I don't mind when jokes occasionally sink to the scatological, but this video from SNL manages to stay well-clear of the gutter while being simultaneously hilarious.
It is an admirable skill, I think, to create within confines. Metered poetry, 3-minute pop songs, clean humor: when they work, they tend to be even more impressive than their incontinent counterparts. I don't mind the occasional epic, but the economics of a quip by Mark Twain can be far more satisfying and, ultimately, more fruitful.
So, keep your free verse (sorry, Walt, but I just like you as a friend) and your jam bands and your envelope-pushing humor that has no goal but the nihilistic denial of any and all boundaries.
In my opinion, artists should harness the power of the Muses, not be led around by divining rods. Otherwise, we're just muttering oracular nonsense. Wit, whatever mystical origins it might have, is nonetheless a precision tool.
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