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(Gawker) Amusing Who is America's Worst Comedian? Not so fast, Pauly Shore   (gawker.com) divider line 173
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ozarkmatt [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 10:55:14 PM  
The fact that Titus is even on that list makes that whole thing null and void.

 
strangeguitar 2008-03-29 11:00:05 PM  
Larry the Cable Guy.
Dane is f**king awful, but Larry just makes me want to kill things.

 
Jon Snow [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:02:57 PM  
strangeguitar: Larry the Cable Guy.
Dane is f**king awful, but Larry just makes me want to kill things.


"The Freight Train of Comedy" Dan Whitney?

 
Nabb1 [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:05:07 PM  
strangeguitar: Larry the Cable Guy.
Dane is f**king awful, but Larry just makes me want to kill things.


I can't stand Larry the Cable Guy, but I have to admit he has on some rare occasions managed to make me laugh, which is something Dane Cook has NEVER done.

 
wildrufus [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:10:17 PM  
Gallagher FTW?

is he American? cares not to look.

Runners-up:

Larry the Cable guy.
Dane Cook.
Eugene Mirman.

 
teto85 [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:11:45 PM  
dumbya is the worst comedian.....wait, what?

 
kingMountain [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:25:21 PM  
that whole list reads like it was written by a group of middle-aged, out-of-touch, radio jockeys. oh wait.

why is jimmy fallon on there? he isn't a stand-up like everyone else on that list is/has been. and why dave coulier as well? has he done anything at all that's been widely seen since full house?

and christopher titus is pretty funny; he's no louis ck, but he certainly doesn't belong on that list.

 
Asa Phelps [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:29:07 PM  
Yes, Paula Poundstone is still working.

 
Speedofdarkness [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:29:16 PM  
Jay Leno beat out Sinbad? I'm not a fan of Jay, but he is way better then f*ckin' Sinbad.

 
Babbs 2008-03-29 11:29:38 PM  
God I'm glad Dave Coulier is on that list. He is the most unfunny person on the face of the planet. He used to irritate the shiat out of me on Full House.

 
Babbs 2008-03-29 11:31:24 PM  
And I agree. Titus should not be on that list.

 
tomasso [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:40:50 PM  
How could Carrot Top NOT be on the list. I would have made him the first seed.

 
Confabulat [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:43:03 PM  
Dane Cook vs. Jay Leno? Wow, how does one pick?

 
Bathia_Mapes [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:43:52 PM  
strangeguitar: Larry the Cable Guy.
Dane is f**king awful, but Larry just makes me want to kill things.


Ditto

 
Redwing [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:46:25 PM  
Margaret Cho

.

 
unremarkable asterisk [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:48:16 PM  
Robin Williams hasn't been funny since the 70's ended. Larry the Cable Guy has never been funny. It's a draw.

 
klymen [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:54:18 PM  
This list needs more Sarah Silverman.

 
kingMountain [TotalFark] 2008-03-29 11:55:37 PM  
klymen: This list needs more Sarah Silverman.

oh my, yes indeed.

 
Barnacles! [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:10:01 AM  
Babbs: God I'm glad Dave Coulier is on that list. He is the most unfunny person on the face of the planet. He used to irritate the shiat out of me on Full House.

seconded.


"cut.it.out!"

(ho ho ho! comedy gold!)

 
CruiserTwelve [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:11:23 AM  
Babbs: God I'm glad Dave Coulier is on that list. He is the most unfunny person on the face of the planet. He used to irritate the shiat out of me on Full House.

Hee hee. You admit you watched Full House.

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:21:25 AM  
Barnacles!: Babbs: God I'm glad Dave Coulier is on that list. He is the most unfunny person on the face of the planet. He used to irritate the shiat out of me on Full House.

seconded.


"cut.it.out!"

(ho ho ho! comedy gold!)


True, he is a horrible comedian for adults. But for children, he's Groucho Marx.

He has a niche, and that's what a lot of performers have. Just like Larry the Cable Guy, his niche is people that can't read or wipe themselves.

 
TheQuest35 2008-03-30 12:27:24 AM  
Ant.

This list sucks though. For those of you Dane Cook has always sucked people. Man like... 8 years ago, the first time I saw him on comedy central presents befor ehe was big, I thought he was hilarious, now hes jsut VERY played out. You people are the people that just hate popular people... prbobly drop random comdeians' names for "street Cred" YOu also prbobly have some alternative forign band in every music list you make. He is deffently played out and tired but the worst?

Titus is awesome.

