I’ve been reading a lot about what people think is funny.

I’ve discovered one universal truth: if it doesn’t make you laugh, it’s not funny.

By that I mean if a comedic piece doesn’t make someone laugh, they declare it isn’t funny.

If they don’t get the joke, it is because it was a bad joke.

If twenty other people laughed and/or got the joke, they were wrong.

With that in mind, I want to talk about Dumb and Dumber. I really hate the movie.  I don’t find it funny at all.  Except for the dog van.  That shit is hilarious.

I think it’s the ears.

So.  I don’t like Dumb and Dumber.  It doesn’t make me laugh.  Since I’m a comedian and I, theoretically, know comedy, does that mean the film isn’t funny?  Does it mean I should lecture everyone who loves the movie on all the ways it is a terrible comedy?  Does it mean I should say very thoughtful things like “I understand why you think it was funny but here’s why you are wrong.”

Or does it mean that comedy is, at least in part, a matter of opinion? Read More…