Inspector Jihad
Lifer
most of atot are internet hipsters that don't like anything popular and there are a whole bunch who are into the whole 'nowadays everything in tv, music, and movies sucks' movement.
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Am I the only one who doesn't find Stephen Colbert funny?
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most of atot are internet hipsters that don't like anything popular and there are a whole bunch who are into the whole 'nowadays everything in tv, music, and movies sucks' movement.
cyclohexane
Platinum Member
Colbert is the man.
effowe
Diamond Member
Watch this and tell me Colbert isn't hilarious. To stand up in front of the most staunch conservatives and deliver such burns takes huge balls. Funniest thing I've ever seen Colbert do.
TastesLikeChicken
Lifer
Threads like this expose the left-wing ideologues too.
Personally, I find Colbert to be about as funny as Larry the Cable guy. iow, not much funny. They both have their moments but are ultimately one-trick ponies. The target audience that likes their schtick swears by them though.
thomsbrain
Lifer
He's the funniest daily comedy show on television, and certainly better than the late-night shows. Nearly every sentence is a joke. He's got a great team of writers.
He's much funnier than Jon Stewart, who consistently breaks character and laughs at his own jokes, which ruins it for me. There's actually very little satire on The Daily Show, just a guy pointing out silly things and laughing at them. The Colbert Report is drenched in satire, irony, and sarcasm. It is generally only the twinkle in his eye that lets you know he's in on the joke. His ability to conduct interviews in character is impressive, especially since he makes his political points using satire, on the fly, against straight-man interviewees. Again, Jon Stewart just points out stuff that is silly, and yells a lot. Stewart is entertaining when he pwns people in person, but not funny in those contexts, just exciting.
That said, some people simply do NOT respond to satire in any form, and I guess the OP is one of them. I'd expect he doesn't like "The Office" or "Monty Python," either. OP's loss. He can watch his "Ernest goes to camp" DVD's and enjoy himself.
He's much funnier than Jon Stewart, who consistently breaks character and laughs at his own jokes, which ruins it for me. There's actually very little satire on The Daily Show, just a guy pointing out silly things and laughing at them. The Colbert Report is drenched in satire, irony, and sarcasm. It is generally only the twinkle in his eye that lets you know he's in on the joke. His ability to conduct interviews in character is impressive, especially since he makes his political points using satire, on the fly, against straight-man interviewees. Again, Jon Stewart just points out stuff that is silly, and yells a lot. Stewart is entertaining when he pwns people in person, but not funny in those contexts, just exciting.
That said, some people simply do NOT respond to satire in any form, and I guess the OP is one of them. I'd expect he doesn't like "The Office" or "Monty Python," either. OP's loss. He can watch his "Ernest goes to camp" DVD's and enjoy himself.
thomsbrain
Lifer
The difference is that Larry the Cable Guy ultimately glorifies the culture at which he pokes fun. He panders to rednecks by being a redneck. That's like a black person making black-person jokes. That is a low form of comedy.
Stephen Colbert denounces the culture at which he poke fun. He panders to liberals by being a conservative. That is a far more challenging and riskier form of comedy. Imagine a white guy who makes fun of black people by acting black all the time and you understand the challenge.
I watch colbert, tds, conan, the office, and more. Colbert consistently delivers every night. The last few weeks have been hilarious. Im guessing you are just trolling. No way john lovitts was ever as funny as colbert. Especially not in those dumb subway commercials. This reminds me of the office thread where some douche was saying how unfunny office was, then we find out what he considers good comedy.......ALF!!!. People who don't like colbert are either 40+ years of age or die hard republicans who have been hurt by his jokes.
I think Colbert is hilarious. He has a genuine smile and really feels at home in front of the camera, to the point where it no longer feels like he is even acting or reading any sort of script. He can take anything from the mundane and run with it, such as when he hurt his wrist and turned it into an empowering movement on wrist injuries. I like that he gets involved in things, like the team he sponsored or his baby eagle or the picture of himself that he tried to get into an art museum.
He is also extremely witty and likes to think on his feet in his interviews, which can make them a lot of fun or sometimes embarrassing to watch when he gets people on his show that only want to read from a script and can't handle answering a question. Some people really panic when he plays devil's advocate, but every once in awhile he gets a genuinely intelligent person on there and it's a lot of fun.
"The Word" was originally what kept me watching the show, however that aspect is no longer very important to me, as his random things are much more enjoyable.
I also love his segments like when he interviewed the spy. Absolutely hilarious.
Edit: I also love when he gets some democrat on the show that thinks just because Colbert makes fun of republicans that they are going to get some sort of free ride and he ends up tripping them up completely.
He is also extremely witty and likes to think on his feet in his interviews, which can make them a lot of fun or sometimes embarrassing to watch when he gets people on his show that only want to read from a script and can't handle answering a question. Some people really panic when he plays devil's advocate, but every once in awhile he gets a genuinely intelligent person on there and it's a lot of fun.
"The Word" was originally what kept me watching the show, however that aspect is no longer very important to me, as his random things are much more enjoyable.
I also love his segments like when he interviewed the spy. Absolutely hilarious.
Edit: I also love when he gets some democrat on the show that thinks just because Colbert makes fun of republicans that they are going to get some sort of free ride and he ends up tripping them up completely.
cKGunslinger
Lifer
What? P&N's most hardcore conservative-biased hacks don't find liberal-slanted humor amusing? I am shocked!
:laugh:
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