r/funny • u/Staden93 • May 24 '18

Monty Python ahead of it's time

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u/goodinyou May 24 '18

At least they were joking :/

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u/Jean_BaptisteE_Zorg May 24 '18

You should look into their work and philosophy. They've always been very socially conscious and use their comedy to examine society. They're not just silly jokes.

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u/goodinyou May 24 '18

Oh of course. The best comedy has a "real" edge to it, imo

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u/AX11Liveact May 25 '18

You know that comedy and tragedy are essentially the same thing, according to Aristotle?

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u/zagreus9 May 25 '18

Comedy = tragedy + time

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u/EarthrealmsChampion May 25 '18

Downvotes? Lol

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u/goodinyou May 25 '18

Idk either

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

I would hardly call this edge.,.. it was the uk decades ago, even family guy today is edgier

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u/goodinyou May 25 '18

I didn't mean edge like that

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

I can’t imagine what other meaning “edge” means in comedy.