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Is there a popular comedian that you don't think is funny? [View all] red dog 1 Jul 2015 OP

Rosanne Jokerman Jul 2015 #1

I agree red dog 1 Jul 2015 #2

thank you lame54 Aug 2015 #106

Jimmy Fallon liberaltrucker Jul 2015 #3

Me too TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #71

He tries too hard. PassingFair Aug 2015 #119

I think he is at his best doing impressions of musicians, especially to their faces. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #187

Acting comedians: Will Farrell and especially Jason Segel Auggie Jul 2015 #4

Emo Phillips and Sandra Bernhart Hayduke Bomgarte Jul 2015 #5

Jerry Seinfeld IrishEyes Jul 2015 #6

I loved Seinfeld, (the TV show), but I can't stand Jerry Seinfeld's comedy act.... red dog 1 Jul 2015 #13

I lived on the East Coast for nine years, and although I loved many things about it Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2015 #39

I enjoyed the standup he did *before* the show, but couldn't stand the show. eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #46

Let's face it - Seinfeld was nothing without Larry David. Initech Aug 2015 #67

I may actually have to agree with this. Xyzse Aug 2015 #125

Both shows are about violating unspoken social rules XemaSab Aug 2015 #141

Did you know that the Car Pool Lane episode got a guy out of a murder charge? Initech Aug 2015 #146

I did, yes. XemaSab Aug 2015 #148

Same here... ariesgem Aug 2015 #150

Jerry was the straightman character on the show, and the stand up comedian The Second Stone Aug 2015 #172

I too disliked his "straight guy" routine on that show. U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #180

Adam Sandler NV Whino Jul 2015 #7

Sandler tries too hard in his movies. His SNL stuff sometimes made me laugh. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #11

I always despised Sandler and found him incredibly annoying and unfunny. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #16

+1 Alfalfa Aug 2015 #32

Pathetically talentless. we can do it Aug 2015 #68

Sandler and David Spade mackerel Aug 2015 #99

true this^^ irisblue Aug 2015 #181

Ditto and ditto... Wounded Bear Aug 2015 #23

Sandler developed his comedy routines when he was 3 years old and hasn't updated them yet Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #33

Does Sandler qualify as popular ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #45

Good question! red dog 1 Aug 2015 #58

Never liked Adam Sandler Ilios Meows Aug 2015 #50

Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were both great. Been downhill from there. Initech Aug 2015 #64

i love anchorman fizzgig Aug 2015 #113

Soooo agree with you on both counts. nt Laffy Kat Aug 2015 #127

Lisa Lampanelli. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #8

Yeah. God, yeah. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #10

Hell yeah, she's repulsive MuttLikeMe Aug 2015 #184

All of the above, plus CARLIN, COSBY (from way back not news). UTUSN Jul 2015 #9

I'm confused... red dog 1 Jul 2015 #14

"I "did" like" - maybe confusing due to past tense. I *still* love those. UTUSN Aug 2015 #37

Carlin didn't really "mock his own".. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #47

David Letterman. Not my cup of tea. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #136

+ 1 red dog 1 Aug 2015 #138

When Cosby was first on TV, he was a refreshing change from the Alan King/Don Rickles types Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2015 #41

I liked his first two or thre comedy albums. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #48

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Initech Aug 2015 #65

I take it the angst is over CARLIN. I really ought to take myself out of this topic UTUSN Aug 2015 #79

I'm just wondering how it's possible to be liberal and not like George Carlin. Initech Aug 2015 #80

Whoa, now that's getting below the belt. As I said, I know nothing beyond a line or two of his stuff UTUSN Aug 2015 #83

OK yeah I didn't mean to go there. Initech Aug 2015 #84

His humor came from anger. Not funny clarice Aug 2015 #129

Seinfeld, Jay Leno ... Lil Missy Jul 2015 #12

Good picks! red dog 1 Jul 2015 #15

+1 AngryOldDem Aug 2015 #43

Never liked Leno TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #72

Newhart's bits were great NightWatcher Jul 2015 #17

Newhart can be hysterical. kwassa Aug 2015 #18

The Button-Down Mind - The Driving Instructor Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #25

Yes, you are right, I should have said turn left at the next street... FSogol Aug 2015 #132

His piece on Sir Walter Raleigh introducing tobacco to England Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2015 #40

