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Article Draft (NO LONGER USING)

How many Jews can you fit into a limousine? About 50 in the ashtray. This is a joke that many people consider offensive. And that's true; it's not exactly a crowd pleaser. But you might have seen this and laughed. And ,somehow, that is okay as well. The real question here is, where is the line between comedy and offence? Is there even a line at all? "Many people see comedy...as merely funny, but there's more there than just a laugh. Beneath the humor lies a rich layer of social commentary" Says Roger Cohen and Ryan Richards from Humanity in Action. Perhaps if we were to take our joke from before we can see the influence that society has had on comedy. ROUGH PLAN Start with joke, introduce point and "analyse" MAYBE find offensive joke for each point "This isn't the only example" move onto BOM. Find and include thing about people walking out Cross joke, the end of Monty Python (I think) always look on the bright side of ...

Comedy Article Inspiration

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160829-how-laughter-makes-us-better-people https://www.theguardian.com/culture/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/audiences-love-serious-comedy-make-people-laugh http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/why-comedy-makes-everything-better.html https://www.humanityinaction.org/knowledgebase/174-when-the-truth-hurts-tell-a-joke-why-america-needs-its-comedians http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4652099.stm https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-most-controversial-comedians-of-all-time/ MY ARTICLE PLAN/IDEAS Main points --- Line between comedy and offence, are we allowed to laugh at someone else's reality?? Should we? Is that right? Maybe just religion????? Comedy is subjective, but needed in society There is a thin line between comedy and offence >>EVIDENCE<< Religion --- Book of Mormon musical, potentially offensive but won nine Tonys. Some people walked out due to content. There are wars over religion, is it an appropriate topic ...