*nod* I feel that way about Stephen Colbert, most of the time. I want him to be funnier. I watch, hoping he'll be funnier. But that doesn't happen very often.
When he's on his game, he's hilarious. But his "outraged neoconservative" schtick rapidly gets old. I always get the feeling he's trying too hard.
He's pretty hilarious as far as I'm concerned, especially when you factor in that he has to be funny 5 nights a week for the better part of a year! I'm amazed at his abilities in relation to that. Most performers I love would never be able to handle that schedule. SNL can't even do it one night a week!
I'm not all that picky when it comes to comedy, either. I watch and love a lot of comedians. But I feel Colbert's act just wears thin after a while.
He's pretty hilarious as far as I'm concerned, especially when you factor in that he has to be funny 5 nights a week for the better part of a year!
Oh, I'm not denying that he's talented. I just don't think he's all that amusing. Being on more frequently doesn't automatically make his act better. :)
Well, I think his brilliance is in the subtleties of his parody. The hammyness is often a cover for more subversive and funny ideas to slip in under the radar, but obviously it's not your cup of tea.
I beg to differ on the last point-I think his consistency adds a lot to his humor, especially when you watch it weekly.
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Date: 2007-07-30 05:01 pm (UTC)When he's on his game, he's hilarious. But his "outraged neoconservative" schtick rapidly gets old. I always get the feeling he's trying too hard.
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Date: 2007-07-30 08:58 pm (UTC)Oh, but that's all part of the act.
He's pretty hilarious as far as I'm concerned, especially when you factor in that he has to be funny 5 nights a week for the better part of a year! I'm amazed at his abilities in relation to that. Most performers I love would never be able to handle that schedule. SNL can't even do it one night a week!
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Date: 2007-07-30 09:38 pm (UTC)Perhaps. But I don't feel it makes him funnier.
I'm not all that picky when it comes to comedy, either. I watch and love a lot of comedians. But I feel Colbert's act just wears thin after a while.
He's pretty hilarious as far as I'm concerned, especially when you factor in that he has to be funny 5 nights a week for the better part of a year!
Oh, I'm not denying that he's talented. I just don't think he's all that amusing. Being on more frequently doesn't automatically make his act better. :)
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Date: 2007-07-31 02:03 pm (UTC)I beg to differ on the last point-I think his consistency adds a lot to his humor, especially when you watch it weekly.
What other comics do you like?