Being a Critic of Denis Leary
Being a Critic of Denis LearyBeing a critic of a comedian such as, Denis Leary is an easy concept for one to conceive. These critics are people that believe he crosses the line into outrageousness. This causes him to be seen in two different perspectives. One is that people see his outrageousness and view his comedy as not funny, but out of hand. The other perspective is that people view him as not crossing the line but being himself. They believe that this is the selective trait that sets him apart from all other comedians. In their minds, this is what makes people laugh.
I believe that many people have a valid argument when they say that Denis crosses the line with his comedy in his routine. Their opinion has some validation because of the things that he does on stage. During his act, Denis smokes a numerous amount of cigarettes and he is probably being criticized by non-smokers. By doing this, he is putting himself in a position where he can be criticized by viewers (non-smokers). This may cause these critics to dislike him and in turn his comedy. Another Denis does during his routine that may cause anger from these type of critics (non-smokers) is that he tells the audience how much he likes to smoke and that he will continue to smoke until he dies. He also expresses the fact that he does not care what people think of him when he smokes.
Others may be critics of Denis' use of vulgar language. These critics are people who believe that by him using profanity in his routine, he is not being funny at all. He uses profanity throughout his routine and raises his voice when he uses it. This raising of his voice tends to be criticized by people who dislike the use of profanity at any time in his routine or life in general. In the beginning of his act he starts out by singing a song titled "A$$HOLE". This creates critics of his comedy right away. Many people who have been taught to have family values see this as wrong and see no comedy in the way he uses the profanity to make a song. During the song, Denis crosses the line to outrageousness by using lines that may seem inappropriate by some viewers. Some of the lines that seem inappropriate are when he says, "I like football and porno and books about war, I drive really slow in the ultrafast lane while people behind me are going insane, I'm an a$$hole I'm an a$$hole, I use public toilets and I piss on the seat, Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces while handicapped people make handicapped faces." I can see why some people may think that he crosses the line and that he isn't being funny. If I were...
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