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Nov. 2nd, 2009 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lollardfishCan anyone more knowledgeable than I point out any examples of the Vilification Tennis show doing productive social satire - that is, making fun of something in order to demonstrate its impropriety or nonsensical nature?
I'm seeing excuses that I shouldn't be offended at their upcoming show because it's productive social satire.
I think it's just an excuse and the show isn't about satire, it's about getting laughs by being as mean as possible. They are really good at it. They get a lot of laughs. I think they're kidding themselves about the satire, but I'm not that familiar with their shows.
I'm seeing excuses that I shouldn't be offended at their upcoming show because it's productive social satire.
I think it's just an excuse and the show isn't about satire, it's about getting laughs by being as mean as possible. They are really good at it. They get a lot of laughs. I think they're kidding themselves about the satire, but I'm not that familiar with their shows.
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Date: 2009-11-03 10:51 pm (UTC)Which, really, is the problem with reference-based humor. When it hits, it's hilarious... but when it doesn't it's either incomprehensible or completely misinterpret-able.