Russell Peters: Will someone ask Aamir to shut up?' - Page 13

Originally posted by: firework

Maybe she understands the joke, but finds it unnecessary to bring ebola or AIDS and expects "how dirty Ranveer is" to be rephrased differently.

There are multiple ways of saying the same thing. A good comedian should challenge himself to come up with a better joke. They chose to stick to their joke, because it was the best they could come up with. Then she has the right to express her opinion and stick to her opinion.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

You still didn't get the joke. It is not about the hole at all. It is about how dirty Ranveer is that he's carrying every venereal disease.

It depends on the person and the relationship they share with their parents. There is absolutely nothing wrong in being transparent and open about your sex life with your parents. For a gay person in a conservative society, a supportive parent can become a very close friend and confidante.

And at the end of the day, the position reference was made in total jest. It was a jab at his alleged homosexuality. There is no way we can say that he actually prefers that position. He could be the dom for all we know.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

So its a bad joke, big deal. Its a free country. People can crack crappy jokes if they wish.

Yes, she has the right to her opinion and interpretation of the joke.

At the same time I too have the freedom to challenge and critique interpretations.

Originally posted by: blue-ice

If u had read the whole post I wrote and not concentrated just on those jokes...you would have known that I was talking about creativity and honesty here...I didn't find an iota of creative talent in these jokes...i wasn't even talking about the target of the joke here😳

Originally posted by: rits08

This thread is still going on..it was 1 damn show and the entire forum has been rocked by it😆😆

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Being a stand up comic is not easy. Writing a successful routine takes a lot of creative work and effort. Most people from the performing arts circuit will admit that the live monologue is the hardest, most difficult and most creative thing to execute. It requires a lot more because you don't have props, sets, takes, star cast etc to make it work - it is just you, your personality and your material.

It is not also not easy to make people laugh, especially making people laugh about more serious matters. A good comic makes jokes about serious social issues to make people socially aware. That is why Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert etc are bigger icons than any award winning news reporters, because they addressed issues like war, racism, death in a humorous manner.

Granted AIB guys aren't great comics. They seem to be trying too hard to be edgy. They come off as wannabe. And yes, some of their punchlines are not funny at all. But coming from a country that does not have a standup culture and doesn't acknowledge raunchy or insult humor, they have done well to do what they do.

So maybe you don't find it offensive and not funny at all. You have the right to that opinion. The problem is when people use their personal tastes as a means to hold back creative expression and demean effort people put into it. That is why TVF supported them even though they subscribe to a different genre of humor. That is why Twinkle Khanna supports them despite being someone who prefers classy to crassy. That is why Russel Peters is speaking as a performing artist. These are situations where to me performing artists come together irrespective of genre. Those that don't are of the cocky kind who refuse to acknowledge that other genres exist and ought to exist.

PS: I know I rambled and probably didn't make bloody sense to the actual point you made. 😆

Originally posted by: Franco

Exactly it was just a couple of jokes 😲