Place your exampleseses of opinionless comedy here.
What are the best exampleseses of comedy that totally lacks opinions?
Spencer Jones
Lenny Bruce.
Interesting ideas so far.
I was thinking maybe mime artists.
......and slapsticks.
Comedy? Opinions? If I want to hear other people's opinions I can read the columnists or editorials in the newspapers. Or, dare I say it, if desperate, read certain threads on these very forums. I don't want to listen to the opinions of some random comedian.
I want comedians to be telling me about their wives and mothers-in-law. Or characters to be going in and out of constantly opening and shutting doors with no trousers on. Or for vicars to call round at the most inopportune moments in sitcoms.
Almost any sitcom or sketch show before about 2010. Almost none since.
Quote: Aaron @ 5th July 2022, 5:07 PMAlmost any sitcom or sketch show before about 2010. Almost none since.
Arguably the ones before then just reflected a different set of opinions.
Quote: Aaron @ 5th July 2022, 5:07 PMAlmost any sitcom or sketch show before about 2010. Almost none since.
Bloody Tory government ?
Historically, we do have better sitcoms when Labour is in power. Maybe.
Quote: chipolata @ 5th July 2022, 6:30 PMHistorically, we do have better sitcoms when Labour is in power. Maybe.
There's probably is something in that.
Sitcoms are the sign of a happy populace? Or certainly a happy creative community?
Satire and 'angry-ness' is fiercer when those same people feel a bit put upon?
Massive generalisation, but....
Quote: Lazzard @ 5th July 2022, 6:44 PMThere's probably is something in that.
Sitcoms are the sign of a happy populace? Or certainly a happy creative community?
Satire and 'angry-ness' is fiercer when those same people feel a bit put upon?
Massive generalisation, but....
Not all creatives are Labour, and even less so historically, as I'm sure you know.
There have previously been arguments made about best/most popular/long-running sitcoms coming in times of economic/social hardship, which I think stands up far better as an argument.
Quote: Aaron @ 5th July 2022, 6:49 PMThere have previously been arguments made about best/most popular/long-running sitcoms coming in times of economic/social hardship, which I think stands up far better as an argument.
We should be in for some corkers soon then.
Quote: chipolata @ 5th July 2022, 7:00 PMWe should be in for some corkers soon then.
Alas the squeeze a decade ago did not deliver.
Can I just say my analysis was specifically designed to wind up Aaron.
Completely made up and silly.
Its probably to do with the diminishing influence of the 'mainstream' channels.
Or something.