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I agree that the Comedy genre would be more accurately described as Novelty. I think most of the songs in that competition are novelty rather than comedy. There have been a few actual standup routines entered. What OurStage may want to do is to determine if they want to continue to allow "offensive" material. But there one would still have the same problem as in determining what is "funny". I've been to comedy open mics where there have been rules about obscene material. OurStage may need to write a standard as the vulgar material keeps on increasing. If they continue the "Anything Goes" path it may cause fewer neutral people, who just want to hear something funny, to go judge in the Comedy genre because they know that they'll be subjected to what they consider vulgar. I know I push the envelope myself. However the truly funny artist will acquire a discernment of how far one can go and still be in good taste. A lot of the competitors in the comedy genres are young, immature, and inexperienced in performing. And although many posts in Comedy are probably no more than a gag, guidelines may benefit any who are actually serious about pursuing a career in comedy.