The relationship between comedy and culture
Comedy, as a commentator recently put it, has gone beyond the ability to make people laugh; it is now a business. Comedians have grown to become rich men and women who sit over huge business empires built from the money they made through comedy. This is a mini summary of how comedy has evolved over the years. It is still developing and many comedians have adapted success stories from other countries into their culture and business. An example is the rise of stand-up comedy in western part of Africa. This has not only made many comedians rich, but they have also gone to become famous around the continent and even outside. The list of comedians has continued to grow in a country like Nigeria and almost every one of them has carved a niche or reputation in order to create a kind of uniqueness.
Comedy at times is culture specific. Some jokes are as universally accepted as a running shop is, but many others are not. This is why someone coming from Africa will find it hard to even giggle to a joke that is cracked in England. This is not necessarily attributed to anything offensive; it has more to do with context and culture. Comic acts and their stories are many times culture and country specific. This is why the use of PidginEnglish by West African comedians may be a hard nut to crack by a Western audience. Comedy is as diverse as its audience. What makes people to literally laugh their heads off in one culture or region may not have the same effect in another.
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