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"Article about comics who just aren't that funny"
Tue Mar-16-10 12:29 PM by vee-lover

  

          

http://tv.msn.com/unfunniest-comics/photo-gallery/feature/?GT1=28103

For the most part, I agree with their choices. A bit surprised by some of the picks.

  

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Mencia and Leno both on that list...someone is going to be mad
Mar 16th 2010
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They should have kept going
Mar 16th 2010
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yeah, there's definitely a few I can think of...Eddie Griffin anyone
Mar 16th 2010
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Eddie Griffin was funny in Undercover Brother
Mar 16th 2010
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cmon...
Mar 16th 2010
4
lol PTP has a massive boner for patton oswalt
Mar 16th 2010
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he's funny, but he aint bill hicks or anything
Mar 16th 2010
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i'm really just going to agree to disagree.
Mar 16th 2010
23
I remember that from the Big Fan thread
Mar 16th 2010
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More shitty comedians:
Mar 16th 2010
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has anyone here actually seen byron allen do stand-up?
Mar 16th 2010
5
Martin Lawrence is NOT a funny stand-up comedian
Mar 16th 2010
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Don't know abt now but at his height, Martin's stand up was must see tv
Mar 16th 2010
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You so Crazy
Mar 16th 2010
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Agree with most, not all.
Mar 16th 2010
9
where was this?
Mar 16th 2010
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      In the Lampinelli critique.
Mar 16th 2010
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Sinbad? FOH
Mar 16th 2010
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they didn't trash sinbad.
Mar 16th 2010
13
yeah, I went back and READ it. I just saw his pic and assumed
Mar 16th 2010
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      i reacted the same you did when i saw his pictures... like WTF YO!!
Mar 16th 2010
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I thought it was funny that I clicked the link for his funny clip & got
Mar 16th 2010
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That was more like an awkwardly placed ad
Mar 16th 2010
18
Caliendo never sounds like his subjects? Never? Really?
Mar 16th 2010
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Yeah I don't get that at all
Mar 16th 2010
22
Right. He might not look like his subjects & maybe the show sucked.
Mar 16th 2010
24
Cosign on Aries Spears
Mar 16th 2010
27
Not if it isn't funny
Mar 16th 2010
29
      I can't imagine anyone being that entertained by anyone doing anything
Mar 16th 2010
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           He was a strange cat.
Mar 16th 2010
32
that was probably the dumbest inclusion of the article.
Mar 16th 2010
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      I've actually seen his stand up
Mar 16th 2010
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Kathy Griffin anyone?
Mar 23rd 2010
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Lets add Dennis Miller to this list...
Mar 25th 2010
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1. "Mencia and Leno both on that list...someone is going to be mad"
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2. "They should have kept going"
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Tue Mar-16-10 12:43 PM by Wrongthink

  

          

There's far too many unfunny comics in this world that need to get called out. Oswalt, Garafalo and Posehn spring to mind.

...says Wrongthink

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vee-lover
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3. "yeah, there's definitely a few I can think of...Eddie Griffin anyone"
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and for some reason, I just don't find Kathy Griffin funny...at least not drop dead funny.

>There's far too many unfunny comics in this world that need
>to get called out. Oswalt, Garafalo and Posehn spring to
>mind.

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17. "Eddie Griffin was funny in Undercover Brother"
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4. "cmon..."
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>There's far too many unfunny comics in this world that need
>to get called out. Oswalt,

  

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8. "lol PTP has a massive boner for patton oswalt"
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the guy isn't even remotely close to being close funny in any way shape or form, yet PTP worships the guy. don't be surprised if you get 5 responses of vile in return!

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21. "he's funny, but he aint bill hicks or anything"
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23. "i'm really just going to agree to disagree. "
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to me he's a successful hack no different from larry the cable guy, mencia and dunham

the only difference i see is that he is on the other side of the mass market, lowest common denominator tracks from those guys. actually, he isn't even as funny as them. he's just awful and very unfunny. i can at least get why people like the bullshit those other dudes are spittin, but i am completely baffled as to how oswalt has any fans.

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28. "I remember that from the Big Fan thread"
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(in which he was great btw). I was reading it like, really? Professional comedians should be able to make you laugh uncontrollably even if you're by yourself. Patton Oswalt just tells marginally humourous stories with well picked words, but he's not really funny.

He's a good example of how the space between professional comedian and funny guy at the party has shrunk considerably. He's like Dane Cook for the nerds.

