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Is John Oliver Funny? (1 Viewer)
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facook
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I'm registered Republican and right of center for sure, and the dude can annoy me sometimes but he also makes me laugh very often. Same as Stewart before him.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Less grating than Noah, but that's not saying much.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Smoo still the best answer
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I guess most people don’t care but every time he drops an F bomb (often) I think about it makes him seem like a dB. Guess I’m old now.
I didn’t stop swearing because of any moral or religious conviction. I just came to a point where I realized it was juvenile. At best it makes you sound a) immature, or b) lacking intelligence. Just overall it seems like cuss words only have negative connotations.
To be fair though, once in a blue moon I drop an F-bomb for emphasis if it’s something I’m passionate about. So guess I’m a hypocrite. But IMO when you’re trying to present something with credibility / from a position of authority - as Oliver is doing every week - it adds nothing to the point he might be trying to make.
Funny? No, he’s never been laugh out loud funny, going back to his TDS correspondence days. He’s adroit and able to explain nuanced issues. He is sometimes clever. He might make you smile. But most of his punch lines are dripping with sarcasm. Forget who said it but that is pretty much the laziest comedic form.
I like Oliver, a lot, bc he brings attention to issues that are not always obvious. He does a good job at long form news, kind of like if NPR hired a bunch of frat boys. He generally does a good job at deconstructions.
But not really funny haha - do I amuse you? Not a clown. More like, hehe, good point dlude.
I didn’t stop swearing because of any moral or religious conviction. I just came to a point where I realized it was juvenile. At best it makes you sound a) immature, or b) lacking intelligence. Just overall it seems like cuss words only have negative connotations.
To be fair though, once in a blue moon I drop an F-bomb for emphasis if it’s something I’m passionate about. So guess I’m a hypocrite. But IMO when you’re trying to present something with credibility / from a position of authority - as Oliver is doing every week - it adds nothing to the point he might be trying to make.
Funny? No, he’s never been laugh out loud funny, going back to his TDS correspondence days. He’s adroit and able to explain nuanced issues. He is sometimes clever. He might make you smile. But most of his punch lines are dripping with sarcasm. Forget who said it but that is pretty much the laziest comedic form.
I like Oliver, a lot, bc he brings attention to issues that are not always obvious. He does a good job at long form news, kind of like if NPR hired a bunch of frat boys. He generally does a good job at deconstructions.
But not really funny haha - do I amuse you? Not a clown. More like, hehe, good point dlude.
wikkidpissah
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cheeseypoof
Footballguy
Voted yes. I think he’s more amusing than laugh out loud funny.
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kutta
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facook
Footballguy
I completely agree with swearing remarks. Someone who is supposed to be a professional and wants to be taken seriously comes off sounding like an 8th grader trying to be cool. Not just him, many people.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
To me, people who think swearing is a big deal seem immature not the other way around.
Love John Oliver.
Love John Oliver.
Agree with this but I do find myself laughing out loud on occasion.
Also, the cursing doesn’t bother me but I can see how others wouldn’t care for it. Nowadays almost anybody that does comedy or cable TV curses though.
whoknew
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ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Cmon man, how you gonna take issue with a man that hosts a show on HBO and uses that lack of a language filter to his advantage. In fact, if he was on HBO and DIDN’T swear, we’d all consider him weird.
facook
Footballguy
Point taken, it's definitely personal preference. I feel this way in life in general, not just with entertainers.
El Floppo
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Binky The Doormat
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krista4
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-OZ-
Footballguy
Agreed with this part.
Don't care much about the swearing but I like watching his show with my 15yo and would prefer if he cut it so I would watch with all the kids.
