One Word Go Show

  This show will stick in my mind for a long time. It took a LOT of effort to get through this. I am not a prude. I laugh at comedians like Louie CK, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy (back in the day). I loved Sam Kinison. I laugh at South Park and the Family Guy. I love to laugh. This show is billed as a comedy. I didn’t hear any sarcasm. I didn’t hear an commentary on life that pointed out ironic behavior. There is (under neath it all) formulas that work in comedy and in opinion (and that’s all this is) this show doesn’t follow any of them. If you think the phrase “Who doesn’t masterbate at funerals” is funny then this show is for you. For me, it’s stupid. I watched Saturday night Fever. I watched the Wold of Wall Street (which set a record for the number of times “The F Word” was used in a movie). There was a story. There was CONTENT. This podcasts seems to swear because they want to be edgy. They have icing, but no cake. The premise of the show is they take words that have been submitted by the audience and make a show out of that one word. This is something similar that improv groups do where they pull multiple words from a group and try to fit them all into a sketch. I’ve seen Second City in Chicago (a group that was supplied much of the cast for the first season of Saturday Night Live), and even that group had 30% of their content bomb. In general, good content does not happen by winging it. In today’s show the highlights are: A girl sings I’m a little teapot out the window One of the hosts is leaving They do a prank call They talk about the co-hosts surfing for porn on his phone. I typically say content should move your audience. It should inspire them. My question is, “What do the crew and One Word Go Show want us to do with this?” OK it’s a comedy show. They expect us to laugh. I get that. For me (being in my late 40′s) I didn’t find it funny. Maybe if you’re between the ages of 15-22, you will. The Lightning Bolt That Is Breanne If you are a offensive enough person on reality TV, you will get your own show (see Honey Boo Boo, see Ambrosia, etc). On their website she is described as “She’s very open about her life, and doesn’t give a crap what you think. ” She reminds me of Cartman’s “Whatever I do what I want, only Breana would say “I do whatever I F#*king want Bitch.”   For me, they lost me in the first 3 minutes with the endless unnecessary swearing. I do thank Mat for giving us a heads up that what was coming was immature, “dirty”, and at times violent. How to Swear Properly The F word is a word to accent a level of intensity. If you you broke up with me, I might say you broke my heart. If you broke up with me after I bought you a leather Jacket for Valentines day and you’re now dating my brother, I might say you F#*king broke my heart. If I use the word without respect for its power, you drain it of all it’s power. It loses it’s effect. Please respect the F word. It’s one of the best words we have.   You might look at a post (http://davidjackson.org/2008/02/it-takes-more-than-7-dirty-words-and-lack-of-tact/) that I did a while ago that talks about Howard Stern had more than just dirty word. When he was on regular radio that required him to be creative. I have a sneaking suspicion that heavy drinking occurs before this show starts recording (as some of these topics are – in my opinion – are not as funny as the laugh they inspire). What This Show Does Well They provide a disclaimer at the beginning of the show They have easy to find subscribe buttons