Author: hate (not verified)
Date: 01/08/2009 - 23:18
i hated the shit out of it.
first of all, it was a stand up comedy show, which i wasn't aware was covered under the aegis of blue room productions. there are plenty of comedy venues in perth. So straight off, i think that was a mistake.
second of all. It was a comedy show that tried really hard to be "edgy"... and failed miserably. To carry off humor like that, one has to be completely aware of the stereotypes and ideas one is playing with. this fell woefully short, and ended up ignorant, and frankly, scary, in its lack of understanding of itself. its like listening to Sarah Silverstien if she actually hated jews.
it didnt even go far enough to be offensive. it was just.. a limp wristed attempt at humor that might be construed as such.
Third. Making a reference is not inherent to a joke. Saying "remember optimus prime???? wow!!!", for instance, is not a transformers joke, its a non-joke. ANd in this show, a non contextualised Mario reference was a non joke. Followed by a comment about how the only person that laughed was the only person that "played super mario." No. i played mario. you were terrible. and that wasnt a joke.
next. Much was made of the shittiness of Perth. and really. its stuff like this that drives that legend. It was really offensive watching someone take a government handout to talk about how terrible the place is, while simultaneously contributing more than his fair share to the terrible nature of the "scene."
and also, directly begging present reviewers for a good review consistantly is a dick move, and also, shows a serious lack of respect for..well.. yourself.
This is quite without doubt the worst thing ive seen at the blue room. It is the nadir of the 80s born, transformers lovin, computer game playing, comic book collecting, performing arts dabbling nerd set. and this is a set that i am a part of. I am thoroghly embarassed to be represented by this buffoon.
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Date: 01/08/2009 - 23:18
i hated the shit out of it.
first of all, it was a stand up comedy show, which i wasn't aware was covered under the aegis of blue room productions. there are plenty of comedy venues in perth. So straight off, i think that was a mistake.
second of all. It was a comedy show that tried really hard to be "edgy"... and failed miserably. To carry off humor like that, one has to be completely aware of the stereotypes and ideas one is playing with. this fell woefully short, and ended up ignorant, and frankly, scary, in its lack of understanding of itself. its like listening to Sarah Silverstien if she actually hated jews.
it didnt even go far enough to be offensive. it was just.. a limp wristed attempt at humor that might be construed as such.
Third. Making a reference is not inherent to a joke. Saying "remember optimus prime???? wow!!!", for instance, is not a transformers joke, its a non-joke. ANd in this show, a non contextualised Mario reference was a non joke. Followed by a comment about how the only person that laughed was the only person that "played super mario." No. i played mario. you were terrible. and that wasnt a joke.
next. Much was made of the shittiness of Perth. and really. its stuff like this that drives that legend. It was really offensive watching someone take a government handout to talk about how terrible the place is, while simultaneously contributing more than his fair share to the terrible nature of the "scene."
and also, directly begging present reviewers for a good review consistantly is a dick move, and also, shows a serious lack of respect for..well.. yourself.
This is quite without doubt the worst thing ive seen at the blue room. It is the nadir of the 80s born, transformers lovin, computer game playing, comic book collecting, performing arts dabbling nerd set. and this is a set that i am a part of. I am thoroghly embarassed to be represented by this buffoon.