The innocence of childish humour

I had doubts about stand-up comedy for children, but it was a welcome relief from the brand of humor Frankie Boyle

Something strange happened on the way for me to write this column. Two funny things. In fact, come to think of it, one of them was not so funny. Firstly, I took my youngest daughters, Eva, 10, and Louise, six, to see the stand-up comedy James Campbell for children on the South Bank Centre in London. Second, accidentally read some "jokes", wrote about the victims of the hostages in the BP plant in Algeria by Frankie Boyle. (My sister-in-law brother, indeed, was one of the British victims. Has been torn to pieces. Boom Boom, eh Frankie?)

First, James Campbell. I had doubts that "stand for children" had a meaning. Louise shares my concerns. "Is there someone else in the series?" Murmured dryly, after 10 minutes.

In fact, James was fun, but perhaps adults and older children have more jokes Eva. But I lost my doubts about the effectiveness of a particular "stand up comedian for children could be.

much of the comedy Campbell was like comedy for adults, purely observational. However, focused on the things that are essential to the lives of children - lollipop ladies, scooters, babies, high visibility jackets on field trips, play time - rather than, for example, work and sex. There were lots of jokes about the elderly. This is, I suppose, is the fear of decay and death - ". Laugh relief" the Campbell lot of miles on the idea of ??a bathroom with a door on it to wrinkliness elderly and wrinkled ridiculous two or three generations before the hearing.

am cautious on the analysis of humor. If I tried to understand why my kids are so much fun - the fact that I am old, I have a penis and a hairy ass, smell, pleasure, etc. - I could find myself embarrassed by the fact that they are actually showing concern about emergency primary caries, sexuality and death, and the Electra complex desire to kill his father.

What surprised me most, however, was the total absence of malice in jokes. This may be because Campbell is tricky, but it is more likely, say, 11 or 12, most children are simply not amused malice. Otherwise, the fundamental pulses are the same as for hearing Frankie Boyle - discover inconsistencies, relieve the anxieties of ourselves, recognition and surprise, and of course, the taboo-busting (he There was just a hint of jokes breasts, nipples and rear). But the question is much smoother.

• How you will laugh at these wrinkles grandfather innocent white victims of terrorist atrocities? When are we going to banana skins for satire, pratfalls poison? When children lose their innocence, perhaps never more exposed than in the field of humor, where the pun and joke willy can take second place in contempt, knowing laughter, the comedy of hate.
• Frankie Boyle
not far in front of an audience minor - unless he showed them his ass. If then stuck a cucumber up that would probably double pleasure - at least for me. But jokes about the death of the hostages has met with incomprehension and Eva Louise, and probably tears.

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