Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I don't think comedians are edgy for the sake of being edgy, but I think Elph was on to something when he called it alpha. This is post-midnight rambling so maybe tomorrow I'll be like wtf was I on about but whatever: I think the reason behind American comedy being what it is (specifically not witty), is the US's competitive winner/loser mentality. The thing is, a winner is a dominant alpha, and that kind of dominance is often brute force over brains. Wit is generally a thing to resort to for beta wimps, and those aren't people to put on a stage and cheer at in American culture, at least not as much as in England for instance.