At the Edinburgh Fringe

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 26 Aug 2018
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At the Fringe there are comics galore
who tell jokes to attentive spectators
who first laugh and then ask for more
thus pleasing the amusing narrators.

You won't hear a comedian say this:
please stop me if you think I'm a bore
even though some heckler might hiss
and tell him the punchline was poor.

Certain gags are considered chancy
if a double entendre is construed.
Saying phrases like 'tickle your fancy'
could be said to be implicitly rude.

A few jokes, though hard to believe,
are so ancient that it is often alleged
they were told by Adam to Eve
though the humour was slyly edged.

In the Arts event which is aestival
the comedians are women and men;
every year at the Edinburgh Festival
a panel of judges picks the best ten.

© Luigi Pagano 2018

 
 
Certificate 12
Poem
Are you being versed?
Humour

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

your rhythm and rhyme is captured perfectly in this poem.

I do feel for stand up comedians, having to come up with constant new material, it must be so hard to crack jokes and not be appreciated. 

A pleasure to read.

Jenny. xx

 

 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Jenny, it must be very hard for comedians who write their own material to find new ideas especially if they appear on television although certain established performers have professional scriptwriters who do the job for them. Even so it takes a particular skill to get the rabbit out of the hat, so to speak, and produce clever and amusing jokes. Some comics nowadays resort to crude jokes which I don't find funny and I much prefer those that have subtle innuendos but cleverly crafted.

Luigi xx