# Tosh .0 isn't funny **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279 "2010-09-01T16:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/81 "2010-09-02T06:16:59Z")
Such an effort would be fruitless, I’m more than aware. However, if the OP is any guide and they usually are, this thread is for people who don’t find him or his show funny. You’re more than welcome to start a thread entitled Tosh.0 is hilarious and rest assured, you shall not find me in it. > [@Spud](#): > > OK, I’ll admit I didn’t click your link. I was busy trying to find the keys to type my witty responses. Keep trying. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/82 "2010-09-02T06:28:07Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Such an effort would be fruitless, I’m more than aware. However, if the OP is any guide and they usually are, this thread is for people who don’t find him or his show funny. You’re more than welcome to start a thread entitled Tosh.0 is hilarious and rest assured, you shall not find me in it. > > > [@Spud](#): > > > > OK, I’ll admit I didn’t click your link. I was busy trying to find the keys to type my witty responses. > > Keep trying. It takes some time… I can’t find my bifocals. I just realized… if you post a comment to a “Kitties are the cutest” and say “I think Kitties suck” you get labeled as “thread shitting.” I guess if you post to a thread that says “I think Kitties suck” and you respond… “no they don’t… they are cute” it is reverse thread shitting. For that I am very sorry. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/83 "2010-09-02T07:14:13Z")
Did anyone else notice that the concept for the show is a modern reworking of _America’s Funniest Home Videos_, but with _The Soup_-style cynicism? I say it shows, as it’s less funny than _The Soup_, but funnier than AMV. There are two segments I actually find interesting–the one about fetishes, because it’s just so weird (and you can’t look up a list of fetishes online), and the rehabilitation. The rest is only funny based on the hilarity of the clip itself. That said, it’s one show I never really bothered to try to find online when I stopped using my TV. I thus haven’t seen the show in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/84 "2010-09-02T14:39:48Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Give it another shot. I didn’t mean to insult you, but the smugness is a put on. If you took it literally, you got whooshed. Yeah, and Carrot top is just \*pretending \*to be annoying and unfunny! You just don’t get the irony! It’s funny because it’s _not_! The less you feel like laughing, the more you should be laughing! It’s like, you’re making fun of people who laugh at jokes that aren’t funny! Get it? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/85 "2010-09-02T14:54:30Z")
I don’t say anyone has to laugh, but they should at least get the joke. Tosh adopts a hyper-snark affect that’s supposed to be over the top. He’s basically a personification/parody of youtube commenters. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/86 "2010-09-02T14:57:24Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Eh, the smugness is just part of the act - it’s hard to take him seriously with a bit called “na na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo, I’m better than you,” or watching him challenge all comers to arm wrestling while weighing in at…what, maybe a buck 45? An older comedian once told Bernie Mac that his act was “too nice,” that he was trying to be likable instead of trying to be funny, before he developed his “meaner” onstage persona. Tosh’s schtick is kind of the same way, just staying in character as a semi-jerk and seeing how far he can carry the inappropriate joke. I agree. Anyone who thinks he isn’t laughing at himself the whole time is missing the point. He’s all but winking at us; it’s just silly fun. It’s clearly not for everyone. . .but it’s doing quite well. > [@](#): > > In June 2010, the summer season premiere of the show was the #1 show on its timeslot among men within the ages of 18-24. With nearly 2 million viewers, the episode was the most-watched episode of the series.[6] The record was short-lived, however, as the July 7 episode held the attention of 2.4 million viewers, and the July 28 episode attracted 2.7 million viewers, again winning the time slot and also being the most-watched show on television that day among men 18-24, 18-34 and 25-34. The July 28 episode was also the top cable show that night for adults 18-49 > **[Tosh.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosh.0)** > > Tosh.0 (/ˈtɒʃ ˌpɔɪnt ˈoʊ/ ⓘ TOSH poynt OH) is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from June 4, 2009, to November 24, 2020. The series was hosted and produced by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provided satirical commentary on online viral video clips, internet memes, social media, trending topics, society, celebrities, stereotypes, and popular culture as a whole. > The tone was based on Tosh's deliberately offensive and controversial style of black comedy, observational c... ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/87 "2010-09-02T14:59:27Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > His smugness is no match for the smugness in this thread. This is a brilliant observation. -singular1, 57 yr old big fan of Tosh.0 ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/88 "2010-09-02T15:43:14Z")
Love Tosh. Love the show. Love that he does things that other clip shows don’t do, like having Tosh attempt to recreate the feat that went awry on the videk (like eating cinnemon) and how they feature viral video “stars” in the “Web Redemption” segment. I can see why it’s not for everybody… Jeff Dunham sells out arenas for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/89 "2010-09-02T15:50:14Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Agree, **Sweetums**. I figure his audience is teens and 20-somethings - never met anybody “mature” who found him funny. Over 30 here and I think he is funny, My mate is over 40 and he thinks he is funny. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/90 "2010-09-02T15:52:18Z")
Well, I’m no fan of Jeff Dunham (or Dane Cook or the Redneck Comedy guys or whatever they call themselves), and I find Tosh extremely unfunny. In fact, I think you and I have similar taste in comedy (and what was your name before you changed it to **Bob Ducca**? He hasn’t been doing that character for that long), so I don’t think you can honestly say people who don’t like Tosh have unsophisticated tastes. That bit **Dio** posted upthread was about as hacky as anything by the bad comics mentioned in this post. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/91 "2010-09-02T15:53:56Z")
If you don’t think he pokes fun at himself and at how ‘great’ he is, check out this clip: [http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/](http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/92 "2010-09-02T16:09:22Z")
_Tosh.0_ is deeply painful to watch. So I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/93 "2010-09-02T16:38:19Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Well, I’m no fan of Jeff Dunham (or Dane Cook or the Redneck Comedy guys or whatever they call themselves), and I find Tosh extremely unfunny. In fact, I think you and I have similar taste in comedy (and what was your name before you changed it to **Bob Ducca**? He hasn’t been doing that character for that long), so I don’t think you can honestly say people who don’t like Tosh have unsophisticated tastes. That bit **Dio** posted upthread was about as hacky as anything by the bad comics mentioned in this post. I was \*\*HelloNinja \*\*before. The thing w/ Tosh is that yes, sometimes his material is hacky, but it’s all in his delivery. Most of the time it’s w/ a smirk and intonation that let’s you know that he knows how hacky and dumb it is. I’m not comparing them really, but it’s kind of how Will Ferrell always plays a guy w/ that unearned self-confidence (like Ron Burgandy) – Tosh puts up an arrogant egotistical front as if everything he says is gold, which makes it funny when he’s delivering hack material. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/94 "2010-09-02T16:40:55Z")
I can appreciate that, but Tosh does nothing for me, personally. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/95 "2010-09-02T19:08:30Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > If you don’t think he pokes fun at himself and at how ‘great’ he is, check out this clip: > > [http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/](http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/) I never heard of him before this thread. But if the link above is any example, I must not be young enought or smug enough to “get” him. He takes salvia, then some cinnamon, then eats saltines, and then he gags for a while. He is going to karate chop some coconuts, but never gets that far. Is this characteristic of his approach to humor? I found his “Is this Racist?” bit on YouTube, but it seemed rather the same - I did not get the point. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/96 "2010-09-02T19:16:25Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > > [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > > > If you don’t think he pokes fun at himself and at how ‘great’ he is, check out this clip: > > > > [http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/](http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/06/04/tosh0-presents-extreme-salvia-challenge/) > > I never heard of him before this thread. But if the link above is any example, I must not be young enought or smug enough to “get” him. He takes salvia, then some cinnamon, then eats saltines, and then he gags for a while. He is going to karate chop some coconuts, but never gets that far. > > Is this characteristic of his approach to humor? I found his “Is this Racist?” bit on YouTube, but it seemed rather the same - I did not get the point. > > Regards, > Shodan Yes, if you’re looking for a point, you may want to pass on Tosh. It’s just random stuff, which some people find extremely humorous, and others don’t. ETA: but I don’t think it’s an age thing, necessarily. Humor is just subjective (age can play a part, but there are certainly other factors). ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/97 "2010-09-02T20:46:22Z")
I like it, but would prefer it if it didn’t have any skits. I use to love The Soup, but since Joel McHale got his Community gig, it’s been going downhill fast. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/98 "2010-09-03T00:28:56Z")
Tosh is an asshole but it got funnier when I began to notice most of the people he insults deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279/99 "2010-09-03T00:46:52Z")
My favorite Tosh stand-up bit is when he’s talking about how rich he wants to be. I love this part (most of the comedy is in his timing and where he pauses before each phrase. Clip is [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-jNnPQeqc) (the bit above is about 45 seconds in). “They say money doesn’t buy happiness…It buys a Waverunner… You ever see a sad person on a Waverunner? Have you? Seriously…Have you? Try to frown on a Waverunner.” followed by him pantomiming someone on a jet ski trying to be sad for a split second before breaking out w/ a big dumb grin on their face. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279.md?page=4)