Entry One: Outside Reading

The magazine Rolling Stone decided to write a comedy issue interpreting "What's Funny Now?" It seems when comedy started people didn't know what made each other laugh. Now a day though, 2008 has shown great characteristics of whit and awkward situations. Some common comedians today are Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey, and Zach Galfianakis. The awkward nature in comedic performances is portrayed in The Office, Borat, and Knocked Up. Steve Carell playing Michael in The Office is rude and makes no work experience forgetful. One of the newest to comedy is Seth Rogan. An actor and writer, he is the face for plenty of up and coming inappropriate funnies. I feel that Rolling Stone hit it right on. Today’s television is filled with crude language and unfortunate events. Just watching the shows make me embarrassed for the character. It’s part of the new millennium to have media filled with situations no one wants to be in and movies that relate to drugs as well as alcohol. Why people find it funny, doing stupid things? No one knows. It is obvious though that the new movies hitting theatres are doing quite well, such as Superbad, Pineapple Express, and Borat. The kids watching age appropriate movies has fallen very low. Children watching PG-13 movies at age 9 will only keep getting younger. It’s a question to ask yourself, why are parents allowing their kids to watch everything they shouldn’t?