I've tried a few times, and it's all a bit too awkward for me, as well as been

too heavy on the black comedy

If you like that, I bet it's hilarious. Just a bit too heavy for me to laugh at

I saw the film Goliath the other day which is a similar way of comedy writing. And felt the same way by the end

Posted By: pants on April 22nd 2010 at 15:31:58

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Ricky Gervais (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:17:27
- I like some of his stand up (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:27:46
  - Like his stand up, Invention of Lying was awful though (n/m) (General Chat) - lmc, Apr 22, 15:28:58
    - I quite liked the masturbation sketch (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 22, 15:49:44
- You don't like Curb? (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:22:28
  - Seinfeld was better (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 22, 15:36:30
    - It has it's moments. it's not the greatness that is CYE though (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:16:05
    - both are big old piles of shite of equal levels of shiteness (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 22, 16:01:07
    - yank shite (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:39:12
    - No. No. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:38:08
      - Agreed. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooetc (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:42:41
        
        I can't bear Seinfeld it's so shirt tucked in and white "sneakers" with jeans (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 22, 15:54:51
  - I know, I know, we've done this before on here (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:23:56
    - I can't get into it either. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:27:27
      - I've tried a few times, and it's all a bit too awkward for me, as well as been (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:31:58
        
        My problem is that it's very character-based (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:33:05
        
        That's been said about comedy in general. Usually you find the person funny (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:42:10
        
        Yeah - I just couldn't relate to it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:47:13
      - brandon likes it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:28:17
        
        Like a lot of things you have to get to know the characters a bit (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:31:21
        
        having said that (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:32:23
        
        It's an odd one. Lots of people love it right off (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:32:49
        
        and flight of the conchords (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:34:03
        
        Flight Of The Conchords is fucking brilliant (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:21:31
        
        I love that (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:36:28
        
        Me too. (General Chat) - Arganth, Apr 22, 15:39:13
        
        Me too n'all. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:42:20
        
        And I as well. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Apr 22, 15:53:20
    - I feel the same way about Muttiah Muralitharan. He's very popular though. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:25:55
- I agree with you completely. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 22, 15:21:09
- Saw him in 'The Invention Of Lying' recently.. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Apr 22, 15:19:18
  - Do you play Seona Dancing on your show? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:27:25
  - I can't bring myself to watch that, because he's in it. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:21:08
    - It's the gurning and raucous false laughter I hate. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Apr 22, 15:25:07
      - Him and merchant were being interviewed the other week with Christina Riccie (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:29:07
      - and there's a top bit of clumpage in it (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:26:18
- i love him (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:18:49
  - but he *talks* to people though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:22:21
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:25:32
    - i meant comedically (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:24:50

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