It's difficult for political comedy to be funny these days. - ThreadSky

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iammrbeat.bsky.social • 35 days ago

It's difficult for political comedy to be funny these days.

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What's the quote? "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize"
(Tom Lehrer)

christianlw.bsky.social•35 days ago

The Onion still is shining

zachsheikh.bsky.social•35 days ago

Especially when none of it is more out there than real life

uberkunstler.bsky.social•35 days ago

Political comedy has been reclassified as political documentary.

the-atomicpunk.bsky.social•34 days ago

Bad take.

whoudini.bsky.social•35 days ago

Grinding a joke to the very limits of absurdity might do the trick..

Or may just as well make the quipster look as inane as the subject of such.. erm.. yeah...

All I am gonna say is that my life is not without regrets.

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psychoawesome.bsky.social•35 days ago

Political comedy is funny when politics are normal and you can laugh about absurd exaggerations. But when politics is this extreme and chaotic you can only exaggerate so much.

the-atomicpunk.bsky.social•35 days ago

When politics is this extreme and chaotic you don't have to do any work. Have you thought about that.

whoudini.bsky.social•34 days ago

When do I laugh though?..
The smile doesn’t want to show its face for some reason...

Is it the situation where I have to look at the cuckoo-clock and throw mutual insults?

🕰👉🔄🐦👈🤪

threnodyskein.bsky.social•35 days ago

True. I watch Colbert and Stewart. I weep sometimes. Angry mostly.

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