Opinion: Josh Thomas 'Yo Mamma' joke controversy must mean no problems in Oz and Jay-Z freebies bad for music Opinion: Josh Thomas 'Yo Mamma' joke controversy must mean no problems in Oz and Jay-Z freebies bad for music 7th Jul 2013 9:25am | By Michael Gadd Comedian’s Abbott gag shows Australia’s first-world worries The politically sensitive were up in arms last week about a tweet from Aussie comedian Josh Thomas regarding Tony Abbott, one of many from the stand-up about the probable future Prime Minister of Australia (it’s real folks). Before going any further, here is the offending 140-ish character quip: “Stop the boats? I would prefer it if you stopped YO MOMMA from comin’ round my place at night for sex. #Political”. Yep, fairly harmless by ‘yo momma’ joke standards – go and check out