Quote: rors401 @ December 8 2010, 8:17 PM GMTIt was completely disrespectful what he said about Jade Goody and Michael Jackson as I had just lost a relative.
You were being ironic, right...?
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Quote: rors401 @ December 8 2010, 8:17 PM GMTIt seemed to be a disability and looks theme this week and usually I laugh at his jokes but he took it a bit too far.
It wasn't that funny but just seemed quite aggresively nasty.
I'm generally happy that he takes things 'too' far, it's so refreshing these days.
However...mocking an autistic blind kid for his condition? Shameful.
Quote: Nogget @ December 9 2010, 6:32 AM GMTHowever...mocking an autistic blind kid for his condition? Shameful.
You have a point, Nogget, but the joke was based on far, far more than the child's autism and blindness.
One of the most powerful and wonderful devices in a comedian's armoury is the courage to vocalise thoughts/ideas/beliefs the audience are ashamed to admit, even to themselves, that they harbour.
Sometimes, having elicited gasps of horror with such a joke, a comedian will follow up with something like 'Go on, tell me you weren't thinking it!' but, whether he says that or not, the audience are already ashamed not only of thinking it themselves but also of expressing disapproval at the joke and thereby pretending they weren't.
I share your horror at the joke while standing on my seat to applaud it.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 9 2010, 8:01 AM GMTI share your horror at the joke while standing on my seat to applaud it.
Isn't it enough that Harvey has to live with his condition, without suffering such cynicism, on national TV? It would be called kicking a man when he's down, except he's not even a man. Essentially, it's child abuse. Are you still clapping?
I'm not actually horrified though, I accept that in pushing the boundaries like Boyle does, there will be such problems, and overall I laughed a fair amount in that broadcast. The shorter sketches worked much better, and the stand-up was still very good, from the very start. So much better than those obsequious comedians who come out and try to ingratiate themselves with the audience through inane compliments about their town. I'd like to see Boyle come out at the start and insult the entire audience, individually, for the entire show.
In fairness Harvey wilol be dead fairly soon and probably wouldny understand Tramadol nights if he watched it.
And you could apply the above statement to Jordan.
Harvey he's like England's Gary Coleman.
Watcha' talkin' about Peter Andre?
N.B. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90108372.html
if that monsterous whore is making money telling the People she thinks it's her fault he has problems.
Then she deserves all the mockery in the world.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 9 2010, 8:01 AM GMTI share your horror at the joke while standing on my seat to applaud it.
I don't see what there is to applaud about the joke exactly; just because it's the sort of thing others might think? That's enough to applaud it? You're easilly pleased.
Quote: sootyj @ December 9 2010, 9:03 AM GMTN.B. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90108372.html
if that monsterous whore is making money telling the People she thinks it's her fault he has problems.
Then she deserves all the mockery in the world.
But does he?
I sniggered at the joke by the way, but that's because I'm a monster.
Comedy like bombing only works when you kill the innocent.
Quote: Nogget @ December 9 2010, 8:26 AM GMTIsn't it enough that Harvey has to live with his condition, without suffering such cynicism, on national TV? It would be called kicking a man when he's down, except he's not even a man. Essentially, it's child abuse. Are you still clapping?
Harvey didn't suffer any cynicism on national TV. He didn't hear the joke and he'll never know the joke was told. It caused him no suffering and it never will.
For those same reasons, it's not like kicking a man when he's down. In that scenario, the kickers are adding to the man's suffering and/or injuries. Frankie's joke caused neither suffering nor injury to Harvey.
It's not child abuse.
And yes, I'm still clapping.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 9 2010, 9:06 AM GMTYou're easily pleased.
No, I'm not.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 9 2010, 10:29 AM GMTNo, I'm not.
Right, okay.
I think the joke is pretty nasty but by complaining about it Jordan has just given Boyle some much needed publicity.
The show has shed a third of its viewers in the first week, if she'd kept quiet about it there's every chance that it, and Boyle's TV career, would've died a quick death, but now she's probably given it enough of a boost to keep it going.
Some bright spark on the BBC 'Points of View' message board has requested a refund of his licence fee, claiming 'Tramadol Nights' is a waste of licence-payers money.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 9 2010, 10:58 AM GMTSome bright spark on the BBC 'Points of View' message board has requested a refund of his licence fee, claiming 'Tramadol Nights' is a waste of licence-payers money.
People on internet forums not being in full command of the facts, Veronica! Whatever next?
By the way, have you got me that list of attractive female comedians men go to watch and masturbate whilst watching? I'm still waiting. 
I saw it before it was deleetd. Cheeky sod.
I'm interested to know what the Harvey joke was. Anyone care to transcribe it for me?
Jordan is dating a cage fighter because he's the only man strong enough to stop Harvey raping her.
Oh. That's not nice.
Or particularly funny.