I'm a comedienne and I've written an entire routine about this forum

[joanjett]

I love this forum so much , I wrote an entire routine about it . Would you like to see / hear it ?

I agree Shagmundfreud. The one that still makes me laugh is the childminder (changed later to nanny) who dared give the DC ready made pasta. here There are lots like that which would have given lots of material!

You're right it isn't even funny is it smallwhitecat. She's got nothing, so she resorts to misogynistic stereotypes and threats of violence - cue uproarious laughter from certain males in the audience because there's nothing funnier than women being called bitches and thinking about them bleeding.

It's some of the most craven pieces of man-pleasing I've seen in a long time.

The thing is those that are offended may not find something that offends me offensive etc etc. Some comedy is like that near the mark and not for everyone but freedom of speech is like that. I also am offended at the assumption that those who did laugh would not be smart enough to debate the topic of misogyny etc as I am sure many of us could and would in certain situations but sometimes something just makes you laugh even if you know it is wrong otherwise how do you explain Frankie Boyles success?

too many like thats in there will blame the wine!

I think it's really good - a confident performer. I think it could be even better with more in depth observation of mumsnet

Very funny , need more.

Oh gawd - turn the music down and hide the booze - feminists are in da house.

Frankie Boyle appeals to the bigots amongst us. He provides an opening for bigots to express their bigotry in a safe space because they can justify their laughter with "it's comedy, lighten up". Racism, sexism, jokes about disabled people have always been popular with those who believe that one way to feel good is with laughter at other people's expense.

This comedienne appears to be appealing to the pro-misogyny contingent who think it's fine for women to be called bitches and receive threats of violence. In that context what she's saying is indeed hilarious. Actual jokes are pretty much non-existent in her material though.

Brilliant, loved it!

i thought it started off really well and was VERY funny - then got stuck a bit in cliche. And just was a bit predictable

Probably like MN Annette-very predictable.

But... it wasn't very funny, no?

Sort of reminded me of that Yasmin Alibhai-Brown article, which attacked a sort of made-up idea of mumsnet that bears very little relation to the one I'm actually on.

What are you writing, LeQueen?

I tried hard not to laugh but I hooted in the end.

If cutting loose means laughing at myself or other women being called smug complacent bitches, I'll stick to tightly bound thanks LeQueen.

This woman isn't funny. She doens't even have that excuse. She's just nasty.

Not funny. Meh.

I thought it was deeply unpleasant and bore little or no resemblance to mumsnet conversations at all. Yuk

Ok, it was quite funny for me, not laugh out loud but made me smile.
But I really don't see anything misogynistic about it.
Why do feminists get so worked up about something so utterly harmless.
Surely there are far more causes that you should direct your anger at.
No wonder I never go on the feminist threads here.
Jeez.

I don't think that she is easily pleased smallwhitecat-people offer up such gems-I just wish that I recorded them at the time! Perhaps you read different threads nooka.

Competitive mummies have been out in force lately feeding their 2.5yr old DCs olives and sushi in packed lunches. My DCs had a wide range at that age, but I didn't broadcast it.