I see on Twitter and around the place that younger than me, lefty sort of people find the ABC's iView comedy "The Katering Show" hilarious. Having watched a few episodes, I can see the potential - it's a funny concept, and while not exactly the original short form food/cooking porn parody (see England's rather funnier Posh Nosh from 13 years ago) the women are pretty funny actors.
But seriously, too much of the humour is from the cheap and simple device of a sudden outbreak of swearing, usually as part of a sudden outbreak of "honesty".
It doesn't appear in a natural context, either. It's way too obvious.
The humour in Posh Nosh was more subtle and naturalistic and better for it.
Young people who find this technique hilarious - you're wrong and encouraging lazy comedy writing. [Because I say so.]
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