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32. I'm sure there's a lot of comedians that you like that I think suck

Mon Apr 30, 2018, 08:56 AM

Apr 2018

And there are a lot of comedians that I like that you think suck.

Same with art, movies, TV, books, etc.

Bad, in these cases, is int he eye of the beholder.

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I'm more offended how badly Michelle Wolf sucks as a comedian than I am the content of her jokes [View all] hexola Apr 2018 OP

Maybe comedy really had no place there Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #1

Probably any time...it seems to me they just want to stroke their own egos... airmid Apr 2018 #31

Maybe the event should be "journalists only" misanthrope Apr 2018 #93

LOL... her Netflix show just got a huge promotion. Adrahil Apr 2018 #2

Mine either Joediss Apr 2018 #38

I agree. Her delivery was awful, like she was giving a speech, not a comedy routine. Tipperary Apr 2018 #3

I hate to agree. She lacks in the delivery department. IluvPitties Apr 2018 #42

You know she wasn't supposed to be doing a comedy routine, right? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #80

But a speaker is still supposed to control her delivery. Hers was so flat pnwmom Apr 2018 #97

Yes. Some of the jokes I didn't understand till I saw them on paper pnwmom Apr 2018 #96

Jesus Christ, Shes a comedian, I thought she was funny, You didnt. Thats Life..................... Old Vet Apr 2018 #4

She is mediocre BeyondGeography Apr 2018 #5

Ha! You are so right. Sad, but true. Tipperary Apr 2018 #13

I didn't think she was funny either. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #6

The abortion joke was offensive. The pink p***y joke was offensive. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #7

women jokes are offensive. WhiteTara Apr 2018 #9

The Southwest Airline joke was a "woman joke" jberryhill Apr 2018 #11

I was referring to pussy hats and abortions WhiteTara Apr 2018 #15

I found the content of some of her jokes to be offensive regardless of gender. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #12

If the reference to pussy offends you, then you haven't been paying attention. nt procon Apr 2018 #36

Really? I thought the abortion line was one of the funnier lines of the night BannonsLiver Apr 2018 #40

Me too. As a long time pro-choice activist ehrnst May 2018 #104

I didn't like those jokes, either EffieBlack Apr 2018 #78

I didn't watch, but saw bits I thought were funny and some that weren't. Vinca Apr 2018 #8

I call that the Andrew Dice Clay approach. I agree. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #14

Comedy is subjective. Atman Apr 2018 #10

Some people are also reflexively annoyed by female comics BannonsLiver Apr 2018 #41

As we have seen. One even said, "She did this for her own publicity - and money." ehrnst May 2018 #105

Now we have comedy police...... puh-leeeez. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2018 #16

+1 OnDoutside Apr 2018 #19

+2. obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2018 #52

... Scurrilous Apr 2018 #94

+1000 (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #106

We all got played ollie10 Apr 2018 #17

Yep - think of all the material she had to work with... hexola Apr 2018 #20

Nobody got played watch her stand up this is what she does dembotoz Apr 2018 #23

Sure...and she sucks. hexola Apr 2018 #24

I'm sure there's a lot of comedians that you like that I think suck Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #32

nobody is going to talk about lies, they will talk about eyes ollie10 Apr 2018 #25

Then we must...she has been publically called a liar dembotoz Apr 2018 #28

We are talking about her eyes..... ollie10 Apr 2018 #30

we are talking about her lies dembotoz Apr 2018 #43

OMG!! You mean she got PAID? Was she doing the Daily Show for free? ehrnst May 2018 #107

I've heard of her before, seen her before AND thought she was funny. kwassa Apr 2018 #47

She was brilliant and funny. I cant believe I am reading what I am reading. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #64

So you don't watch the Daily Show. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #81

Many of us have seen her on the Daily Show and her standup specials IronLionZion Apr 2018 #82

