Was comedy better years ago?

I like old comedies and one of the things I can say having watched hundreds is even the crappy ones back then are better than todays comedy. I actively seek out and watch them. It is a shame some didn't go beyond 1 series.

I've never been able to relate to a chav, even though there have always been chavs through-out the ages. It seems to only be in modern times that people are making programmes for them. Though I wonder how many chav's are watching tv.

I think the closest comedy I liked to a chav was the Ali G series. But even then we knew Sacha Baron Cohen was taking the pee out of that style of white person who acts black. But typical Americans don't get irony so you see them reacting as though he's a real person. Then of course media companies find one comedy that is popular so they immediately make x amount of near duplicates (it happens in gaming i.e. adding battle royales in to many games).
 
A lot of the current day comedy series are quite boring imo. I am partial to people just do nothing tbh. I am not sure if i can call Black books old school , but that was a great series.. Modern ones , i'd be hard pressed to find one i enjoy
 
Aren't zoomers a little young to have established comedians? Probably some channels on YouTube of the up and coming ones, not aware of any yet.

Youngest comedian I am aware of is Bo Burnham (and enjoy) at 30/31, so a millennial. Most of his stuff is full of swearing and not forum friendly, however I love this song from Inside which as far as I know is completely clean. The thing is, the content below isn't funny in isolation, it's almost an "in" joke as you need to have seen these accounts, know these posters and it's just a fun poke at the stereotypes of social media postings.

 
Nasher said:

Just can't do jokes like that anymore lol
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I see this type of comment a lot. Of course you can.

The joke was that Father Ted was caught out doing a racist thing, and then the later misunderstanding with the dot on the window and the waving hello looking like a heil hitler gesture.

Not that the racist thing itself was funny.
 
!bluetonic! said:
For a character that's been going since the early 90s, one joke wouldn't have cut it. It is smart. With radio, TV and a Film to boot. Ironically, your comments, I'm reading them in Alan Partridge's voice. This is why you don't get it.
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Exactly, Alan Partridge (like David Brent) is a not a one-dimensional grotesque character, nor are some of the brilliant supporting characters (particularly Michael in I’m AP!).

Admittedly, they’re possibly flogging a dead horse now, but the quality over 30 years has been remarkable.
 
VincentHanna said:
I see this type of comment a lot. Of course you can.

The joke was that Father Ted was caught out doing a racist thing, and then the later misunderstanding with the dot on the window and the waving hello looking like a heil hitler gesture.

Not that the racist thing itself was funny.
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The offended would blow their top at the Chinese impressions though.

Just like they do with blackface in comedy. League of Gentlemen couldn't do Papa Lazarou anymore, even though it isn't really "blackface".
 
Fubsy said:
Aren't zoomers a little young to have established comedians? Probably some channels on YouTube of the up and coming ones, not aware of any yet.

Youngest comedian I am aware of is Bo Burnham (and enjoy) at 30/31, so a millennial. Most of his stuff is full of swearing and not forum friendly, however I love this song from Inside which as far as I know is completely clean. The thing is, the content below isn't funny in isolation, it's almost an "in" joke as you need to have seen these accounts, know these posters and it's just a fun poke at the stereotypes of social media postings.

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isn't funny in isolation, it's almost an "in" joke

Got to agree, it just ain't funny
 
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