mad as hell at Leno

[Jaime]

And after the scandal, its a little hard to take offense to the cheap shots

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

I think it's funny that Leno thinks himself to be funny. Boring.

[Paladin D]

Conan show is better.

[Didacus]

The joke isn;'t about 'funny', it's about 'how fun it is to beat a certain group to the ground" and of course, it is perfectly permissible to bash the Catholic Church, anytime, anywhere, and in any form.

[Lil Red]

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so true, so true!

[quote name='Didacus' date='Aug 11 2005, 11:09 AM']The joke isn;'t about 'funny', it's about 'how fun it is to beat a certain group to the ground" and of course, it is perfectly permissible to bash the Catholic Church, anytime, anywhere, and in any form.[right][snapback]681985[/snapback][/right][/quote]

and my point is that comics make fun of everyone! the same could be said of politicians (both Democratic and Republican)...as in, it is perfectly permissible to bash politicians, anytime, anywhere, and in any form.

i'm not saying he's right for making fun of the Church...i think comics can still be funny without making fun of [b]anyone[/b]

[Norseman82]

[quote name='Cam42' date='Aug 11 2005, 10:07 AM']I guess it's safe to say I can stop holding out hope for Johnny Carson to return?
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(in my best DeForest Kelley voice) He's dead, Cam

[mulls]

if it was a joke about some protestant preacher you guys would be rolling on the floor.

[Carrie]

[quote name='Theoketos' date='Aug 11 2005, 01:28 PM']Leno is a punk. And so is Carrie, but Carrie is a punk in a good way...as in she wants to wear strip socks and flip flops when she gets married...where as Leno is punk because he is not funny.
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Agreed!

[Didacus]

[quote name='Lil Red' date='Aug 11 2005, 12:16 PM']so true, so true! 
and my point is that comics make fun of everyone! the same could be said of politicians (both Democratic and Republican)...as in, it is perfectly permissible to bash politicians, anytime, anywhere, and in any form.

i'm not saying he's right for making fun of the Church...i think comics can still be funny without making fun of [b]anyone[/b]
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There is a difference between making 'fun' of something, which is alright by me (I can laugh at myself, and I do tell my share of church jokes) and just plain being distastful and insulting. Leno's joke was just aimed at someone's expense and I cannot see such a 'joke' being acceptable in any circles.


And mulls:

[quote]if it was a joke about some protestant preacher you guys would be rolling on the floor.[/quote]

Not so... I guarantee I would not be rolling on the floor if it had been a protestant priest. charity is applicable to all...

[IcePrincessKRS]

I don't watch Leno or Conan. I only watch Letterman because Craig Ferguson is on after. haha He's my favorite.

And I agree witl Red. Some of you are all up in arms over something Leno said, but I'm willing to bet half of you love shows like The Simpsons. SSDD, ya know?

[scardella]

The only thing I really like about Leno is his car collection...
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Letterman just seems lame most of the time. The only thing I like about him is the Top Ten lists...

Down w/ late night TV! Just go to bed.

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[Paladin D]

I don't like Letterman, it's a boring show. Conan is funnier.

Oh hey, my favorite "day-time" show is the [b]Tony Danza[/b] show, really nice program and fun.

[IcePrincessKRS]

haha I haven't watched much of Tony Danza since Who's the Boss? I did catch a little bit of his show once (he's pretty funny), but I usually only watch TV at night.

[toledo_jesus]

if it bothers you write a letter to NBC. I don't believe Johnny Carson ever had to resort to such mean-spirited humor in his monologues.

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='mulls' date='Aug 11 2005, 12:36 PM']if it was a joke about some protestant preacher you guys would be rolling on the floor.
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No. I wouldn't. I don't think jokes about adultary are funny at all-- no matter if the subject is Clinton or whoever...

[musturde]

it's irritating but Jay leno does it a lot to everyone. I can understand people getting offended by the content but to say that he's out to get just Catholics is a bit off.

[ardillacid]

I'm going to agree with paladin-----Conan is the best late nighter.

If you really dislike Leno, watch Dawn of the Dead....you get to see a bullet put through his head! I laughed so hard at that part.

[Winchester]

Is it okay to make Clinton jokes? Is it okay to make Michael Jackson jokes?
Catholics are not exempt from being made fun of. If you can't laugh about it, I'm sorry, but I can imagine the delivery, even though it was Leno, was pretty funny.

[Fixxxer]

i dont watch him to much anymore,used to alot. conan is the man!

[Era Might]

[quote]Is it okay to make Clinton jokes? Is it okay to make Michael Jackson jokes?[/quote]

No.