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hlthe2b

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17. Funny very sporadically--especially in recent decades. Can have biting political humor that is not LOL funny, but...

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2024, 04:40 AM

Apr 2024

can be at least amusing.

I do get that there are differences in British and American humor though. While I am a long-term fan of the former dating to Monty Python and others, I don't always appreciate the slapstick physicality often seen in British humor, so there is that. Then again, I was only occasionally amused by Lucile Ball--her original show, which frequently relied on physical humor as well--even while I appreciated her talent. Monty Python had a sarcastic edge that brought a mirror to society's hypocrisy and idiocy. So even when it indulged in physical humor, a more analytical "cerebral" message was usually being advanced--the kind of humor frequently advanced by The Onion here.

But, yes, SNL has only sporadic instances of laughable humor now and even those are frequently reliant on gross (childish) antics.

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To be fair Traildogbob Apr 2024 #18

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