Friday, 8 March 2024

Windmill

Top tip: New comics.  During the 1950s many famous comedians learnt their trade by appearing between the striptease acts at the Windmill Theatre.  Having to stand out from soft pornography really sharpened their comedy.  Today you can recreate this  learning experience much more quickly and easily by simply posting a joke on twitter and hoping somebody spots it between the AI porn bots.

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