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more about #comedians more comments → HimsCocktailWiener: I don't want people making cruel or unfair jokes about fat people either, but I really question the value of those kinds of analogies (like comparing ... more » FotoVerite: I'm drawing a line. There's a difference with a lazy fat or Jewish or gay joke and a good one. I meet two of those three. For lazy jokes look to fa... more » BillyPilgrimisnotmylover: Fat jokes will also never die because comedy is inextricably tied to self-hatred, subverting superficial first impressions while pretending to reinfor... more » cand86: I'm a fat chick myself, and Lord help me, I love Demetri Martin's joke about seesaws (that when you have a fat friend, there are none, only catapults)... more » Penny: Unless, of course, those fat jokes are in an Ab Fab episode. more » BillyPilgrimisnotmylover: I hate fat jokes and I like Dawn French, but I don't think this is an argument that is likely to win the war. (Although kudos for the bravery of darin... more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I love Dawn French!! Talking of which, it's almost December which in my family means... Vicar of Dibley Season! - "I see. You were expecting a man. Ba... more » LaComtesse: Yeah: the "no gay jokes" memo has gone just about as well as the "no Jewish jokes" rule, but not nearly so well as the "no Black jokes" memorandum or ... more » femme-bot: I don't care that fat jokes are offensive, I care that they just aren't funny. Really, I've never heard a funny one. more » ClementinedeWinter: Agreed. What annoys me is when so-called liberals do it. Just because your target is a hateful racist/misogynist (Rush Limbaugh, I'm talking 'bout you... more » prismatism is Team Bella: I like her. And she's totally right. Also, can we not make addiction or mental health jokes? more » sybann: Damn straight, Dawn. Can I still hate on assh*les? According to a guy who wrote a book with the Dalai Lama I'm supposed to try to empathize with them ... more » SUNNY1: Yet another reason I love Dawn French. The others? Her Catherine Zeta-Jones impression and, of course, French and Saunders comedy duo. more » Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): Remember when 30 Rock first started and Rachel Dratch was there, and she was cut after a couple of episodes? Wasn't it because people didn't think she... more » Shelwood: It's always fascinated me that The Daily Show was created by two women, yet it's ended up being such a boy's club. Hardly any women on screen, barely... more » -
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Dawn French: No More Fat Jokes
"It is no more acceptable to make a fat joke than it is to make a gay joke," says actor/comedian Dawn French. "People need to learn to take everyone as they are." [Telegraph] -
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Do You Have To Be Pretty To Make It As A Comedian?
For female comedians, a major career obstacle is the emphasis the entertainment industry places on their looks; too good looking, and nobody will listen to you. Not good looking enough, and you'll never be cast. More »
