News, No joke, comedian sued over mother-in-law humor. (character, days, on tv)
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LOS ANGELES – "Take my mother-in-law — please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the punchline of too many jokes.
No joke, comedian sued over mother-in-law humor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_re_us/us_mother_in_law_jokes - broken link)
I always wondered how the families and in laws felt when they were discussed in a comedy routine. I would hate it if one of my kids went into comedy.....eeeekkkk.....they stories they could tell.
I could see it being awkward if your daughter-in-law is constantly using you as the target of her jokes, but sueing her? That's a little over the top IMO. Mike Myers did a skit on Saturday Night Live back in the late 80's/early 90's called "Coffee Talk with Linda Richman" that he patterned after his own mother-in-law. "Linda Richman" was a hoarse talking older lady with a strong Brooklyn accent played by Myers himself for those of you who may not have seen it. I saw him on an interview one time and he said his mother-in-law was a very good sport about it and even often requested that he do his "Linda Richman" character when he was visiting her...LOL.
It is extremely common for comedians to use their loved ones in their routines. I saw something about this yesterday on tv. I guess the MIL used to think the jokes were funny, but does not anymore. I could understand this better if it were an ex-MIL, but not while currently being married to her son.
LOS ANGELES – "Take my mother-in-law — please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the punchline of too many jokes.
No joke, comedian sued over mother-in-law humor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_re_us/us_mother_in_law_jokes - broken link)
does this mean some of us like myself need to stop bad mouthing our ex inlaws(one of my greatest pleasures)
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