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Blue comedy is comedy that is off-color, risqué, indecent, profane, or obscene.^[1] It often contains cursing and/or sexual imagery that shocks and offends many audiences. The term comes from the music hall comedian Max Miller who kept all his adult jokes in a blue coloured notebook. ^[2]

"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.

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, George Burns and Art Linkletter all using highly risque material and, in some cases, obscenities.

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^ "blue". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster,. Retrieved 2008-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ The Story of Light Entertainment - episode 4 - The Comics, BBC 2, 12 August 2006

[MW-1] "blue". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster,. Retrieved 2008-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[2] The Story of Light Entertainment - episode 4 - The Comics, BBC 2, 12 August 2006

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 '''Blue comedy''' is comedy that is [[off-color]], [[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 cursing and/or sexual imagery that shocks and offends many audiences. The term comes from the [[music hall]] comedian [[Max Miller]] who kept all his adult jokes in a blue coloured notebook.
-<ref>''The Story of Light Entertainment'' - episode 4 - ''The Comics'', [[BBC 2]], [[12 August]] [[2006]]</ref>
+<ref>''The Story of Light Entertainment'' - episode 4 - ''The Comics'', [[BBC 2]], 12 August 2006</ref>
 "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.