...says Wrongthink

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31. "More shitty comedians:"
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You gonna mention Jay without mentioning Maher? C'mon.

Also Joe Rogan, Russell Brand, basically anyone who's tried to hustle their modicum of fame into a stand-up tour.

...says Wrongthink

Real talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12JJv6yCk7Q

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5. "has anyone here actually seen byron allen do stand-up?"
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i haven't, i can't imagine what it would even be like.

  

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6. "Martin Lawrence is NOT a funny stand-up comedian"
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He's a helluva comedic actor, even though he stars in absolute shit nowadays, and can even get dramatical at times, but "cryingbecause she makes a helluva ham sandwich" is funny in neither concept nor delivery.

Where's Dat Phan? Gallagher? Gallagher 2?

Does anyone actually find Don Rickles funny?

Seeing as how they chose the worst/stupidest pics of everyone, I'm surprised they didn't go for Carrot Top. I give CT a pass though because he can at least laugh at himself.

  

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7. "Don't know abt now but at his height, Martin's stand up was must see tv"
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Have you ever heard Chris Rock say how he hated opening for Martin back in the early 90s? This was at a point when Chris Rock seemed to have lost his mojo

I saw "You so crazy" back in the day and that ish was funny ALL the way through. Me and my girl laughed our azz off the whole time.


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14. "You so Crazy"
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>Does anyone actually find Don Rickles funny?

He's an ass but I've laughed at him clowning people several times.

  

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9. "Agree with most, not all."
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LOL @ them going in on Byron Allen. That dude is IMO the biggest hack of all time.

How they gonna hate on Greg Giraldo btw? He's one of my favorite comics working today.

And I can understand the Dane Cook hate but I do think he's legitimately funny. He peaked a few years ago though and christ does he have annoying fans.





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10. "where was this?"
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>How they gonna hate on Greg Giraldo btw? He's one of my
>favorite comics working today.
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edit: just saw it. yeah, they're totally off.

  

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11. "In the Lampinelli critique."
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12. "Sinbad? FOH"
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Sinbad's corny as fuck, but he's still funny.

  

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13. "they didn't trash sinbad. "
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15. "yeah, I went back and READ it. I just saw his pic and assumed"
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19. "i reacted the same you did when i saw his pictures... like WTF YO!!"
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i like sinbad. there's no pretence, no super edgy angle, no gimmick, he's just that funny ass uncle you can't wait to see at the next family cookout. at any rate, his standup special was solid for the 15 minutes or so i watched before falling asleep. not that i fell asleep to his comedy, i was just ready for bed.

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16. "I thought it was funny that I clicked the link for his funny clip & got"
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18. "That was more like an awkwardly placed ad"
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They're seemingly promoting his comeback special under the heading 'Unfunny Business'... Took me a minute to wrap my head around that one but I don't think they're including him in the critique

  

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20. "Caliendo never sounds like his subjects? Never? Really?"
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22. "Yeah I don't get that at all"
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Dude's not exactly changing the face of comedy, but he does very good impressions. There's a place for that in comedy.

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24. "Right. He might not look like his subjects & maybe the show sucked."
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Don't know since I never watched it. But most of his impressions that I've heard are spot on & yes there is indeed a place for that in comedy. Him & Aries Spears are the best I've heard recently.

  

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27. "Cosign on Aries Spears"
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I still LMAO at that G Unit radio appearance from like 5 years ago where he did his rapper impressions.

"Pop the tops"

Like Cold Truth said, it's limited, but effective at making people laugh.

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29. "Not if it isn't funny"
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> There's a place for that in comedy.

But full disclosure: I used to work with a guy who would basically play the same 3 Frank Caliendo Youtube clips all day every day, so under those circumstances you're bound to hate anybody.

  

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30. "I can't imagine anyone being that entertained by anyone doing anything"
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32. "He was a strange cat."
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He was always either listening to that or Creationism "Scientific" lectures. Now those were hilarious.

  

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25. "that was probably the dumbest inclusion of the article. "
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he's a pretty good impressionist. it makes his actual comic abilities limited overall, but it's an entertaining one trick when you can do a variety of people reasonably well.

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26. "I've actually seen his stand up"
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It's exactly what you expect it to be, no more no less. I laughed.

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33. "Kathy Griffin anyone?"
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34. "Lets add Dennis Miller to this list..."
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This guy has never been funny to me with his so-called cerebral and high brow brand of comedy.

That was one of the worst ideas in the history of television to ever think he was a good fit for doing commentary for Monday Night Football.

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