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Angry Young Man
14th September 2007, 15:52
Right. Gonna be starting my coursework. It's like a research thing of your choice.

My plan is to do one on how comedy is used as a means of political dissent. On the standup front, obviously Bill Hicks is there, and I youtubed Carlin who seems a shame to omit. I was wondering if y'all could shout out some other names for me.

Also, in regard to other means, could I include things like the Simpsons and American Dad?

Cheers, all,

RR x x
Rosa Lichtenstein
14th September 2007, 16:03
Mark Steel. He is up-front political, unlike Hicks (who was political now and then).
Angry Young Man
15th September 2007, 16:34
Cheers.

Although, maybe there're more things to joke about than politics. Hell, the Simpsons jokes about politics. Viz. the George Bush episode.

Is it really irritating I keep saying "Viz."
Rosa Lichtenstein
15th September 2007, 17:26
RR there are loads of his videos on-line if you go to U-tube etc.

His two 'funny' books are "It's Not A Runner Bean" and "Reasons to be Cheerful", both of which are excellent.

His "History of the French Revolution" is great too.

I have some of his videos stored at my U-Tube site (skip past the Galloway ones!):

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=600610659E528606

His 'Vive la Revolution' on page two is brilliant.
Angry Young Man
15th September 2007, 22:01
Did he do the History of Oil on the beeb?
Rosa Lichtenstein
15th September 2007, 22:09
I am pretty sure he didn't.
spartan
15th September 2007, 23:52
look up Harry Enfield on Youtube! He may not be Left wing but he is Politically incorrect and is funny as fuck!
Angry Young Man
16th September 2007, 13:26
Yes I'll do Enfield because of his enlightened depiction of working class life.

[/sarcasm]

And his last show with Paul Whitehouse was steamy shit.

So the definites are Hicks and Carlin. I'll find some Steel and look for a few British and poss Irish comics.

Also put in some sitcom and satire.
Dr Mindbender
17th September 2007, 00:33
Originally posted by Romantic [email protected] 16, 2007 12:26 pm
.... and poss Irish comics.


Dylan Moran from the sitcom 'Black books' always has me in stiches. :lol:

He may not be particularly political but his surrealist outlook is the best of his genre.
Angry Young Man
17th September 2007, 13:47
Ulster, not denying Dylan's talent, that doesn't really help much.
Angry Young Man
27th September 2007, 15:15
I changed my mind. I decided to compare the ways the Miners' strike was reported in the Socialist Worker and the Heily Mail.