 
Mugato [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:27:41 AM  
if they mean stand up,

-Carlos Mencia
-Larry the Cable Guy
-any female except Sarah Silverman (hey, you either like her or you don't, I do)
-any comic who uses visual cues (including prop comics and comics who talk about how crazy their hair is or fat they are)

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-03-30 12:28:07 AM  
I quit listening to Larry the Cable Guy when he compared something stupid to "That's like wiping before you poop."

Now that guy that drinks scotch and smokes...he's not bad.

 
BornfromPain 2008-03-30 12:30:33 AM  
Larry the cable guy is by far the worst. David Cross's letter/feud with him is hilarious. If you get a chance check it out.

 
MorganGuard 2008-03-30 12:33:33 AM  
Pauly Shore is a comedian?

 
Baumer 2008-03-30 12:34:30 AM  
Mugato: any comic who uses visual cues (including prop comics and comics who talk about how crazy their hair is or fat they are)

What about Demetri Martin? I saw him last year and he was awesome. David Cross, on the other hand, is awful live. He marked at least 15-20 jokes off his list because he got either negative or no response to the material.

/first night of Bonnaroo '07

 
kingMountain [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:34:46 AM  
wowzer97pooh: Now that guy that drinks scotch and smokes...he's not bad.

yeah ron white; i like him, but i always feel bad when they lump him in with the whole "blue collar comedy tour" thing because he always looks like he feels out of place.

and he is out of place, really. it's like some guy at comedy central thought, "hey, he has a southern accent, these other guys have southern accents, let's put 'em all together!"

 
d'art 2008-03-30 12:36:05 AM  
Robin Williams' comedy routines and interviews are hilarious. His most recent movies need work, but the old stuff like Good Morning Vietnam are comedy gold. I defy anyone to watch Shakes the Clown and tell me that he isn't funny.

 
TommyymmoT [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:40:16 AM  
klymen: This list needs more Sarah Silverman.

Yeah but she's Jewish, get it? Get it? I mean she has to remind us of that fact every other sentence, as if that alone is funny.

Fat comics? Yeah, you're fat. We get it.
Black comics? Yeah, you're black. We get it.
Asian comics? Yeah, you're Asian. We get it.

FIND SOME DAMNED MATERIAL AND MOVE ON!

 
smeag0l 2008-03-30 12:41:59 AM  
www.dennismillerinfo.com

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-03-30 12:43:48 AM  
Brian Posehn


This guy. Not funny. Not original. Not anything but a fat flatulent cheap knock-off of Chris Elliot. He stunk up "Just Shoot Me".

He dissed Paul Rodriguez on TV by saying "I'm not a fan." And what the hell is he? I'm not a fan of Paul Rodriguez either but to say that to a television audience? I hope the guy chokes on the first bite of Hebrew National dog. That way no pleasure.

 
HappyHarryHardOn [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:44:15 AM  
i273.photobucket.com

 
bingo the psych-o 2008-03-30 12:44:47 AM  
Asa Phelps: Yes, Paula Poundstone is still working.

Working what, little boys?

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-03-30 12:46:46 AM  
wowzer97pooh: Brian Posehn


This guy. Not funny. Not original. Not anything but a fat flatulent cheap knock-off of Chris Elliot. He stunk up "Just Shoot Me".

He dissed Paul Rodriguez on TV by saying "I'm not a fan." And what the hell is he? I'm not a fan of Paul Rodriguez either but to say that to a television audience? I hope the guy chokes on the first bite of Hebrew National dog. That way no pleasure.


www.quirkcollective.com

My pic didn't post. I think it speaks volumes.

 
puffy999 [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:46:59 AM  
TheQuest35: Ant.

They were talking about people with careers.

 
HappyHarryHardOn [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:49:23 AM  
Titus?

i273.photobucket.com

 
ozarkmatt [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:49:24 AM  
Etchy333: his niche is people that can't read or wipe themselves.

I wish I was cool as you.

HappyHarryHardOn: i273.photobucket.com

Yes, Dennis Miller is a Nazi. I guess because he now makes fun of liberals. Back when he made fun of the side you DIDN'T agree with, he was the da bomb.

Piss off, both of ya.'

 
puffy999 [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:50:32 AM  
TheQuest35: You people are the people that just hate popular people... prbobly drop random comdeians' names for "street Cred" YOu also prbobly have some alternative forign band in every music list you make.

We hate the popular people who are f*cking terrible at what they do.

Dane Cook is a novelty act... he had his moments, MAYBE, but now? Did you see ANY of that vicious circle show? Not only is he unfunny, he steals everything. He's like Carlos Mencia without the TV show.

