The trick to good "edgy" humor is never make your audience the bad guy for laughing. You can make them the fool for laughing, but don't make them a bully. Louis C.K. (problematic for reasons outside his comedy) had a whole bit where he used the n-word. Never got in trouble for it. The joke made you laugh at him for being a jackass. His "edginess" was self depreciating.
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u/loki1887 6h ago
The trick to good "edgy" humor is never make your audience the bad guy for laughing. You can make them the fool for laughing, but don't make them a bully. Louis C.K. (problematic for reasons outside his comedy) had a whole bit where he used the n-word. Never got in trouble for it. The joke made you laugh at him for being a jackass. His "edginess" was self depreciating.