Comments on: Black comedian introduces John McCain http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Dude http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-130606 The Dude Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:55:04 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-130606 Sunny Curse your motherfucking golden brown ass for making me laugh so much. God bless you and all your kin. I saw Chris Rock at the 02 and though he was really, really funny, sitting way up in the aisle's made it a really painful experience. Never again! Sunny

Curse your motherfucking golden brown ass for making me laugh so much. God bless you and all your kin.

I saw Chris Rock at the 02 and though he was really, really funny, sitting way up in the aisle’s made it a really painful experience. Never again!

]]> By: Kismet Hardy http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-130007 Kismet Hardy Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:55:08 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-130007 Richard Prior lived and died for nothing Richard Prior lived and died for nothing

]]> By: digitalcntrl http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129990 digitalcntrl Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:03:08 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129990 Well Obama is back on top.... http://www.gallup.com/poll/110446/Gallup-Daily-Obama-47-McCain-45.aspx Well Obama is back on top….

http://www.gallup.com/poll/110446/Gallup-Daily-Obama-47-McCain-45.aspx

]]> By: Jai http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129944 Jai Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:17:08 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129944 One of the funniest and "most spot-on" things Chris Rock once said in his one of his live shows (out of a million other extremely funny remarks) when talking about the racism African-Amerians have to face was "I'm not afraid of Al-Qaeda. I'm afraid of Al Cracker !". You know guys, we need a British Asian version of him, especially in our post-7/7 world (it would be interesting to see how a resurrected Goodness Gracious Me would deal with those issues too). Canadian desi Russell Peters is already around, of course, but I think we need someone swearier, louder and more hardcore when it comes to talking about the really touchy controversial issues involved in modern Asian life. ********************************* Does anyone else here like Omid Djalili ? His stand-up stuff is much better than his "sketches" were during his recent stint on the Beeb. Channel 4 also showed one of his live gigs last week -- there was a really funny (and, again, spot-on) joke about how he was panicking in the airport when he saw some apparently shifty-looking Arab guys, and when he looked around to see how everyone else was reacting to them, it turned out that they were all staring at <i>him</i> ! One of the funniest and “most spot-on” things Chris Rock once said in his one of his live shows (out of a million other extremely funny remarks) when talking about the racism African-Amerians have to face was “I’m not afraid of Al-Qaeda. I’m afraid of Al Cracker !”.

You know guys, we need a British Asian version of him, especially in our post-7/7 world (it would be interesting to see how a resurrected Goodness Gracious Me would deal with those issues too). Canadian desi Russell Peters is already around, of course, but I think we need someone swearier, louder and more hardcore when it comes to talking about the really touchy controversial issues involved in modern Asian life.

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Does anyone else here like Omid Djalili ? His stand-up stuff is much better than his “sketches” were during his recent stint on the Beeb. Channel 4 also showed one of his live gigs last week — there was a really funny (and, again, spot-on) joke about how he was panicking in the airport when he saw some apparently shifty-looking Arab guys, and when he looked around to see how everyone else was reacting to them, it turned out that they were all staring at him !

]]> By: marvin http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129941 marvin Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:58:19 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129941 A bit amusing. Can't say I find Chappelle funny though. Chris Rock is though. Ok, I think we should do one for Obama! "You bunch of black motherfuckers!..." Ok, maybe not... A bit amusing. Can’t say I find Chappelle funny though. Chris Rock is though.

Ok, I think we should do one for Obama!

“You bunch of black motherfuckers!…”

Ok, maybe not…

]]> By: El Cid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129940 El Cid Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:41:15 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129940 Yes, I saw him on the day some joke team thumped a young version of my glorious team in some tinpot cup. Yes, I saw him on the day some joke team thumped a young version of my glorious team in some tinpot cup.

]]> By: Mezba http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129938 Mezba Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:02:44 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129938 Or perhaps Dave Chappel. Or perhaps Dave Chappel.

]]> By: Leon http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129936 Leon Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:58:27 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129936 El Cid did you see Chris Rock at the recent Hammersmith gig? I went on the Sunday and he was fantastic! :D El Cid did you see Chris Rock at the recent Hammersmith gig? I went on the Sunday and he was fantastic! :D

]]> By: El Cid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129934 El Cid Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129934 There are, you're so right. I saw Chris Rock at the Hammersmith not that long ago. And while I found it funny, had it moved on from 1980s Eddie Murphy, let alone 1970s Richard Pryor? Not really. Not at all. Great show though. I really like Reginald D Hunter. I saw him off the back of some Standard article (before Have I Got News...). Very original. Stephen Amos is also cool and taken Black British commedy beyond Lenny Henry and Richard Blackwood (Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!). There are, you’re so right.

I saw Chris Rock at the Hammersmith not that long ago. And while I found it funny, had it moved on from 1980s Eddie Murphy, let alone 1970s Richard Pryor? Not really. Not at all. Great show though.

I really like Reginald D Hunter. I saw him off the back of some Standard article (before Have I Got News…). Very original.
Stephen Amos is also cool and taken Black British commedy beyond Lenny Henry and Richard Blackwood (Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!).

]]> By: Sid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129933 Sid Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:56:06 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129933 The black comedian whose routine is only about racial stereotypes is a stereotype. There are better, smarter black comedians out there. Oh, and McCain is a loser. The black comedian whose routine is only about racial stereotypes is a stereotype. There are better, smarter black comedians out there.

Oh, and McCain is a loser.

]]> By: platinum786 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129931 platinum786 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:39:20 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129931 LOL... I can't believe they did that! If I was white I'd be offended... as someone non white, I'm embarrassed. LOL… I can’t believe they did that!

If I was white I’d be offended… as someone non white, I’m embarrassed.

]]> By: Sid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129921 Sid Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:04:20 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129921 Is this serious? Please tell me that this is ironic. Please tell me its about Team McCain, who are so out of touch with good, intelligent black stand-up, they use any old awful, tired black comedian who rolls out a string of "yo mama so fat", "you so white", "black people and welfare checks" stereotype jokes that are tired as McCain is old. Like having Status Quo come on to do hiphop. Is this serious?

Please tell me that this is ironic. Please tell me its about Team McCain, who are so out of touch with good, intelligent black stand-up, they use any old awful, tired black comedian who rolls out a string of “yo mama so fat”, “you so white”, “black people and welfare checks” stereotype jokes that are tired as McCain is old. Like having Status Quo come on to do hiphop.

]]> By: Amrit http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129920 Amrit Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:45:37 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129920 Ditto what Jai said. MADE for Chris Rock! Brilliant ^_^. Ditto what Jai said. MADE for Chris Rock! Brilliant ^_^.

]]> By: Jai http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2342#comment-129918 Jai Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:38:30 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2342#comment-129918 To echo what one of the commenters after the link said, I kept imagining Chris Rock's voice when I read this. To echo what one of the commenters after the link said, I kept imagining Chris Rock’s voice when I read this.

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