Racist comedian Page 2

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ August 15 2009, 7:11 PM BST

I like reveal jokes like this. I did a topical one a while back when Carol Thatcher described someone as looking like a gollywog. I wrote a sketch where she met a friend's new boyfriend and she's trying really hard to not describe him as looking like a gollywog and then it's revealed that he is in fact a life size golly.

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One day, white people might realise that black people don't want to be associated with gollywogs, whatever the context. But I'm not holding my breath.

Quote: Jess Harper @ August 15 2009, 9:39 PM BST

One day, white people might realise that black people don't want to be associated with gollywogs, whatever the context. But I'm not holding my breath.

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So I understand. The sketch I wrote wasn't about that as such, but about a topical story concerning Carol Thatcher's comments and then using an old silly reveal gag.

Quote: Lee Henman @ August 15 2009, 9:29 PM BST

hmmm maybe right...it does seem vaguely familiar. Anyone help?

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Yes it's take on the joke about the little girl at school drawing a stick picture of her mum and then the mum coming to collect her from school and her being a stick drawing.

Quote: Lee Henman @ August 15 2009, 9:29 PM BST

hmmm maybe right...it does seem vaguely familiar. Anyone help?

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There was a sketch in Little Britain where Lucas and Walliams were made up to look like Al Jolson (kinda thing), they were listening to the radio and the broadcaster says something about their type of people going back home, something like this. I just remember a sketch with them 'blacked-up', listening to the radio, then the reveal on the radio is that golliwogs or what not should go back home. Anyone else have a stronger recollection?

I like this, it's a great idea and as ever slick.

I just think you could make the end neater by having the complainer being the guy in the mask. having it be another black guy seems distracting?

Quote: Lee Henman @ August 15 2009, 9:29 PM BST

hmmm maybe right...it does seem vaguely familiar. Anyone help?

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Seeing as you ask!

I saw a similar quickie once, where a guy is looking through an adult contact magazine and gazes lustfully at a photo of an attractive girl. Her identity is hidden by a black oblong over her eyes similar to this:

Anyway, he arranges to meet her; and yes, you've guessed it, she turns up with the same black oblong over her eyes.

Quote: Jess Harper @ August 15 2009, 9:39 PM BST

One day, white people might realise that black people don't want to be associated with gollywogs, whatever the context. But I'm not holding my breath.

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White people?

I'm with Angie on this one. Lee's great and I get the reasoning behind it but anything like this makes me uncomfortable. I won't go on as we've heard it all before. I'm just adding my two penneth as it seems to be in the minority on this one.

Quote: Jane P @ August 16 2009, 9:24 AM BST

anything like this makes me uncomfortable.

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That's what comedy should do. I vaguely recall the Little Britain sketch where the duo were black and white minstrels (dressed in purple and green sparkly outfits), listening to some sort of bad news (I think) on the radio. I found that boring. Whereas the scene in Extras with a gollywog doll was hilarious.

I disagree that comedy should make you uncomfortable. Life makes me uncomfortable - I watch comedy to escape that! If it can inform or challenge me in a positive way that's a bonus.

I don't want to go too far off topic though - I've just said how I feel but I can see other viewpoints and I don't think they're coming from a malicious stand point.

If the world were a more tolerant place it wouldn't even be an issue.

I thought it hilarious but was disappointed with the end somehow

Quote: Jane P @ August 16 2009, 9:54 AM BST

I disagree that comedy should make you uncomfortable. Life makes me uncomfortable - I watch comedy to escape that! If it can inform or challenge me in a positive way that's a bonus.

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Escapism is also my main reason for watching comedy. What I meant about "uncomfortable" is that comedy should be discomforting to the established order of society. Thus a hotel owner who abuses guests, an irritating and offensive middle-manager of a stationery company, etc. Basically, expose the hypocrisy and pointlessness of life. But shows like AYBS, Dad's Army, Friends and Hogan's Heroes don't fit that stupid classification, so I am talking crap. Sorry.

I suppose a further twist could be if the people booing him were 70s style standups?

Or...

INT. COMEDY CLUB. NIGHT.

A COMEDIAN IS ONSTAGE, NEXT TO A SMALL TABLE WITH A BAG ON IT.

COMEDIAN:
...and Paddy says (BAD IRISH ACCENT) that's no potato, that's my penis!

THERE'S AN EMBARRASSING SILENCE. THE COMEDIAN CLEARS HIS THROAT.

COMEDIAN:
Didn't like that one eh? Never mind, you'll love this... (RUMMAGING IN BAG) Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Al Jolson.

HE TAKES OUT A BLACK STOCKING MASK AND PULLS IT ON. IT HAS TWO WHITE CARDBOARD EYES AND A BIG STICK-ON MOUTH. HE TURNS TO THE AUDIENCE AND WAGGLES HIS HANDS.

COMEDIAN:
Mammy!

AUDIENCE STARTS BOOING LOUDLY.

COMEDIAN
What? What? It's just a bit of fun!

REVEAL: THE AUDIENCE. THEY'RE ALL WEARING IDENTICAL BLACK STOCKING MASKS, EYES, ETC, TO THE COMEDIAN.

THEY START THROWING THINGS.

END SKETCH

Or pull back to reveal the comedian is performing in a bank being robbed by 2 guys wearing stockings.

Quote: sootyj @ August 16 2009, 10:24 AM BST

I suppose a further twist could be if the people booing him were 70s style standups?

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yeah, that's a good'n