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BB i agree with you but think of this in the media in general.

Again, I blame crass Americanisation.

Humour CAN be insightful and intelligent. However, more and more we find that media on TV, the radio and in newspapers which advertises itself to be informative but with 'entertainment value' inevitably compromises genuinely fascinating information for cheap jokes, when in reality when humour is properly done it can communicate information in a very effective way.

Just listen to 'The Infinite Monkey Cage' if you want to see an example of a show which degenerates it's ultimately important message for comedians to make jokes about farting and devalue everything.