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He really was shitty on the man show. Even he admits that. Doug is not good at doing the happy silly basic-cable-friendly humor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
*cringes* Yes that's him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
It's funny how the two things everyone knows him for are like the worst things he's ever done. (Joe Rogan, too, for that matter...)
Jim Norton was on Jay Leno, he was so awful. Completely bombed.
Clearly that is not a venue for him. It makes you wonder why guys do stuff like that.
Norton was on Leno like 4 times this year, and the audience loved him every time I've seen him (like 2 or 3 of those times). If they didn't I don't know why they'd keep having him back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
But what the fuck does that have to do with anything?
Comedians seem to do things they're not really good for. I guess to get exposure, which makes sense, but if it makes you look shitty, I don't see the point.
I thought he bombed at least, or maybe he just kind of sucks. I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I don't know that I personally loved his Leno appearences, but I can recognize when he's going over well with the audience, and he was definately going over well. He's been great every time I've seen him live though. Not for everyone, though. I generally reccomend him to Dave Attel fans. If you can dig Attel, I say check out some Norton.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
Stanhope I reccomend more to Bill Hicks fans. Very, very different style.
Every time I've seen Norton on Leno the crowd loved him (his last appearence took him some time to get going, but he was killing for the rest of it, especially the sit down part).
Leno really likes him.
id amend this by saying we need someone who is funny to do all of those things, since we are talking about stand up comedy after all. this guy does that, but is just flat out unfunny.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
Your mom is flat out unfunny. Doug is hilarious. His act isn't a bunch of rapid-succession punchlines, and it take a while to get to the payoff sometimes, but I tend to enjoy comics that can pull that off. And your assessment that he's gunning for shock humor is flat-out wrong. Doug believes what he's saying on stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by frostwolf ex
By the way, for those of us that do enjoy this type of humor, Doug, Sean Rouse, Andy Adrist, and some chick I've never heard of are putting out small run of a CD under Stanhopes "Unbookables" project (designed to highlight comedians to dark or controversial to get a lot of work). http://www.morbidobscenity.com/
Believe it or not. They should try and get booked at "The Borgata" in AC, NJ. They'd probably sell out.
And yeah I like the "thinking man" humor. I like Louis Black. I see Louis as more of the thinking man. Unlike his Daily Show routine. His Standup is a mixture of rapid fire and thinking mans humor. I remember going to one of his shows. My friends and I were in the front row, and he started on us cause we were the only ones laughing. Where he was performing noone understood his jokes; Except us. Add to the fact this was before his Comedy Central stand up airings and his routine on the Daily Show.
But I do enjoy the rapid succession type .. like Dom Irera.
ps: sorry if this is discombobulated its midnight and I am real tired.
Was he drunk in that abortion bit or does he have absolutely no skill in speaking without cue cards?