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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 certain 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. Topical musicians may use blue comedy both in their commentary between songs and in the lyrics to their songs. |
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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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* [[Dave Attell]] |
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* [[Roseanne Barr]] |
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* [[Beavis and Butthead]] |
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* [[Lewis Black]] |
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* [[Alex Borstein]] |
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* [[Frankie Boyle]] |
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* [[Jo Brand]] |
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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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* [[Brett Butler (comedian)|Brett Butler]] |
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* [[George Carlin]] |
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* [[Jimmy Carr]] |
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* [[Rodney Carrington]] |
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* [[Dave Chappelle]] |
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* [[Margaret Cho]] |
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* [[Andrew Dice Clay]] |
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* [[Dane Cook]] |
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* [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] |
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* [[Adam Carolla]] |
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* [[David Cross]] |
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* [[Anthony Cumia]] |
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* [[Rodney Dangerfield]] |
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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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* [[Jim Florentine]] |
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* [[Mitch Fatel]] |
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* [[Jeff Foxworthy]] |
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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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* [[Kathy Griffin]] |
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* [[Buddy Hackett]] |
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* [[Chelsea Handler]] |
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* [[Seven-O-Heaven]] |
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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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* [[Richard Jeni]] |
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* [[Louis C.K.]] |
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* [[Jimmy Kimmel]] |
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* [[Sam Kinison]] |
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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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* [[George Lopez]] |
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* [[Bernie Mac]] |
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* [[Seth Macfarlane]] |
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* [[Bernard Manning]] |
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* [[Cheech Marin]] |
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* [[Norm McDonald]] |
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* [[Eddie Meduza]] |
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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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* [[Trey Parker]] |
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* [[Snatch and the Poontangs]] |
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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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* [[Sifl and Olly]] |
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* [[Sarah Silverman]] |
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* [[Kevin Smith]] |
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* [[Sommore]] |
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* [[Matt Stone]] |
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* [[Doug Stanhope]] |
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* [[Howard Stern]] |
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* [[Ryan Stout]] |
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* [[Wanda Sykes]] |
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* [[Hans Teeuwen]] |
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* [[Daniel Tosh]] |
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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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* [[John Waters]] |
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* [[Ron White]] |
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* [[Katt Williams]] |
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* [[Robin Williams]] |
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* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Comedy footer}} |
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[[Category:Comedy]] |
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[[Category:Humor]] |
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[[da:Blå humor]] |
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