I was recently on the Sal & Angelo podcast in SF and fellow comedian Sal Calanni brought up an incident that happened to me early on in my stand up career. It involved poorly written piss/shit jokes and two very irate professional football players. Have a listen to the interview here.
I haven’t told that story in years, let alone stopped to think about it. However, telling the story made me think of the material I used to write and how I have changed (or haven’t). I’ve heard the debates regarding clean and blue comedy and ultimately if the joke is funny, that’s all that matters. Duh. I’ve gone through periods where I’ve tried to write only clean jokes but there are times where the only jokes I could think about involved defecation and various orifices. I am not above a good dirty joke – let’s make that clear. But for the people out there who try to elevate their dick jokes to something higher and more pure let me say, STOP. I love the debates I’ve heard where comedians deconstruct their dick jokes and analyze them explaining how artistic it is.
“I’m not just telling a dick joke. The dick is just a vehicle for my message. The dick is not even what’s funny when you think about it. I mean I could do the same joke about balls and it would be just as funny.”
I don’t think so. What’s funny is funny. If you’ve got a great shit/piss/dick joke, be proud and own it for what it is. End of story.
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