Those are some of the least funny bits I've ever heard Orrex Aug 2015 #118

Louis CK Doc_Technical Aug 2015 #19

I must have missed that one TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #73

I've tried to listen to him a few times SwankyXomb Aug 2015 #115

Donald Trump olddots Aug 2015 #20

Figures you'd beat me to it pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #26

The funniest thing about Trump is that squirrel on top of his head. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #60

Dennis Miller vanlassie Aug 2015 #21

+1 Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #22

+ 1000 red dog 1 Aug 2015 #49

Used to like him until he went full Freeper. Initech Aug 2015 #66

I think he actually shit himself on 9/11 annabanana Aug 2015 #69

Maybe he developed a bad case of Corpro Encephalopathy. Initech Aug 2015 #70

Likewise. His pre-RW rants were AWESOME. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #90

Something went full wrong with Dennis Miller. Apparently he bought into all the lies. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #103

I sometimes wonder if he realizes he made a huge mistake, but Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #189

I got the impression he thought W Bush was a huge hero after 9/11. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #191

I feel the same way NewJeffCT Aug 2015 #122

Borat, or whatever that guy's name is that played him... Wounded Bear Aug 2015 #24

Sacha Baron Cohen red dog 1 Aug 2015 #52

I agree with you on that one NV Whino Aug 2015 #63

Yuck n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #74

. XemaSab Aug 2015 #144

Carrot Top. Totally don't get him. madamesilverspurs Aug 2015 #27

I'm with you on that one. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #56

Robin Williams, Demetri Martin,Jimmy Fallon,Jack Black,Amy Schumer Bosonic Aug 2015 #28

I was wondering if he'd been dead long enough yet to say it Alfalfa Aug 2015 #30

I agree with you about Jack Black & Amy Schumer red dog 1 Aug 2015 #57

Never liked Robin Williams brand of comedy TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #76

Same here. I feel terrible about his suffering as a human being, but he always just seemed like smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #152

Yeah, his history of drug and alcohol abuse could TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #166

Robin Williams... as a comedian....made my skin crawl. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #102

I much prefer his dramatic roles lame54 Aug 2015 #107

Hear, hear ailsagirl Aug 2015 #182

Don Rickles. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2015 #29

The thing about Rickles was that he made fun of people to their face. hollysmom Aug 2015 #53

I"m with you on Joan Rivers & Lisa Lamparelli red dog 1 Aug 2015 #59

I don't know about taste., hollysmom Aug 2015 #61

Well, Rickles would sometimes "imply" that someone was ugly, red dog 1 Aug 2015 #62

Sarah Silverman Alfalfa Aug 2015 #31

sometimes, other times she hits her targets. hollysmom Aug 2015 #54

I love Sarah Silverman red dog 1 Aug 2015 #55

I went full circle with Sarah Silverman astral Aug 2015 #100

Me too n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #77

Kathy Griffin. Inkfreak Aug 2015 #34

Kevin Hart bigwillq Aug 2015 #35

You beat me to it. ariesgem Aug 2015 #151

Seinfeld Ino Aug 2015 #36

+1 Alfalfa Aug 2015 #42

Napoleon Dynamite azurnoir Aug 2015 #38

I always found Bob Newhart very funny. eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #44

Love Newhart, hated Bill Murray,except in Groundhog day, everything else he ruins for me. hollysmom Aug 2015 #51

But...but...."Stripes"! "There she goes, just a-walkin' down the street,..."! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #88

hated stripes. just hated it. hollysmom Aug 2015 #91

Hated Stripes myself. malthaussen Aug 2015 #130

Whoa. It was just a light-hearted comedy, not a documentary. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #175

I believe I am the only person on the planet who never found Andy Kaufman funny. Pool Hall Ace Aug 2015 #75

no you are not. hollysmom Aug 2015 #92

You hit my un-faves. Boomerproud Aug 2015 #112

Ugh! I hated all of them! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #153

Well, it's good to know I'm not alone! Pool Hall Ace Aug 2015 #154

Yes! That's it! He totally reminds me of David Berkowitz! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #168

Jeff Ross and Bob Saget n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #78

Bob Saget can be relentless when he has no filter. Initech Aug 2015 #81

I didn't know that TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #82

I don't know if you have heard of Brad Williams... Initech Aug 2015 #86

Why would someone be afraid of little people? TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #89

