Should Comedians Be Held Accountable For The Things That They Say? - Page 8

Premmy · 02-27-2010, 01:53 AM

I Just want to note that noone has stated what the joke of the original bit was.... just sayin'

DFM · 02-27-2010, 02:19 AM

Well I'd assumed it's about being afraid to do something you enjoy because you're worried you'll be falling into a stereotype, but that wasn't very funny so I wasn't sure I got it.

Edit: Actually if I change the little pixie guys to a stereotype applicable to me, it's pretty funny. So I guess that might be the joke after all. One of those "Ha! I identify with that!" jokes.

synkr0nized · 02-27-2010, 02:22 AM

Reading the thread title as "Should Canadians Be [...]" is pretty terrific.

Carry on.

Premmy · 02-27-2010, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DFM

Well I'd assumed it's about being afraid to do something you enjoy because you're worried you'll be falling into a stereotype, but that wasn't very funny so I wasn't sure I got it.

Edit: Actually if I change the little pixie guys to a stereotype applicable to me, it's pretty funny. So I guess that might be the joke after all. One of those "Ha! I identify with that!" jokes.

So that's DFM's take. I want to get some further input from the NPFer's here, what do you think is the Joke In this Sketch?

Racist Pixies Sketch.

Don't bother discussing the nature of the joke, or anything like that for the moment, Just tell me what's the punchline here?

Archbio · 02-27-2010, 03:26 AM

The punchline is that when he thinks he's out, they pull him back in?

DFM · 02-27-2010, 03:34 AM

lol little dude gets peed on

Azisien · 02-27-2010, 10:22 AM

He spends the whole sketch trying to avoid choosing the stereotypical fried chicken, and when he finally thinks he's out, oh wait the other choice was also some kind of stereotype everybody laugh!

The alternate punchline was, I think, a mini-Chappelle being small and hyperactive and racist. I can see where that's coming from, because Chappelle's a naturally funny guy, so whether he's talking about bacon or shooting kittens, he could somehow make it slightly humourous.

Sir Pinkleton · 02-27-2010, 11:49 AM

The hyperbolized stereotype of a black man, complete with yelling? Making Chappelle visibly nervous? Hyperbolizing lots of thing's makes them funnier than they are, or than they should be.

That it is Chappelle helps, yes. I don't like skits like that though, stand up at the mic is always more hilarious.

Marc v4.0 · 02-27-2010, 02:48 PM

I would have to agree that it is funny because it is Chappelle, but also because it is a parody of the silliest racist stereotypes as well. The joke is it's ok to laugh at completely ridiculous bullshit.

Premmy · 02-27-2010, 11:49 PM

Let's consider that in order to make a joke about racism, you have to pick a specific topic. "lol racism" is..... it's not even a joke. Whereas "man gets tortured by racist sterotypes" is a bit in and of itself.

Chappelle switches between physical slapstick/sexual/obersvational/toilet humor and Black humor in his stand-up act, but on the sketches its generally one over the other.

So, is this Slapstick, Is this Sexual Humor? Is this Toilet Humor? or is it very specifically humor addressing a particular black/asian/latino/white experience?

Is the humor supposed to be in the telling of the joke, or in the joke itself? and if it's in the telling of the joke, why?

02-27-2010, 01:53 AM	#71
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	I Just want to note that noone has stated what the joke of the original bit was.... just sayin' __________________ Drank

02-27-2010, 02:19 AM	#72
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	Well I'd assumed it's about being afraid to do something you enjoy because you're worried you'll be falling into a stereotype, but that wasn't very funny so I wasn't sure I got it. Edit: Actually if I change the little pixie guys to a stereotype applicable to me, it's pretty funny. So I guess that might be the joke after all. One of those "Ha! I identify with that!" jokes. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

02-27-2010, 02:22 AM	#73
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	Well, it was for a fleeting moment, anyway. Reading the thread title as "Should Canadians Be [...]" is pretty terrific. Carry on. __________________ Find love.

02-27-2010, 03:26 AM	#75
Archbio Data is Turned On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,980	The punchline is that when he thinks he's out, they pull him back in? __________________ 6201 Reasons to Support Electoral Reform.

02-27-2010, 03:34 AM	#76
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	lol little dude gets peed on __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

02-27-2010, 10:22 AM	#77
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	He spends the whole sketch trying to avoid choosing the stereotypical fried chicken, and when he finally thinks he's out, oh wait the other choice was also some kind of stereotype everybody laugh! The alternate punchline was, I think, a mini-Chappelle being small and hyperactive and racist. I can see where that's coming from, because Chappelle's a naturally funny guy, so whether he's talking about bacon or shooting kittens, he could somehow make it slightly humourous.

02-27-2010, 11:49 AM	#78
Sir Pinkleton What's going on? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 1,237	The hyperbolized stereotype of a black man, complete with yelling? Making Chappelle visibly nervous? Hyperbolizing lots of thing's makes them funnier than they are, or than they should be. That it is Chappelle helps, yes. I don't like skits like that though, stand up at the mic is always more hilarious.

02-27-2010, 02:48 PM	#79
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	I would have to agree that it is funny because it is Chappelle, but also because it is a parody of the silliest racist stereotypes as well. The joke is it's ok to laugh at completely ridiculous bullshit. __________________

02-27-2010, 11:49 PM	#80
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	Let's consider that in order to make a joke about racism, you have to pick a specific topic. "lol racism" is..... it's not even a joke. Whereas "man gets tortured by racist sterotypes" is a bit in and of itself. Chappelle switches between physical slapstick/sexual/obersvational/toilet humor and Black humor in his stand-up act, but on the sketches its generally one over the other. So, is this Slapstick, Is this Sexual Humor? Is this Toilet Humor? or is it very specifically humor addressing a particular black/asian/latino/white experience? Is the humor supposed to be in the telling of the joke, or in the joke itself? and if it's in the telling of the joke, why? __________________ Drank Last edited by Premmy; 03-01-2010 at 02:45 AM.