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Because they aren't funny, amusing, interesting. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #1
Jay Leno is funny because his jokes are not political Quantess Aug 2012 #14
Dennis Miller thinks that Dennis Miller is funny. So funny that he can't stop laughing at his own AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #79
Ray Romano is right-wing? Ken Burch Aug 2012 #60
I remember him being merciless with Bill Clinton and the BJ -- ten years after the fact. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #62
Didn't know that. Still, is that necessarily right-wing? Ken Burch Aug 2012 #67
I have no knowledge of Ray Romano. Was he merciless with Clinton after Clinton signed NAFTA? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #82
Didn't say RR was RW, but conservative. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #98
+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Dec 2018 #101
Bingo. KPN Dec 2018 #103
well, comedy is based somewhat on cruelty, so they can get that far librechik Aug 2012 #2
Mocking the powerful = humor; mocking the weak = cruelty arcane1 Aug 2012 #6
I think you've nailed it. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2012 #38
+1 HiPointDem Aug 2012 #43
It's part of the huge interconnection between conservatism and bullying. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #61
Because conservatives are strange, but they're not funny. NV Whino Aug 2012 #3
They're "funny-odd" not "funny-haha." nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #11
not to mention, funny smelling. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #51
If a little guy kicks a big guy, it's funny htuttle Aug 2012 #4
well put. Care Acutely Aug 2012 #5
The entertainment business as a whole is pretty liberal RZM Aug 2012 #7
I don't believe that to be true ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #29
But conservative thought does sell RZM Aug 2012 #44
But then why are they liberal? treestar Aug 2012 #65
Don't confuse conservatism with fear and hate. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #81
Ok, but RZM Aug 2012 #83
My experience with 'conservatives' is that lower taxes = ... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #90
They "write books with good sales numbers"? They say that they have good numbers. Are you not AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #87
FOX and rw crap is not funny though. Brainwashing...yes, but not funny. brush Dec 2018 #104
No sense of humor. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #8
Conservative brains work differently. immoderate Aug 2012 #19
They work? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #20
Fart control, but they miss the humor. immoderate Aug 2012 #23
"...it's inherently unfunny. It's just mean." pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #9
Conservtives don't get the basic concept underlying hifiguy Aug 2012 #10
DING DING DING! Hifiguy, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Aug 2012 #36
"Are you married? Do you have any money? hifiguy Aug 2012 #40
exactly riverwalker Aug 2012 #52
It's why they always had laws banning "Lese-Majeste' "(humours disrespect of monarchs) Ken Burch Aug 2012 #63
The fart joke has a long and distinguished hifiguy Aug 2012 #75
But I always thought Rush Limbaugh was a Comedian Xyzse Aug 2012 #12
Comedians make fun of ridiculous people, and most of these people are conservative these days. reformist2 Aug 2012 #13
Because Cruelty is not funny ashling Aug 2012 #15
Perhaps their humor requires a victim? MyshkinCommaPrince Aug 2012 #16
It's like a roomful of flatulent people constantly breathing each other's backwind... JHB Aug 2012 #17
because jokes against the powerful can be funny, while jokes about the powerless just aren't DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2012 #18
Bingo! Scuba Aug 2012 #25
Exhibit B: P.J O'Rourke and the shit he published Ken Burch Aug 2012 #64
I dissent. The Lampoon was always about tipping over sacred cows hifiguy Aug 2012 #76
Michael O'Donoghue truly was a genius Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #93
Nick DiPaolo is pretty funny five_horizons Aug 2012 #21
Only if you think homophobia, misogyny, and racism are funny Major Nikon Aug 2012 #57
Nick DiPaolo?! Codeine Aug 2012 #94
You need to be able to laugh at yourself to be funny. surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #22
Except for puns and slapstick..... msu2ba Aug 2012 #24
Because conservatives rely on fear and anger to get their point across. Proles Aug 2012 #26
Mort Sahl is the only funny conservative in existence; he must get very lonely Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #27
The bio on his official site is interesting deutsey Aug 2012 #47
He is a very complex individual with a lightning fast wit Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #50
Wouldn't classify Sahl as strictly conservative -- it's all fair game to him... VOX Aug 2012 #73
Mort is to the left of almost everyone MortSahlFan Dec 2018 #100
Here's a similar sentiment from DU-er Plaid Adder: rocktivity Aug 2012 #28
So true. Jennicut Aug 2012 #89
They're not funny because they can't laugh at themselves. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #30
Stupid people don't understand dry humor and sarcasm Kolesar Aug 2012 #31
much comedy involves being able to think in parallel tracks in real time. unblock Aug 2012 #32
You've made another good point there...the roots of comedy are unpredictability & surprise Ken Burch Aug 2012 #68
Becasuse they're only funny in the head lunatica Aug 2012 #33
"Republicans don't have a sense of humor-- alterfurz Aug 2012 #34
That's a good one. nt laundry_queen Aug 2012 #54
See: Mit Romney.... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #92
stupid isn't funny spanone Aug 2012 #35
Hate and fear (which largely make up the conservative "DNA") just doesn't translate into humor Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #37
10-15 years ago Dennis Miller was some what funny, OverBurn Aug 2012 #39
When I first heard about his Monday Night Football gig rocktivity Aug 2012 #42
I enjoyed Miller back in the 80s and 90s RZM Aug 2012 #45
I never thought he was Major Nikon Aug 2012 #66
Way back in his early SNL days he was great. Codeine Aug 2012 #95
I watched SNL religiously back then... He wasn't that great TlalocW Aug 2012 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Aug 2012 #41
There are actually a lot of them Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #46
They are only funny when they are serious? Generic Other Aug 2012 #48
But that "American Carol" was soooooo funny!!! Taverner Aug 2012 #49
Hey! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #58
I actually watched this turd, and if it's funny to anyone, then I'm an Albanian aviator. ;>)) VOX Aug 2012 #70
What's that you say? Albanian Vibrator? Taverner Aug 2012 #88
Because conservatives have a hard time laughing at themsleves Homer12 Aug 2012 #53
b/c punching down is never funny, also... nashville_brook Aug 2012 #55
Great humour punches through to truths. Republicans are liars, selfish or patsies or pawns. applegrove Aug 2012 #56
There's too much rage and fear in the right-wing mindset these days to produce actual comedy Ken Burch Aug 2012 #59
The greatest comics have always been observers who are outside of the mainstream power structure... VOX Aug 2012 #69
This is the correct answer Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #74
The rise of anti-PC humor makes it unnecessary Prism Aug 2012 #71
You have to be smart to have a sense of humor n/t dflprincess Aug 2012 #72
Dennis Miller. That's why. Nt. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #77
You took the words out of my mouth, exactly. n/t Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #78
Because they can't sense irony. Snarkoleptic Aug 2012 #80
Good point. A great illustration of that was Dubya's statement that 9/11 was "the end of irony". Ken Burch Aug 2012 #99
Because racism, sexism, and homophobia just aren't funny. Kalidurga Aug 2012 #84
There are lots of them Telly Savalas Aug 2012 #85
Maybe Glenn Beck the drama queen, part-time comedian should run for office. Quantess Aug 2012 #97
It's hard for the punchline of a joke, to actually make a joke. lob1 Aug 2012 #86
Example from FB today treestar Aug 2012 #91
Because truly effective satire is the antidote to authoritarianism. (n/t) FreepFryer Dec 2018 #102
W made me laugh numerous times. . . Stargleamer Dec 2018 #105
Conservatives are too stupid to have a sense of humor Gothmog Dec 2018 #106
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