Here's how unfunny Dane Cook is... he's not funny WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK.

 
Babbs 2008-03-30 12:50:57 AM  
I also can't belive Carrot Top isn't on the list. I can't stand prop comics.

 
ladyway905 2008-03-30 12:52:21 AM  
Ant.

This list sucks though. For those of you Dane Cook has always sucked people. Man like... 8 years ago, the first time I saw him on comedy central presents befor ehe was big, I thought he was hilarious, now hes jsut VERY played out. You people are the people that just hate popular people... prbobly drop random comdeians' names for "street Cred" YOu also prbobly have some alternative forign band in every music list you make. He is deffently played out and tired but the worst?

Titus is awesome.


I can has Fark preview?

 
puffy999 [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:55:41 AM  
And for the record, just because you had potential moments 10 years ago (and not really funny ones, just silly ones), that doesn't mean you're good now.
I'd bet Michael Jordan is even worse at basketball than he was with the Wizards, for example.

 
Cakeboy 2008-03-30 12:55:46 AM  
Buddy
Pal
Chief
Gaylord

/that is all

 
The_Flatline [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 12:58:57 AM  
ozarkmatt: Yes, Dennis Miller is a Nazi. I guess because he now makes fun of liberals. Back when he made fun of the side you DIDN'T agree with, he was the da bomb.

No, Dennis Miller was entertaining when he took potshots at everyone.

His shtick got old, his career went south, and he started doing 1-800 collect commercials. Then Fox News came along and dumped a dump truck of money on his front porch to come on and take potshots at whoever they wanted him to, and he agreed, being the egomaniac that he is and needing to bum change to keep himself caffeinated. He's been shuffled around the channel now like Kathleen Harris, embarrassing the hell out of whatever show he pops up on, tanking ratings, but like a blackmailing mistress, they keep having to endure him.

I can't say I blame him for cashing in, but he was irrelevant 15 years ago, and he only served to show what a joke any news channel really is by hiring a washed up comedian to commentate.

 
Jon Snow [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 01:00:45 AM  
TheQuest35: For those of you Dane Cook has always sucked people. Man like... 8 years ago, the first time I saw him on comedy central presents befor ehe was big, I thought he was hilarious, now hes jsut VERY played out. You people are the people that just hate popular people... prbobly drop random comdeians' names for "street Cred" YOu also prbobly have some alternative forign band in every music list you make. He is deffently played out and tired but the worst?

The first time I saw Dane Cook on television, I thought he was pretty funny, too. Then again, I didn't really have any appreciation for the art of stand up and I was an idiot teenager. As I got a little older and studied the structure of writing, his "jokes" I thought were funny before were revealed to be the obvious "Hey- wouldn't it be awesome if X!" or "You know what's badass? Y." "Remember Z?" audience-fellation his schtick really is.

What's even more funny is that some of the people that hate him (or more properly his fans) the most fell for the same schtick 10-15 years earlier when Dennis Leary was selling it under the "I'm/this is badass because of X and that's awesome because Y" paradigm.

 
HappyHarryHardOn [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 01:01:34 AM  
you guy forgot *THE* worst

Neil Hamburger

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-03-30 01:02:18 AM  
Bob Saget not working blue: he belongs on the list

Bob Saget working blue: Priceless

/Favorite Bob Saget joke was the joke about not being allowed to tour the back of the sphinx. Why don't they let people behind the Sphinx anymore? It sphinx back there.

/The Larry Sanders Show.

 
CtrlAltDelete [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 01:03:12 AM  
I like Paula Poundstone.
I like Brian Posehn (he was great on Mr. Show)
I like Margaret Cho.
I like Dennis Miller. His recent bullsh*t doesn't cancel out all the awesomness that was the Dennis Miller Show on HBO back in the day.

 
The_Flatline [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 01:04:24 AM  
Jon Snow: Dennis Leary was selling it under the "I'm/this is badass because of X and that's awesome because Y" paradigm

You listened to (and laughed at) Dennis Leary because you didn't know if he was going to blow a coronary and keel over right there on stage.

I can still listen to, and laugh at, Leary's routines. I still have No Cure for Cancer and Lock & Load in my CD wallet. Maybe his joke formula isn't the most original (his delivery sure isn't), but his presentation was polished to the point where he was fun.

I was a dork in high school and college, and Dane Cook reminds me of the kind of guy *I* used to chuck stale beers at in those days.

 
HappyHarryHardOn [TotalFark] 2008-03-30 01:04:42 AM  
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