For years now, David Cross, the mind behind such shows as The Bob and David Show on HBO and the short lived but long loved series Freak Show , has toured the nation spreading hilarity like a modern day Johnny Appleseed(if Johnny Appleseed spread jokes about republicans and hard core pornography). But, let us not relegate David Cross to the ever present "Dick and Fart Joke"(of which I usually enjoy) style of comedy. Although many vulgar(and don't think I mean that in a bad way) topics weave their way in and out of Cross' routine, they are done so in a way that is both intelligent and surprisingly hilarious. Cross, a self-professed liberal spends a great deal of his act dealing with social issues and other serious problems that plague our country. But, again let's not get ahead of ourselves, Cross is not one for any kind of censorship that is seen so frequently in the media today in this "post-Imus world". For example, Cross has a routine in which he describes the phenomena that is the "gay accent" that is often accompanied by a lisp and an effeminate tone in the homosexual community. He describes this as an accent that is found only with gay men, then goes on to describe situations in which people claim that "homosexuality is a choice". Using the argument that many gay men are born with this "gay accent" along with the fact that no person in their right mind at the age of fourteen would "chose a life in which intolerant rednecks would constantly berate and abuse" them. This may sound like a wanting for America to disallow of "intolerant rednecks", however if one were to analyze this at all they would realize that Cross is really saying "sure think like and even be intolerant rednecks, but beat the shit out of each other instead of someone else", a simple enough message. Although this is only one example of only one medium in which Cross' comedy is presented, it is fairly representative of the intelligent yet satirical stylings of a great American comic. Please, I implore you... take a look, even if you do believe homosexuality is a choice, because David Cross would be the first to tell you "your an idiot" but at least we live in a country where that's not a crime.
BOB AND DAVID SITE
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