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#REDIRECT[[Ribaldry#Blue comedy]] |
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{{Refimprove|date=August 2006}} |
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'''Blue comedy''' is comedy that is [[off-color]], [[wiktionary:risqué|risqué]], [[indecent]], [[profane]], or [[obscene]].<ref name="MW">{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue|title=blue|work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|publisher=Merriam-Webster,|accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref> It often contains [[profanity]] and/or sexual imagery that shocks and offends many audiences. The term comes from the [[music hall]] comedian [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]] who kept all his adult jokes in a blue colored notebook. |
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<ref>''The Story of Light Entertainment'' - episode 4 - ''The Comics'', [[BBC 2]], 12 August 2006</ref> |
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"Working blue" refers to the act of performing this type of material. A "blue comedian" or "blue comic" is a [[comedian]] who usually performs blue, or is known mainly for his or her blue material. Blue comedians often find it difficult to succeed in mainstream media. |
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Many comedians who are normally family-friendly might choose to work blue when off-camera or in an adult-oriented environment; [[Bob Saget]] exemplifies this [[dichotomy]]. Private events at show business clubs such as the Bob Saget Club and The Masquers often showed this blue side of otherwise cleancut Bob Saget; a recording survives of one Masquers roast from the 1950s with [[Jack Benny]], [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]], [[George Burns]], and [[Art Linkletter]] all using highly risque material and, in some cases, obscenities. |
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== Blue comedians == |
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* [[Chelsea Handler]] |
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* [[Dave Attell]] |
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* [[Lewis Black]] |
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* [[Kathy Griffin]] |
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* [[Frankie Boyle]] |
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* [[Russell Brand]] |
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* [[Roy 'Chubby' Brown]] |
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* [[Lenny Bruce]] |
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* [[Brendon Burns (comedian)|Brendon Burns]] |
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* [[George Carlin]] |
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* [[Jimmy Carr]] |
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* [[Bernard Manning]] |
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* [[Rodney Carrington]] |
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* [[Dave Chappelle]] |
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* [[Margaret Cho]] |
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* [[Rodney Dangerfield]] |
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* [[Andrew Dice Clay]] |
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* [[Dane Cook]] |
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* [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] |
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* [[David Cross]] |
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* [[Anthony Cumia]] |
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* [[Jim Davidson (comedian)|Jim Davidson]] |
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* [[Nick DiPaolo]] |
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* [[Jeff Duran]] |
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* [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] |
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* [[Jim Florentine]] |
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* [[Jamie Foxx]] |
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* [[Redd Foxx]] |
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* [[Pablo Francisco]] |
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* [[Gilbert Gottfried]] |
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* [[Eddie Griffin]] |
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* [[Buddy Hackett]] |
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* [[Bill Hicks]] |
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* [[Gregg Hughes]] |
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* [[Jim Jeffries (comedian)|Jim Jeffries]] |
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* [[Sam Kinison]] |
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* [[Richard Jeni]] |
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* [[Lisa Lampanelli]] |
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* [[Artie Lange]] |
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* [[Denis Leary]] |
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* [[Stephen Lynch (musician)|Stephen Lynch]] |
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* [[Louis C.K.]] |
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* [[George Lopez]] |
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* [[Bernie Mac]] |
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* [[Cheech Marin]] |
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* [[Carlos Mencia]] |
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* [[Stephanie Miller]] |
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* [[Rudy Ray Moore]] |
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* [[Mantan Moreland]] |
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* [[Eddie Murphy]] |
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* [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]] |
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* [[Patton Oswalt]] |
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* [[Richard Pryor]] |
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* [[Chris Rock]] |
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* [[Paul Rodriguez]] |
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* [[Joe Rogan]] |
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* [[Rodney Rude]] |
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* [[Bob Saget]] |
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* [[Robert Schimmel]] |
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* [[Sarah Silverman]] |
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* [[Kevin Smith]] |
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* [[Seven-O-Heaven]] |
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* [[Snatch and the Poontangs]] |
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* [[Seth Macfarlane]] |
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* [[Doug Stanhope]] |
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* [[Howard Stern]] |
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* [[Ryan Stout]] |
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* [[Michael Bolton]] |
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* [[Hans Teeuwen]] |
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* [[Natalie Tran]] |
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* [[Chris Tucker]] |
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* [[John Valby]] |
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* [[Rusty Warren]] |
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* [[Ron White]] |
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* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]] |
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* [[Katt Williams]] |
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* [[Robin Williams]] |
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* [[Jo Brand]] |
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* [[Wanda Sykes]] |
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* [[Sommore]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Comedy]] |
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[[Category:Humor]] |
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[[da:Blå humor]] |
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