Keith Houchen Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 I don't really get what US stand-ups are doing that is so markedly different from UK comedians that makes people blanket slate US comedians. Are you sure you guys aren't watching them dubbed into Estonian or something?I can understand cultural references and social etiquette being a barrier. That doesn't seem to be the crux of people's dislike of it a lot of the time though, although I agree that it can often be challenging. I do agree, it was like my dad dismissing comedy shows as yankee bollocks. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 28, 2017 Paid Members Posted March 28, 2017 Mine was exactly the same whenever I tried watching The Cosby Show but maybe he had some prior knowledge? Quote
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 28, 2017 Awards Moderator Posted March 28, 2017 I'm just a massive racist. Quote
Mr_Danger Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 My girlfriend slates all US comedies, which is fine because it gives me freedom to veto her attempts to force me to watch Sex and the City 2, a comedy so bad that a person who hates American comedies doesn't even realise it's a comedy. Anyway, she's a sleep so which of the Chappelle specials is the better? Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted March 28, 2017 Paid Members Posted March 28, 2017 Simon Munnery in a pub in Chorlton? Yes please! Saw him at the Buzz in Chorlton in the early 90's. Were you a Chorltonite then? It was an Incredible comedy night which had all the British stars of the future. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 No I moved here 8 years ago. Possibly to the day. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 28, 2017 Paid Members Posted March 28, 2017 My girlfriend slates all US comedies, which is fine because it gives me freedom to veto her attempts to force me to watch Sex and the City 2, a comedy so bad that a person who hates American comedies doesn't even realise it's a comedy. Anyway, she's a sleep so which of the Chappelle specials is the better? I preferred the Texas one but they're both pretty much as good as each other. Quote
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted March 28, 2017 Awards Moderator Posted March 28, 2017 My girlfriend slates all US comedies, which is fine because it gives me freedom to veto her attempts to force me to watch Sex and the City 2, a comedy so bad that a person who hates American comedies doesn't even realise it's a comedy. Anyway, she's a sleep so which of the Chappelle specials is the better? Download season 2 of the podcast 'The Worst Idea Of All Time', where two stand ups from New Zealand watch Sex And The City 2 every week for a year. The film is so terrible but listening to the podcast made me want to watch it and find out just how bad (answer: really, really bad. And so long! So long...) as well as spot all the in-jokes the two guys had chatted about over the course of the year that make the watch more bearable. . Quote
Kamaras-Tash Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 Finally got round to watching The Age Of Spin and I'm gutted how shit it was, I loved For What It's Worth & Killin Em Softly ( Must have have watched them at least 20 times each) but this just fell flat for me and wasn't the Chappelle I loved unfortunately Guess it's a waste of time watching the other special if this is the better of the 2? Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted March 28, 2017 Paid Members Posted March 28, 2017 No I moved here 8 years ago. Possibly to the day. You'd have loved it. Agraman, the compare was lovably shit. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 2, 2017 Paid Members Posted April 2, 2017 Tried Iliza Shlesinger's new one. Absolutely awful. I don't think there's a single joke in there, just her pulling faces and doing stupid noises. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted April 4, 2017 Posted April 4, 2017 Bridget Christie has a stand up show that's been added to Netflix. I'll be giving that a watch. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted April 11, 2017 Posted April 11, 2017 Simon Munnery was fantastic last night. First time I've attended a Trapdoor event and really enjoyed it. The first act were Jolly Boat and I winced when I saw them taking the stage with guitar in hand. Thought they were shit. One guy was on called Simon Lomas and I thought he was brilliant too. All in all a cracking night, will have to attend more comedy events like this. Quote
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted April 11, 2017 Awards Moderator Posted April 11, 2017 I really like Jollyboat ? Quote
Keith Houchen Posted April 11, 2017 Posted April 11, 2017 I didn't laugh once and looked at the floor in embarrassment for them. I was in the minority though. Quote
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