to think that Sarah Millican should never be given air time again?

[missmarplestmarymead]

Tonight, she referred to a woman's body being found in 'suspicious circumstances but that the motivation had not been sexual.' She then made her joke which was: how awful it would be to be a murder victim but to not be considered attractive enough for anyone to think that the motivation might have been sexual. She ended by suggesting that the victim could have trimmed their pubic hair.

I found this beyond the pale but made evn worse by the fact that channel 4 chose to broadcast this on the day that a young woman has been found murdered.

I saw this and agree - very bad taste and not even remotely funny. It made me feel sick

What was that on please?

Awful. YANBU

Sarah Millican was not making that joke about the victim, jeeez.

Do you really not comprehend what she is getting at with that joke? That she is being blackly ironic about vile attitudes towards women and rape victims in our society? I despair, I really do...

Have to say I thought her language was awful too

It was on Channel 4 tonight. Her programme began at 9 and she made this particular 'joke' at about 10 to 10.

YANBU. That's pretty bad.

YABU, however, for watching it in the first place. She's atrocious. Comedy for dimwits.

It was on Channel 4 this evening

she is dire anyway! but yes, you are right, total bad taste - maybe she is trying to be the female version of frankie boyle

I have never watched her before and found her to be very funny and quite black humour

I love her she's hilarious definitely not for anyone remotely prudish though.

She is the worst, embarrassingly unfunny 'comedian' ever!!!

Ah right sorry, I didn't realise she had her own show on, I thought it must have been one of the panel shows.

She "gets away with it" by having a squeaky comedy accent. That's my theory.

I watch her for a couple of minutes and feel repelled usually. Don't like the sound of what you are saying about tonight's show.

I think she was being ironic. Sarcastic maybe.

But I really don't find her funny at all anyway. Not my cup of tea.

The joke wasn't written in relation to the news.

No, Oxford: I do not 'get it', although I understand why apologists may make the argument that you just have.

The thing that mystifies me about this generation of comedians - or should I say "comedians" - who go for this brand of sick, deliberately provocative material is how none of them are funny. There is no humour at all in it. The aim is not to make people laugh, it is to shock, through being "edgy" (although note how in reality, they are all deeply reactionary - kicking women, the disabled, minorities, which is about as radical as PG Tips, let's face it).
Since when did comedy stop being about being funny? I am watching Seinfeld right now. it is shameful how we can now offer nothing comparable in this country. Our comedians epitomise our crapness as a nation.

She's piss poor, she really is.

Oxford - didn't see it...however if she was being blackly ironic it's not exactly working if most people take it on face value and don't get the sub text?

I'm with Oxford. I didn't even know there was a young woman found dead until I read this thread. You do realise all her jokes are pre written. She doesn't just do it before going on air.

No, Oxford: I do not 'get it', although I understand why apologists may make the argument that you just have.

So, if you know YANBU, why ask AIBU?

A bit re "the crapness of our nation"

oxford is hardly a rape apologist

Yes, I do realise her jokes are 'pre written' but I don;t think it should ever have been written at all. In my opinion, it is a get out of card free card to say something is ironic. I don't think she is 'ironic' stupid, crass, outrageous but 'ironic'- no I don't think so.

saint merry weather- i don't know who oxford is from a hole in the road and whether she is an apologist for rape or not, She is certainly an apologist for those women who make jokes about it!