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South African standup comedy has no soul. No philosophy - no social conscience.
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| "Did you hear the one about the dumb blonde who.." | |
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| I'm a secretary out for the night, and I find this totally edgy and deeply profound! | |
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What does 'no social conscience' mean? Well..picture comedy being done in a concentration camp in World War 2..
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| Well it's great to be back here in Hut 14!! Anyone here from Dusseldorf? | |
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| "I can't feel my legs..." | |
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South Africa is a slaughterhouse, statistically. Making 'humour' in this context, from ethnic accents, and sexist and racist jokes, isn't 'comedy' anymore. It's perversion.
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| "And don't worry folks - when people ask what it was like doing comedy here in Belsen-Belsen - I'll tell them 'it was a gas!!" Ha! Ha! ...You've been great! Goodnight! I love you!!" | |
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