and so personally what I find really funny is punching up... jokes that try to disrupt power structures and mock the powerful..
Supposedly, this is where "wit" came into the French courts, as you could earn favour with the king by being witty, and essentially outwitting someone above you to gain hierarchy. Not sure if true, but I think wit is something that people are also losing - things are far too blatant to be witty these days.
Did you see Ronnie Cheng's stand up special? So good!
One of them, but I should check out more.
The other problem with the shows is that I don't want to invest into something that might be good, but gets cut. So many of them get cut because they don't get enough of audience. the problem is - mass audiences can like pretty stupid stuff. Reality television and watching the lives of rich people is case in point. I like the limited series - because I know there is a planned end for it, and it has already been made.