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13223062, Different audiences have different boundaries
Posted by Cocobrotha2, Tue Jan-02-18 03:28 PM
And, usually, the bigger the stage and the bigger the audience, the tighter the boundaries.

A joke about gypsies might kill on a Saturday in Tampa, but instigate a boycott campaign by the Nomadic Eastern European People's Organization if it's shown on HBO.

Dave was doing things on a huge stage for awhile so I'm sure he's familiar with having to temper his language for his audience. This shit ain't new; Leno's early standup is very different from what he did on the Tonight Show.

I just think he lost touch with the how sensitivities were changing in the general public while he was doing small shows following the Chappelle Show. He was talking like he usually talked and didn't realize there was less tolerance in the general public for some his language.