If you want cookie-cutter humor, the College Humor Show has it. If you want juvenile pranks enveloped in lack luster dialogue, this is the place to be. Screaming, pies to the face, and the degradation of women drive this *NEW*EXCITING*INNOVATIVE* show hosted by (who else?) MTV.
Did I mention the degradation of women? The only significant role played by a female character, Sarah, is within in a cast of seven men. She is constantly being put down for her un-appealing and un-sexy looks. She is plain. She is built like a tomboy. She is...normal. While Sarah is often portrayed as the intellect of the group, what she says is disregarded - her presence is not important. Additionally, any other women within the show are portrayed as mindless "sexy" college girls who, at times, travel in zombie-like packs. The message that the College Humor establishment sends about women includes today's staff pick, "POV: Hot Girl. Get inside her. Deep inside her." Real classy.
If we even pretended as if this was not an issue within the narrative the College Humor Show, there still remains the problem of an overall horrible production. Sure, its show makes us laugh (myself occasionally included) however, it has already been done. "Jackass," anyone? Office humor? Try the overwhelmingly successful show, "The Office." Done and done. The College Humor Show has been if anything, regurgitated to cling to what's left of the minds of today's budding university intellects. If we wanted to dig to the center of the show's core, we wouldn't get far. It's quality lies on the surface as an expected, slapstick shtick that degrades not only the role of women within society, but the overall quality of thinking and level of criticism within our minds.
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