Seriously? He's talking about TV shows he's been watching?
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed April 05, 2017 3:21 am
by The Argonaut
I think I was just excited to see a full-blown Chappelle special again. After just watching the Louis special, I realized that my vision was clouded and the Dave stuff was actually just OK and sometimes good.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 9:36 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 2:25 am
by bada
I didn't laugh a ton at the new Louie but I was entertained the entire time.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 6:57 am
by BurtReynolds
I get why they do it, but I hate that stand up comedians always lead with their best stuff and the set gets worse and worse by the end.
The Louis CK abortion stuff was great. Then progressively less funny.
But it's Louis CK, the greatest comedian there is, so his bad stuff is still good.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 7:43 am
by BurtReynolds
well maybe the fingering bit got funnier again.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sun April 09, 2017 5:55 pm
by Jorge
After being mostly bored by both kinda-hacky "old-man-yelling-about-stuff-he-doesn't-understand" Chappelle specials, I was thinking maybe I was just bored with standup comedy in general. Nope; this Louis CK special had me laughing pretty hard. I loved the absurdist bent every bit seemed to take by the end.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon April 10, 2017 9:02 am
by BurtReynolds
I liked the Chappelle one ok. He's just so likable he can ramble about whatever. I always laugh when he laughs at his own jokes. The OJ stories and the Key and Peele dig were funny. The old man stuff in the second half did get a little old.
comedy specials should be a half hour.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed April 12, 2017 2:01 am
by E.H. Ruddock
theplatypus wrote:After being mostly bored by both kinda-hacky "old-man-yelling-about-stuff-he-doesn't-understand" Chappelle specials, I was thinking maybe I was just bored with standup comedy in general. Nope; this Louis CK special had me laughing pretty hard. I loved the absurdist bent every bit seemed to take by the end.
The Magic Mike bit had me rolling
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed April 12, 2017 2:01 am
by E.H. Ruddock
theplatypus wrote:After being mostly bored by both kinda-hacky "old-man-yelling-about-stuff-he-doesn't-understand" Chappelle specials, I was thinking maybe I was just bored with standup comedy in general. Nope; this Louis CK special had me laughing pretty hard. I loved the absurdist bent every bit seemed to take by the end.
The Magic Mike bit had me rolling
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:47 pm
by bodysnatcher
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 10:31 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 4:18 am
by BurtReynolds
The Norm one wasn't that great. A few bits here and there. I giggled a few times though.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 11:54 am
by Biff Pocoroba
Chris Rock's the cover story topic on the latest Rolling Stone. That guy is one of the best interview subjects in the business.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 9:35 pm
by bodysnatcher
will probably check out the new Tracy Morgan on Netflix this weekend
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 9:41 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:41 am
by ---
has orpheus poasted in this thread yet
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:42 am
by ---
cutuphalfdead wrote:Recently discovered Tig Notaro and really digging her stuff.
mmhmmm me too bro
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:50 am
by Norah
that post is like four years old
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:59 am
by ---
cutuphalfdead wrote:that post is like four years old