It all comes down to this, and it’s been said a couple times. It’s all about a persons sense of humor. There are many types of humor, and what is funny to the point of not being able to breathe, is just stupid and so not funny to others. Did I think his material (although copied like almost all material) was funny? No, I did not laugh at it. Did I think it was clever? I don’t know, I called him, but since he didn’t answer his phone I don’t know why he wanted to do this material. If I had to go by my own personal views on why he did it, then yes, it was not just clever but made a great point.

People doing things like a material a comedian chooses is just like lyrics in a song. Everyone can get their own reasons for it being used, but only the comedian and the people he talks to knows why they do it. There were a couple interesting theories on why he did those jokes, but unless you are him, or a personal friend, it’s just a theory.

Roasts of today are ALL about shock value. There was an art form to it at one time. That art form comes through a little today. Mostly it’s covered up by vulgarity and cursing, because if you don’t fucking cuss and you don’t yell out pussy/cock/dick every other word then your not fucking funny in a roast (pointed out IMO by Norm). If people were to get those old tapes (maybe DVD’s now) of Dean Martin roasts, they would see this art form before shock value put a big FUCK over it. I can’t blame comedy central, or the comedians. An artist I don’t think is funny in any way is Sarah Silverman, basically because she is IMO ALL shock value. I don’t hate on her for selling out (even if she don’t know it) by going shock value. She has more money than I ever will, she is more of a successful comedian than I will probably ever be, and if you have to swim along side all the other fish to make it…….well then I guess it’s what pays the bills and for the coke. The comedians on the comedy central roasts and comedy central itself is just doing what makes the money. Our species has become far to desensitized to everything. Once upon a time there were black and white movies that had what we would consider as TERRIBLE effects, but back then, they were scary. Once upon a time, cursing, on scene sex, and violence was not needed to tell a story, make a comedians career, or make an artist successful. Norm (again, only in my opinion, they way I take it) was showing that and I respect him for it…..but I could be wrong, maybe he just sucks at modern day roasts because he won’t go along with the rest of the sheep.

It’s all about perspective because it’s all subjective, Norm obviously is a talented comedian, he makes more and is more well known than anyone leaving comments here about his performance (key word is performance).

Our species has become far to desensitized to everything.