When I grew up comedians were anti establishment and stood for free speech and were against restrictions on just about anything.

Now I'm not a fan of the affect that 'liberal' values has had on the west but I can at least respect the core of intent it had for free speech.

Look at the affect political correctness has now had.....Look at the s***e that's on your TV screens nowadays.

The left use to produce genuinely great comedians but now they have drawn boundaries on what can be said in a fashion that those comedians of the past would have found far more shocking that what the righteous right could do.

Here's a video where Sargon talks to Alistair Williams, a comedian who is fighting back against the comedy establishment.

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Edited by Stirlingsays (05 Nov 2019 6.33pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Yep, I think its valid to criticise some of the idiots in crowds but I also think its dangerous and invalid to believe it's right to censor crowds.

Crowds are an honest reflection of society. It isn't a good or bad thing it's reality and some of us want to deny reality or present an untrue picture.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

That Sargon fella looks like he's taken his dog collar off for the day.

Couldn't find any clips of the comedian's 'super popular' show so can't judge whether it's any good or not. Most stuff you find on TV these days is pretty safe but I'd put that down to producers going for mainstream viewing figures rather than something 'edgy'.

Saying that I watched the recent Dave Chapelle stand ups recently and he's about as big as you get. Some I liked some I didn't but one thing you can't call it is politically correct.

Laughter can be the most beautiful thing but also the nastiest. It's the sprit in which it's done - there is some zero taste no boundaries stuff by Derek and Clive which I love, I liked the anarchism of Bernard Manning and the way he used to confront sanctimonious hypocrites, but too often he was an ignorant w*nker, Chubby Brown is a great comic, but some of his anti-black stuff is so unintelligent it almost doesn't qualify for racism - it's just pure sh*te, met plenty of warm hearted unpc folk and some pc fascists … two things: the 'as long as it makes you laugh' excuse is b*ll*x, and so is Jim Davidson.

Oh and watching Bernard Manning gave me diabetes.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Yep....but no current working British TV comedian....excepting Ricky Gervais and is he still doing TV?

Where is the funny new talent coming up? If they do something offensive or against the 'woke' brigade and agenda they are instantly attacked and no longer booked by the main outlets.

Pretty much as this guy says.

Edited by Stirlingsays (05 Nov 2019 10.51pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)