That's R*^*#"Y funny

I know I havent updated this blog since my 1st post for a while and I would love to say its because Ive been busy doing something more important but I would be lying and I would like to shame the devil...In truth I just havent had anything to write about...but I do have something to rant about

In the past month a so Ive been to two very different fashion shows. The latter of the fashion shows I was invited to by a friend of mine who happened to be DJing at the event. This fashion show's aim was to not only display clothing from two fashion designers but also provide the platform for up and coming music artists and poets to showcase their talents and I cant lie talent was in abundance. The other fashion show was organized by christian clothing company "Jesus Loves Me" entitled "Finesse". This show was similar to the other fashion show in the sense that the show displayed clothing from up and coming designers but also showcased gospel music talent (Check out Rachel Kerr shes amazing) Both shows I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed

One element I took away from the two shows didnt have much to do with the fashion, the talent, the music or even the beautiful models (ok maybe a lil). What I like to focus on in shows like this is the hosting especially hosting with a comedic element. Like most people I love comedy, I love to laugh and if the host if of a show can successfully make me laugh to the state of almost tears then I believe its a successful show whatever else happens. I do alot of hosting myself and I know how important it is to get the crowd hype, make them laugh, and ensure they are enjoying the experience so I guess I could say I appreciate the craft. Similar in their craft but very dissimilar in the way of going about their craft were the hosts of these fashion shows however.

Before I go on I must say that both of these hosts at times had me laughing hysterically and without shame

The hosts of the first show I mentioned were very funny and did a seemingly good job in keeping the crowd entertained. One glaring fact about them were they were unbelievable offensive and vulgar in every sense of the words. They werent selective either they managed to throw offensive jokes about Sex, Religion, Race and Gender combined with all the swear words appropriate all into a 2 hour show...and of course I laughed, not at all the jokes but at most of them I laughed and so did everyone else. One woman did try and say something about how offensive one joke was and the host replied saying "What the over 18's are offended?" almost shocked as he said it. Why wouldnt he be shocked,offensive jokes have become popular in our society (prime example Family Guy one of the most popular shows on television being also probably the most offensive), offensive is the way to be funny and we have become so desensitized to this that we cant be offended by it anymore. So much so that a christian can hear a joke offensive to Christianity and still smile, snigger or even laugh. Sad but true. Lately this has been really bothering me even more because I have seen more and more comedians do shows and feel they have to swear, be vulgar or be offensive to be funny and its giving comedy a bad name

Thankfully there is hope, something I found out from the hosts of the other fashion show. The main host of this christian event goes by the name of Simply Andy one of the funniest Comedians I have EVER seen or heard, if you havent heard of him already Youtube him people. This guy is mad funny, mad talented and has all the characteristics of a great host. He just had his one man show and I heard it was BIG. He and his co-host Icie gave a brilliant performance as our masters of ceremony. Best thing about it...They managed to be funny and entertaining without any overly offensive or vulgar jokes and at the same time managed to promote positive messages...They even prayed for me to get a job in the middle of the show, I was embarrassed but I receive it lol. Comedians like Simply Andy and many others prove that you can be funny without being negative in the same way music artists like Guvna B prove that you can make good grime without talking about guns. So I just encourage everybody to look out for the positive in comedy because believe it or not it's out there

Check out the Simply Andy Myspace www.myspace.com/simplyandy
Rachel Kerr Myspace www.myspace.com/Rachelckerr

Peace

1 comments:

Poetic Sunshine said...

Fembot! real talks man.... there is good christian entertainment out there, you just have 2 find it

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