I tend to agree
although maybe a male sense of humour is more receptive to a male sense of humour and vice-versa. You hit upon a good argument though about how the topic of comedy limits how funny it can be:
The female comics I've seen joke about being women/ laughing at men.
The black comedians I've seen tend to joke about being black/ laughing at white folks.
The deaf/disabled comedians I've seen tend to joke about being deaf etc.
That said there are plenty of examples that contradict these sweeping generalisations. What I mean is that joking about ONLY ONE THING makes you a shit comedian, no matter who you are.

I guess one of the strengths of being a white, male, able-bodied comic is that being white, male and able-bodied isn't THAT interesting, forcing them to find something else to joke about.
( Fitznicely into a thimble, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 19:50, 1 reply)

Also I suppose that an able bodied white man
Is going to have more opportunities to gather material. ABWM can go to uni, get jobs, have families, go on holiday, have exciting hobbies and pasttimes, travel the world etc.

We all have our potentials. A poverty-stricken lad in some refugee camp could have the potential to be a fantasically witty comedian, but he is never going to have the opportunity that someone like Dave Gorman has. Likewise, I doubt Dave Gorman would be the author/standup he is now if it wasn't for his computer access and education.

Not putting anyone down, though. Stand up comedy is one of the hardest, bravest things to do out of all the entertainment areas, I think. It's just you and your brain. Totally vulnerable.
( d3gu thinks you should buy a Dinohoodie., Sun 27 Dec 2009, 20:21, closed)

Mmmmmm
I disagree. Middle class ABWW women are privy to all these advantages. And middle class comedians aren't any funnier than working class ones.
( Fitznicely into a thimble, Mon 28 Dec 2009, 1:45, closed)