muslim at the airport. but who decides what s funny, and what will offend? and is this tension a reflection of what s happening in wider society, too? comedians are very paranoid that they might word something the wrong way and then that s out there forever. and then they re cancelled and will never gig again. is this your idea of a joke, then? maureen lipman, starring in coronation street right now, has a dramatic prediction. i think it s a revolution. something has to be forbidden to make you really laugh. to make you really belly laugh. it s when you shouldn t be laughing. this cancel culture, this cancelling, this punishment, it s everywhere. punishment, you know, an eye for an eye. you said that, therefore you must never work again. we are, literally, we re on the cusp of wiping out comedy. so, i m not trying to offend anyone, but. comedian russell kane says comedy
but who decides what s funny, and what will offend? and is this tension a reflection of what s happening in wider society, too? comedians are very paranoid that they might word something the wrong way, and then that is out there forever. and then they are cancelled and will never work again. is this your idea of a joke, then? maureen lipman, starring in coronation street right now, has a dramatic prediction. i think it s a revolution. something has to be forbidden to make your really laugh. to make you really belly laugh. it s when you shouldn t be laughing. this cancelling, this punishment is everywhere, punishment, and iforan eye. you said that, therefore you must never work again. we are, literally, we are on the cusp of wiping out comedy. so, i m not trying to offend anyone, but. comedian russell kane says comedy is, in fact, in rude health.
i think it s a revolution. something has to be forbidden to make you really laugh. to make you really belly laugh. it s when you shouldn t be laughing. this cancel culture, this punishment, it s everywhere. punishment, you know, an eye for an eye. you said that, therefore you must never work again. we are, literally, we are on the cusp of wiping out comedy. so, i m not trying to offend anyone, but. comedian russell kane says comedy is in fact in rude health. i was good at dungeons and dragons, so. i don t think anyone is saying we can t be offended. no one is saying that. there has been a massive, much needed shift in the conversation around gender, around men s attitudes to women, around consent, blah blah blah. the sort of ironic, lad humour of yeah, she s up for it, which at the time
that they might word something the wrong way, and then that s out there forever and they re cancelled and they will never gig again. is this your idea of a joke then? maureen lipman, who is starring in coronation street at the moment, and knows a thing or two about a punchline, says being scared to offend is killing comedy. i think it s a revolution. and i think at the moment it s in the balance, whether we re ever going to be funny again. something has to be forbidden to make you really laugh, to make you really belly laugh. it s when you shouldn t be laughing. and so therefore all the things that are being cancelled out by being correct, are, i m afraid, the things that have always made people laugh. 0h, congratulations on your exam results. grandma, ifailed. you failed? what do you mean? famously, maureen lipman starred in the 19805 bt advert. but is the doting jewish grandmotherjoke too much of a stereotype for our times?
it s stand up comedy night in manchester. new act faizan is telling jokes that some could find offensive. i was working at manchester airport in aviation security. laughter. a depressed, suicidal muslim at the airport. but who decides what s funny, and what will it end? what will offend? and is this tension a reflection of what s happening in wider society, too? comedians are very paranoid that they might word something the wrong way and then that is out there forever. and then they are cancelled and will never work again. is this your idea of a joke, then? maureen lipman, starring in coronation street right now, has a dramatic prediction. i think it s a revolution. something has to be forbidden to make your really laugh. to make you really belly laugh. it s when you shouldn t be laughing. we are, literally, we are