The White House Correspondents’ Association surprised potential guests by announcing Jeff Dunham’s most racist puppet, Bubba J, will host their annual dinner event in hopes of attracting President Trump.
I too have seen plenty of his work, and even now I have to say, the man’s oeuvre underlines the unfortunate reality that anything can be made funny. Even if it’s. Y’know. Racism. Sweet Daddy Dee in particular stands out for one exchange where Dunham himself is the butt of the joke, for missing slang so dated that his audience is expected to get it. Dee: “You’re not just white, you’re neon white.”
The most damning thing we can say about him is that he’s only a comic. All his skill is delivery. Dude fully embraced bigoted stereotypes for his stand-up routine, and then basically nailed the execution on building, handling, and conversing with some deeply regrettable puppets. But his material is shit. Listen - there’s writers who could make these stereotypes hysterical. If Carlin was an asshole then the seven words might’ve been eight or nine and he’d still have people rolling in the aisles. Stonetoss, an actual fucking Illinois Nazi, knows how to make a webcomic, better than an aggravating number of non-fascists. Our boy Jeff Dunham goes onstage with an A+ performance for some C- material… about half of which would end anyone else’s career.
That is not even almost Jeff Dunham’s most racist puppet.
Silence! Eyekeelyou!
Is Achmed worse than Sweet Daddy Dee?
Even when I liked Jeff Dunham (I was in high school), Sweet Daddy Dee seemed like the product of him watching one 70s Blaxploitation film.
I too have seen plenty of his work, and even now I have to say, the man’s oeuvre underlines the unfortunate reality that anything can be made funny. Even if it’s. Y’know. Racism. Sweet Daddy Dee in particular stands out for one exchange where Dunham himself is the butt of the joke, for missing slang so dated that his audience is expected to get it. Dee: “You’re not just white, you’re neon white.”
The most damning thing we can say about him is that he’s only a comic. All his skill is delivery. Dude fully embraced bigoted stereotypes for his stand-up routine, and then basically nailed the execution on building, handling, and conversing with some deeply regrettable puppets. But his material is shit. Listen - there’s writers who could make these stereotypes hysterical. If Carlin was an asshole then the seven words might’ve been eight or nine and he’d still have people rolling in the aisles. Stonetoss, an actual fucking Illinois Nazi, knows how to make a webcomic, better than an aggravating number of non-fascists. Our boy Jeff Dunham goes onstage with an A+ performance for some C- material… about half of which would end anyone else’s career.
I think that’s the joke. To right wingers, a hick is what they might call racist, not recognizing real racism as valid.