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by lupusreal 641 days ago
Being right doesn't mean it's funny though... Call me old fashioned but isn't the point of comedy to be funny, not correct?

What do I know though, it's been years since I've found any standup comic very funny, and most comedy movies just make me groan. I'm no expert on what is or isn't funny, I just find it odd that you defend the humor here by pointing out its correctness.

FWIW I've never heard of this guy nor heard any of his jokes.

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There's a shred of truth in every joke.
Sure, but "fire is hot" isn't much of a joke.
Only if I’m the one on fire, then it’s relative.
I was there. It was so funny! Somehow the articles make it so serious and less funny. Being there in the room, it felt like it was needed. Like a relief valve for what people were thinking but not able to say. To laugh together…as a huge group makes community and in a sense some sort of catharsis. Healing perhaps.