Brilliant Old TV Shows That Almost No One Knows or Cares About Anymore

Russell Brand’s hilarious chaotic commentary on his Rumble channel re Truss/podium/KCIII made me hyperventilate-snort-laugh. I guess he’s an acquired taste or specific style.

Dudley Moore had a couple of movies I loved. His other appearances seemed just average.

If you see any of the Pete and Dud sketches it's all Peter Cook.

Same with Derek and Clive.

He makes me want to throw up.

He is the unfunniest person I've ever encountered.

I've seen a few.

One of the best is the art gallery sketch where Pete asks Dud if he's enjoying his sandwich.

Comedy and what one considers funny are definitely subjective as hell. For instance, there are a lot of people who find Ricky Gervais profoundly humorous. I think he’s just a wiseass punk who makes his living cutting people down.

Ricky Gervais is ball achingly terrible. When Frankie Boyle was having a go at celebrity atheists on Room 101 he said that if you wanted proof there was no God, it was Derek getting a second season.

Amen!

Same thing goes for the "humor" supposedly shown by Judge Judy. What a mean bitch she is.

(I don't actually watch either, but have seen enough by accident to be turned off.)

I actually used to like Judge Judy. In earlier shows, she seemed to spend more time and energy dismantling bullies and abusers. I think the fame went to her head and she started being the one doing the bullying and abusing.

Rule of thumb, best comics self depricate and attack the rich and powerful, not the powerless.

Even if they're not that gunny, at long as they'rd doing that, they're alright.

A lot of people really rate Stewart Lee as a comedian. He is very popular with sell out tours. I watched one of his shows which lasted about an hour. I found myself agreeing with pretty much everything he said, but I didn't laugh once. I smiled a couple of times but that was about it.

I don't have a problem with him at all, I think he's a pretty decent human being with sound ideas, he just doesn't make me laugh.

This is sort of why I like Gervais—he attacks the powerful—mostly. I loved After Life (Netflix), but I can easily see that he’s not everyone’s cuppa.

Dave Chappelle is my favorite for decades, and Judah Friedlander on Netflix is enjoyable political commentary. Michael Che and Sheng Wang—honorable mentions. Definitely noting no females in my tidy little group. Maybe give them a try.

Derek was rough.

I don't often watch "Judge" shows, but I love Judge Judy. The show finds the most obnoxious people, and Judy tells it like it is.

Remember, it is a show. Only the people involved in the production know how much is truth, and how much is hype.

Anyhow, I would have loved to have a friend like her!

Mulberry

Different strokes!

Another guy I am not fond of is the James Corden. I see he's gotten into a bit of trouble in a New York restaurant. I guess some people find him funny, but I just find him annoying.

He attacks transgender people. He is a bigoted piece of ****.

That's why you support him, you share his same prejudices towards innocent people.

You don't fool anyone.

You're descended from those who enslaved, tortured and murdered innocent black people and it shows.

I have no idea who James Corden is. I do know that there is nothing funny about bigotry.

You seem overwrought.

It's not your loved ones being targetted by Gervais.

I’ve heard him berate movie stars and most humans. He prefers animals.
I’ve never heard him go on about transgender people.

Your first sentence was about him, but your last three were quite personally attacking me—with no basis.

I think you’d be a better person if you’d curb that quick shift to baseless ad hom.