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5 Feet of Fury

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Alt headline: ‘Hollywood Reporter headlines now written by unpaid 19-year-old interns who can’t name all four Beatles’

June 9, 2012 By Kathy Shaidle

 

Ingenious point at SHECKY magazine:

Rickles is Rickles. You need not find him funny. But if you’re shocked by Rickles, we’re not buying it. We have talked a lot about context and how it must be considered when we encounter humor. In Rickles’ case, he is context. He brings it with him. He has a long history of saying the least appropriate things. He has been consistent– consistently “offensive”– throughout his lengthy career. He has remained the same, unwavering.

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