# Holy crap, that guy's unfunny - but everyone else loves him! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659 "2008-12-18T00:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/21 "2008-12-18T01:50:06Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I can’t think of the name, but it’s that comedian who always wears black and talks about his therapy/bad life/whatever. He was pretty big in the 90’s, but I haven’t heard much from him (mercifully!) since. Last I saw of him, he was on _Curb Your Enthusiasm_. > > God, he SUCKS! Richard Lewis? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/22 "2008-12-18T01:53:25Z")
That’s it. I just looked it up on IMDB. Horrible, horrible. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/23 "2008-12-18T01:56:26Z")
I never found Monty Python funny, even as I respected their talent. It felt like watching creative graffiti, full of wacky free association and intellectual references… but nothing actually laugh inducing. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/24 "2008-12-18T02:00:24Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > I never found Monty Python funny, even as I respected their talent. It felt like watching creative graffiti, full of wacky free association and intellectual references… but nothing actually laugh inducing. 85-90% of Monty Python skits are really bad. And I say that as a fan. It’s the 10-15% that gets it right that makes it one of the greatest comedy shows in history. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/25 "2008-12-18T02:00:46Z")
> [@Cagey\_Drifter](#): > > Richard Lewis? Does _anyone_ actually find this neurotic jerk-off funny? As an actress, Janeane Garofalo can make me laugh, but her stand-up routines are awful. I guess I can see why people would laugh at Margaret Cho if they were pissed off at the world or somehow found ordinary Korean mannerisms _extremely_ funny, but I have yet to crack a smile at anything she’s said. I just don’t get her sense of humor. And Larry the Cable Guy sucks to no end. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/26 "2008-12-18T02:00:50Z")
The redneck guy “You might be a redneck if…” Also Larry the Cable Guy. What a fucking racist. I cant’ stand that son of a bitch and I wince at most of his material. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/27 "2008-12-18T02:11:10Z")
I never thought Steve Martin was particularly good as a standup comedian, but he’s a pretty good comic actor. ---
**Author:** ![PharmBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@PharmBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PharmBoy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/28 "2008-12-18T02:15:23Z")
Adam Sandler. What a no-talent nothing. Why his movies continue to make money just amazes me… ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/29 "2008-12-18T02:23:04Z")
Adam Sandler, Rob Schnieder, Pauly Shore, Carrot Top I’m sure there are more. I fucking love David Sedaris though. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/30 "2008-12-18T02:29:17Z")
**Will Ferrell** **Martin Lawrence** **Bill Hicks** And a couple of Australian comedians you won’t have heard of: **Wil Anderson** **Adam Hills** ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/31 "2008-12-18T03:06:12Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > David Sedaris’ sister Amy is nothing to write home about either. _Strangers With Candy_ was absolutely painful to watch. That show was unwatchable, IMO. Could not STAND it and all because of her. I recently wrote this in my LJ, about Don Rickles: “I attempted to watch the Daily Show episode with him as a guest. I couldn’t do it. He’s so annoying and almost violently unfunny that it was making me angry and raising my blood pressure just to watch. I had to turn it off. How did this guy make a career out of comedy?!” ---
**Author:** ![greatshakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/32 "2008-12-18T03:19:38Z")
Chris Rock. Chris Rock. And Chris Rock. I think he stole all of the black people not being liked by white people from the 60s, added a few swear words and people just eat it up. Sorry, old schtick. The sad thing is that he has good delivery. Just old crap. greatshakes ---
**Author:** ![Bartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/33 "2008-12-18T03:19:40Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Check out the recent standup special that Ricky Gervais did. > > [Try this bit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJU86d_0Bgg) which is part of a larger routine where he talks about how when he was a kid they used to tell stories to his class to teach moral lessons. Nope does nothing for me either. Of course I happen to know the event that Humpty Dumpty is actually satirizing. So his rambling about eggs and hooves falls completely on its face for me. Here’s a big hint for all comedians. Do not rely on me to be as uninformed as you are. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/34 "2008-12-18T03:21:04Z")
I love David Sedaris, but I agree with the OP that neither _Naked_ nor _Barrel Fever_ are particularly hilarious. _Me Talk Pretty One Day_, OTOH, is hysterical. And I adore his readings on This American Life. I also find Terry Pratchett to be mildly amusing at best, and Family Guy to be downright unfunny. It’s weird because a lot of people I agree with on What Is Funny love both Pratchett and Family Guy. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/35 "2008-12-18T03:27:43Z")
Will Ferrell Drew Carey Jerry Seinfeld Steve Martin Chris Farley ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/36 "2008-12-18T03:30:37Z")
Another vote for Sasha Baron Cohen. Anything I’ve ever seen him in / do has just been about as painful as those kids in school who used to laugh at the Special Ed classes. Ugh how I hate that. ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/37 "2008-12-18T03:35:14Z")
I’m not sure who’s responsible for the show with the talking happy meal, but they need to choke and die. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/38 "2008-12-18T03:38:27Z")
> [@Bartman](#): > > Nope does nothing for me either. Of course I happen to know the event that Humpty Dumpty is actually satirizing. So his rambling about eggs and hooves falls completely on its face for me. Here’s a big hint for all comedians. Do not rely on me to be as uninformed as you are. You too, huh? There are few things more funny-killing to me than a comedian reveling in ignorance (though using irony to make fun of the ignorant is often good for a laugh). Reminds me of a comedian (Arsenio Hall, I think) who went on at length about how nonsensical and seemingly drug-fueled the lyrics to _Yankee Doddle_ were, while I was thinking about the vagaries of colonial slang. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/39 "2008-12-18T03:48:11Z")
> [@hobscrk777](#): > > I thought this thread might have been about Dane Cook. > > Or Sara Silverman. Totally agree on both. Especially Silverman. Most of her humor value seems to be based on the shock factor of a (moderately) cute girl saying such shocking things. Likewise for Dane Cook, to a lesser extent. A lot of his fame I attribute to him being a good-looking guy in a field where so many are gawky, morbidly obese or just plain ugly. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659/40 "2008-12-18T03:50:17Z")
> [@greatshakes](#): > > Chris Rock. > > Chris Rock. > > And > > Chris Rock. > > I think he stole all of the black people not being liked by white people from the 60s, added a few swear words and people just eat it up. Sorry, old schtick. > The sad thing is that he has good delivery. Just old crap. > > greatshakes Yell the following as loudly as you can: **WHITE** people do **THIS** … :smack: …but **BLACK** people do **THIS!** 😛 Repeat _ad nauseam_ and you have the Original Kings of Comedy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659.md?page=3)