Christmas Cheer

And so it is a month until Christmas. I know this for two reasons. One, someone told me and two because it's that time of year when every comedian worth even a vague pinch of salt is hawking a DVD (or should I say Blu-ray?) of their live stand up show.

However, I did not expect to have my eyes raped by the sight of every single advert on the tube at at many stations on my route to uni, adorned with adverts from just about every comedian out there. I felt slightly naseous, and for the first time ever, welcomed the high volume of haute jewlerry store adverts that line the escaltors at Chancery Lane. I wish I had a better word than adverts, it doesn't seem upmarket enough.

Now, I've seen Jimmy carr live, and ripped my insides with laughter, but would I ever bother purchasing his show? Hell no, because once I've heard the joke and laughed, I doubt I'll repeatedly laugh at the same joke more than twice. So why have your Aunt shell out money on a DVD you'll probably only watch once? I would say download for free, but hey I'm not going to encourage it ;-)



So the solution is simple. Everyone rush out and buy the DVD of their favourite comedian, and then once you've grown tired of the same joke, swap it with a friend. That way you save money, the comedians make money, and you get to hear lots more jokes.