These things are funny: drunk basketball; guns pointed at crotches; and orgies. These words are funny: ****; dick; blowjobs; and **** (as in “suck my ****; I’ll murder your family!”). What do they all have in common? They can be shown and heard??in the red-band trailer for Semi-Pro, the new Will Ferrell movie opening in February. Why are they so funny? Because they can only be shown and heard in a red-band??trailer, duh.??
When I was growing up, I learned that swearing??was a sign of a lack of creativity. ??When I was in high school and taking creative writing classes, I learned that swearing was a sign of realism. Now that I’m old, I’m learning that swearing is a sign that something is hilarious. I’m not sure exactly why curse words and other offensive dialogue and subject matter is considered necessary for comedy these days, but between all the red-band trailers and unrated DVD versions, it’s apparent that nothing is at its funniest until it’s allowed to let loose with the F and C words.
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