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Scorpiomoon

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 06:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is anyone watching the Emmys?

George Lopez was making jokes about reality TV shows.

"Big Brother--a show about 12 people living together in a house. It's already been done. If you want to see reality make them all live in garage."

LOL!

The Amazing Race won the Emmy for best reality TV show. YAY!

Cliotheleo

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 07:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, I saw that and while I usually hate when minority comedians crack jokes about their own race (talking about something that has "been done")but it WAS pretty funny.

But I thought the comment about his favorite reality show being "The Dukes of Hazzard" was the funniest. Anytime someone makes a joke that involves "Cooter" it automatically gonna be funny. :)

Cliotheleo

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 07:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oh and "Dakota!" .......... "The NAMES you people come up with!" LOL!

Jhezzie

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I dunno...I like hearing jokes about my people. We're funny! And there is much funny truth in the stereotypes, you know.:)

Carrie92

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 09:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He is so funny. I liked his "white people" voice: Oh my gahd, dude!

Mzcruella

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
George Lopez had me cracking up the whole time with his comments! And I was pretty happy TAR won!

Wish I could remember what he said about Paradise Hotel because that one was great, too!

Kalekona

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 08:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The paradise hotel joke was something about.."What do you do send a tape straight to the Smithstonian?"

Cliotheleo

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 08:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
And what makes that joke even funnier is the thought that somewhere Toni is telling all her friends that they sent all the footage of directly to the Smithsonian .............. National Air and Space Museum maybe. :)

Bohawkins

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 10:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a very strange precedent where it is allowed for people of their own race to make jokes about their group but others can't. If it's funny, and it is just good fun (not malicious or hateful), then anyone should be able to do it. I am glad to see Collin Quinn on his show "Tough Crowd" on the comedy channel, break right through that ridiculous rule. I have never minded a good Irish joke and certainly don't just want to hear Irish people telling them. Irish people can't tell Irish jokes at all (we really mess up the accents).

And another thing, why is it they'll always tell you that it was Pink Floyd performing "The Wall" or The Rolling Stones singing "Satisfaction", but if you hear a cool new song on the radio you will never find out who it is? Ok, that has nothing to do with this, but it keeps happening.

Carrie92

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 10:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bohawkins - that is SO true about the radio! Why do they do that to us?

True about the other thing too... people need to lighten up.

BTW, did anyone see that comment Bill Cosby made to Wanda Sykes when she was working the crowd at the Emmy's? She was talking to him about Larry David's show on HBO being improvisational and that was funny , but that Cosby's show was scripted, that being funny too, or something... and Cosby says to her, "Yeah and we spoke English" and then he turned and looked straight ahead. Apparently insinuating that she was not speaking English? I thought it rather harsh.

Max

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cosby is not a big fan of Ebonics or whatever you want to call today's kind of African-American street lingo. He has a doctorate of education and doesn't appreciate it when people mangle the language. I think he believes that it makes African-Americans look under-educated when they speak using slang and poor pronunciation. Not saying it's right or wrong, just that it's what he thinks.

As to the way he handled her question, that's vintage Cosby style.

Crazydog

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't really care for George Lopez's humor. Every time he makes an appearance at one of these things, it's the same tired Latino jokes over and over. I think he just recycles his jokes. I think the saddest thing is that the audience laughs along with him, but they're probably thinking, oh, I don't dare make any comments about Mexicans and illegal aliens, but now that he's doing it, it must be OK. But then if they actually went and did it, everyone would be aghast.

I didn't find his jokes at the Latin Grammys particularly funny either.

Carrie92

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Max, I know what you mean, about "ebonics", and I know Cosby doesn't like it, and I pretty much agree with him.
But, I didn't really think she was speaking that way. It was really more of a cultural accent she was using, with a "you know" or two thrown in. Just thought it a little weird for him to be so grumpy on a night he was receiving a humanitarian award.
Personally, I find her voice the most irritating.
Jimmy Kimmel pointed out on his show last night too, "Gee, Mr. Cosby, you've never used cultural hyperbole like that before have you?" and then they showed a clip of Fat Albert.

Max

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yep, Wanda's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. :) I didn't see this happen (I tuned in later). Perhaps Cosby was making more of a comment on the overall programming genre that Wanda represents. I dunno. :)

Personally, I don't think Cosby has been quite the same since Ennis was killed. He's gotten a lot moodier and done some strange things that seem out of character from the happy guy he used to be. And, to me, he's gotten a lot more serious and sad just overall, which probably played into his comment and delivery style, too. I thought it was very touching and sad when he told the story about Ennis first realizing that his dad was Fat Albert.

Atjoybell

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't see the piece with Wanda Sykes and Cosby. But just being a fan of Bill Cosby, I would like to share that his "style" is one of dryness, he doesn't smile at ANYTHING. His TV show he was 'serious' but actually 'funny'. I don't think it had anything to do with liking or disliking ebonics. Besides, Wanda Sykes has a very irritating voice. She's funny, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

As for ebonics itself - I can't stand it. The worst part about it is that people spell like they talk and after listening to young black children talk (mine included) and seeing their papers - gasp! It's horrible.

I try as hard as I can to make sure my children PRONOUNCE their words. Also, IMO, ebonics is not even a language. It's a southern accent taken to the extreme. (oops, feel that grand stand fire coming up again - I better go!) See yawl!!!

Carrie92

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, Max, I see what you mean about it possibly being a comment on the overall genre. That is very probable. Since she was talking about his show, I bet his comment was more about her show.
I missed that part of the show, but they showed the clip on Jimmy Kimmel and on The View yesterday.
Well, I feel better about that now, thanks for your insight.

Nexell2

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 04:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree about ebonics. Will Smith often says how his mother and grandmother made him always speak proper english. Thank you to the two Mrs. Smiths'. However, I thought Cosby and Larry David were really nasty to Wanda. She's just doing her job. They didn't have to be so snarky. I also agree something is up with Cosby, he seems very depressed, maybe over Ennis, I don't know. He has become very grumpy. His behavior is increasingly odd.

Bastable

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 04:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't think his jokes were funny. The East LA thing, besides being racist, just isn't true. Even South Central is a relatively safe place--when was the last time anyone heard of a visitor getting shot there? So that joke was unfair to "white people" (whatever that means) as well as being unfair to everyone who lives in East LA. I'm kind of surprised that George Lopez isn't a wee bit more enlightened, given how he's had to fight to be recognized as a Mexican-American. Whatever.