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Post by -Lithium- on Mar 22, 2008 0:29:10 GMT -5
What did they joke about? This is a serious kinda question. I know theres gonna be one guy that says some "whats the deal with women trying to get jobs!" stuff, Im asking for real.
I mean today, everyone knows all the cliches and everyday sarcastic stuff to make fun of. Any videos anywhere?
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Post by Rube on Mar 22, 2008 0:34:25 GMT -5
In-laws and safe stuff like that. Then Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce and other came and started doing political and dark stuff.
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Post by FrankGotch on Mar 22, 2008 0:39:05 GMT -5
Same thing that comedians joke about now politics, religion, sex, racial humor. The main difference is that comedians back then had to be much more clever about the way they delivered off color jokes.
They couldn't just come out and try to shock the audience into laughter . Go watch some of Bob Hope's stand up on youtube. Johnny Carson is another great example of the throw back style of stand up.
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Post by -Lithium- on Mar 22, 2008 0:40:49 GMT -5
Same thing that comedians joke about now politics, religion, sex, racial humor. The main difference is that comedians back then had to be much more clever about the way they delivered off color jokes. Wasnt stuff like that "taboo" or whatever bullshit close minded people in the 50s just decided? I mean it doesnt really matter how they delivered it. They still said it, and obviously enough that people got it... |
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Post by FrankGotch on Mar 22, 2008 0:42:43 GMT -5
Almost forgot Phillis Diller is another great stand up from yesteryear. Rodney Dangerfield also had a throw back style even though he would get a bit blue at times.
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Post by FrankGotch on Mar 22, 2008 0:48:57 GMT -5
Same thing that comedians joke about now politics, religion, sex, racial humor. The main difference is that comedians back then had to be much more clever about the way they delivered off color jokes. Wasnt stuff like that "taboo" or whatever bullcrap close minded people in the 50s just decided? I mean it doesnt really matter how they delivered it. They still said it, and obviously enough that people got it... Nah people today are the same as people in 1900 the only difference is that we have better toys. People weren't ignorant back then. They were just stuck trying to hang on to the outdated values of the Victorian era. Eventually Lenny Bruce came along and just started straight out saying what he was talking about instead of dancing around with words. Once opened the door everybody ran through it. |
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Mar 22, 2008 0:51:18 GMT -5
Same thing that comedians joke about now politics, religion, sex, racial humor. The main difference is that comedians back then had to be much more clever about the way they delivered off color jokes. Wasnt stuff like that "taboo" or whatever bullcrap close minded people in the 50s just decided? I mean it doesnt really matter how they delivered it. They still said it, and obviously enough that people got it... People talked about and joked about more things then you think man. Just because they weren't as blatant or as vulgar about it as we are now-a-days, doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're basing your ideas of what was done and said on a sterotype. Just like 50 years from now people wouldn't be able to know how we really lived just because they watch King of Queens, you can't base a whole society on the "norms" that are portrayed from TV and other media. I have an old picture of my grandfather flipping off the camera when he was in his teens for instance. |
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Mar 22, 2008 1:00:45 GMT -5
Wasnt stuff like that "taboo" or whatever bullcrap close minded people in the 50s just decided? I mean it doesnt really matter how they delivered it. They still said it, and obviously enough that people got it... People talked about and joked about more things then you think man. Just because they weren't as blatant or as vulgar about it as we are now-a-days, doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're basing your ideas of what was done and said on a sterotype. Just like 50 years from now people wouldn't be able to know how we really lived just because they watch King of Queens, you can't base a whole society on the "norms" that are portrayed from TV and other media. I have an old picture of my grandfather flipping off the camera when he was in his teens for instance. You mean everything WASN'T exactly like it was in old Sitcoms? I refuse to believe that wasn't a true to life representation of an era! |
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Mar 22, 2008 1:01:46 GMT -5
People talked about and joked about more things then you think man. Just because they weren't as blatant or as vulgar about it as we are now-a-days, doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're basing your ideas of what was done and said on a sterotype. Just like 50 years from now people wouldn't be able to know how we really lived just because they watch King of Queens, you can't base a whole society on the "norms" that are portrayed from TV and other media. I have an old picture of my grandfather flipping off the camera when he was in his teens for instance. You mean everything WASN'T exactly like it was in old Sitcoms? I refuse to believe that wasn't a true to life representation of an era! Seriously! 1950s...youuu got some 'splainin to dooo~! |
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Post by Blindkarevik on Mar 22, 2008 1:18:36 GMT -5
So..... what about these 1,950 Comedians?
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Post by Rob's No. 1 Fan on Mar 22, 2008 2:01:23 GMT -5
What did they joke about? This is a serious kinda question. I know theres gonna be one guy that says some "whats the deal with women trying to get jobs!" stuff, Im asking for real. I mean today, everyone knows all the cliches and everyday sarcastic stuff to make fun of. Any videos anywhere? Find the new lines. Cross them. That's comedy. . |
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Post by DSR on Mar 22, 2008 6:27:05 GMT -5
*paraphrasing* "A couple got married, and then they had 2 kids, twins. They named 'em Adolph and Rudolph. Then, a little while later, they went at it again, had 2 more twins...Getoff and Stayoff."
"Here's to cherries, like a balloon...one prick and boom!"
Both of those are from Redd Foxx.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Mar 22, 2008 7:02:41 GMT -5
'Yeah, give me some of that fake grass, and some model soldiers, and TEN THOUSAND TUBES OF AEROPLANE GLUE.'
I'm pretty sure that's a misquote. I wish I could remember it, because it makes me laugh so much.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Mar 22, 2008 7:14:19 GMT -5
So..... what about these 1,950 Comedians? Oh, they all suck.... The style was more one-liners, which could make for a better set, as the comedians were able to riff on the audience, respond to hecklers, etc much quicker and funnier than a lot of comedians that have a huge "set" of material they do. The 1950s gave us Don Rickles. The 1950s were very good for comedy. |
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Mar 22, 2008 9:58:32 GMT -5
Go to YouTube and look up Jack Benny and Frank Nelson. This was one of the best comedy teams ever.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Mar 22, 2008 11:34:56 GMT -5
What did they joke about? This is a serious kinda question. I know theres gonna be one guy that says some "whats the deal with women trying to get jobs!" stuff, Im asking for real. I mean today, everyone knows all the cliches and everyday sarcastic stuff to make fun of. Any videos anywhere? Find the new lines. Cross them. That's comedy. . Comedy is about so much more then just crossing lines. You can cross lines and not be funny, and you can not cross lines and be hilarious. |
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Post by lovingway on Mar 22, 2008 13:46:32 GMT -5
People talked about and joked about more things then you think man. Just because they weren't as blatant or as vulgar about it as we are now-a-days, doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're basing your ideas of what was done and said on a sterotype. Just like 50 years from now people wouldn't be able to know how we really lived just because they watch King of Queens, you can't base a whole society on the "norms" that are portrayed from TV and other media. I have an old picture of my grandfather flipping off the camera when he was in his teens for instance. You mean everything WASN'T exactly like it was in old Sitcoms? I refuse to believe that wasn't a true to life representation of an era! I know I so don't believe my parents when they said they were in color during the 50s and 60s. We all know color didn't come around until the late 60s |
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