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brian regan, jim gaffigan, and john mulaney are my current favs running. regan and gaffigan are both clean throughout, mulaney will drop some words once in a while but relatively clean.

Shock value is a big thing in comedy. When I was a kid, race and drugs were big topics. Nowadays sex seems to be a big, driving force.

And that's my complaint with about 95% of female comics today - EVERYTHING is about sex and/or relationships.  Diversify a little!

I like Sarah Silverman because she does branch out and hits the hush-hush topics HARD.  Old fogies probably hate her for this.  Hits religion HARD.  Jokes about everything that makes you squeemish and doesn't rely on any single one.  

If someone says she's too dry or crass, that's fine.  But you gotta appreciate the breadth of topics for a modern female comic.  

Some of those roasts were great and the comics were sharp but every other word was obscene,gender related or not. It's an insult exchange that would make Rickles blush

Yeah, but Eddie Murphy is on your list for Mt Rushmore and he dropped the F-bomb 223 times in a 90 minute set on Raw.  That seems inordinate to me.  Look, I don’t mind blue comedy but I do think a lot of comedians  go too far with it and rely on the profanity too much for the laughs.

I don’t respect clean comedians out of some sense of morality or manners.  I respect them because I think it’s harder to stand on a stage and make people laugh without hitting on risqué material or cussing a little bit.

Eh. I'm on the fence with this whole thing...

You don't become a successful stand-up comedian simply by throwing down f-bombs on stage. If there's not serious comedic chops behind it, you can bomb just as easily with cuss words as clean. 

I do agree that there's a certain extra "degree of difficulty" score that I'll give to a comedian who can work 100% clean and still nail it. 

Maybe it's just that we grew up as descendants of a Puritan-influenced society and a few cuss words out there loosen people up and make them giddy. It's not going to sustain a comedy act, but it doesn't always, frankly, hurt...

As Tommy Tiernan said, "the English language is like a brick wall between me and you, and f$%k is my chisel":


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow8AjUi3vWU

Some of those roasts were great and the comics were sharp but every other word was obscene,gender related or not. It's an insult exchange that would make Rickles blush

Well, that's a damn ROAST. What would you expect? 

Insult comedy is a thing--just ask Lisa Lampanelli. 

Roasts are basically an insult comedy festival.

Pizza Lampanelli

Another "all my jokes are about the same thnig" queen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVr_l7P_uNg&t=1012s

I really enjoy her - clean, hokey, etc.  Plays up her accent.  

I guess I just don't see 2 groups - cussers and clean....they're either funny or not.  

Yeah, but Eddie Murphy is on your list for Mt Rushmore and he dropped the F-bomb 223 times in a 90 minute set on Raw.  That seems inordinate to me.  Look, I don’t mind blue comedy but I do think a lot of comedians  go too far with it and rely on the profanity too much for the laughs.

I don’t respect clean comedians out of some sense of morality or manners.  I respect them because I think it’s harder to stand on a stage and make people laugh without hitting on risqué material or cussing a little bit.

i'll echo this.

the words don't bother me. i'm no stranger to them myself at times. and risque topics aren't necessarily off topic either. but when those are the "stars" of the show, it just isn't as funny. carlin, pryor and robin williams are all masters of story telling and fun entertainment. they all used a good bit of language, but it wasn't the point of the joke.

it's the same with movies, to me. and i don't mean a couple "damn" or something. unless it's fitting in the situation (i.e. lots of language in war movies) then i just don't enjoy it. it's a crutch that's unnecessary and detracts from the story.