Vaudeville was quite controversial for its time, which made it so popular because it was like nothing that had ever been performed before and people liked the originality and freshness. The combination of comedy, burlesque, song and dance, and specialty acts was quite original and a great spectacle to see. I particularly liked how it wasn't a regular show, and the acts really had no storyline or relevance to anything else in the show, which made it all new and fun for the audience.
Today, many shows and movies and comedians are attempting to be original and bring new entertainment to the table, all following the path started by vaudeville. It created raunchy humor that today everyone is attempting to recreate, from shows like Family Guy and the hit musical The Book of Mormon, which may be the raunchiest comedy ever to make Broadway. It's because of the trailblazers from vaudeville that raunchy outrageous humor today is possible.
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