Modern comedy offends no one. The funniest shows of the 'Post Manning Age' were: "Have I got News for You" with Angus Deyton in the chair (removed by the hypocrites) and "Spitting Image" (which offended everyone). To offend no one is nice (nice is such a bland, meaninglesss word, isn't it?) and the comedy is equally bland. A woman stand-up comedian cracked a so-called joke on BBC TV the other night: "I watched the 'Shining' the last night and the leading man reminded me of a young Jack Nicholson," You couldn't make this shite up.

I love Jo Brand's 'in your face' comedy, because it offends.