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[ # ] Is Hal Sparks’ Gale Harold joke funny or in bad taste?
August 20th, 2014 under Queer As Folk


Hal Sparks accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and he challenged his Queer as Folk costar to do it also. While that is all good and fine, it was how he described Gale Harold that I have a huge problem with. He chyroned him as “Great Actor/Bad motorcyclist”. What is wrong with that? Back on October 14, 2008, he was in really bad motorcycle accident. So even though it is has been almost six years since the accident, a joke like that is never funny. It might be an inside joke between them; but the rest of us aren’t in on it, so people like me don’t find it funny at all.
Kind of how I feel about Hal’s humor. In ways, I think he is jealous of Gale. First, Harold is so much sexier than him and he has to know that is how most people feel. In addition, I’ve seen him to do his standup, I’ve seen Gale answer questions from the press, and the latter is so much funnier. Hal’s probably jealous because he says he describes himself as a comedian, but Harold is naturally funny.
I mean I can be reading too much into those four words on the screen, but how can you not?
But then again, I might be biased. I’ll admit I am fan of Gale Harold’s work and I make sure to see the TV shows he is on and the movies he is in. I can’t remember the last time I tuned in to see anything of Hal’s.
So I ask you again, was that joke funny or in bad taste?
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[ # 1256059 ] Comment from Zoey [April 12, 2015, 7:55 am]

I doubt very much that Hal is jealous of anyone. He’s adorable and brilliant and funny and successful in many areas. He does have a rough sense of humor sometimes which I’m sure Gale is aware, having known Hal well for many years.

[ # 1262009 ] Comment from Evie [October 14, 2019, 2:02 am]

This is the most sensitive reaction to a joke, honestly, if you’ve ever actually had a friend where you’ve become comfortable long enough, you’ll know how morbid you can joke with eachother for laughs, for shits and giggles because Hal probably knows how bad it was but would rather make a little fun of the situation rather than make it a huge pity-fest or a sob-story. I swear to god, like, I’m not even a fan of Hal Sparks, but this is ridiculous. Also, I feel you have a biased view of the situation by saying “Harold is so much sexier.” That is a personal opinion about Gale and you’re giving an out of whack explanation or reasoning to why Hal would JOKE in this way. I swear, while I enjoy some things this PC era has brought upon the world, there are separate times such as this where I question how the future will look if a joke such as this gets blown out of proportion.

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