Doug Stanhope on offensive comedyPublished on 1 Feb 2011
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/g ... -1.1083012Quote:
RICKY Gervais doesn’t expect to be asked back to host the Golden Globes*, after he annoyed Holywood A-listers by making jokes at the expense of Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey Jr and Bruce Willis, among others.
But who cares? For me personally, a tuxedo-clad circle of malignant egos patting each other on the ass for pretending to be other people couldn’t be offended enough. I am not against actors giving themselves awards any more than plumbers or dental hygienists, but I think such events should take place in some rented banquet hall of a Holiday Inn Express.
*correction: he has since been asked back, according to other reports posted earlier.
**Correction of correction:
HFPA says he hasn't, or rather "highly unlikey"
I'm not sure if the following part was from the main article or in the comments because you need to register at the site to read the whole thing, but this is the on-topic snippet that you see in google news......
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Shortening Pakistani to "Paki" seems as normal to me as shortening Timothy to "Tim" or Scientologist to "dipshit". People hear a buzzword or topic and.....
LOL.