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What "famous" standup routines/comedians just aren't funny anymore? And which ones are? Eddie Murphy's 80s routines are fairly unlistenable, endless comments about "faggots", not even jokes, just saying "faggots are gay" a lot as the audience whoops and hollers. Billy Connolly. Was he ever that funny? Was it just because he had a funny voice and presence? There's barely a chuckle in his paper thin material about "wee jobbies" and the working class. A friend of mine spent $15 buying his comedy special, that was funnier than anything on the recording. Even though it's from the early 70's, Robert Klein's stuff is still pretty funny, I think his material has aged well, maybe because it's less well known too. Any others that are still surprisingly good? What else hasn't stood the test of time?
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Jul 1, 2015 13:35
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vpkoqzd39s
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Jul 1, 2015 13:44
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Eddie Murphy says "the N-word" a lot. I wish he was more niggardly with the use of that word.
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Jul 1, 2015 13:47
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Still funny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlkxrNlp10
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Jul 1, 2015 13:51
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George Carlin has a sweet spot of timeless material, in the middle of his career. His deconstruction of the seven dirty words is still great. I honestly love his really early "go to the grocery store" - type stuff, but I don't think it's for everyone. And near the end, he was just shouting politics like an aged, angrier Bill Maher, but without the hand movements.
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Jul 1, 2015 13:55
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Gallagher. Except he was never funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEItc7u_U1I I think the entire audience was on PCP or something.
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Jul 1, 2015 13:57
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I've been through branson, mo a few times and it is loving mind boggling how people find some of those shows entertaining. I mean you don't have to be crude to be funny, but everything seems like it comes from very tacky aliens.
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Jul 1, 2015 14:21
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dougdrums posted:I've been through branson, mo a few times and it is loving mind boggling how people find some of those shows entertaining. I mean you don't have to be crude to be funny, but everything seems like it comes from very tacky aliens. what shows?
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Jul 1, 2015 14:27
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amityville anus posted:Eddie Murphy says "the N-word" a lot. I wish he was more niggardly with the use of that word.
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Jul 1, 2015 14:28
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Chrpno posted:what shows? I can't recall a specific one, I've just seen the weird theaters and billboards when I worked there for a little while.
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Jul 1, 2015 14:34
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dougdrums posted:I can't recall a specific one, I've just seen the weird theaters and billboards when I worked there for a little while. "dougdrums" posted:I've been through branson, mo a few times and it is loving mind boggling how people find some of those shows entertaining. I mean you don't have to be crude to be funny, but everything seems like it comes from very tacky aliens. Well have you been through there a few times, or did you used to work there?
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Jul 1, 2015 14:39
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Eh ma. How about some cookies?
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Jul 1, 2015 14:46
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billy conolly's act has never been about laughing out loud at every sentence. he's a story teller. he actually started out singing songs and telling a joke between songs then the jokes took over
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Jul 1, 2015 14:48
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I feel we should lump him in because for a while people actually believed he was funny. But carlos mencia is a terrible loving hack comedian who I could never stand.
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Jul 1, 2015 14:56
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Bill Cosby's stand up was good, but it doesn't work anymore for other reasons
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Jul 1, 2015 15:09
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GORDON posted:Well have you been through there a few times, or did you used to work there? I worked like 20 miles away, which is why I've been through there a few times. I would just say I lived in branson but that's embarrassing and 20 miles from branson is absolutely nowhere.
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Jul 1, 2015 15:23
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5:15 fag joke biggest laugh in the set
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Jul 1, 2015 15:51
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LegoPirateNinja posted:5:15 fag joke biggest laugh in the set The more things change, the more they stay the same. Must have been pretty edgy for the 50's I laughed at the idea of a $1000 electric car, though it's kind of frustrating that it took 50 years for them to become anything close to a reality.
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Jul 1, 2015 16:05
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george bush
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Jul 1, 2015 16:09
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I predict some people might eventually generate some backlash for Norm Macdonald when they realize that he's funny exclusively because of his dad vibes, but at the same time, who doesn't like a good dad every now and then? Dads are timeless.
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Jul 1, 2015 16:09
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