The audience laughs it up. Disgusting. Though what's interesting is how passionately the women laugh along with it. That's not nervous laughter from a bout of

The audience laughs it up. Disgusting. Though what's interesting is how passionately the women laugh along with it. That's not nervous laughter from a bout of false consciousness, either. In fact, on the whole, this is extremely mild. Tabloids, reality TV, talk shows and standup comedy shows are much raunchier today than back then. People like Lenny Bruce actually got into hefty legal issues with their routines, now it's purely public opinion.