It's not any criticism. It's your specific criticism seems that way. Like saying that he's just trying to be offensive is the same criticism Chappelle show got. So where's the disconnect? I could understand if it is just not your style of comedy, but if it is and the minute he starts staying things that go against your politics it's suddenly not funny... Yeah I'm thinking it got spoiled by your PC filter.

You don't seem like much of a comedy fan. I might be wasting my time.

No his act is extremely important right now. Because people want to destroy that brand of humor. You're not supposed to punch down. That's why Dave was so in your face about it this time cause last time he got some flack for very mild tranny jokes. So this was a guy with f*ck-you money saying let me joke about whatever I want to joke about.

Nah you're definitely on some reactionary ad hominem strawman business. Stanhope has a similar brand of humour that he backs up with genuinely funny jokes. I think your ability to interpret criticism on this subject has been spoiled by your anti-PC filter.

There's absolutely no shortage of this but sure, his mediocre special is important.

I only watched about 40 minutes because I was underwhelmed, is the last 20 minutes some God tier that I missed out on?

examples?

If you didn't laugh at his Chinese face you honestly have no soul tbh

Ranked from highest to lowest quality: Norm MacDonald, Stanhope, Daniel Tosh, that English dude with racy zingers, Joe Rogan and Sam Hyde

Really?

Sam Hyde is a fringe example who's show was cancelled over this sort of horse ****. And he's not even a big name in stand up.

And I don't watch Rogan's stand up cause I don't like his delivery but what I have seen isn't any where near as edgy as Dave.

Yes, all of those people are in the same brand of comedy as Chappelle.

eh it goes back to Lenny Bruce but the definition of what is PC changes.

I'm not saying it's a new angle. I'm saying it's an important angle that has always existed and right now Dave is the modern day champion.

It's important for those of us who enjoy it. We don't want our toys taken away. Go piss on some other parade you malcontent.

Comedy has historically been a home for a lot of free speech issues and discussions of what is and isn't taboo, so it makes sense in a way. It's oft overstated though, like how people thinking that protesting Chik-fil-a puts them on the same level as civil rights protesters in the 60s.

It was Louis before he died and he was actually funny.

I'm not saying it's important for you. I'm saying it's important for people who enjoy edgy comedy.

I enjoy it too but I prefer when it's a lot funnier than what Chappelle put out which is why I'm so hard on him. Nomsayin?

Louis pandered to the left a lot. I love Louis and I hope he resurrected but he knew how to set a tone liberal white people would be comfortable with.

examples

Cause I don't know what you're saying.

Let's see some of this edginess from Jimmy Carr

Dave Chappelle is pandering to the anti-PC crowd (though I think he's laughing at their predictability just as much as he is at the PC crowd), does that invalidate his championship?

Offensive material used as a vehicle for something genuinely funny>>>>shock humour on its own

Jimmy Carr is the English dude I was thinking of.

Steve Hughes is pretty good too.

If you open up podcasting as a new brand of standup (which I think is valid), edgy comedy is abound. It's really not under threat.

Nah cause the anti pc crowd (comedy fans) don't get you canceled.

And the last point is semantics. I thought there were genuinely funny lines in his special.

I'm still waiting for a clip. Just 1.

Who got Carlin cancelled?

Gatekeeping comedy is a PC crowd move btw

There were some but I also thought that the majority of the special was pretty bland. Idk, I think I've been too desensitized by 14 year olds in YouTube comment sections to be able to appreciate offensiveness with little genuine joke structure supporting it.

What is your point? Not everyone who was edgy got cancelled?


with Chappelle it's offer his cadence and delivery that makes it funny.

Like I could read the line "if I was gonna rape a kid, macaulay culkin would be one of the first.." and it's not funny. But with his delivery it is.

I love Stanhope but this isn't remotely edgy other than saying midget.

This would be edgy in 2010 on HBO.

That's your point based on your response to Louis being an edgy comedian.

Agree to disagree I guess. I could tell by his delivery that it was a joke, but it didn't sell the joke for me. I dislike Trevor Noah for the same reason: he's all delivery and no substance (he's been improving based on clips I've seen though).

Then the new Chappelle special isn't edgy.

Traaaaaash

we'll have to agree to disagree cause Trevor Noah's delivery sucks

I agree, the point was that he relies on his delivery over content.

Bill Maher isn't and never was funny.

I agree pt. 2

See we're not that different after all

right I just had no idea he was doing that cause his delivery is very bland.i thought he was more riding the wave of semiwoke Politics. His stand up is just preachy and attracts people who want to Pat themselves on the back.

Where as Chappelle is primal. He's making Chinese faces. He's buying guns to protect his property from heroine addicted whites. He's actually being funny. Not witty, not insightful, funny.

I don't think anyone actually finds him funny so it's really not saying that much lol

Actually it is. It attacks modern sacred cows, not the same ones Carlin attacked decades ago.

Sex isn't edgy anymore. Unless it's not consensual.

You say primal, I say reactionary. And wit is a huge component of comedy, I'm not sure what you're driving at there unless you're agreeing with me that Chappelle isn't very funny on his latest special.

Nah, it's still not edgy. The backlash isn't the tidal wave that people are making it out to be, it's just 2 dozen people on Twitter. You sure do give a lot of power to the people that you don't seem to want to drive the conversation.

I disagree. When I get the chance I can give you a point by point breakdown of why this is edgier than any special I've ever seen on Netflix. It will take me a while though. I'm probably going to rewatch the special to make sure I remember everything correctly. It might be tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Reacting to PC trends would've been edgy in 2010 but not anymore.