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The targets of comedy – who is the joke? And is that OK? What about “Derek”?

Comedy usually has a target. Satire points out the flaws of it’s subject. Sitcom also puts characters through the wringer, even in the mildest gentlest episode of As Time Goes By. With the possible exception of silly wordplay, there is a butt for most jokes out there. Not all of this is “nasty” – much of [...]

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