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Bad Comedians


You tell a funny joke on a late night talk show So I watch your Netflix comedy special and it is not as funny as I had hoped Like a hit pop song, I find that this joke was just a one-hit wonder You’re not funny like the comedians of the past and this act, no one will remember Some of you parlay your comedic success into a hit movie You’re the it-girl comedian and your film people really want to see But your next movie is a bomb and your act is starting to get on everybody’s nerves They realize you really weren’t all that funny and you really were just a jerk Bad Comedians, still trying to get a cheap laugh Bad Comedians, overstaying their welcome, only relevant in the past Bad Comedians, it’s mind boggling that some of you are still around Bad Comedians, you’re best years are behind you, you washed up clown You take to the streets approaching unsuspecting people in hopes they will recognize you But you are much older now and people don’t remember what you do You approach people that want to be left alone and you’re the only one in on the joke People comment online for you to give it up and that you’re career was always one note You charge an arm and a leg for your show based on the success you had in the past The status quo still thinks that you are funny when you really are an old cantankerous ass If fans see you on the street, your elitist self looks at them with such contempt If they don’t say something funny or clever to you, the conversation comes to an abrupt end Bad Comedians, still trying to get a cheap laugh Bad Comedians, overstaying their welcome, only relevant in the past Bad Comedians, it’s mind boggling that some of you are still around Bad Comedians, your best years are behind you, you’re just a washed up clown Your act was funny in the beginning but now it’s starting to get on our nerves So you try different avenues for your talents but you still come across as the same jerk You have to realize that you have a shelf life and your expiration date has expired You are still front and center where in reality you should have been long retired Bad Comedians, still trying to get a cheap laugh Bad Comedians, overstaying their welcome, only relevant in the past Bad Comedians, it’s mind boggling to me that some of you are still around Bad Comedians, your best years are behind you, you’re just a washed up clown From Too Much Unwanted Noise Copyright 2019 Resisting Distress Publishing
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Paul Ryerson

I am a writer who writes poetry & plays. I have also written a short film & I created an animated series on You Tube. Included on Power Poetry are seventy poems from my five poetry collections, Rhymes With A Reason, Too Much Unwanted Noise, Broken and Burned Bridges, Dying On The Inside and Fool’s Gold and Fool’s Paradise

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Specific critique of failed comedians; personal observation rather than abstract philosophy.

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple ideas densely packed: career decline, audience perception, desperation, irrelevance.

DarkSentimentBright

Strongly negative throughout: contempt, mockery, harsh judgment of comedians.

StillEnergyExplosive

Accusatory tone, repetitive refrains, sharp criticism create driving intensity.

MicroLengthEpic

52 lines total; falls in 31-60 range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Limited figurative language; mostly direct criticism with one simile about one-hit wonder.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Mix of lyric voice (I watch, our nerves) and dramatic accusation of comedians as characters.

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