A lawyer wondered whether comedian Frankie Boyle might alter his approach to humour after being libelled by a tabloid newspaper.
Solicitor Sarah Webb asked whether knowing what it was like to be "on the receiving end of hurtful comments" would trigger changes in Mr Boyle's repertoire.
She was speaking after a High Court jury concluded that Mr Boyle had been defamed when the Daily Mirror described him "racist" - and awarded more than £50,000 damages.
Lawyers for Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) had told a trial that Mr Boyle was "callous" and "insensitive".
They said he had told jokes featuring the disabled son of television personality Katie Price and missing youngster Madeleine McCann - and called on jurors to show "contempt".
Ms Webb, a partner at law firm Payne Hicks Beach, said at first sight the case seemed contradictory.
"At first sight Frankie Boyle's successful claim for libel against the Mirror for being called a racist appears a contradiction, as this is the man who can make jokes about Katie Price's disabled son and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann," said Ms Webb.
"However, the jury was clearly able to differentiate between what is tasteless or offensive and what is defamatory. They also considered that despite the fact that his stock in trade is to create humour at other people's expense he was entitled to protect his own reputation against a serious accusation of racism."
She added: "Knowing what it is like to be on the receiving end of hurtful comments, whether defamatory or not, I wonder whether Mr Boyle will now change his approach to his humour?"
Mr Boyle, 40, from Glasgow, said he had sued because he had always "made a point" of being "anti-racist".
