One of the purposes of comedy is to draw attention to the flaws in humanity, and the holocaust is one of the most poignant examples we have. Throughout history our species has done terrible things to itself, and somehow we have to live with that. Some may believe that the 'good' that we do/have done makes up for all that, but I don't. There are some episodes and events that make me ashamed to be a member of the human race. I regard that as an integral part of life. We can separate and label to make it more comfortable by saying the holocaust was something Nazis did to Jews, for bad reasons which we don't agree with, but what actually happened was that humans did it to humans. That was us - the human race - we did it, and we all have to live with it. We have to rise above such things for the sake of our own sanity and future development, and I think comedy in all its forms is a vital tool in doing so, and in remembering that we are far from perfect. I don't think it can ever diminish the horror of what actually happened. I doubt though that we will ever reach a stage of development at which we all find the same things amusing, or even in the same way. I see that diversity (and all human diversity) as one of the more positive qualities of humanity - something to be celebrated and educated by. The unreasonable lashing out at views contrary to one's own demonstrated in this thread is borne of the same fear and subsequent intolerance that brought about such events as the holocaust. It's an aspect of human nature we should be monitoring very carefully, on a personal as well as a sociological level. I think comedy helps us to do that, and should be allowed to continue to do so unimpeded. Participation is voluntary.