An article for the blog about comedian Tracy Morgan that relates to our discussion about George Carlin and media censorship.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Rock+star+Tracy+Morgan+shocking+comedy+routine+prompts+walk+outs+among+audience/2207010/story.html
-Brian Osha
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It seems as though Tracy Morgan was trying to use vulagirty to be funny. I always think that the comedians who are clean and don't need to use crude language are normally the funniest, which is probably why so many people walked out on his show. The difference between Morgan and Carlin is that Morgan was taking shots at people why Carlin's jokes weren't targeted at anyone in particular.
ReplyDeleteComedy is difficult to judge the censorship. I understand some instances with the vulgarity and at the same time some are just really really bad. I think it depends on the person and their idea of what is funny and also how they interpret what is being said. Also context is a big deal.
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