Mentioned this the other week, comedy relies very heavilly on whether you like the person

you don't, you don't relate to his personality, therefore the rest of your judgement is that he's just s**t and not funny

Posted By: pants on April 30th 2010 at 11:32:26

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Board Poll: Russell Howard. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 10:53:06
- B (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Apr 30, 11:41:41
- You do know that his show on BBC 3 is co written with that nimmo twin bloke that people on (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:21:34
  - Yes. See below. Karl Minns et unt. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:23:59
    - 5 writers on it apparently, Herring too (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:26:17
      - I like Herring too. Can be a bit hit and miss. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:28:30
        
        True, I often wonder if that's cos he works too hard (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:29:42
        
        I listen to the Collings and Herrin podcast which is basically a stream of conciousness fr (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:34:05
        
        snap, saw that too, thought it was very good (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:37:17
  - Howard could make Oscar Wilde's writing sound dull (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:23:49
    - Indeed - then he would feel the need to explain it, for the really stupid! (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:27:32
    - He must do something right to sell out 1000 seaters at ?15 a pop (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:26:53
      - Lots of stupid people about. (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:28:27
        
        see Michael McIntyre for proof of that (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:33:04
        
        You've sent me over the edge now (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:44:52
        
        Mentioned this the other week, comedy relies very heavilly on whether you like the person (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:32:26
        
        I think that's broadly right. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:35:47
        
        ^^ yes (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:30:48
- Funny. His radio show with Richardson was gold (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:20:20
- mostly b (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:13:12
- crap (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 30, 11:08:47
- Completely unfunny! Ties with Justin Lee Collins for unfunniest cunt on TV - both should (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:06:55
  - Yes - JLC is a real unfunny cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:13:26
  - Good times! (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:08:00
- He's alright (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 30, 11:06:49
  - He's no Dylan Moran though. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 30, 11:07:14
- He is like an unfunny student type. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 30, 11:02:42
  - Is there any other kind? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:04:27
- Funny only because he has Karl Minns writing for him. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Apr 30, 11:02:34
  - Ahhh, didn't see this. Yep, I think Yorks Dan Atkinson is in on it too (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:23:17
- Wank (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:01:48
  - yes ^^^ (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:13:49
- He's not funny (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:00:10
  - I quite want to like him cos Karl Minns writes for him, but I can't. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:02:01
    - No, he's simply not funny at all (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:07:08
      - he does appear to be extraordinarily smug (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 11:10:57
        
        and stupid (or playing to the stupid) - who else feels the need to explain his joke! (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:16:01
      - 'no amusing accent' (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:08:40
        
        I always think that comedians benefit (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:13:03
        
        ^^ Big fan of Jethro. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:16:52
        
        No (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:24:13
        
        ^^ Enjoys the poetry of Pam Ayres. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:26:33
        
        "I wish I'd looked after me teeth" (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:31:52
        
        ^^^ *is* Jethro (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 30, 11:26:09
        
        no lisp, high pitch or twang - blokes a jooke (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 30, 11:10:36
- I like him. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 30, 10:58:56
  - not michael howard, russell howard from the telly (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 11:01:40
- I don't find him as funny as I used to, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Apr 30, 10:58:08
- bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbb (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 10:54:56
- is he on Dave, Cleggy or Gords team? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 30, 10:54:49
- I've gotta go c - both (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 30, 10:54:21

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