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Who's not funny? - Gerald Rice - 01-12-2005
On a previous thread, someone threw out that Sister Act 2 was a bad sequel. That got me to thinking- what funny people does everyone not find funny? I'm pretty sure Jim Carey is going to get a lot of votes, but let's dig deeper, get to the core of the issue (I happen to like Jim myself). Here's my meager list:
Whoopie Goldberg- she's weaved a magic spell over America and to paraphrase Sam Kinison, "It's like everybody in America agreed not to hurt her feelings."
Fred Willard- he's the comedic equivalent to naked pictures of my grandmother, POST mordem.
Lisa Kudrow- I'm not that familiar with her career outside of Friends, but I thought Phoebe was just annoying.
Pauly Shore- C'mon, that was easy, buuuddy.
Eddie Murphy- Sadly, he's not for adults anymore...
Yakov Smirnoff- Whoa. Where'd that name come from?
Bob Hope- Sorry, I can't remember laughing. Ever (maybe it's a generational thing).
Who's not funny? - jimbow8 - 01-12-2005
I will definitely agree with Whoopi Goldberg and also add
Ellen Degeneres
Robin Williams - I think the last time I found him funny was on Mork & Mindy
Who's not funny? - Maggers - 01-12-2005
I disagree on some:
I find Ellen Degeneres hysterical.
I like Robin Williams, too, though he is beginning to pale. Nevertheless, his HBO special made me laugh ... a lot.
I also like Lisa Kudrow; I think she is a talented actress as well.
Bob Hope's stand up sucked big time, but he was absolutely wonderful in his movies. His road films with Bing Crosby were lots of fun.
Fred Willard, when used properly as in Christopher Guest's hysterical movies, is funny. I thought he was great in "Best in Show."
Stinkers:
Whoopie Goldberg
Paulie Schore
Adam Sandler
David Spade
Chris Farley
Most of the assorted SNL casts during the '80's
More stinkers to follow.
Who's not funny? - Scott Miller - 01-12-2005
jimbow8 Wrote:I will definitely agree with Whoopi Goldberg and also add
Ellen Degeneres
Robin Williams - I think the last time I found him funny was on Mork & Mindy
I agree with the both of you except for Williams (in movies moreso than his stand-up), Degeneres and Willard-I think all 3 are quite funny.
Eddie Murphy I find occasionally funny, who knew that Charlie Murphy is the real comedian in that family?
Adam Sandler is spectacularly unfunny.
South Park is not funny.
SNL is way overrated.
Mike Myers, outside of Wayne's World and So I Married an Axe Murderer, has done nothing for me. I couldn't stand the Austin Powers movies.
That said, I think being funny is by far the most difficult form of entertainment and it doesn't travel from generation to generation very well.
Who's not funny? - sublime1983 - 01-12-2005
I disagree with a lot of what you guys thought weren't funny. But what I think isn't funny:
farting: any comedian, or person, that uses farting as a way to get a laugh should be booted.
same goes with belching.
I didn't know Ellen Degenerous was supposed to be funny. I just thought that she was a televised lesbo.
Don't like Robbin Williams.
Half of what Dave Chepelle has done sucked, the other half was hysterically great.
Whoopie blows.
The radio dude...ummmmmm...Howard Stein (I think)...he sucks.
The new Man's Show hosts...they suck.
If I took my time to search the net and remember who I thought sucked, I could name a lot more. But I forgot their names for a reason.
Who's not funny? - Maggers - 01-12-2005
sublime1983 Wrote:I didn't know Ellen Degenerous was supposed to be funny. I just thought that she was a televised lesbo.
I take umbrage with your statement about Ellen Degeneres. She is a whole lot more than "a televised lesbo." That's an unkind and ungenerous appellation, in other words, that's name-calling at it's nastiest.
Who's not funny? - the Oracle - 01-12-2005
Maggers Wrote:I take umbrage with your statement about Ellen Degeneres. She is a whole lot more than "a televised lesbo." That's an unkind and ungenerous appellation, in other words, that's name-calling at it's nastiest.Who said we can't name call ding-dong?
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Who's not funny? - Scott Hajek - 01-12-2005
Maggers Wrote:I take umbrage with your statement about Ellen Degeneres. She is a whole lot more than "a televised lesbo." That's an unkind and ungenerous appellation, in other words, that's name-calling at it's nastiest.
She is "televised" and is a "lesbian." So, to be absolutely correct, she is a "televised lesbian." I used to dislike her a great deal, but after watching her sitcom (before she came out) I thought she was quite funny and a much better actor than Jerry Seinfeld. Once the show became about her being gay, it wasn't that funny. You just have to take her with a grain of salt.
But, Jerry Seinfeld.... he isn't that funny. His show was only successful because of the rest of the cast.
Who's not funny? - Scott Hajek - 01-12-2005
sublime1983 Wrote:I disagree with a lot of what you guys thought weren't funny. But what I think isn't funny:
farting: any comedian, or person, that uses farting as a way to get a laugh should be booted.
same goes with belching.
Come on... farting not funny? Belching not funny? Bodily functions in general are hilarious!
Who's not funny? - Maggers - 01-12-2005
It's the "lesbo" term that I find offensive. I hear it as a slur, and I don't like it.
I didn't watch much of her TV show. I do watch her current talk show and she's very funny. So were her HBO specials.