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name songs which are funny which AREN'T comedy songs

.... responding to the lex on FT, who sez ALL comedy songs make him scowl (a not-unusual response to enforced jollity)

(and i guess i'm talking "laugh-with" funny rather than "laugh-at" funny)

to kick things off: i think Qb's OOCHIE WALLY is funny ---:0

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About half of Nellie McKay's back catalogue esp 'It's A Pose' and 'Clonie' - but I think the key here is that while she obviously means to be funny, and the way she presents her witticisms isn't unlike stand-up (or more aptly musical theatre, which is clearly a huge part of her background), she doesn't present it is STUPID OBVIOUS COMEDY YOU MUST LAUGH, it's wry and dry and lighter than that.

Sway's material works in the same way too. And that terrific Doctor/Davinche track on Run The Road 2, it's not unlike a comedy sketch but it works in so many more ways.

So is it just comedy set to music than enrages you, or comedy in general - which arguably suffers from the same "YOU MUST LAUGH" aspect, I guess?

I hate all comedy! I unreservedly and without exception hate comics, who just seem like very sad people to me, and I absolutely loathe the concept of stand-up (why do you need to specially go somewhere to laugh?? I don't get it).

I can't think of very many TV comedies I've ever enjoyed. I guess the type I hate the least is the generic US human interest comedy eg Friends, Frasier, none of which I'd ever actually make the effort to watch.

I do really like the kind of films which get called "black comedies" eg Heathers, The Opposite Of Sex and so on. Oh and I laughed pretty much throughout Mean Girls ♥

I think I'm actually much more tolerant of comedy set to music, but not when it comes to bloody office party novelties like the Wurzels which is just grim and depressing.

why do you need to specially go somewhere to laugh?
Wouldn't the same apply to dancing or eating or whatever? Thing of enjoyment, enjoyed with others.

I think bad stand up is far worse than bad-almost-any-other-form-of-entertainment-you-care-to-name, but has the capacity to be great e.g. the rambling, character-driven efforts of Dylan Moran etc (as opposed to the "And now: JOKES!" thing that, I dunno, Jimmy Carr or someone might peddle, horror horror).

Peep Show, have you seen it? I honestly can't understand not finding that hilarious. Esp if you liked Heathers et al.

I have seen Peep Show! It took me ages to realise it was meant to be a comedy. I don't think I enjoyed it much. It's the one with the total loser guys in it, yeah?

I guess I see dancing and eating as EVENTS which can be aided with professional help and setting, hence going out to clubs or restaurants, but laughter is just...sort of an organic spontaneous motor to conversation, which can happen anywhere and doesn't need props or professionals.

Ah, so like the difference between spontaneous sex and hiring a hooker?

Haaaha I had never put it like that before but that's EXACTLY IT.

Haha. Well then, I suppose I regard sex as personal and laughter as public, thus while I would pay a professional to tickle my funnybone, I wouldn't pay a professional to - well, best curtail that right there, but you see what I'm saying...

c i just emailed you re that query of ages back -- i hope not too late tho i fear it is, in which case massive apologies, the slugs programme just ate up time and pushed everything else out of my mind :(

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