Comedy and the line

Howdy gang

So I was thinking about comedy and how far is too far.

For example I?m from the South Park school of thought where everything is ok or nothing is. Which to me means comedians (or anyone for that matter) should be able to comment on whatever issue they want in particular when it comes to fields like business and politics. This is particularly important in the UK where we have a pretty rich tradition of satire. For this to work however everything has to be fair game. Obviously the US has politically minded comedians but I think our American friends have (url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE0) a bit more trouble understanding the difference between comedian and serious journalist. (/url) The whole clip is awesome but from about 4 mins on Tucker Carlson totally misses the point.

We have a comedian in the UK from Scotland called Frankie Boyle who is pretty funny but has said some terrible things about the likes of (url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_boyle#Controversy) Down?s Syndrome (/url). Does he go too far?

Ricky Gervais who struck gold with the office despite not being that funny is another British comedian held up as an example of someone who may take comedy too far. This is mainly due to his out spoken atheism and some gaffes (I hate that word) he?s made in the past.

I guess I?m wondering is it ok to hold comedians to the same standard as everyone else when it comes to accountability for what they say? Is there any areas they shouldn?t touch? If so why?

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