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HILARIOUS! Yea, to Americans...........

posted 16 years ago by joeandrews18
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There is something about American humour that just isn't funny to the Brits

I think it is the fact that it just isn't funny. I was watching this and was actually shocked and the laughter some of the jokes actually got.......

They will clap and applaud anything. It's not like you can see the jokes coming a mile off like Friends or other American sit-coms, I don't know, it just doesn;t make me laugh.

I just had to rate this on my personal feelings (of course) and gave it a three. Instead of laughing at the "gags" I just found myself with my jaw dropped at the audience finding weak jokes hilarious

[–] Injectionlethal 16 years ago

Dont focus ur "feelings" on Americans. I understand were your coming from but its the audience, not just that its Americans. Personaly i hate to hear people put so much focus on their countries , I hate when people , just cuz iam american put me in a catagory , that Iam some war hungry, stupid, fat dude like steriotype, so please reframe from that sort of thing . It was the audience, Jeff is alone on stage doing this act infront of quite alot of people , so in a sence hes like a child. If a small child performed and did a horrible job , you as the older person claps and cheers, so since hes performing for so many people alone , just help him out and enjoy the show, bad or good. Its about fun , nomatter how stupid it is just have fun and laugh at dry humor nomatter how bad it is, i laughed because it was so stupid , I had an idea of upcoming jokes and some gags were just not all that smart but it was meant to be enjoyed so i enjoyed.

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[–] gaffer-16 13 years ago

Go watch benny hill...thats funny

[–] vickers500 16 years ago

No, its not that it just isn't funny, its just because you have a lame sense of humor.

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Stfu please. You're right, but stfu, because I highly doubt you're american. *beep* you, you're (real) country that you live in (not america) isn't any better.

[–] mabel84 15 years ago

Completely agree with you, I mean, I 'm not from the USA, I am Mexican 100% and I find Jeff Dunham not only talented but funny as well, so if is funny for someone or not, that depends of the person who is watching, and I love comedy, no matter where it comes from.

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[–] hnic1 16 years ago

More American bashing, yaaaay.

[–] jockey-1 10 years ago

Remember, this was taped in Washington, a city full of people paid to support this kind of nationalism, no matter how damaging it is... and this was insanely bad: one of the worst performances of anything by an adult I've ever seen.

In a city like that (New York, too) in a theatre with cameras covering their every move the audience is barely even human, anymore, just manic drones -- slaves to the State.

Sorry, but it's true.

[–] chocolatepiazza 16 years ago

Your just still p.o.'d becuae we kicked your buts in the revolutionary war.

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[–] stunells 16 years ago

It is hard to believe that anyone in the world would find his jokes funny. I could only stand watching about fifteen minutes, skipping around to see if he would say or do anything funny, or even moderately smile worthy. I cringed to watch him stoop to the same *beep* anti-jewish and catholic jokes I heard in grade six. Most of his so-called jokes sound like they came out of the public school yard. The rah-rah USA stuff perhaps endeared him to his audience, but it still doesn't make him funny. He is a reasonable enough ventriloquist, but he's not even remotely amusing. The fact that anyone, much less a crowd, would laugh at him astonishes me.

[–] sexero 16 years ago

Yep, this really isnt comedy, i havent laughed at all. Terrible american humor which isnt funny at all.

The audience was irritating me so much i couldnt concentrate on the comedian anymore. Those stupid americans laugh for everything he tells, some people even scream which was to frustrating for me....

im from the netherlands and i think we just have another kind of humor here.

And yes i know, not all americans are like that, but when i look at terrible shows like this or oprah, all those people in the audience acting like babies, so overreacting on everything, just terrible...

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[–] FieCrier 16 years ago

"Ba-chomp, ba-chewy-chomp."

[–] I_Am_Morgan 16 years ago

I like how you stereotype all of america based on the couple hundred people who went to his show. You do realize that a lot of americans don't think it's funny, and a lot of people from other countries do? It's sad that you have a stick so far up your butt that you don't relaize that.
And by the way, I happen to think it's funny. It's simple humor, something you can just sit back and laugh at. If you don't think it's funny, then don't watch, smarty-pants.

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[–] madandbad 15 years ago

Not American... never been there... no particular desire to visit either.

But this guy has TALENT, can improv when needed, can command an audience, and is damned funny!

Sure, some of the jokes are old... I still tell jokes I learned in primary school!!! I still find them funny!

A lot of the humour is 'American' by nature, and as Peanut would say, they zooooooooomed over my head... ... but I can guess the type of character being discussed, and still find him entertaining to watch.

Gave the DVD 8/10, and will def watch it again.

[–] asfaloth_12 16 years ago

To the original poster:

Kindly get off your high horse.

[–] jokull_nosbig88 16 years ago

That whole american bashing is getting a bit old, I´m from Iceland and I love British humor but I also love american and I LOVED Spark of insanity

[–] MADCATWR 16 years ago

Well im welsh and I found this to be really funny, although tbh I have seen a LOT of american "comedy" ( friends, seinfeld,frasier and films e.g. american pie series and all the new 'movie' films that have come out (epic, super hero, meet the spartans etc etc BUT not the scary movies which I found funny)), to be about as funny as a paint drying contest ona wet day.

I do wish people would stop ranting on about a film just because they personally dont like it and then when someone says ' but I think its is funny' try to force that person to see and take their point of view instead of seeing EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, and also just because comedy comes from one country doesnt make it automatically funny, I have seen british comedy I have personally found to be unfunny but I have seen GERMAN comedy films where I havent been able to breath for laughing ((T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 ,Der Schuh des Manitu, Sieben zwerge 1+2 , Michael Mittermier, Otto Waalkes to name a few).

SO IF YOU DONT LIKE IT AND DONT FIND SOMETHING FUNNY/ENTERTAINING DONT WATCH IT AND DONT TRY AND FORCE PEOPLE WHO DO LIKE IT NOT TO LIKE IT JUST BECAUSE YOU DONT.

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[–] Aravis17 15 years ago

I'm just browsing through imdb, searching for things I like, and I decided to check out the boards for this, thinking it'd be all lighthearted and nice.

Boy was I wrong. I personally don't understand how you can't find him funny. Especially Peanut. And I've seen some European "comedy" and I don't think THAT'S funny. I just sit there and frown and say "What did he say that was so hilarious?"

But you probably feel the same way about Jeff Dunham. That's too bad. I wish you did think he was funny; laughing is fun.

I don't even want to know what you think of Dane Cook. Or Jim Gaffigan.

Oh well. To each his own. We all have different things that we find amusing, and as long as we're happy, it shouldn't matter whether someone else agrees with you or not. Go watch something you do find funny and be just as entertained as some of us are with Jeff. Don't attack us for being happy.

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[–] jeonamaurdh 15 years ago

I didnt find it funny at all......i think the humour was pretty lame and at best i giggled once or twice....I am a 27/M Indian guy but i dont have anything against Americans....but really his humour i think is very specific to americans and their way of life......i found it rather boring......i do however like guys like chris rock, carlos mencia, russel peter and the likes....