Complaint about fat joke carries no weight - CBSC

OTTAWA - The CBSC has ruled that a joke about fat women did not violate any broadcast codes. The council released its decision concerning TVA’s broadcast of Les galas “Juste pour rire” 2011: Le party à Mercier that aired on May 13, 2012 at 9:30 pm. The program was a stage performance by comedian Jean-François Mercier who is well known for his caustic style of humour. At one point, he told a joke about being set up on a blind date with a fat woman. Mercier then singled out a large woman in the audience for not laughing at his joke. The two exchanged...