[P] I've been thinking aboit the Rowan Atkinson comment on humour, it still gets under my skin. "Every joke has a victim," Rowan says, "that's the definition of humour." Such spineless cowardice. It isn't because he's wrong per se, but because he leaves out the most important part. A brave comedian doesn't need to rely on the sociopathy room. The victim of humour can be one's own self, safely, without harm.
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[P] This is why my favourite forms of humour are properly handled self-deprecation and slapstick. In such a case, one can be aware of one's limits and that of one's troupe. I'd think that as Mr. Bean, he'd realise that. Oh. He hates Mr. Bean? Of course he does. This is why I still love the Chuckle Brothers, everyone's in on the joke and no one's punching down like a bully. All of my adored comedians get it.
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Weary Wulf