strummer Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 To me, the two most unfunny people in the history of show business are Whoopi Goldberg and Paul Reiser. I have NEVER found Whoopie Goldberg funny in the slightest, and yet she has tremendous Hollywood pull in the business. How she became a big power broker while having no discernable talent I will never figure out. Paul Reiser, if it is possible, is even less funny than Goldberg, and is my vote for the least funniest person in the business. The tired neurotic act, the "observations", the "Native New Yorker to the End", all tired acts which other comedians have done before and done much better. Watching "mad About You" it is clear Helen Hunt carried him big time. The show was all her. Anyone else have any ideas on this?
Nighthawk Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 I used to despise Robin Williams, but I've warmed up to him a little over time. Still really erratic though.
kkktookmybabyaway Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 You can read my selections here. I'm not hating (your member registration came after the above thread) -- I'm just lazy...
PLAGIARISM! Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Avid Merrion. Don't know if he's made it to the US yet, but god knows he will and everyone will think he's funny, like they did with Ali G, who became intolerable the second he got his own show.
Kahran Ramsus Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Adam Sandler's one-note act got tired years ago.
Guest The Last Free Voice Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Adam Sandler for sure. Andrew Dice Clay if he still counts as mainstream.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Jay Leno; I fucked 'em. OHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh.
Guest Salacious Crumb Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Jay Leno, David Letterman, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, 90% of women standups don't make me laugh at all.
Dangerous A Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Jay Leno, Robin Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg. Double emphasis on Robin Williams. He's a jackass.
NoCalMike Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 I was going to say Ellen, but I am not sure if it is just because she is not even trying to appeal to my demographic. My mom seems to enjoy her stand-up, which means I shouldn't. However, my mom did like the recent Chris Rock stand-up, which bothers me, because I LOVED it, and I remember some of the stuff he said, and imagining my mom sitting there with the "it's funny cause it's true" thoughts in her head, almost gets me to the point of puking....
C Dubya 04 Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 If Dana Carvey is still considered a comedian, I vote for him.
Scroby Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Eddie Izzard, not really sure if he's main stream or not but I've had to sit through his DVD twice and he isn't really funny. I mean shit his whole thing is nothing but a history lesson with the same punchlines over and over again.
bob_barron Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Jerry Seinfeld? You guys have got to be kidding me. I'd rank Seinfeld as my second favourite comedian of all time- just behind Norm. His comedy CD 'I'm Telling You For the Last Time' is pure genius. Hits bits on flying, old people and relationships are so funny and so true- he's the man. What also makes Jerry one of my favourites is that even though he never has to do anything again- he totally reinvented his act and it's still funny. He still tours the country just because of his love for comedy. His bit on suicide bombers is awesome.
River City Rocker Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Denis Leary. Stole material almost word for word from Bill Hicks, and made his career on it. I've had no respect for Carrot Top for a long, long time. Gallagher used to be hilarious when I was a kid, but you quickly realize that most people don't go to his shows for the JOKES, do they? They just want to dodge the smashed food. -Ben
MrRant Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Carrot Top (and for that matter practically any prop comics... but manly just him) I would be glad to see him kill himself with one of his props in a cocaine induced haze.
Nighthawk Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 I wish there was one comedian in the world who didn't do bits about airplanes.
Youth N Asia Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Richard Lewis bugs the shit out of me. And as much as I like Wanda Sykes on Curb Your Enthusiasm, her standup just bugs me. Dane Cook gets on my nerves too.
Vyce Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 I'll go with Seinfeld & Izzard as well. Seinfeld has got to be one of the greatest con artists of all time for fooling so many people into thinking he has one iota of comedic talent. As for Izzard, I know people who love his comedy with almost the same fanaticism of die-hard Monty Python fans. I'm sorry, I've heard his material, and I just. Don't. Get. The appeal.
bob_barron Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Seinfeld didn't really con anybody. He's been big in comedy circles since the mid-80s and worked his way to the top. He also has great respect for the art of stand up as evidenced by his awesome documentary 'Comedian.' He really needs to release a CD of his all new material. While not all of it is great (his bits on kids don't really work) a lot of it is still very very funny and on par with his old stuff.
The Czech Republic Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Adam Sandler. "You wrote...Abbie Doobie?" "Abbie Doobie..."
TheBigSwigg Posted July 4, 2004 Report Posted July 4, 2004 Greg Proops. Ray Romano. And Carrot Top. Carrot Top is probably the only person I would purposefully run over with my car.
imajackoff? Posted July 4, 2004 Report Posted July 4, 2004 The few times I've seen D.L. Hugley perform he's been painfully unfunny. I mean seriously, how many "white people are like this and black people are like this" jokes can you do without being considered a hack.
Youth N Asia Posted July 4, 2004 Report Posted July 4, 2004 If you're going the "white people are evil" route, then Martin Lawrence hasn't been funny in forever.
ant_7000 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Posted July 6, 2004 If you're going the "white people are evil" route, then Martin Lawrence hasn't been funny in forever. Tell me one joke that Martin Lawerence have said that applied to whites being evil? I can't understand the Chris Rock love when he does the same thing. Jay Leno sucks and Jerry Seinfeld is so not funny either.
Nighthawk Posted July 6, 2004 Report Posted July 6, 2004 Chris Rock has the gift of talking about racial shit and both blacks and whites come away thinking he was on their side. I've never seen anybody do it as well as him.
EdwardKnoxII Posted July 6, 2004 Report Posted July 6, 2004 I don't find Ray Romano funny at all. The funny thing about him is I LOVED him when he would guest star on Dr. Katz and I found some of his stand up to be ok. But, once he got his own show I found his stuff painfully unfunny.
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