Comedian jokes about Flight MH370

StarSong said:
Jokes about 9-11 started up just a few weeks after that terrible day. Gilbert Gottfried was first among comedians to use the tragedy in his material. Yeah, they were tasteless, but hardly worthy of more than a dismissive shrug. Certainly not police response.
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I remember one from David Letterman (I think) just a week afterwards, thought it was funny then and now, he was commenting on the news coverage that said something like "religious extremist alleged terrorists". He said they got it wrong, should have said "allegedly religious confirmed terrorists" or something like that. He told a few more I don't remember, all in relatively decent taste.

Point is it is possible to make relatively decent jokes, even about a tragedy. But I suppose its harder, and takes more talent, than doing what the lady in question did.
 
Alligatorob said:
Thanks, this is interesting. I guess there is not freedom of speech in Malaysia. However as she was quoted saying in the article:

"Honestly, if Interpol does do something about this request and things escalate, can you imagine how famous it is going to make me?”

I think she is right, all this will do is bring her more attention. Censorship often works that way.
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What quality of attention though? Everyone will know how callous she is.
 

I just looked it up - that flight went down more than nine years ago. Not saying it wasn't tragic because it obviously was, but it's hardly freshly so. Most Americans will shrug off the joke, but will remember her name.

The person in Malaysia who is trying to involve Interpol just catapulted Chia from a relative unknown working NY comedy clubs to the national - dare I say international - stage. He/she did Chia the biggest favor of her professional life, not to mention providing fodder for whole new segments in her act about Interpol lurking around every corner.

Chris Rock has taken full advantage of Will Smith's slap and I daresay Jocelyn Chia will do the same with this internet kerfuffle.
 
StarSong said:
I just looked it up - that flight went down more than nine years ago. Not saying it wasn't tragic because it obviously was, but it's hardly freshly so. Most Americans will shrug off the joke, but will remember her name.

The person in Malaysia who is trying to involve Interpol just catapulted Chia from a relative unknown working NY comedy clubs to the national - dare I say international - stage. He/she did Chia the biggest favor of her professional life, not to mention providing fodder for whole new segments in her act about Interpol lurking around every corner.

Chris Rock has taken full advantage of Will Smith's slap and I daresay Jocelyn Chia will do the same with this internet kerfuffle.
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As long as she is happy with herself.
 
Those who complained or reported her to Interpol did her an enormous favour. Being tasteless is popular. The more this discussed, the more she’ll be seen. It’s probably a good thing the talk shows are on strike. They love to promote their own for using freedom of speech.

A few swear words or sexual innuendo if fine. Too many supposed comics go into great detail.
 
I've heard that in the entertainment biz, "no publicity is bad publicity". So, someone, nobody has ever heard of, is popping up in a Seniors forum. And I think you have to understand that this joke was told in a comedy club. A comedy club is not a scared memorial to a tragedy-it's a comedy club. People make jokes about the Titanic sinking all the time- what about the loss of life, the terror, the tradgety, etc. Let's not get carried away over a joke in a comedy club.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I've heard that in the entertainment biz, "no publicity is bad publicity". So, someone, nobody has ever heard of, is popping up in a Seniors forum. And I think you have to understand that this joke was told in a comedy club. A comedy club is not a scared memorial to a tragedy-it's a comedy club. People make jokes about the Titanic sinking all the time- what about the loss of life, the terror, the tradgety, etc. Let's not get carried away over a joke in a comedy club.
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Couldn't agree more.
 

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