IS humour DEAD OR DYING in this WORLD ?
968301
Yes, I completely agree.  While many present-day comics are entertaining on the SURFACE, they're nowhere near the level of the legends from the past.  I'm no prude, but I get tired of obnoxious 20-something-year-old comedians prancing around on Comedy Central amid a virtual cloud of profanities, as if they thought "talent" was measured by how loud you can be and how many swear words you can use in one minute.  And furthermore, it seems these days that if you're a famous comic, you can do just about anything and the chorus of pancake-faced audience members will just applaud like morons no matter what.  Have you seen "Saturday Night Live" lately?  It's not even funny, but the people tune in to see their favorite stars anyway.\n\nWhile it may sound presumptuous, I feel that standup comedy is dying, or at least for me it is.  These days I find the majority of my entertainment in books, Internet, radio programs, and a select group of TV shows like "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "The Office."  Comedy needs to get its act together.
328366
i dunno.. think it's humorous tho :)
631555
Yes i agree that the world will be a better place is 90% of its population dies. Dieing not in the physical sense of the word but a much deeper meaning, the death of ego's, stereotypes, prejudices, beliefs and complexes. Death of adult thoughts and springing back to the childlike innocence and clarity
1128737
My sentiments exactly. I am in my sixties and I have laughed all my life. I find humor in a lot of things. I have had a ruff life but if I wasn't able to laugh at anything I would probably be dead by now because I would be worrying about what made my live so ruff. I learned to move on and leave the past in the past and be as happy as I can.
1122651
That's not funny, not at all, oh no, nope, not really, errrrm, have I convinced you that I didn't laugh yet? Silly people on your previous question aren't they? Ah well, OK, I give in, I did laugh really! :P
552938
You must be a more discerning person than the other 98 percent of the population.  Congratulations.\n\nToday's comedian's are not very funny because they haven't the kind of experience it takes to be funny.  They are copying others and resorting to crudity rather than wit and cleverness.  Most of today's comedians rely on popular images, anything sexual being the favorite, and are lost to dealing with style and wit.  I won't give examples.  I don't think I need to.  Look at many of the answers here and you'll see that few, if any, has addressed your question.  Instead, most have simply given you examples which is lack of thinking, reasoning.  This also is what is missing from today's comedians' supposed comedy.
312198
Well, it's interesting to see other people's sense of humour when they tell jokes - I like that section.  I don't think it's sad, when someone else can answer a question.  Especially if you may not know who to ask, for any reason.  Hey you might be new in a city/town or whatever & somebody might have good suggestions for eating out or entertainment places.  I've learnt heaps about different websites here that I would never have done otherwise.  Simple suggestion, from other contributors here - if you don't like it, don't use it.  Cheers - so you don't feel too sad!
290180
Because Political Correctness has no sense of humor. Before PC, Polock jokes, anti-Catholic jokes, dumb people jokes and many more were regularly told regardless of who was listening. In those days, you laughed even if it was at your own expense, or you were a poor sport. Today, everyone is so oversensitive about everything that jokes are almost extinct. Today, the only 'correct' way of making people laugh is through vulgarity. Kinda sick, huh?
775977
Hehehe that was piss funny mate, got anymore?
917599
Well, I liked it. LOL. I have seen this before, but jokes ARE for sharing. The human mind is an amazing thing.\n\nHave a great day!
1151333
I definitely don't think I laugh enough. I would love to laugh more! Silly people make me laugh. People who are willing to find a joke everywhere! I love sarcasm! It's the best!
343339
A while back we (the Brits and other Europeans) rounded up all the people who didn't have a sense of humour, loaded them onto ships and sent them across the Atlantic to colonise the New World.  It's true - nowehre in the history books are there references to the jokes that Christopher Columbus made because he didn't make any.\n\nAnyway, since then they've been colonising the country quite nicely even though they've messed up a bit of late.\n\nAfter 500 years a sense of self-humour has been genetically bred out of them.\n\nThere is hope though - Africans and Caribeans have a great sense of humour so maybe they'll introduce some back into the population.\n\nBy the way, this answer isn't meant to be taken seriously.  If you're from the US and take it seriously then I guess it proves Geoff The Plank's point.
376336
Yes and no. For instance, I can actually laugh at SOME of my parents jokes, but I understand ALL of them. Some just aren't funny to me. Conversely, they rarely are amused with jokes that I find absolutely hilarious. Mainly, it's based on society. Things change in a generation. Still, as shown with my case, many things found funny decades ago continue to bring laughter today. =)
501949
Funny? what is wrong with a funny man?
599051
yes, the news wont be as funny no more, without that stand up comedian the worlds satirical press will resort to picking their noses or something
1132161
no ... but 6 out of 3 on here ask some very funny and entertaining questions.. thanks for the laugh :)
697780
Because humour where people get hurt (but not badly) is still the funniest. It's visual and it's universal. Think of how your friends laugh when you fall over (or you at them) as long as they don't injure themselves.