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Seinfeld says that far left woke mobs have killed comedy. He also dated a 17-year-old. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You can’t punch down

That's the key difference between conservative bullying and real comedy. Real comedy doesn't punch down.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I personally disagree, I think comedy punches everywhere, and occasionally those punches land down. Conservative bullying on the other hand, only punches down, over and over.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

I think Jimmy Carr punches down. I think it's okay to punch down as long as it implicitly understands that it's wrong. I think that's why some Frankie Boyle jokes (who used to write for Jimmy) land as well as they do.

Conservative comedy can sometimes be good? The thing is that it needs to thread a better needle.