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Old 08-29-2019, 03:23 PM   #3561
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Old 08-29-2019, 03:39 PM   #3562
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I look forward to seeing it. I’m curious though; what is a true comedian to you?
Someone who tells jokes to be funny and not "jokes" to get the audience to agree and cheer because they agree with what the comedian is saying like Colbert does. Also not Amy Schumer. We get it. Your vagina smells. Great but not very funny.
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Old 08-29-2019, 05:52 PM   #3563
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Someone who tells jokes to be funny and not "jokes" to get the audience to agree and cheer because they agree with what the comedian is saying like Colbert does. Also not Amy Schumer. We get it. Your vagina smells. Great but not very funny.
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Old 08-29-2019, 07:11 PM   #3564
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One of her jokes was about her vagina smelling like a barn.
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Old 08-29-2019, 08:35 PM   #3565
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Someone who tells jokes to be funny and not "jokes" to get the audience to agree and cheer because they agree with what the comedian is saying like Colbert does. Also not Amy Schumer. We get it. Your vagina smells. Great but not very funny.
Colbert isn’t a standup so it’s not really fair to compare him. I don’t expect quality comedy from a late night monologue anyway.

I don’t find Schumer’s standup to be funny. But there are tons of funny comedians out there. What’s “untrue” about them?

I still don’t get what’s “true” about Chappelle in any unique sense. He’s amazingly talented but I would still put guys like Stanhope up there with him as masters of the craft.
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Old 08-29-2019, 08:46 PM   #3566
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I love Chapelle. He's one of my favourite comedians and this special was funny.

At times it felt like he was "woke". "Here are the things upsetting people on Twitter so I'm going to make fun of them for being upset."
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His sketch work is brilliant, but I don’t find his stand up to be very funny.
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Old 08-29-2019, 09:06 PM   #3568
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His sketch work is brilliant, but I don’t find his stand up to be very funny.
Just the Netflix stuff?

Because Killing them softly and for what it’s worth are both classics. Up there with the all time greats.
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Seriously? His Netflix stuff is still really good. Not a lot of comics with that game.
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Just the Netflix stuff?

Because Killing them softly and for what it’s worth are both classics. Up there with the all time greats.

Equanimity. I thought it was bad.
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Old 08-29-2019, 10:42 PM   #3571
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Equanimity. I thought it was bad.
Aw man, I know we’re all tired of political jokes, and he started a little slow but...

Spoiler!
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Bill Burr has one coming out in Sept on Netflix too.
Sept 10th. Looking forward to it.
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Chapelle was already a top tier comedic talent, but I think this special cements his body of work among the all time greats.

I just googled it and all the top responses were damning articles about how he went too far, despite it getting generally positive reviews. Stay woke, silicon valley.

E: currently has a 0% rating on rotten tomatoes

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I watched 1st Summoning tonight and unless only one person who is easily pleased rated it I don't understand how it got the high rating it has.

I've watched other found footage movies that even though they aren't as good as The Blair Witch Project are atleast decent but this one failed. There's a point where it looks like it could start getting good but then fades.
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In case people weren’t aware their is bonus content at the end of Sticks and stones. You can only see it if you let the credits end.
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In case people weren’t aware their is bonus content at the end of Sticks and stones. You can only see it if you let the credits end.
For some, I guess. I purposely let the credits roll knowing this and instead was gifted with a trailer for 13 Reasons Why.
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I didn't love the Chapelle special like most of you. I liked it, especially how he was fearless tackling topics that most comedians would pass on all together or tiptoe around on eggshells, but I just didn't laugh out loud enough to consider it great.
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For some, I guess. I purposely let the credits roll knowing this and instead was gifted with a trailer for 13 Reasons Why.
Oh interesting, wonder why I was so lucky
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This has potential.


See, now this is how a trailer should be. They don't spoil any of the jokes in the preview, you have to watch the movie.
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I didn't love the Chapelle special like most of you. I liked it, especially how he was fearless tackling topics that most comedians would pass on all together or tiptoe around on eggshells, but I just didn't laugh out loud enough to consider it great.
Not done yet, but kid of feel the same. It wasn't due to taking offense to the topics. I was just surprised it came off a little "look what I was willing to joke about" more so than actual laugh out loud amazing jokes like he usually tells.


Don't get me wrong I'm absolutely not one of the butthurt critics saying it was inappropriate or stupid to take on such topics. It just felt like the daring subject matter of a joke was suppose to be a big chunk of what made the audience laugh.

It's fine, he's amazing and I've laughed at pretty much everything he's made, just wasn't that into this particular road he went down, and not because it was offensive, but because I feel the reach to touch offensive humour took away from his natural ability to kill it with a well crafted and delivered joke.
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