Comedians are often the only voice for the silenced and oppressed.
Whether it s Lenny Bruce getting on the tits of a US president or Bill Hicks haranguing CBS from beyond the grave, comedians get under the corporate skin and call the bluff of politicians. Maybe all of them , in their different ways , are funny. Maybe it's the way I tell them. But let's look at those jokes more carefully, working on the premise that humour is, ultimately, a serious business. The jokes are so blatant it is hard to miss the innuendo.