Comedians are there to make a joke out of everyday situations, but does a comedian have any limits to what they can and cannot say. If we ask ourselves the question do we laugh at jokes that could be considered bad or wrong by others, many of us would probably say yes and at the time do not consider what we are laughing at.
I must say when i watch comedians on the TV when its a racial or a joke aimed at people who are disabled, then i feel uncomfortable about the joke. I feel rude laughing at a joke which could hurt peoples feelings about their background. On the other hand many comedians who are from a different group tend to make jokes about their own culture. There has to be a line somewhere with jokes by comedians but many comedians take their own life and make it in to a comedy such as Alan Carr who talks about his life with 'wonky teeth'. What comedians may seem as okay for themselves are not always accepted by others so easily.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/pwest/100007561/frankie-boyles-downs-syndrome-joke-was-despicable-but-we-still-need-him/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/hugo_rifkind/article7095785.ece
Comedians need to make sure that there jokes are well enough constructed to be funny but not encourage or cause upset to the public.
I do agree with what your saying, and I do think comedians need to be careful and make sure hey don't end up seriously offending someone! It's not nice whether it's said as a joke or not. However, sometimes I do think comedians say things that other people are just to affraid to say! Somehow it seems more acceptable for comedians to say disrespectful things than are ordinary people. People tend to care less and they think it's part of the comedians profession to act that way.
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