Recently, I’ve noticed that a few sketches in the critique section have come in for criticism due to their crudity.
I would like to know what people consider to be crude.
Personally, I find that certain swear words of a crude nature can make me cringe. However, if a sketch merely suggests or hints at crudity then I am not offended.
For example, I have entered a sketch for the weekly sketch competition which contains several references to homosexual activities – the only crude language in use is two mentions of the word ‘prick’. This isn’t exactly overkill and it fits better than any other word I could have used. Also, there was recently a sketch by one of the regulars, which revolved around a man having sex with a robot – the robot turned out to be another man and, I believe, they were caught by one of the mens wives. It could easily have been crude, but the language was not crude at all. If, however, the line “What are you doing up his arsehole, you f**king poof” was in there, then I would have cringed and perhaps shuddered.
Sometimes, though, crude language is very effective in a sketch. I recall a sketch from Jam which involved a doctor who, due to money shortages, had to run a sex chatline on the side. As he was dealing with a patient, the phone would ring and the doctor would then have to spout obscene filth down the phone. He would then hang up and go back to dealing with his patient.
What do others think?
That was a valid and well thought out point Leevil. Have a biscuit 