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ivyeight6
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04 Aug 2022, 12:02 pm

Why is that writers (movie or TV) like writing inappropriate jokes?



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04 Aug 2022, 12:10 pm

ivyeight6 wrote:
Why is that writers (movie or TV) like writing inappropriate jokes?
Likely because the pay is good.



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04 Aug 2022, 12:15 pm

Sex sells.


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04 Aug 2022, 8:14 pm

Some people will find it funny solely because it's inappropriate, it needn't also be good.
So there's always some audience,no matter how bad the joke is.


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04 Aug 2022, 8:37 pm

Yeah, like jokes about serious subjects.