# "Conservative" And A Sense Of Humor

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 11, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-and-a-sense-of-humor/643658 "2012-12-11T01:05:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-and-a-sense-of-humor/643658/61 "2012-12-12T19:46:10Z")

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> [@Sam\_Stone](#):
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> That’s one reason Louis C.K. is so good - he lets the comedy take him wherever it needs to go, and he doesn’t much care who that offends or who’s political sensibilities will be tweaked.

Though I guess, if you simply have a strong political stance, that will have an effect on your perception of what’s funny, and on what’s funny to you. If you’re a comedian and you’re thinking “this is a funny joke, but I can’t tell it because it conflicts with my political beliefs,” you’re going to bomb; if your only criterion is “this is a funny joke” it’ll work (at least, it’s more likely to work) even if what you find funny is delimited by what aligns with your politics.

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