It's not just him though, it's virtually every newly appointed talk-show host. James Corden and Seth Meyers may be even worse than Fallon is.You could have just said Jimmy Fallon you know.
Amy Schumer
Ricky Gervais
Ron White
Actually all of Blue Collar Comedy dudes
It's not just him though, it's virtually every newly appointed talk-show host. James Corden and Seth Meyers may be even worse than Fallon is.
Actually, I like A Closer Look as well - altho, after a while I lost interest because it was the same old, same old.Yeah I cant comment because I honestly never watched either show aside from YouTube clips of Seith Meyers during his political segment, which I enjoy, because as I have said I guess I am one of the people in this thread that thoroughly enjoys politics related comedy.
I have NEVER found R.G. funny. I thought I was alone.Ricky Gervais
He was a morning show DJ on the radio and the BBC was so talent starved they tapped into his e list celebrity status for the office. Turns out a DJ was great at playing a creep and then Hollywood thought he could do something else. All wrong! Should have stayed a morning zoo top 40 UK.radio guyI have NEVER found R.G. funny. I thought I was alone.
Monty Python is a weird one to me. They've produced a number of my favorite comedic sketches and even movies (Life of Brian and Holy Grail), but they just have SO much material and I'd say the majority of it is just absolute trash. Like weird and crazy sketches that don't land comedically whatsoever. At the end of the day though I still really like them because they have an extensive amount of material I find hilarious.Monty Python as a whole
They do have a lot of material and I don't care for all of it, but I do like enough of it for them to be a go to for me. haha When they get too British, they lose me.Monty Python is a weird one to me. They've produced a number of my favorite comedic sketches and even movies (Life of Brian and Holy Grail), but they just have SO much material and I'd say the majority of it is just absolute trash. Like weird and crazy sketches that don't land comedically whatsoever. At the end of the day though I still really like them because they have an extensive amount of material I find hilarious.
A female friend thinks he is a god. She calls him "the funniest man alive". I never understood it.He was a morning show DJ on the radio and the BBC was so talent starved they tapped into his e list celebrity status for the office. Turns out a DJ was great at playing a creep and then Hollywood thought he could do something else. All wrong! Should have stayed a morning zoo top 40 UK.radio guy
Yeah, I think I feel the same way. I gave Fawlty Towers a shot and just could not get into it whatsoever.They do have a lot of material and I don't care for all of it, but I do like enough of it for them to be a go to for me. haha When they get too British, they lose me.
F.T. feels soooo dated.Yeah, I think I feel the same way. I gave Fawlty Towers a shot and just could not get into it whatsoever.
Ricky Gervais created one of the more iconic sitcoms since Seinfeld. You can argue his merits as a standup....but lets not get ridiculous.He was a morning show DJ on the radio and the BBC was so talent starved they tapped into his e list celebrity status for the office. Turns out a DJ was great at playing a creep and then Hollywood thought he could do something else. All wrong! Should have stayed a morning zoo top 40 UK.radio guy
I can understand finding him grating as a personality (he basically asks for it), and while I agree with most of his beliefs/opinions, it often feels like he's just regurgitating ideas that better thinkers/comedians have come up with. However, I'll always love Ricky Gervais for co-creating The Office (one of the best shows of all time and in a completely different stratosphere as the US one, IMO) and discovering/introducing Karl Pilkington to the world (I've probably gotten more belly laughs from him than just about anyone).
His actual standup isn't anything noteworthy, though.
I mean, you shouldn't be able to get universal agreement on who's good or bad, and you can't expect a group of people to behave like one hive-mind.
Personally, I love guys like George Carlin, Norm MacDonald, Doug Stanhope, Larry David, Patrice O'Neale, Mitch Hedberg, Dave Chappelle (although I his work doesn't quite measure up to his reputation for me), 2006-2011 Louis CK, Steven Wright, Todd Barry, and (if they count) non stand-up guys like David Letterman, David Mitchell, Karl Pilkington, and all the members of Monty Python. There's tons of great comedy out there beyond what's mentioned in this thread.
Chris Rock
Kat Williams
Robin Williams
Tracy Morgan
Joe Rogan
Jimmy Fallon
Jay Leno
All of the blue collar comedy guys
listen to more comedy podcasts there are plenty of themI haven't been into standup for many years now, so when it comes to popular media I honestly can't think of a single comedian that I think is hilarious at the current moment. Sure, there are some guys that I thought were great 10-20 years ago, but comedy in general is in the crapper right now IMO.
The early seasons of her show was funny but it's easy to be funny when you have a team of writers.Amy Schumer was funny years ago, but once she got popular, she crashed and burned. I once saw her the night before she was on SNL. She practiced her opening monologue on us and was getting booed for about 45 minutes.