Edgy

Edgy material is material which can be offensive to the audience, but is aimed at making the audience laugh rather than to offend the audience. Material can be considered Edgy in one place, but not another. For example, political humor can be edgy if performed in front of a crowd who may not agree with the statement, but when performed in front of people who already agree with the statement, the joke is not Edgy.

Edgy material is more risky than most other kinds of material. If an audience doesn't laugh it has the potential to turn the audience against the comic.