Are you suggesting the phrase “because his b**** gave him the side-eye” is not intended to be a joke?
Doesn’t really sound like a setup or a punchline to me (which jokes generally require), I agree with RobJ he was just expressing how he feels. The laughter coming from the hundreds of people in the crowd is from the ridiculousness of the scenario he’s describing. Jokes aren’t the only things in the universe that can elicit laughter.
There’s this notion among the stand-up comedy set that nothing should be off-limits for their humour. But that’s clearly not true, as there are topics they consistently avoid (e.g. the Holocaust).
Comedians also consistently avoid jokes about the composition of the Earth’s mantle or how the treasury department operates, but I doubt it’s because those are “off limits”.
So the fact that they fight so hard to defend their right to use sexist and ableist jokes says a lot about the culture.
You seem to be steeped in this topic since you know about “the culture” of stand up comedy. Could you post some examples of sexist and ableist material that you feel is indefensible yet allowed a pass for whatever reason? I’m not entirely convinced the world is as you describe.