So she is always whiny? ollie10 Apr 2018 #85

Shrill, it's what she's known for and owns it IronLionZion Apr 2018 #88

I noticed the shrill part ollie10 Apr 2018 #89

Watch it again IronLionZion Apr 2018 #90

Plenty of us have heard of her. Beaverhausen Apr 2018 #84

Nobody? progressoid Apr 2018 #98

No, everyone watching the Daily Show heard of her. And she has her own show now. ehrnst May 2018 #103

If only she were a he, this wouldn't be a big deal ? OnDoutside Apr 2018 #18

yeah...and if the press secretary was a male...we wouldn't be roasting make up ollie10 Apr 2018 #44

Spicer ? OnDoutside Apr 2018 #45

Makeup? ollie10 Apr 2018 #46

You have already been schooled on JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #49

Oh yes ! OnDoutside Apr 2018 #50

So Spicer used makeup for being on stage ollie10 Apr 2018 #58

She was not "roasted over her makeup" JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #60

And a nazi fascist. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #65

Maybe they should hire Bill Cosby next year... hexola Apr 2018 #21

And there it is. Iggo Apr 2018 #22

+1000 nt Javaman Apr 2018 #26

Yep. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #87

Yep. Scurrilous Apr 2018 #95

I thought she was great. And Squinch Apr 2018 #27

Your "concern" is noted. DinahMoeHum Apr 2018 #29

At least you didn't comment on how you disliked her voice like some others Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #33

Seriously? You're publicly announcing that you are "offended" by a comedian? procon Apr 2018 #34

conservatives tend not to get comedy so your reaction isn't much of a surprise... tenderfoot Apr 2018 #35

She objectively had uneven delivery dsc Apr 2018 #37

Yeah, there were a couple of times where she was bombing for a minute. Iggo Apr 2018 #91

Comedy is subjective. blogslut Apr 2018 #39

So, do you get equally offended by all lousy comics, or is it just her? MineralMan Apr 2018 #48

Bingo. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #66

Different jokes for different folks! democratisphere Apr 2018 #51

Yeah Faux pas Apr 2018 #53

Comedy is extremely subjective Bettie Apr 2018 #54

I'm offended how badly wildebeests suck as animals than I am the content of their jokes. forgotmylogin Apr 2018 #55

What little I heard in excerpts didn't seem so bad... Rollo Apr 2018 #56

That was my problem. rsdsharp Apr 2018 #57

I didn't find her especially funny, either, but humor is pretty subjective. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #59

I figured this would be the second bullet point to come into play. LanternWaste Apr 2018 #61

Gee, someone is offended because they don't find a comics observation about the Trump administration still_one Apr 2018 #62

Concern ahoy!!! PubliusEnigma Apr 2018 #63

She sure does, as she should. She is a courageous woman. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #67

Tell me who you think is funny BannonsLiver Apr 2018 #68

I disagree-I thought that she was funny enough Gothmog Apr 2018 #69

I'm not offended by any comedian NastyRiffraff Apr 2018 #70

She did a great job... political humor at its finest Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #71

I loved her pandr32 Apr 2018 #72

What is it people like to say on here? vi5 Apr 2018 #73

The worst routine I have watched, with so much trump material and beachbum bob Apr 2018 #74

I'm with you - she was unfunny in the same way that Howard Stern or Don Rickles are unfunny... pnwest Apr 2018 #75

Do I ever agree with you on this. I hope she doesn't quit her day job. tonyt53 Apr 2018 #76

Me, too. Iggo Apr 2018 #79

I've seen a lot of comedians, male AND female. She isn't very funny and her delivery is off. tonyt53 Apr 2018 #102

good stuff to know about you so I don't have to take your opinion as seriously in the future. TeamPooka Apr 2018 #77

Not funny....plus I just find that sort of gratuitous vulgarity completely off-putting. WillowTree Apr 2018 #83

I wouldn't say sucks but she's not very good 94Mountaineer Apr 2018 #86

Ridiculing Trump and Co. is about as challenging as tripping blind people elocs Apr 2018 #92

I didn't think she was hilarious, but... MountCleaners Apr 2018 #99

I laughed through the whole thing. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #100

So many people are offended by so many different things, which aren't even relatled to them. TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #101