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el_bryanto

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7. Humor is pretty subjective

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:44 AM

Feb 2017

And you kind of get in trouble sometimes for expressing the view that someone who said some sexist or racist things could also be funny (because they obvious response is "so you think racism/sexism is funny?&quot That said, I would put Bill Hicks on the list as someone else noted. I think Johnny Carson's monologues were often times very funny; but in fairness he had 4 nights a week for years to practice. Steve Martins standup was very funny. I guess I have old timey tastes.

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