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Originally Posted by Welshchris
I was watching Benny Hill last night and i still think hes really funny.
Isnt it funny how comedy has changed tho, from Jokes that were innocent or just had some innuendo in them to now having to cause some sort of offence to whatever the subject of that joke maybe.
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I'm not so sure comedy has changed all that much. While I don't like them, people still like Norman Wisdom, Laurel and Hardy (never even found them funny as a kid)
Yes, there are offensive comedians nowdays. I daresay there were then. Certainly whatever offensive comedians we have now are no worse than those who told mother-in-law jokes in the 60s, 70s and 80s. And, no, I am not criticising those comedians. Les Dawson told those kinds of jokes and was, IMO, one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen.
Admittedly I can't think of their names, but there are some comedians today that don't cause offence to the subjects of their jokes.
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Originally Posted by Russ B
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Ahh, Morcambe and Wise.. Surely one of (if not) the best comedy partnerships ever.