El Floppo
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DJackson10
Footballguy
From personal experience I met the guy yrs ago in NYC at The Daily Show. My Uncle took my Brothers and I to the show for free as his coworker at one of the local Tech Universities there was one of Stewart's writers. We got to sit in the green room before the show. Oliver comes walking and just starts pranking and cranking jokes on everyone and nothing was off limits. Went after Stewart pretty good. It's still some of the funniest stuff today. We were on camera side left in the side seats where you can sometimes see audience members and my brother got on the Show sitting. Great experience too. We got a tour of the studio and John is such a dog fan he allows his employees to bring their dogs to work and run around the office. I'm such a nerd that I think I had just as much fun playing with the dogs as I did at the show meeting everyone and touring the studio.
wikkidpissah
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joffer
Footballguy
BoltBacker
Footballguy
Not. At. All. He will often beat a dead horse with a bit that isn't really all that funny or clever. He's still one of my favorites but I tend to judge comedy based on the highs and forgive the lows.
I actually like Oliver more than I did Stewart and way more than I do Seth Meyers. Seth Meyers just calls people names which seems much more juvenile than swearing, imo. He's the worst by far in my book.
Back to Oliver, I do think he can be very funny and his interviews were my favorite parts of the Daily Show back in the day. 2020 has been a more serious year than most, and it's an election year on top of that. This has been the least funny year of John Oliver that I have ever remembered but 2020 has been the least funny year that I can remember.
rockaction
Footballguy
Polemicist as funny? No. And I disagreed with Stewart politically most of the time but he struck me as funny.
John Oliver doesn't.
John Oliver doesn't.
TLEF316
Footballguy
I think he's been less funny lately (partially because of the format of the show during COVID) but I generally find him pretty funny.
I think there are a lot of left-leaning comedians (and other media people who aren't really comedians) who are going to have literally nothing else to talk about once Trump is out of office (whether that's in January or 4 years from now). They're all doing the same 5 jokes over and over again and its brutal. Noah is the worst. Dude is a complete non-talent.
Oliver will be better (IMO) once the expectation of "make fun of Trump" is off him. His other bits are way better and his stuff is more clever when he's not going after such low hanging fruit. The whole feud with the CEO of the coal company was outstanding.
I think there are a lot of left-leaning comedians (and other media people who aren't really comedians) who are going to have literally nothing else to talk about once Trump is out of office (whether that's in January or 4 years from now). They're all doing the same 5 jokes over and over again and its brutal. Noah is the worst. Dude is a complete non-talent.
Oliver will be better (IMO) once the expectation of "make fun of Trump" is off him. His other bits are way better and his stuff is more clever when he's not going after such low hanging fruit. The whole feud with the CEO of the coal company was outstanding.
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BobbyLayne
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Yeah I knew most would be indifferent about the F-bombs. What turned me on that issue (for myself only, idc if people swear) was an offhand remark I heard a speaker make. He was just filling time in between slides & offered a challenge that swearing is almost always used while making a negative point. There are exceptions; #### is extremely versatile. Water skiing is fan-#######-tastic. But it made me think about it.
Plus, as someone mentioned upthread, I wish I could watch this with my 11 y.o. bc she’s become far more aware of current events during the pandemic.
Plus, as someone mentioned upthread, I wish I could watch this with my 11 y.o. bc she’s become far more aware of current events during the pandemic.
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joffer
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I wouldn’t say I’m indifferent. sometimes it’s needed when the point is that obvious but is being overlooked.
BobbyLayne
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BobbyLayne
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joffer
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
as noted above, the laziest form of humor.
Turns our I misremembered the quote. Actual:
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence”
- Oscar Wilde.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
I don't care about that in any way. Please #### off. I have a banana.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Totally disagree with the apparently wide spread dislike of Noah. He's below Colbert and Oliver (and obviously Stewart) but still pretty solid.TLEF316 said:
The guy whose show should improve significantly when Trump is out, is Jimmy Fallon. I like some of his stuff but his Trump impressions and t shirt giveaways are horrible.
culdeus
Footballguy
Why was he up in their ###?
The wall one was pretty funny this week but the news they covered seemed old, so much I wasn't even sure it was new or a rerun
