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Les Dawson's Joke Book

Les Dawson's Joke Book is a collection of jokes curated by the renowned British comedian Les Dawson, showcasing his comedic wit and humor. more

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Les Dawson
Les Dawson

Les Dawson was a renowned British comedian, known for his unique humor style and performing talent. He was born on February 2, 1931, and passed away on June 10, 1993. Dawson's performances on television and stage were greatly appreciated by audiences, with his comedic works including 'Les Dawson Show' and 'Dawson's Run'. more

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“There's a tendency to attribute magical skills and knowledge to people who've been elevated in some way - appearing on TV, or having an impressive title, or coming from a wealthy family. There's often an assumption that these people possess some rare, mysterious qualities mere mortals lack. What crap.”

“It just seems like right now we’re in a place where people are being witch-hunted for expressing an opinion. Even if it’s a lousy opinion or a shitty opinion, and comics I don’t think can ever fall into the trap of any groups that want to censor what a person says or thinks or punish a person for expressing what they think. Anything you say about a social issue is going to offend half the country. I don’t care how nicely you say it, I don’t care how well you construct the joke, simply by stating the opinion, you are for something and anti something else.”

“What a shock that a guy who makes $2 million a week behaves exactly like I would with $2 million a week. As far as I’m concerned, if you make $2 million a week and you don’t have a hooker in your hotel room, you’re creepy and I don’t trust you. And I don’t do drugs at all, so for me it would just be more prostitutes. That’s how they would find me. I would be dead on the floor, flattened by a pile of prostitutes. I’d look like a cat in a hoarders’ house.”