Evolution....

It's been quite a slow week. I've been so clueless in front of the desktop wondering if my hardwork asking for the transfer into marketing actually beared some fruit. did it? im at the verge of had-its. well all i know, this month is going to be quite hectic. i'm not even sure if i get to go to KL this end of the month to chill with the Hatims and the apartment that'll chart history. Spread da love.....

Was actually hoping to be able to watch MUSE in action as well. How i wish i could chill and listen to them singing as well.

anyway, had a short discussion about Malaysian comedy yesterday. Amazingly, Kevin got it spot on. This is what was derived...

basically, the western evolution of comedy has evolved since the start of the movie camera. it initially started with physical comedy, hence, came up the famous Charlie Chaplin. Nevertheless... it was hilarious, audiences blew their head off just watching this white dude, as white as Mr Monopoly, completely going topsy turvy falling over and over again. It was great.

Then came movie with sound. After that, America gave birth to the famous 'Three Stooges'. Who could forget the classical Moe, Larry, and Curly, with again, physical comedy, but with a great addition of made up voice as Moe tries to poke larry in his eyes. The combination of that physical comedy and quacked up voices cracked people more than ever, with the addition with a fat guy where people somehow always think very adorable. But usually plus size individuals are quite funny, because somehow they're always happy. Faidz and Abe says not to call them plus size though, it was either fat or plump. what do u think? plus size better? or the latter?

So, after the world has been entertained by The Three Stooges, The Rat Pack, I love Lucy, the world has become more intelligent, and entertainment needs more zest, more IQ, more thinking. Hence, stand up comics were born, from the great Richard Pryor in the 70s, Billy Crystal, and then there is goes all the way. Comedy has involved current issues, involves better intellectual thinking, not insulting a person's intelligence, and they have taken serious aspects of the world and made fun of it not to the extent that its offensive, but just nice. the public accepted it till now.

Now... Malaysia's evolution of comedy. Yes, I will not deny it, even until now, i'd still laugh my ass off watching P Ramlee with his genius lyrics, isketambatu, isketambola, sadiq sepakraga and what not. However, if you notice, at this point of time, this modern time, this after 2000, the new millenium, the 'Marcapada', when similar jokes are pulled off, it is not as mad hilarious as it was back then. Why has our comedy not evolved? This discussion came up due to Astro's current reality show 'Raja Lawak'. I'm sorry, but i think, wearing weird hats, and making weird voices, is stupid really. it's funny, but only until a certain extent. We need to take that old mentality, refine it, and re-DEFINE malaysian comedy, malaysian entertainment. I think it doesnt come from me alone, but Malaysia needs the thing i mentioned.

Talking about comedy, i came across 'Billy Connolly's 13 things I hate about people'. For those who dont know who is this guy, he's a stand up scottish. Not THE most hilarious guys, but still damn hilarious. He was the scotsman who appeared as Tom Cruise's Right handman in The Last Samurai.

so here goes

1. People who point their wrist while asking for the time... I know where my watch is pal, where the fuck is yours? Do I point my crotch when i ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Fucking right! What good is a cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the fuck would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they?

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No tosser, I paid 10 quid to come to the cinema and stare at the fucking floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?". Didnt really give me a choice there did you sunshine?

7. When something is "new and improved!". Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything done before it. If it's an improvement then there must've been something before it.

8. When people say "life is short". What the fuck? Life is the longest damn thing anyone every fucking does!! What can you do longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks,"Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, Knob Head?

10. People who say things like 'My eyes aren't what it used to be". So what did it used to be? Ears? Wellington boots?

11. When you're eating something and someone asks "Is that nice?" No it's really revolting - I always eat stuff i hate.

12. People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that's an image i didnt really need.

13. McDonalds staff who pretend they don't understand you if you dont insert the 'Mc' before the item you are ordering... It has to be a McChicken Burger, just a Chicken Burger gets blank looks. Well I'll have a McStray and jam it in you McEyes you fucking McTosser.

well that's it... catcha guys next week.