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Repetition of jokes....

posted 12 years ago by Passport-To-Pimlico
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Cemetery Junction was pretty much everything I expected. A British film, set in 1970's Reading, helmed by Gervais/Merchant. It ticked a lot of boxes and, overall, I quite liked it.

However, there were two instances of a repeated jokes which I don't quite understand why they were there.

Firstly, in the opening few minutes, there were two jokes about Elton John being straight in the 70's. The first joke sat well ("Don't listen to music by poofs, listen to Elton John"), but the second one with Gervais reading the paper a few seconds later just seemed strange.

Then later, after the C'Mon Feel The Noize performance, Snork tells the Noddy joke, with the "C Word" punchline, resulting in the obvious hushed silence. But then, again, a minute later, the "C word" utterance is greeted with exactly the same shocked silence. Like the Elton John joke, it just seemed so strange to have exactly the same joke just a few minutes apart.

Anyone else notice this?

"I'm finished"

[–] justlollypopxx 11 years ago

I noticed this, although I think it was used for effect more than anything else. When I was watching it, I thought the Elton John jokes were put there in the beginning to put emphasis on the time that the film was set in, and the 'C word' was used twice with the same reaction of the crowd twice, to draw attention to peoples attitudes. Or maybe Gervais and Merchant didn't want to waste a good joke ;)

[–] annierob-2 11 years ago

That's the point of the repetition. Gervais uses a similar idea in his stand up, the idea that a really filthy joke can be hilarious in one context but deeply shocking in another. The c-word used a third time is in a different context, but its repetition is remarked upon to show just how unsuitable the two lads are for the people at that party.

Similarly with Snork's tattoo, when first seen, everyone is appalled and confused by it, but the cafe girl likes it and understands it.

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[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

The jokes were repeated because there was little else that was funny.

Its that man again!!