Goonie goo goo

[dyvinesweetness]

I watched Delirious for the first time yesterday. It was spectacularly wack and shitty. If there was a comedy cliche bingo, I would've won about three different ways.

"My parents were strict"
"White parents are lenient. Black parents are strict."
"White people sounds like this."
"I can fuck!"
"Don't look at my butt, gay people!"

ETA: I'm going to

Comments

[idoto]

Delirious was hilarious.

The thing about it is you have to take into account the context of the time period as well. It doesn't make it any less offensive, but I don't think he would try to pull the same material today. First time I watched it I didn't even know faggot was an offensive word.

Comedy cliche's began with pryor and was expounded by murphy. All the comedians after them are the one's that played it out.

[dyvinesweetness]

"Delirious was hilarious."

How disappointing.

I didn't laugh once. I chuckled twice though.

WHAT

[bellarisa]

Hon, you do realize that *27* years ago Delirious was revolutionary and amazing, right? Those weren't cliches then. I get where you're coming from but this is why we old people can't watch anything with folks born after 1983... :)

Re: WHAT

[dyvinesweetness]

"Those weren't cliches then."

Oh, I hear that. I can see how Pryor and Murphy started these jokes, so they weren't cliches yet. I would have editted the entry to reflect that, but didn't want to cop out. Figured I'd just leave my thoughts as they originally were.

I still find it corny. Like even knowing that I still think it was corny. 'Cause I can find cliche'd jokes funny, but I still think it was wack. And more importantly than that it was offensive. Offensive and unfunny.

"this is why we old people can't watch anything with folks born after 1983... :)"

I was born before 1983. =D

[bombyamom]

Where is Bruce-Bruce at though?

And white people know how to smoke them some weed. You gotta be careful when you party with white people. They get fucked up and do some dumb/"gay"/trife shit. Your white friends are cool though...ever get pulled over by the police with a white friend? They can be high as shit and the cops don't even care!

----It goes on.

[dyvinesweetness]

"And white people know how to smoke them some weed. You gotta be careful when you party with white people. They get fucked up and do some dumb/"gay"/trife shit. Your white friends are cool though...ever get pulled over by the police with a white friend? They can be high as shit and the cops don't even care!"

That's why you gotta keep your white friends around, man. 'Cause they will help get you out of trouble. Even though they stay in trouble. Especially white kids. You ever see little, white kids act up in the grocery store? They be screamin and carryin on. White people, please beat your kids. If you don't, I will! Ha HAAAAA!

[dyvinesweetness]

Women be shoppin!!!

[lovelylind]

I didn't know it was his most celebrated, but I also felt uncomfortable at all the homophobic jokes...and from there, transitioning to HIV/AIDS.

But, like you, I guess we have to consider the time when this came out (in reference to the AIDS, not the homophobia).

I didn't quite care for him talking about his auntie like that. Goonie goo goo? :-\

When I saw it, I didn't think "massive fail." I just didn't think it was as funny as I hoped it would be.

[dyvinesweetness]

"and from there, transitioning to HIV/AIDS.""I just didn't think it was as funny as I hoped it would be."

Yeah, I had high hopes for it. It really disappointed me. In other news I need to watch more Pryor.

[captain_brad]

I've watched a total of about half of Delirious over the years, and parts of it were mildly amusing. He certainly was no Prior or Mooney.

I think, as many great comedians have shown, that there's a way to say outrageous (and legitimately funny) shit without showing your ass in the process.

Never been a big fan of Murphy, and the time/place argument doesn't hold much water with me.

[dyvinesweetness]

"I think, as many great comedians have shown, that there's a way to say outrageous (and legitimately funny) shit without showing your ass in the process."

Agreed! All the comedians I like are controversial and likely offensive to someone. So I shouldn't have used the word offensive because that's too vague. He was just... inappropriate and homophobic.

[forwhataim]

I thought Raw was considered his best. Eh whatever.

[dyvinesweetness]

I think it is his best, but I've heard people raving about Delirious. I guess it depends on who you speak to.

[musikmanmike]

deliriouswaswaybetterthanraw!!

::: runs away while covering butt cheeks for protection :::