Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
That's a fair point and as I said, I can understand the need for some dumb humour now and then. I love both sides of Family Guy, and if you like Dane Cook, then fine. I'm not saying you're wrong.My point is, if the joke isn't funny...but you are relying on OVERDOING it, then make the overdoing funny. EG: Peter hurting his leg. That's overdoing it. Dane Cook seems to think that making things louder makes them funnier and encourages you to find them funny by shouting at you. Emperor's new clothes, as I said. He's a modern day clown, essentially.
I like him for being a modern day clown though, his style is more intentionally being like that rather than other comedians. Before you said "People who don't know any better and people who feel they have to like him, it seems" - I dont feel like I have to like him, I just find his style funny. Shouting and exaggerating minor things just to make it seem funnier, is funny in itself. I dont have to be told when to laugh, but its funny when he does point it out...kind of confusing to put into text.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
He relies on video screens and loud shouting over-theatrics to get his point across rather than knowing he can get it done properly. Which is fine, if you like it. I just find him to be extremely juvenile and the amount of people rating him as some kind of smart, intelligent comedian is frustrating. Because he's not.
I havent seen any videos or anything, I just have mp3s, so all I have is his voice to go on. After hearing his style, I doubt I'd find it as funny if he did it properly. For me, I dont rate him as a smart or intelligent comedian, his subject material throws that right out, but I still label him funny.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Bill Hicks delivered his jokes like he was having a chat with you casually, and he's arguably the single greatest comedian of all time. Because it wasn't how he said them, it was what he said. Even Bill Hicks overdoes some of them, like the part about musicians killing themselves, but even then the joke is funny and the overdoing of it, is funny.
Dane Cook's subject matter is just too juvenile for me, or even if he does touch on something decent, he delivers it like a kid on sugar and saps all the power out of it...ironically.
-AC
I havent heard/seen Bill Hicks, so I dont know about his subject material/style. But obviously we all like our own styles of humour so this is going nowhere really..