Comedy.........One of the greatest comedy episodes of all time is.........

Fawlty Towers........The Germans........

Thats my opinion but just in case you thought I was alone............

Film director Martin Scorsese, who is a huge fan of Fawlty Towers, describes "The Germans" as "so tasteless, it's hilarious".

If we stopped all comedy because a person or group is offended we wont have anything left to laugh at.

Posted By: usacanary on February 10th 2011 at 20:08:15

Message Thread

Im really offended............... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 19:51:10
- How is that at all similar to the top gun/mexico thing (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:11:56
  - Read your article on the train this morning, mate. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 10, 20:29:23
    - cheers mate (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:30:58
      - Where can I read it? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 10, 20:35:31
        
        In When Saturday Comes magazine, got an amusing email from my dad today (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:39:09
      - I had a good idea for a story last night (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:34:36
  - Thats the point.............If they are both going for jokes........... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:16:54
    - but if jokes like that are done without irony (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:18:39
      - maybe you are one of the people walking out.......... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:19:33
    - you'd like to think so... (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 20:17:32
  - top gear I mean obviously, haha (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:13:38
    - TOP GUN............ go the gay way........... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:22:45
  - top gun? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 20:13:03
- Comedy.........One of the greatest comedy episodes of all time is......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:08:15
  - Germans. hehehehehehe (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 10, 20:09:47
  - yes, but the stereotypical views are held by the idiot of the show (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:09:43
    - thanks, a part of me died when I read usacanary's post (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:13:14
    - Point.....you can be offended...... and it can still be funny (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:12:15
      - of course, but the whole point is showing how stupid these views are (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:17:22
        
        and in Top Gear you're not supposed to think (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 20:20:22
        
        I've seen their shit before, there's no irony there (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:22:47
        
        So you admit he was just going for shity cheap laughs......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:28:02
        
        I'm going to give up explaining this (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:32:38
        
        great counter point......... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:39:04
        
        I'm just repeating the same point over and over and you don't understand (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:40:19
        
        You dont think you might be going a bit OTT over a throwaway cheap gag. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:46:51
        
        no because in my opinion these things run deeper (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:49:02
        
        I think you are thinking way too deep about this............ (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 21:10:14
        
        you may well be right and not the first time I have been accused of that (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 21:19:48
        
        You can knock them but the fact remains.......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 21:30:38
        
        I have enjoyed watching the show in the past (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 21:45:00
        
        quite, Top gear will be trying to makes us laugh next by suggesting that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 21:26:55
        
        Don't spoil it for me, I haven't seen those ones yet. (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 10, 22:11:17
        
        agreed. The fact that there's no irony whatsoever makes me think (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:52:07
        
        come on, I don't need to explain what's wrong with racism for cheap laughs do I? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:31:06
        
        I need a list of all the subjects that are off limits to comedy..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:35:12
        
        come on think about it, ALL subjects are ok for comedy obviously (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:38:09
        
        You have the right to be offended............. (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:43:47
        
        lazy stereotypes without irony are just lazy stereotypes and have no humour value (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:50:23
        
        I laughed at the joke yet I dont think Mexicans are lazy........ (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 21:18:20
        
        I agree (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 10, 20:20:09
      - try tellin pants that (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Feb 10, 20:17:08
        
        What were you saying about stalking? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:17:54
        
        nice to be stalked (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Feb 10, 20:19:39
        
        Yeah, you probably think it's funny (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:20:27
        
        its funny when you take the trouble to do it (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Feb 10, 20:21:27
  - probably wouldn`t get away with it these days (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 10, 20:09:21
    - it's still shown 'these days' (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 10, 20:17:21
      - exactly, while stuff like Alf Garnet and Love Thy Neighbour can't be re-aired (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:19:47
        
        ive got all the vids sambo (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Feb 10, 20:22:16
        
        yes but (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 10, 20:22:15
        
        Even Alf Garnet ending up looking like a twat (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 10, 20:24:16
        
        did he? Blimey, very good for that era. I can't remember much about it to be fair (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 10, 20:26:18
- oh no (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Feb 10, 19:53:48
- to be fair he is also a massive cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 10, 19:52:47
- Al Murray is a cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 19:52:21
  - ^^^^^ Al Murray would be offended................ (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 10, 20:30:01
  - I thought he was a made up character, based on the English stereotype. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 10, 19:57:02
    - nah (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 10, 20:01:29
    - his real name is Al Murray (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 19:59:45
      - You're messing aren't you chazza? (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:06:36
        
        The Pub Landlord is an act, yes (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 20:08:05
        
        ahh, there's the angle you went on Chazza (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:10:23
        
        what? (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 20:12:28
        
        presupposition (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:13:15
        
        the Hell's Kitchen bit should've been the giveaway (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 20:17:51
        
        is that your new word? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 20:14:59
        
        and discourse ethics (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:15:37
        
        the man's Oxford educated FFS !! (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 10, 20:07:28
        
        I know (General Chat) - pants, Feb 10, 20:08:30
        
        No, I went to UEA (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 10, 20:08:25
  - he was in the pub at qpr (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 19:53:32
    - All hail to the Ale (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 10, 19:59:28

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