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>> i cuss gratuitously. subject matter is another story. >> this is gonna be a good show. >> are there any subjects that are never appropriate for humor? >> people say a good comedian doesnt have to cuss. and i thought, now thats [bleep] rubbish. >> how dirty is too dirty? >> why is all that so funny? >> i dont know. >> what youre about to hear is going to shock and disgust you. >> if you choose to go blue, youve got to do it right. dirty for the sake of dirty, theres nothing worse tha...

Of that phrase "blue material." say good night. good night. so you had vaudeville comedy, which was accessible to all. but at the same time, concurrently, you had another style of comedy that was a little bit different. burlesque houses were often like going to a a strip club. those guys were there with their trench coats to watch girls. they had different styles of comedy, different people performing within them. i see you lying there. my anger is aroused. i pull out my dirk. uh-oh, now were go...

Blue material. goodnight. goodnight. so you had vaudeville comedy, which was accessible to all but at the same time concurrently, you had another style of comedy that was a little bit different. burlesque houses are often like going to a strip club. these guys were there with their trench coats to watch girls, different styles of comedy, different people performing within them lying there. my anger is aroused. pull out my dirk. uh now were getting to the point because burlesque, the primary trac...

And, so that became the whole, uh, idea of that phrase, "blue material." >> say goodnight. >> goodnight. >> so you had vaudeville comedy, which was accessible to all. but at the same time concurrently you had another style of comedy that was a little bit different. burlesque houses were often like going to a strip club. these guys were there with their trench coats to watch girls. they had the different styles of comedy, different people performing within them. >> i see you lying there. my anger...

They hung him. >> vaudeville is created commercially to clean up humor. theres no cursing, theres no blasphemy, why? they want men, women and children to be able to come there. want a bigger audience. ♪ >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, send a blue envelope backstage with the material they wanted excised from their act. that became the idea of the phrase blue material. >> say good night. >> good night. >> vaudeville comedy was accessible to all but concurrently ano...

Generation. >> with vaudeville, first time, comedy becomes an industry. >> poor father, he died of throat troubles. they hung him. >> vaudeville is created commercially to clean up humor. theres no cursing, theres no blasphemy, why? they want men, women and children to be able to come there. want a bigger audience. ♪ >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, send a blue envelope backstage with the material they wanted excised from their act. that became the idea of the phr...

Throat troubles. they hung him. >> vaudeville is created commercially to clean up humor. theres no cursing, theres no blasphemy, why? they want men, women and children to be able to come there. they want a bigger audience. ♪ >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, they would send a blue envelope backstage with the material they wanted excised from their act. that became the idea of the phrase blue material. >> say good night. >> good night. >> vaudeville comedy was acces...

Theres no blasphemy. why? they want men, women and children to come there, they want a bigger audience. ♪ >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, send a blue envelope backstage with the material they wanted excised from their act. that became the whole idea of the phrase blue material. >> say good night. >> good night. >> vaudeville comedy was accessible to all but concurrently another style of comedy that was a little bit different. burlesque houses like going to strip ...

Comedy becomes an industry. >> poor father, he died of throat troubles. they hung him. >> vaudeville is created commercially to clean up humor. theres no cursing, theres no blasphemy, why? they want men, women and children to be able to come there. they want a bigger audience. ♪ >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, they would send a blue envelope backstage with the material they wanted excised from their act. that became the whole idea of that phrase, blue material. >...

I said then forgive me. >> what we consider offensive or blue evolves with every generation. >> with vaudeville, for the first time, comedy becomes an industry. >> poor father, he died of throat troubles. they hung him. >> vaudeville is created commercially to clean up humor. theres no cursing, theres no blasphemy, why? they want men, women and children to be able to come there. they want a bigger audience. >> vaudevillian did something on stage that was objectionable, they would send a blue env...