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People who didn't enjoy this will live boring, meaningless lives.


I'm really not surprised at all by the number of people who didn't enjoy this. A majority of this country is a bunch of politically correct morons who gobble up the same old crap the networks keep spoon feeding you. This comedy isn't Steve Carell on The Office, or Dane Cook whoring himself out in every way possible. It's "shock value", which is exactly what Saget tells you like 5 minutes into the show. You can be incredibly shocking and offensive yet clever at the same time, which is exactly what Saget does. I love watching Lewis Black go on some political rant, or the clever delivery style of a comic like Demtri Martin, but sometimes an absurd performance from a Bob Saget or Dave Attell is just what I need. If you sat down to watch Saget thinking you were going to hear some witty jokes about our political situation in Iraq or something than you're either an idiot, over the age of 30, or both. Shock value means its funny because you can't believe somebody actually said that. The comedy isn't so much in the material but in the fact that someone was willing to perform the material. The fact that Saget is coherent of this, and even comments on it throughout the show makes it that much funnier. When he says things like "this is probably my worst material" or asks the audience "why are you laughing at that?" hes essentially making fun of himself. I found the entire routine hilarious. So even if you are some senior citizen tool with an outdated, over sensitive sense of humor, only about half of the show was shock value. What didn't you enjoy about the rest of the performance? The Stamos stories, the Half Baked reference. . .I picture myself in a bathroom urinal with Bob Saget and John Stamos on either side of me "in character" as their Full House counterparts and I crack up. His heckling of the kid in the audience provided great transition between jokes, and the musical aspect was the perfect ending. The Back Street Boys cover was great. So to all you haters out there, keep watching your re-runs of MASH and Cheers, and Friends or whatever crap it is you find funny. Hopefully you'll die of a fart attack caused by the blockage of your own head being up your ass. You'll probably be senior citizens soon and other than the vote you cast every 4 years for the presidential elections, your lives will be irrelevant to the rest of society. For people who enjoy all aspects of comedy, sit down with a beer and watch That Ain't Right. It's hilarious.

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I didn't read your whole post but I too find Bob Saget funny. Very entertaining and very genuine. keep on goin' Bob.

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Anyone who write this long of a review of a mediocre stand up act must live a boring, meaningless life.

15% funny - 85% Rambling about nothing

If you want a good comic stick with Dave Attell.

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Damn, lighten up.

I love Bob Saget. He's been a hilarious guest on Howard Stern and Opie & Anthony so he has talent. But I didn't like this particular set, I thought it was forced and the delivery was awful. Just a bad night for him in my opinion.

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I am, to put it simply, not politically correct -- I think Chris Rock's and Robin Williams' stand up bits were drop dead hilarious. I decided to watch this. It was awful, just awful.

If you are 14 years old and taking Ritalin(R), go off your meds for a day and see how many times a grown man can use the F word in an hour. THAT's Comedy!

He was actually _funnier_ as a pris on that stupid tv show.

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It's the first time I ever gave a 1/10 rating. It almost deserves a negative number.

I wanted to turn it off after 5 minutes into his routine, but I thought I would give him the benefit of the doubt. Another 5 minutes into it, and I felt sorry for him.

He can't even curse in a normal way. Every 'F' word was forced like he needed to vent while being constipated. He should have stuck to his AFV voice-overs, and learn something from stand-up professionals like Dave Chappell, Robin Williams, and Eddie Murphy.

As for me having a boring, meaningless life? Maybe it's because Bob made my brain a lot callus to comedy. What a pathetic performance and a waste of time.

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I am an 18 year old kid, and I did not find this type of comedy to be funny. While there were some funny moments, such as the bathroom part, the lady that crashed, and the guy on the ladder, one could tell that he HIMSELF did not find his own material to be funny. He often resorted to making fun of himself in humiliating manner. His delivery was also rushed, he wasn't composed, and he swore just to get that shock affect. And while it may have been funny for the first say, 10 minutes, maybe, for the next 50 minutes it just appears to be a way of attempting to get chuckles. I am not against dirty humor, as I am a fan of Dane cook(please don't disregard this post just b/c of that,)but it has to be delivered correctly. I think even Kimmy Gibbler would agree with me on that.

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On the other hand, I'm 42 and have watched this performance a half dozen times, laughing hysterically each and every time. What made this performance hilarious was the things that so many have complained about: the rushed delivery; the self-deprecation; the incessant over-the-top material that even Bob appears to be surprised is coming out of his mouth; and the downright sickness of the things he said.

If you enjoyed this, try The Aristocrats (2005) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436078/).

Bob Saget Rules

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See, this is where my thumb is not on the pulse of America. Nothing is funny just because it's over the top. I'm not laughing at someone dropping the F-bomb one too many times, as there are people who can use the F-bomb appropriately; to enhance the effect of a joke. Now that we're on the topic of jokes, Bob Saget has none. This full ''special'' was sixty minutes of Bob trying to relive his old glory, hence his desperate clinging to his Full House character and his reference to Half Baked, which was oozing with a meaning of ''Look at me, I had a cameo in a Dave Chappelle movie, I'm still cool!'', regardless of the fact that movie had already been a decade old.

I'm 17 years old, by the way. I'm not over thirty, and I most definitely am not an idiot. Should you feel otherwise, I challenge you to prove it. Back on track, just because other people aren't you doesn't make them live boring and meaningless lives, because there are people who carry shock value a lot better than Bob Saget and have the ability to make it funny. I point to the late George Carlin in particular. I dislike Dane Cook's plagiarising behind, so don't even bring him up. If you want comedy instead of a man shouting the F-word for an hour, try Louis C.K.'s Shameless routine, or for God's sake, get educated and watch some Bill Hicks or Lenny Bruce. Get some Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, or Eddie Murphy's Delirious, but, my best tip for you to get some comedy wisdom is to watch Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill.

Alternatively, watch An Evening with Kevin Smith.

I assure you that after watching any three of these comedians you will be like everybody else when you say *beep* Bob Saget!''

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I thought this special rocked... Was meant to be crude and distasteful nonsense and achieved it perfectly... He is no Robin Williams but he has his own style and i dig it. The title of the special says it all. 99% of everything he says is completely wrong. Some people just cant appreciate crude humor. I think the voice of their mommy n daddy/preacher etc etc is too loud in there head for them to appreciate something with this level of vulgarity and stupidity. Either that or they are just prude. :P

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too many kiddies in this thread who have no idea what they're talking about, nor do they understand anything about America, please respond when you're ten years older.

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Man, this show sucked! Probably the worst routine I have ever watched. WTF? I'm just surprise the audience was laughing at all. Just shows how shallow people are. Your friends are funnier than this.

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