The Motherfucking Def Comedy Jam Motherfucker

I finally got around to watching the new version of Def Comedy Jam last night and all I have to say is fuck motherfucker, what the fuck?

The “comedians” that were on the show seemed to care nothing about the craft of standup comedy and instead relied on saying fuck, motherfucker, shit and nigger every other word.

I kind of remember this being the case during the first run of the series, but in between all the motherfucking non-joke tellers, there were guys like Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Cedric the Entertainer; comedians who understand that comedy is something you have to work at. And yes, these guys would say fuck, motherfucker, shit and nigger, but in between those words they actually told jokes. They showcased the kind of insight that is synonymous with the great “blue” comedians such as Richard Pryor.

While the majority of the Def Comedy Jam comedians sound like they’ve heard all the Richard Pryor albums, not many of them sound like they’ve absorbed them. All they seem to have heard were the fucks, motherfuckers, shits and niggers and that’s a shame.