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Any Kevin Bridges fans here? Scottish comedian from Glasgow. I just watched his first two specials from 2010 and 2012. The first one is unreal. I cannot believe a 23 year old wrote a set that tight and performed it so breezily in such a big room. It’s nearly perfect. Special 2 had some nice moments, but he swore 20 times as much. I hate the laziness of that more than anything else in comedy. I have two specials to go.
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Yeah he's brilliant. Love his bus stop bit.
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Bo Burnham "INSIDE" is about as good as anything you will ever watch.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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agreed. i hate musical comedy.
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Idk that it added much to his act, but for Demitri Martin it seemed like a necessary conduit to not just be considered a Steven Wright wannabe. These Are Jokes is a pretty solid album.
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daft twat wrote:Idk that it added much to his act, but for Demitri Martin it seemed like a necessary conduit to not just be considered a Steven Wright wannabe. These Are Jokes is a pretty solid album.
the bit with will forte is great.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I love watching those old Rickles clips.
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He was one of a kind.
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Well fuck.

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given2trade wrote:Bo Burnham "INSIDE" is about as good as anything you will ever watch.
i havent seen it, and i might but i fear he is just too cute, bland and correct and i need more ugly truth in my comedy.
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Stickman wrote:Well fuck.

Sean Lock, ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ Captain, Dies at 58

i know, heartbreaking. :(
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that hurts. i had noticed on the more recent shows his voice sounded different but didnt know he had throat cancer
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I watched 14 minutes.

I liked it
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