http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:08:09 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/02/16/161511.php#comment-696015 I don't agree with you about stand-up having a short shelf life, however I do agree with the notion that the stand-up comics found on that DVD would most surely be limited in their value. I think of comics like George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, and to an extent Jerry Seinfeld and I find their work to be as amusing today as it was when it first came to light. I think it all depends on the talent and the context of the comedy. Today's comics, I think, represent a shift in comedy as a whole and are more geared towards offending an audience than provoking them or making them laugh. Lenny Bruce knew how to provoke people and how to make them laugh at the same time, whereas guys like Dane Cook don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence. 696015@blogcritics.org Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:08:09 EST