Have you ever watched a great comedy film, loved it and then thought to yourself 'Oh my gosh, I would never let a child see this!'? This thought is pretty much me every time I watch a comedy gala on tv, or a Farrelly brothers movie (I love me some Farrelly Brothers.)
Growing up I would always want to watch the stand up comedy festivals and galas on tv, but my parents would never let me. I only found out when I was about 16 or 17 why this was. On this particular night my dad and i were watching a comedy gala and it was that moment that I realised basically every 10th word (or less) was f***.
Now, maybe it's just me but I don't find anything funny about that word being a punch line.
At 18 I decided that I wanted to be some type of comedian, even maybe the writer behind the scenes; but I dont want to change my ways and use a heap of profanity if that's what is going to make people laugh. I think there was a quote a comedian ( forget who) said which was along the lines of "a comic can get a ton of laughter from swearing, but a comic who works hard on the techniques of comedy can get just as much of a reaction."
This gives me hope. Does anyone else feel that too many comedians over-swear?
So my comedy is largely family based so that everyone can enjoy it. I've never written a joke that uses profanity, however, I've written double entendres and other jokes that imply adult things but nothing that I would rate more than pg13.
So, until next time....
Talk Later!
Morgan ^^
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