Disconnect

At a gig the other day I was asked why so many comedians seem to be getting in trouble with jokes that “go too far”. (The fact I was having this conversation with an audience member either says a lot about my set or a lot about that particular audience member, but that’s a post for another time)



Anyway, the more I thought about it, the more one word kept coming to mind – disconnect.



The way I see it, a big problem is the disconnect between the idea of the subject of a joke, and the reality of i...