No Laughing Matter

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	FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 23.00 BST - BBC TWO No Laughing Matter A white method actor blacking up for a role as an African American soldier and a movie star playing "a retard" in a film called Simple Jack are just two of the controversial subjects in Ben Stiller's latest film, Tropic Thunder, a war-movie spoof the panel will be discussing on tonight's Newsnight Review and which you can watch clips of on Review's website. There has been an outcry in the States, particularly from disability rights groups. But can a topic alone make humour offensive or should we just judge a film by whether we laugh? Should we be celebrating the fact that filmmakers are flexing their satirical muscles and tackling uncomfortable subjects? American stand up has always been about taboo breaking - from Richard Pryor, through Bill Hicks to Sarah Silverman - is it about time that mainstream films did likewise? Visit our blog and let us have your thoughts.
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