Freedom of speech, and also the laid back attitude on what people say on Television, has lead to problems for TV presenter Jonathan Ross and comic Russell Brand, who caused a riot after leaving obscene messages on the answer phone of elderly actor Andrew Sachs, who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers.
"Great comedy requires a nasty streak that pushes people out of their comfort zone," said the paper by scientists at the University of New Mexico.
The study asked those who took part to rate how much they agreed with various statements, such as "at times I have felt bitter and resentful", "poetry has little or no effect on me" and "I think it's interesting to develop new hobbies".
In February, Lee Hurst, who has appeared on the BBC's They Think It's All Over comedy quiz, was fined £60 after he smashed the mobile phone of a member of his audience because he thought the man was filming his act so he could sell the jokes to other performers.
"Thousands of professional comedians are trying to make a living and it's a tough job. They perform on stage three or four times a week, but other than that they are pretty much by themselves. They agree they have become more introverted. They have become more ruthless and are trying to push comedy to the edge."
Ricky Gervais, the writer, actor and stand-up of The Office fame, warned the rise of ruthless comedians would eventually alienate the audience.
The thing is with me I don’t mind, to be fair it has come to the point that there are no limits, to what you can and cannot say. The idea of comedians saying what they want to have positive effects, these are that taboos people are normally too embarrassed to even think, has become a normal way of everyday life. Nasty comedians use; I guess what we call “being bad” topics, like Swearing, drinking (thinking about Al Murray) and racism. But the idea of it all to me it is easier for them to joke about, so that we can talk about it seriously. Sometimes I have doubts on how far these comedians go, but as people are not too worried, you might is well enjoy, I LOVE Jimmy Carr, Omid Djalli and Steven Amos.
I put up a video of Chris Rock; this video is soo funny, he swears soo much and takes the piss, but it is WICKED... watching it is also sexist, omg but what can you do....
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