My firm belief is that comedy—to quote Steve Martin—isn’t pretty. Comedy is bound to offend somebody. It’s self-deprecating or somebody else is getting thrown under the bus. We have to laugh at ourselves. Never mind that some guy writes a cool song and puts a nice video online. That’s not what gets the traffic. “Fatty Falls Down a Hole in a Convenience Store,” that’s the one that goes viral. Somebody’s the butt of that joke. Deal with it. I’m the butt of many jokes, but I’m not going to lose any sleep over it.
