Does the comic need to be part of the "group" he or she is joking about?
No. The popular sitcom, Seinfeld, approaches this subject in an episode that features Jerry's dentist, who converts to Judaism, then feels he has the right to make fun of Jews. Jerry finds this offensive--"as a comedian." People don't have to be part of the group to joke about them; sometimes the best jokes are created by those outside, looking in. It is a different perspective, that's all. Jerry retaliates to his dentist's conversion joke-making by creating a few jokes about dentists. He then becomes labeled an "anti-dentite."
Seinfeld Scene
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