Does Chris Rock tell non-race related jokes??

**JazMerkin** · 03-12-2009 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Except people not going to their shows.

You piss off a small minority group... disabled, elderly etc then you'll get minor out cry but it's not like it's going to put a lot of people off buying your tickets/dvds.

Piss of a race and you're going to take a hit from it.

That maybe true, but the fact is the majority of white comedians who do race jokes generally work most on the 'black' comedy circuit. By and large its not black audiences who get offended & say I won't see any of their shows again, some of the most successful young comedians in the UK do a load of race jokes. Also just one example of an successful white comedian who does race jokes - Sarah Silverman. Oh but that must be because she's a woman right

Unless the stuff is actually malicious as it was in the Michael Richards case, then its very unlikely it would hurt their career. Comedy operates a system by which as long as you aren't trying to hurt someone, pretty much EVERYTHING goes.

**AdamGB** · 03-12-2009 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Except people not going to their shows.

You piss off a small minority group... disabled, elderly etc then you'll get minor out cry but it's not like it's going to put a lot of people off buying your tickets/dvds.

Piss of a race and you're going to take a hit from it.

That maybe true, but the fact is the majority of white comedians who do race jokes generally work most on the 'black' comedy circuit. By and large its not black audiences who get offended & say I won't see any of their shows again, some of the most successful young comedians in the UK do a load of race jokes. Also just one example of an successful white comedian who does race jokes - Sarah Silverman. Oh but that must be because she's a woman right

They're generally Jew jokes... because she's Jewish she can get away with it and I'd hardly call her a comedian but that's another story.

Take for example Goodness Gracious me, Indian made program... if it was white people joking about those stereotypes then their would be an outcry.

Really the only 'white' comedy I have seen that even attempts to joke about black stereotypes is family guy. Can't think of anything else.