Seriously, i watch tv late at night as a restaurant employee. Comedy central seems to show black comics late at night (which is a conspiracy in itself).

I find that none of it is even remotely funny.

I was curious if anyone did....

now don't get me wrong, i grew up enjoying countless black comedians, being tv or stand up.

however, what is being shown recently has absolutely no comic value whatsoever.

Can anyone give me a reason that this crap is being broadcast?

(no racist comments please as my best friends growing up were non-Caucasian)

I don't think it's a matter of some black comedians being perceived as unfunny, more as it is a matter of modern comedy in general lacking greatly. Black, white, purple, or grey alien, comedy in my opinion has severely declined overall.

Good point about the late-night thing, though. Conspiracy!

I hate that Chris Rock can say "crackerass cracker" and no one calls him a racist.

But when when Kramer says the N word, his carreer is over.

Wow i find it really odd that you posted that, i know exactly what you mean! I love stand up! I watch it on demand a lot, and anymore it's all black comedians. That used to not be a bad thing, but anymore...well they just aren’t funny Nice

As a white male. I feel blacks should be able to say cracker and whites should be able to say n word. Even though on ATS i can say cracker but would get kicked off if i actually said n word. Let people think what they want. Blacks want their own culture and whites want theirs. but when im with a black person, hate and racism never crosses my mind. whites and blacks are racist so what. From my experience, the most racist white people i know have closer relationships with black folks...even supremacist group members....but NO its not funny anymore ...will there ever be another eddie murphy?

I hate that Chris Rock can say "crackerass cracker" and no one calls him a racist.

But when when Kramer says the N word, his carreer is over.

It's very simple, whites never allowed any term to have such power or kick, so NO attempted slam word has ever gained a foothold. By making a word taboo, you give it power, and the ONLY way to take that power away, is to remove the taboo, simple as that.

The OP is right though, for most recent comics (regardless of color). There are exceptions though. I love Tosh for example. He's pretty much open about everything whether it's racist, homophobic, etc. and that total honesty is pretty refreshing.

That said, I'd love to see someone show up on the scene to be the next Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, or Richard Pryor though. Those guys were hysterical in the day.