Author Topic: Standup Comedy as politics  (Read 1905 times)

agricola

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Standup Comedy as politics
« on: February 19, 2008, 07:28:15 AM »
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Rt Hon William Hague, MP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Cj1b-rp1E&feature=related

Funniest political speech of the year? 
"Idiot!  A long life eating mush is best."
"Make peace, you fools"

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Re: Standup Comedy as politics
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2008, 08:30:23 AM »
Heh.  smiley

I thought you were going to post something like a comedian trying to be a politician, but failing miserably on both counts.

Two examples...

I though Christopher Titus was great in Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding.  His most recent show, though, was awful.  He tried to be a political commentator instead of a comedian.  I tried to watch it, hoping it would get better.  It didn't.  I turned it off after twenty minutes.

George Lopez was a knee-slapper in Why You Crying?  But America's Mexican was an hour of high-volume Bush-bashing and anti-anyonebutmexicans, both of which were screamed at the viewer and liberally laced with Spanish invectives obviously and maliciously aimed straight at caucasians.

Sad.

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Re: Standup Comedy as politics
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 05:41:15 PM »
Bumped because of this speech from a couple of weeks ago (in three parts, of which part 2 is the best).  This is from the Rt Hon William Hague again, his contribution to an Opposition motion (brought by the SNP and Plaid Cymru) that called for a dissolution of Parliament and a General Election:

1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UejDW2y3Aq4&feature=related
2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miwy2kWR2C8&NR=1
3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvQPwf-0cIQ&feature=related

Sadly, the motion failed.  Great speech though, and worth comparing the reaction on the Government benches to mocking Brown in the EU speech and the mocking of Mandleson in this.
"Idiot!  A long life eating mush is best."
"Make peace, you fools"

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Re: Standup Comedy as politics
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2009, 05:57:55 PM »
I do not like, when with me play, and I think that you also

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Re: Standup Comedy as politics
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2009, 08:25:41 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4AO0GCPDtA&feature=fvw

Almost feel sorry for Harman here.

Almost, and then you see the look on her face.

"Idiot!  A long life eating mush is best."
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Re: Standup Comedy as politics
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2009, 08:28:34 PM »
Also, how is this for a blast from a past:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi7KZueD_wM
"Idiot!  A long life eating mush is best."
"Make peace, you fools"