Someone made the wise decision in airing a repeat of Conan with a Triumph bit, in which he calls Hawaii a “Big Pussy”. Triumph was in Hawaii at the ‘American Idol’ auditions, but got kicked out. Hew was invited to be in the news room at the 11:00 news. He mocked Hawaii most of the time, and It was pretty hilarious. The crowd loved it, similar to the crowd reaction in Canada.
Ultimately the butt of Triumph’s jokes is hack comedians. This is a good thing to remember and conspicuously missing from the debate here and in the media.
As long as the thread is being bumped, from canoe.ca:
That is funny. 
Thank you matt_mcl; I was in the other room when they started the translator bit and by the time I was able to get to where I could see the TV I’d missed most of it.
You sure that wasn’t a subtle bit of mocking? 
Not if you’re an albino jackass!
That ass was pure class.
Yeah, but at least this albino jackass can comfort himself with the fact that he has known the touch of a woman.
That apology gives me even more respect for Conan. His humor is constantly self-deprecating, although often in a very macho fashion: one of his regular schticks is to lick his fingers and slick back his eyebrows while giving the camera his best come-hither stare. The joke is that he (or, rather, the character he plays) thinks spittled eyebrows are sexy. That’s how his humor works.
Given that, you gotta watch all his characters that way. Triumph’s joke isn’t that he’s calling people names; it’s that he’s such a loudmouth jerk about it.
Anyway, that apology, along with the cruel French mockery of him, struck exactly the right note IMO. Those without a sense of humor can take it as an apology; those with a sense of humor can take it as a continuation of the joke.
Daniel
And that is ironic and telling. :rolleyes:
Agreed. You see, if I was an Anglo with no sense of humor I’d probably be offended that some French-speaker said I had a small penis but SINCE I CAN TAKE A JOKE it’s actually very funny.
Well, considering how often Aldebaran that you personally have gone out of your way these last 12 months to paint some astonishingly broad brushstrokes about pre-conceived prejudices held by Americans towards people of your faith, all I can say is this… have ya got a mirror there mate? Take a good long look in it before you open your mouth again.
What’s the old saying? Do as I say, not as I do?
Actually, if I were an anglo (or anyone else) with no sense of humour, I probably wouldn’t have written a gag in which an actor I hired for the purpose mocks me in French on my own TV show, but that’s just me.