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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 3 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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TazeTSchnitzel ◴[29 Aug 22 18:04 UTC] No.32641381[source]▶
It's really interesting that such a bland, un-subversive show whose only mentions of sensitive topics are in bad throwaway jokes is so heavily censored. I guess a more interesting show would just not get aired at all.
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1. bee_rider ◴[29 Aug 22 19:28 UTC] No.32642432[source]▶
Actually, I wonder if that would be a "good" way of making a comedy that can be shown everywhere. Just film like 40 minutes per episode for a 30 minute slot, but only include throwaway jokes to they can be removed as needed.
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2. stirfish ◴[29 Aug 22 19:34 UTC] No.32642502[source]▶
I read somewhere that if you're writing humor for kids, you have to strip out a lot of the context: they might not know what an Eiffel Tower is, but they will understand Big Thing. Maybe comedy that can be shown everywhere is comedy a child can understand?
3. mywittyname ◴[29 Aug 22 20:03 UTC] No.32642864[source]▶
Comedy doesn't translate well, even among people of similar demographics. What makes one person fall out of their chair with laughter will make another roll their eyes. You can water jokes down and make them generic, but rarely will you elicit more than a chuckle from people once you've completely diluted a joke. What was the last "dad joke" you heard that made you laugh uncontrollably?

I think it's pointless to try an appease everyone. People should make comedy for their audiences and those who don't find it funny are free to ignore it. Just like, I think people should write sci-fi or thrillers for their audiences, rather than for everyone.