# Brian Williams is 100% funnier than 99% of professional comics.

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**Created:** [December 1, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-is-100-funnier-than-99-of-professional-comics/604753 "2011-12-01T21:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-is-100-funnier-than-99-of-professional-comics/604753/21 "2011-12-03T04:54:57Z")

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The Regis clipped killed me, his ability to deliver that kind of story without cracking a grin is wonderful. I’m also a big fan of his description of the 2010 [story of the year](http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/brian-williams-media-story-of-2010-ny-times-discovers-brooklyn/17y31vwo0).

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**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-is-100-funnier-than-99-of-professional-comics/604753/22 "2011-12-03T13:28:00Z")

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The other Brian Williams is funnier, especially doing “Grapeline” with Don Cherry.

> **[Brian Williams (sportscaster)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Williams_(sportscaster))**
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> Brian James Williams OC (born July 18, 1946) is a Canadian sportscaster who is best known for his coverage of the Olympic Games.
> Williams' father was a physician. His father's work caused the Williams family to relocate to such places as Invermere, British Columbia; New Haven, Connecticut; Edmonton, Alberta; Hamilton, Ontario (where he graduated from Westdale Secondary School); Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan (where he graduated from Aquinas College with a B.A. in histor...

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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-is-100-funnier-than-99-of-professional-comics/604753/23 "2011-12-03T20:41:18Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> The Regis clipped killed me, his ability to deliver that kind of story without cracking a grin is wonderful. I’m also a big fan of his description of the 2010 [story of the year](http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/brian-williams-media-story-of-2010-ny-times-discovers-brooklyn/17y31vwo0).

I love the look he gives the audience…

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**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-is-100-funnier-than-99-of-professional-comics/604753/24 "2011-12-04T00:54:54Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> Is this related to the fire alarms that kept going off the other night on NBC news?

I’m guessing the Daily Show the next day when he showed up there with a siren …

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