Roy Chubby Brown petition

Muttley said:
And to be fair its working out REALLY well for the pub with the "gollies"...

It sort of cheers me to see that there really isn't any viable level of support for "this kind of thing". Perhaps he might be better trying to get a few gigs in Magaluf. That's where quite a few of these like minded individuals seem to gravitate...
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I'd certainly never pay my money to see him live. I've watched a few of his stand-up shows online and laughed at the odd joke but I do believe that style of comedy is now very dated.

If others feel differently and want to pay their money to see it, and venues are willing to book him then let them crack on.
 
parmoboy said:
I'd certainly never pay my money to see him live. I've watched a few of his stand-up shows online and laughed at the odd joke but I do believe that style of comedy is now very dated.

If others feel differently and want to pay their money to see it, and venues are willing to book him then let them crack on.
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I agree, as long as the comedy doesn’t normalise racism, sexism, bigotry or domestic violence.
 
The Ruthsayer said:
So you believe standing up for women to have safes spaces is transphobic? Before you reply, please familiarise yourself with her statements.
Thank you.
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I'm pretty sure you said that you didn't want to re-ignite this debate. Pointless getting into it anyway because Rob will just pull the thread, like he always does whenever this subject comes up on here.
 
Hap said:
I agree, as long as the comedy doesn’t normalise racism, sexism, bigotry or domestic violence.
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What about transphobia? Cos pretty much every comic on the planet has something to say about that at the moment, and its usually not entirely supportive.

Its difficult to know where the line is sometimes, because most 'humour' (of all forms) is based on someone saying something that isn't 100% acceptable to everybody.

If a group of wallies want to sit in a theatre listening to a big wally telling wallyish/out of date/unfunny jokes I don't really have an issue with it personally. I certainly wouldn't be paying to attend myself though. Nor would I be booking him then pulling the gig pretending its for any other reason than concern for my bottom line profits.

If it was holistically profitable enough then these gigs would be going ahead, I'm pretty sure.
 
The problem here is the ‘cancel’ narrative.

Before that was invented clubs could chose to have on whoever they wanted and if customers turned up then it was fine n dandy.

Now - the clubs can get slaughtered for saying ‘nahhhh, not for us’

If clubs want to book him - fine by me and, if they don’t - fine by me

If he was on in my local club neither or nor my good lady would go anywhere near it
 
1finny said:
The problem here is the ‘cancel’ narrative.
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But the cancel narrative comes from the fact that he gets booked, then someone (usually the very same group of people) decides to pull it. If they never booked him in the first place there'd be no talk of 'cancelling'.
 
Saw manning at the rock garden. Yrp the rock garden, he couldn't handle the crowd, spat his dummy out and walked after 20 mins.
He was also the first person to book john Cooper Clarke if my memory serves me right ?
 
atypical_boro said:
What about transphobia? Cos pretty much every comic on the planet has something to say about that at the moment, and its usually not entirely supportive.

Its difficult to know where the line is sometimes, because most 'humour' (of all forms) is based on someone saying something that isn't 100% acceptable to everybody.

If a group of wallies want to sit in a theatre listening to a big wally telling wallyish/out of date/unfunny jokes I don't really have an issue with it personally. I certainly wouldn't be paying to attend myself though. Nor would I be booking him then pulling the gig pretending its for any other reason than concern for my bottom line profits.

If it was holistically profitable enough then these gigs would be going ahead, I'm pretty sure.
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I’m sure you’re right about income driving the decision to c ancel a gig, over principle or ethics. They’re commercial enterprises.

All comedy involves surprise, and often highlights differences and similarities between people. It has the inherent nature to be divisive.

How it’s conceived and delivered is everything. Meaning all topics can be touched on - nothing is taboo. It’s how it’s done.

Was anyone offended when the cast of Goodness Gracious Me, went out for an English?

Im more concerned with desensitizing harmful and devisive issues. (Attitudes). Rowling has a point, but it would be just as possible to make a good acceptable humorous commentary on it, as an unacceptable one.
 
1finny said:
neither or nor my good lady
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Do people still refer to their wife that way? Sounds a bit 1950s to me.
Unless of course for some reason you have more than one lady to call upon. Good ones and bad ones. Maybe one of the bad ones would go and see Chubby? Is that why you think they are bad ladies?
 
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festa5 said:
I'll sign it.

But only if it's petition to also burn all the tapes and salt the earth where they bury the ashes.
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I'd be happy just come to an agreement to end Xmas specials lol

I know people will say 'don't watch'... Oh and I don't. Yet I can have my opinion on how and where my TV licence money goes.

Chubby or a 90min live Mrs Brown's Boys.... Christ im not sure what's worse 😂
 
Private venues can book who they want,Council venues should not ban acts because a committee doesn’t approve of said act,that’s for the people they serve to decide by voting with their feet.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
They can see "his variety of comedy" just not in the theatres listed, who have chosen not to put him on for commercial reasons one suspects.

The same way I can't see my favourite experimental jazz funk band at Wembley stadium.
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You mean you like more than one experimental jazz funk band….? 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
parmoboy said:
I'd certainly never pay my money to see him live. I've watched a few of his stand-up shows online and laughed at the odd joke but I do believe that style of comedy is now very dated.

If others feel differently and want to pay their money to see it, and venues are willing to book him then let them crack on.
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of course, but by that same token, if punters want to tell venues they'll not go there again, and the venue cancels that kind of humour in response, that is the right of people that don't agree with this trashy lazy racist comedy and the venues who don't want to be labelled as racist enablers.

I'm sure there will be plenty of venues that put them on still, juts much smaller ones.
 
Hap said:
Was anyone offended when the cast of Goodness Gracious Me, went out for an English?
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really! You have a problem where a minority mocks the people that boiled their cuisine down to how hot it is, and acting like drunk idiots. The GGM sketch simply showed the ridiculous nature of stereotyping, it was clearly ironic and seems to have gone over a few peoples heads. You'll be claiming 'Til Death Us Do Part was a racist programme next.
 
BoroMart said:
really! You have a problem where a minority mocks the people that boiled their cuisine down to how hot it is, and acting like drunk idiots. The GGM sketch simply showed the ridiculous nature of stereotyping, it was clearly ironic and seems to have gone over a few peoples heads. You'll be claiming 'Til Death Us Do Part was a racist programme next.
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I was going to type something similar to that earlier on but I couldn't be @rsed. There's a huge difference between that sketch and Chubby Brown's hateful sh*te.
 
BoroMart said:
of course, but by that same token, if punters want to tell venues they'll not go there again, and the venue cancels that kind of humour in response, that is the right of people that don't agree with this trashy lazy racist comedy and the venues who don't want to be labelled as racist enablers.

I'm sure there will be plenty of venues that put them on still, juts much smaller ones.
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True, but these venues know what they're getting when they book Chubby Brown to appear at their venue.

As atypical said, surely they shouldn't be booking him in the first place if they're not prepared to see through their commitment. It doesn't exact reflect well on the venue....."Sorry, we know his act can offend, we decided to book him regardless but we will now cancel the event to save face".
 
BoroMart said:
really! You have a problem where a minority mocks the people that boiled their cuisine down to how hot it is, and acting like drunk idiots. The GGM sketch simply showed the ridiculous nature of stereotyping, it was clearly ironic and seems to have gone over a few peoples heads. You'll be claiming 'Til Death Us Do Part was a racist programme next.
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I was pointing out that sensitive subjects can be addressed with humour, without causing offense, and citing that as an example.
 
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