Yeah that is an odd phobia. Initech Aug 2015 #95

Dane Cook hibbing Aug 2015 #85

You and me both. MrScorpio Aug 2015 #186

Newhart was an original as a stand-up, though. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #87

I loved his 15 minute show. remember 15 minute shows because news was only 15 minutes. hollysmom Aug 2015 #93

I've been watching news since Huntley-Brinkley, and i can't recall any less than a half-hour! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #176

try 1950 51 52 etc. hollysmom Aug 2015 #179

"Mr. Unfunny" Carrot Top. Steve Martin is barely tolerable. oasis Aug 2015 #94

Jay Leno Tikki Aug 2015 #96

Conan... no thank you. Agschmid Aug 2015 #97

Conan O'Boredom. I mean, O'Brien. UrbScotty Aug 2015 #98

But i luvs him! astral Aug 2015 #101

Me too. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #104

I heart Conan ... more and more as time goes on. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #116

+23000 Angry Dragon Aug 2015 #142

David Spade Bluzmann57 Aug 2015 #105

Leno, Rickles, CarrotTop, Sinbad PufPuf23 Aug 2015 #108

"Frangela" Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #109

Leno Populist_Prole Aug 2015 #110

Borat had the SNL movie syndrome in spades. cemaphonic Aug 2015 #139

is Jerry Lewis still alive ? olddots Aug 2015 #111

"Jerry Lewis is still alive....and still a piece of shit" red dog 1 Aug 2015 #114

Ricky Gervais & Frankie Boyle T_i_B Aug 2015 #117

Eddie Izzard, Bill Maher before his talk shows. Mr.Bill Aug 2015 #120

I find Eddie to be hilariously funny OriginalGeek Aug 2015 #123

Damn, with the exception of Dane Cook OriginalGeek Aug 2015 #121

LARRY DAVID annabanana Aug 2015 #124

Where to begin? Laffy Kat Aug 2015 #126

"Did Bob Hope Ever Say Anything Funny?" red dog 1 Aug 2015 #131

Yes, most people only remember Hope as a variety show host at the end of his career. FSogol Aug 2015 #133

Bob "I woodenly read jokes off cue cardes" Hope ... UGH. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #185

Bill Hicks. Don't get me wrong, he made insightful points... LanternWaste Aug 2015 #128

Here's a Few Wolf Frankula Aug 2015 #134

Mort Sahl was JFK's favorite comedian and they were good friends, red dog 1 Aug 2015 #143

Hell of a storm this morning... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #135

Sarah Silverman, Bill Hicks Turin_C3PO Aug 2015 #137

I huess the comedians I don't like don't allow me to laugh at my own crap olddots Aug 2015 #140

I like Lewis Black too red dog 1 Aug 2015 #147

I'm the first person to say Jim Carrey? XemaSab Aug 2015 #145

Yeah, you are. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #149

Pauly Shore Submariner Aug 2015 #155

I agree red dog 1 Aug 2015 #157

Gallagher KamaAina Aug 2015 #156

I like Gallagher red dog 1 Aug 2015 #158

But, but, think of the watermelons! KamaAina Aug 2015 #159

Watermelons are needed to demonstrate how the Sledge-O-Matic works. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #160

Couldn't he use repukes instead? KamaAina Aug 2015 #161

I'd pay to see that! red dog 1 Aug 2015 #162

Or pumpkins. KamaAina Aug 2015 #163

Smashing Pumpkins? red dog 1 Aug 2015 #164

Maybe Gallagher could open for them KamaAina Aug 2015 #165

Or maybe they could open for Gallagher red dog 1 Aug 2015 #173

Jeff Dunham Sentath Aug 2015 #167

So much of it is material dependent mythology Aug 2015 #169

You didn't like Good Morning Vietnam? red dog 1 Aug 2015 #171

Lucy WiffenPoof Aug 2015 #170

Buster Keaton. (That's for those who are listing Oldies groups as "Popular" in another thread! HA!) WinkyDink Aug 2015 #174

I never thought Buster Keaton was funny either. red dog 1 Aug 2015 #177

THAT? Is awesome! I laughed my head off at the Smothers Brothers 50---yep, 50----years ago! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #178

The Smothers Brothers were underrated as a comedy act, IMO red dog 1 Aug 2015 #190

I never undestood The Polack MSgt Aug 2015 #183

Dane Cook is not funny nt MrScorpio Aug 2015 #188