shit out of their one joke!'
Orbert:
Experts disagree on what exactly makes something funny, but one element of humor that's always present is that it's unexpected. Normal and everyday is boring, so to be funny, at the very least you must be hit with something unexpected. Some people will laugh every time, because laughter is also a defense mechanism. But for most people, once the shock value wears off, so does the humor. TV execs, however, are stupid and haven't figured this out yet.
Cartilage Head:
The only thing disgusting about Family Guy is how awful it is.
"Hey Lois, remember the time I farted?"
*Five minute scene of Peter farting.*
ALoveSupreme:
South Park, to me, has emerged the absolute best of the best at combining low brow, depraved humor, with sophisticated story lines and the usual social commentary. I challenge anyone to watch the recent three part "Fantasyland" episode and claim differently.
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