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Obviously Davidson sets out to offend and his audience have a certain expectation of getting some of his edgy, boundary pushing jokes that the banter-police at Ofcom, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the tastes of commissioning editors and the general public don't allow on television anymore.

Obviously Davidson sets out to offend and his audience have a certain expectation of getting some of his edgy, boundary pushing jokes that the banter-police at Ofcom, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and the tastes of commissioning editors and the general public don't allow on television anymore.

Mr Cameron is "too posh to push", joke some Tories.

DANIEL LOPEZ Pushing Jokes to the Limit Daniel Lopez had about 15 best friends.

Signore Pallandino worked as a barber, and his clients, in the captivity of their chair, would be told stories of his ancestors in the com media dell'arte, an improvised song and dance entertainment that is the basis of English pantomime.One thing Mr Faye's family folklore taught him was that there was no such thing as a new joke in showbiz, just new ways of pushing a joke for laughs.

Riffs about gays are television's new mother-in-law joke, but Mr. Rash's character finds humor by pushing the joke a little further than most.

Would a few candles stuck into straw-covered Chianti flasks be pushing the joke too far?

The decision to dress the Peta representative hanging the sign on the Octomum door in a dog costume was pushing the joke a little too far.

"We tell people to push the joke right to the edge," Mr. Larsen said.

If you've ever wondered how far you could push a joke, consider the life of Donald Trump.

For instance: The future Mayor of Casterbridge, drunk and determined to push a joke to its bitter end, tries repeatedly to auction his wife off to fellow fairgoers lounging in a refreshment tent.

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