Crap comedy observations you hate Page 3

Quote: Mike Greybloke @ December 16 2008, 10:59 PM GMT

There's nothing wrong with exaggeration. I was just responding to your other comment in which you said something like "comedy never works when held up to scrutiny". Because "never" is an awfully strong word, and I'm a pedant.

Don't know what kind of parties Sooty goes to, though. Edam parties? Weird.

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I was quoting a routine I saw on FNL years ago.

The only parties I goto with cheese and redwax, the cheese has holes drilled in it, and the wax is boiling.......

Quote: zooo @ December 16 2008, 11:01 PM GMT

That could be either an 'Umm yes that is rather weird.' Or an 'Umm I do that and it's perfectly normal'.

I'm guessing the former.

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Heh. Yes... Whichever you feel better about!

*tugs at collar nervously*

Hmmmm.

I shall look at you suspiciously instead...

Quote: Griff @ December 16 2008, 11:12 PM GMT

On the other hand, I did think that "G-A-Y The Gayest Gay Musical Ever" in The IT Crowd was fantastic, because Linehan was picking up the cliche and stretching it to breaking point.

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I think that's my favorite episode. It was so ridiculously funny it had me in tears.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 16 2008, 8:19 PM GMT

'Aaron-The Movie'?! Ee gads man, spare us! What did the world ever do to you?!

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That's one British movie even my dad wouldn't be able to watch...since he only watches British films for the scenery.

Not an observation but I switch off when a female comedian makes jokes about periods. I think going for this stereotype really scrapes the bottom of the barrel and shows a lack of effort.

Quote: Seefacts @ December 16 2008, 8:06 PM GMT

When observational comedy is good, is very good. When it's shit. It's utterly painful.

So what hilarious observations do you hate simply because they're not true?

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Can you give us a couple of examples of hilarious observations you love because they are true?

Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ December 17 2008, 7:10 AM GMT

Not an observation but I switch off when a female comedian makes jokes about periods. I think going for this stereotype really scrapes the bottom of the barrel and shows a lack of effort.

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I was just about to say that! I can't stand it when black comedians base their *whole* act on their skin colour, women on their gender, and gay people on their sexuality. Fair enough, work with what you've got, but don't do that to the point where in reality you're just enforcing rather than breaking stereotypes.

Quote: Curt @ December 17 2008, 3:56 AM GMT

That's one British movie even my dad wouldn't be able to watch...since he only watches British films for the scenery.

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I do not care much for female comedians that spend 20 minutes trashing husbands. It makes me cringe.

Quote: Griff @ December 17 2008, 10:20 AM GMT

I like Joan Rivers.

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ShJoan Rivers did open doors for other women.
I do not like Roseanne Barr at all. She gives me creeps

Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ December 17 2008, 7:10 AM GMT

Not an observation but I switch off when a female comedian makes jokes about periods. I think going for this stereotype really scrapes the bottom of the barrel and shows a lack of effort.

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Plus, things like periods shouldn't be openly discussed in public.

Hmm anyone Jewish who puts on "that voice," and makes endless jokes about mothers, food, being bad at DIY and wanting to marry an Dr.

Right now in the DNA lab at Sootyj towers I am cloning a new Hitler, who only hates cliched Jewish standups.

I some how remember one pestering Bussell at the 2007 English Society of Comedy Writers conference.

I tend to dislike jokes saying;

'Men and women are different.'

'Cats and dogs are different.'

'Good evening, my name's Patrick Keilty'.

Has anyone mentioned the one about black guys being better dancers / being relaxed to the point of a pot-induced stupor (usually in a driving or striding through the street scenario) / being well hung etc? The list goes tragically on. It always makes me wonder why people who complain about racial stereotypes rarely complain when a stereotype is positive rather than negative. Either stereotyping is bad or it isn't. They can't have their cake and eat it ... well, obviously they do. Futurama did a good piss-take of this observation.

Echo the periods 'comedy' - sheesh. men bleed too.

Quote: zooo @ December 16 2008, 9:56 PM GMT

My dad says his number when he picks up the phone!

He is MENTAL.

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Nooooooooooooooooooooo!