On Thursday night an episode of the NRL footy show aired with a comedy piece about the South East Queensland city of Ipswich. It is comedy sketch which Ipswich Mayor Paul Pissale believes was offending and 'not funny'. I watched with mild amusement on Thursday night, after all the jokes that Tahir the comedian was making were those that people who live in or near Ipswich make themselves. When its aired on national television however, it's not funny, just offensive to the residents, many who are battling after the floods during the summer. In today's paper there was not an uproar as well as an apology from Channel 9. Comments on the Queensland Times website, the local paper in Ipswich, however told a different story with many of the readers, Ipswich residents, finding it funny. Funny or tasteless? I guess its up to your own ideas and sense of humour. Personally I didn't find it anywhere near as funny as the time a segment aired with Ben Te'o claiming to be former Bronco Israel Folau, with Ipswich residents falling for it...Hook...Line...and Sinker.
An Iconic Ipswich Hotel during the 2011 Floods
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