Price v. Boyle -discuss

[anna]

I find comedy a bit of a dark art. You are never going to be able to foretell what any audience will find funny, it is said that comedy is the one place that certain boundaries can still be pushed.

Saying that though, I find that I prefer comedy to have class, a certain quirk or cleverness to it. Normally comics are amazing witty people who have terrific insight into people.

I would say that this particular joke had none of the above qualities, instead it was a childish and outdated joke that fell flat. It should have been cut from his act. I dont see the comic appeal in picking on people in this manner, I would even go so far as to say it is cheap and lazy of an entertainer to try and pad out his act with highly controversial jokes just to keep ratings.

Jordan= fake tart who believes she is something she's not, and who-ers herself by getting paid for getting her tats oot
Boyle= total feckin specky geek who has to shock to keep earning his money-about as funny as the $hits when you've no toilet paper left-would defo get his balls booted from me/

Before anyone asks, I made a point of watching the clip and thinking about it before posting.
I'm at a loss to see how Ms Price makes the world a better place, but I do think the material was offensive in the way it suggested her young son is intent on violent incest. That's clearly not directed at her - if he'd called her a pointless trollop, fine with me.
Like Anna, I think this is school playground stuff - picking in the vulnerable to try and make yourself look clever. From a professional and supposedly intelligent comic, it's lame. I never thought him much good on MtW (shouting things doesn't make them funnier).

Originally Posted by husky03

Boyle= total feckin Ginger specky geek /

corrected for you

I've been to see FB live - and I have to admit there were more stunned silences from the audience than laughter. He seems to be just out to step over every single line.

I like edgy comics, people who say what they think and make it funny is totally fine with me. It doesnt matter who you are, something FB has said could be offensive to you, he's that type of guy.

Also - I have less time for KP than I do for FB. She's just out for the headlines and is trying to make herself look good by "defending" the disabled community. I dislike her immensely.

She is scum
He is lower scum

And I never thought someone could get lower than her.

it was close to the mark but it did make me **** my self

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by B1k3R

She is scum
He is lower scum

And I never thought someone could get lower than her.

Simon Cowell spring to mind as being worse than Jordan

I went to his tour show recently and he used this joke. Ok it's maybe over the line but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the worst thing he came out with. As said before it is funny because of the shock factor and you know you're not meant to laugh.

You don't watch Boyle for standard jokes, you watch for those 'I can't believe he said that' moments. If you don't like that you don't have to watch.

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Simon Cowell spring to mind as being worse than Jordan

I agree he is very low due to fix factor but it takes a special breed to be lower than her.