Magazine: Can comedians ever be taken seriously?

Gerald · 03-03-13, 08:01 AM

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In the past week, two comedians have stood for election - Beppe Grillo in Italy and John O'Farrell in the UK's Eastleigh by-election. What are the pitfalls of putting your money where your mouth is?

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It's just like old and new times. The euro tanking, stock markets in see-saw mood, bond spreads rising. No doubt Angela Merkel is wearing a "Really guys? I thought we were over this" expression on her face. After the Italian electoral impasse, we are looking somewhere for certainty.

One dead cert is that a least some of the columns written about Italy's potential king-maker Beppe Grillo will contain the line "Did you hear the one about the comedian who turned into a politician?"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21616412

Note: 3 March 2013 Last updated at 00:00 GMT

Catfish · 03-03-13, 08:57 AM

It is just a voter's reaction of not taking politicians seriously anymore.

Which is probably an enlightening moment, for mankind.

Not understanding this, german clowns call Italy a two-clown government ..

Gerald · 03-03-13, 12:17 PM

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german clowns call Italy a two-clown government ..

Armistead · 03-03-13, 12:28 PM

They can't do any worse...

vienna · 03-05-13, 01:23 PM

There are times comedians make a hell of a lot more sense than politicians. Some of my favorite observations have come from Will Rogers:

"With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke."

There are more on this link:

http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib...#axzz2MgsymNGz

In the U.S., a rather well-known comedian who went on to politics is Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota. He seems to have deported himself well and served his consitituency well...

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Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	They can't do any worse... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There are times comedians make a hell of a lot more sense than politicians. Some of my favorite observations have come from Will Rogers: "With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke." There are more on this link: http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib...#axzz2MgsymNGz In the U.S., a rather well-known comedian who went on to politics is Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota. He seems to have deported himself well and served his consitituency well... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	It is just a voter's reaction of not taking politicians seriously anymore. Which is probably an enlightening moment, for mankind. Not understanding this, german clowns call Italy a two-clown government ..