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Laughter is a great stress buster and in times of hardship, many people turn to comedy as a way to deal with the daily frustrations of modern life. Laughing out loud is a great way to feel better about yourself and improve your mood and this is why going to see a comedian is now such a popular pastime. We all have our favorite comedians and our preferences will largely depend on our own sense of humor and what we consider to be funny. Humor is a very personal thing and what may be hilarious to one person, may not even register with someone else.
There are many different types of comedy available these days. Some people like anecdotal comedy where the comedian will tell a funny story about their lives, this is a favorite amongst stand-up comedians; others prefer classic satire or slap stick comedy. Nowadays, many comedians include swearing, profanities, vulgar stories and discrimination in their acts in a bid to shock the audience into a reaction. For many comedians, the more vulgar and controversial the jokes the better as if they were competing with other acts to be the most shocking. Sure, vulgar stories and swearing can be funny if timed well but if this is all that the comedian can do then it can become quite tiresome, quite quickly. The comedian then gets themselves into the difficult position of having to be more controversial and more shocking each time they perform in order to get a reaction from the audience and this can sometimes lead to them being known as a ‘one trick pony.’
As a response to the amount of modern comedians who are using foul language to get laughs, there is a new breed of comedians who are fighting this stereotype of a modern comedian and promoting themselves as ‘clean comedians.’ These acts as using good clean, old fashioned humor to entertain the masses and are getting great results. Audiences see this sort of comedy as a refreshing change from the foul language and discrimination that often features heavily in modern comedic acts.
Whilst there are some occasions when smutty humor is appropriate, these occasions are limited. If you are planning a corporate event, an awards evening or a family party then this type of humor just isn’t going to work. You need something that is family-friendly and is going to be enjoyed, and understood by all ages and clean comedy is the perfect solution. Many people are under the impression that clean comedy is not funny, but this simply isn’t the case. Other people think that just because a comedian practices clean comedy that they must promote Christian or gospel comedy, and this isn’t true either. Some entertainers do bring a religious theme to their act but this isn’t compulsory. Clean comedy can be as simple as a string of funny anecdotes about everyday life, just without the swearing and vulgarities. Clean comedians are all about making people laugh and keeping an audience entertained instead of telling stories that downgrade our intelligence or disrespect the culture in which we live in.
If you think that clean comedy would be something that your friends, family, co-workers or church would be interested in then why not have a look at The Grable Group website where you will find a catalogue of different comedians to choose from. Here there is bound to be at least one act that will be perfect for your event and will be able to take it from an okay event into something that people will be talking about for weeks to come.
