The Worst Comedy On TV (Explained to Deaf People)
I was in the bar the other morning and noticed that the closed captions for comedy shows either don't match the original script or leave out important details to a joke. For example, {{muttering}} is an inadequate way to describe the late Estelle Getty clearing her throat to secretly call the dead Rue McLanahan a slut.
I was in the bar the other morning and noticed that the closed captions for comedy shows either don't match the original script or leave out important details to a joke. For example, {{muttering}} is an inadequate way to describe the late Estelle Getty clearing her throat to secretly call the dead Rue McLanahan a slut. I watch this closed captioning crap and I realize that deaf people must think we're idiots. That's why I volunteer my time as a closed captioning transcriptionist. The first job I ever had was on the hit CBS sitcom Shit My Dad Says:
