"Two and a half men" is the least funny show in television

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I’m watching TV for the first time in several months, and I’m just baffled - how is this show on the air? The humor is either embarrassingly safe (most of the humor involving the nerd brother) or predicated on purely sexual inappropriateness (Charlie Sheen’s half) - there’s no middle ground.

Nerd brother geeks out about his computer; Charlie Sheen has sex in front of nerd brother’s kid with nerd brother’s teacher. Whoopsie!

If anything, it’s sad - how are we supposed to laugh at Sheen playing an indiscriminate lothario when we can’t help but think of the fact that Sheen’s uncontrollable sexual behavior (in real life) has continually ruined things for him?

Horrific.

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I know humor is subjective, but you’re wrong.

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I give it two and a half stars!!

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I hav found a lot of the show funny, myself.

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I dunno, I like it.

THe episode entitled “Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab” was one of the funniest half hours on TV last year. In my opinion of course. I don’t think 2.5 men is genius or anything, but I do laugh…

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It’s the second-best comedy on TV (next to Arrested Development), the only other one that can make me laugh out loud. The writing is just plain first rate.

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Whenever there was a lull in the conversation, my mom and I would just say, “Squab!” for a couple of weeks after we saw this episode.

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I’d say Everybody Loves Raymond or Will and Grace are a LOT less funny.

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ditto for “Yes Dear”.

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I’ve never seen an episode to be honest, but any show that casts Holland Taylor gets 1.25 stars from me right out of the gate.

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As a minimum, I mean. (I love Holland Taylor- she almost made me watch an episode of Saved by the Bell the College Years, but she’s not that good.

I have seen episodes of Yes, Dear and would give it citations until creation started cracking for banal, predictable and thoroughly unfunny situations and dialogue. Tim Conway and Vicky Lawrence have recurring roles as a squabbling married couple and even they get yawns.

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I saw part of an episode once and gave it some pity laughter, before finding out how well it does in the ratings game.Maybe I’ll check it out again, but I have my doubts. And somehow, Arrested Development flounders.

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I watch it, I think it’s had some funny moments. Whereas I have tried to watch “Yes, Dear” but can never make it past five minutes.

I do hate “Two and a Half Men” for getting that Oshikuru song stuck in my head though.

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I’ve never actually watched the show, but I always make sure to catch the end of it before watching CSI: Miami. It’s always worth it to pause the DVR for Chuck Lorre’s Vanity Cards.

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i like the Family Guy version better

(note; i have never seen “2.5 Men” and have no desire to…)

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My favorite part of 2.5 men (a show I only watch occasionally) is that kid. He’s the best part.

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Wow.

I’m stunned at the kudos this show is receiving in this thread.

I have never seen an episode of this show. Reason? The commercials for it make it seem as funny as Full House.

Meaning, I’ve never ever seen a clip that is even remotely funny.

So with several dopers actually saying it’s funny…maybe I’ll have to try an episode.

But.

Wow.

Does it ever look stupid in its ads.

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Same here. I’ve never watched it because the ads make it look retarded. If you can’t get a funny bit for a promo, what must the show be like?

Then again, I don’t watch that much TV, and Monday nights are totally worthless.

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I think it is pretty good. I am surprised a lot of the dialogue makes it past the censors, but so much of it is double entendre that I guess it can slip by.

And the half man - the kid - is not a cute-ass-smart-aleck…he is a kid, not all that bright in school, and a little clueless. In other words, he is more realistic than about 99% of all other sitcom kids ever were.

Both Holland Taylor and Conchata Ferrell (Berta the cleaning lady) have been nominated for an Emmy this year.

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Charlie’s ex-girlfriend Jill has had a sex change operation, is now “Bill,” now looks just like Chris O’Donnell, and is imposing himself on Charlie and hitting on his Mom. Alan comes in and wants to know who this unfamilar guy is.

ALAN: Who’s that?

CHARLIE: Uhhh, ummm, it’s an old friend.

ALAN: Poker buddy?

CHARLIE: I used to.

Come on, that was hilarious.