Like even if you pick up on some of the specific people/cultural moments/etc that the show jokes about, there is so much that is lost, like the fact that massive things like WWII, racial integration, youth counterculture, etc were so recent and thus so much more present in peoples minds. It reminds me of the gag in the beginning of Clueless where Cher's talking to Dionne on her cell phone in the school hallway and then Dionne turns the corner, revealing that they were close by the entire time time. The idea that a high school student in 1995 would even have a cell phone was funny but then using it to communicate w someone in the same building several feet away is farcical, but all of this humor has been forever lost in a world where everyone has cell phones and people use them to talk to anyone anywhere all of the time. Laugh-In feels entirely composed of jokes like this.
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 April 2018 13:28 (six years ago) link
also holy crap *soooo* much of the racial stuff would never, ever, ever fly today
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 April 2018 13:34 (six years ago) link
I mean, true of virtually everything that was on TV at the time.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Monday, 23 April 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
Kind of stunning how poorly this show has aged, though.
yeah it feels zeitgeisty in a way that would (and did) age horribly. I wonder what shows of the past decade will also age this poorly. Girls?
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 April 2018 14:40 (six years ago) link
Yes.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Monday, 23 April 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
My daughters have a real a real thing for time-capsule TV—they have gone in deep on everything from Andy Griffith to Mod Squad—and I thought they'd get an add'l kick out of the colors and novelty of Laugh In, but they were begging me to shut it off about 15 mins in. "This is Terrible." "Not funny."
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 23 April 2018 16:31 (six years ago) link
cultural stick up ass
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 April 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
I was 10 when the show premiered, and totally loved the fast pace and the silliness (and Goldie.) My kid is now 10, and he thinks it's terrible.
― hair-grabbing ear-grabbing fetishist squaredance caller (Dan Peterson), Monday, 23 April 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
i get this on a OTA show. it's pretty rad. Ringo was a guest last episode i caught.
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― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 23 April 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link
i meant OTA channel. antennas still work
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 23 April 2018 17:24 (six years ago) link
Can't fault any show that gave Nixon the opportunity to show how hip and with it he was.
― Across the You Never Her (Old Lunch), Monday, 23 April 2018 17:42 (six years ago) link
I watched Laugh-In when it was new. The major fascination was probably the pace of the show, which was about ten times faster than any other show that had aired up until that time. The 'zany', 'fun', and 'hip' signifiers just rained down on your head by the bucket load, so you felt a bit like you were speed-reading all the cultural changes that were happening at the same time - which were equally fast-paced and confusing.
You weren't really getting anything out of it, but it gave that impression and it didn't give you time to notice how empty it was.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 23 April 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
Like flippin' through a deck of Wacky Packages.
― Across the You Never Her (Old Lunch), Monday, 23 April 2018 19:23 (six years ago) link
Bumping this because it has more Laugh-In content than the other thread.
So who's left? None of the male cast, it seems.
Goldie, Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin, and Ann Elder
― Josefa, Thursday, 4 July 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
Joanne Worley is still yelling!I got maybe about two minutes into the Netflix tribute special.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
How could I forget her!
― Josefa, Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:23 (four years ago) link
Willie Tyler (and Lester!) from the last season is still kickin' at 78.
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 4 July 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link