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I like how comedian Jerry Seinfeld put it: "If you have to use profanity in a joke then you failed to nail it." Applies to other things as well. It may be a (cr
by geomark 10y ago
I like how comedian Jerry Seinfeld put it: "If you have to use profanity in a joke then you failed to nail it." Applies to other things as well. It may be a (crude) indication of honesty, but it is a clear indication of failure.
- imesh 10y agoYeah but here is the thing about Jerry,he is the only clean comic who is funny at all. Outside of him almost all the great comedians will throw a fuck or a shit in there. Dave Chappelle and Louie CK are far from failures.
- redshirtrob 10y agoBob Newhart would like a word with you. Specifically, as a one-sided phone conversation.
- reddytowns 10y agoBill Cosby was pretty funny in his day
- oddlyaromatic 10y agoJim Gaffigan! Mitch Hedberg, by and large, too. But yes there are lots of comedians who swear profusely and are/were great.
- geomark 10y agoSure. But my point really was that use of profanity in most endeavors is a sign of failure.
- ubersoldat2k7 10y agoPlease, Carlin was one of the best comedians... And fuck me if he didn't swear his ass off.
- geomark 10y agoI went to a Carlin show once. He was witty. But overall the impression he left was that of a vulgar bitter man.