people nowadays aren't funny

i'm starting to feel like the people in charge of mainstream comedy in hollywood and on television just aren't as funny as others in the past. am i the only one that thought super troopers was fucking garbage? not to mention anything the wayans brothers are involved in, plus recent attempts at saturday night live, the comedians on last comic standing, and 95% of newspaper comic strips. just compare any of that to the jeff abrams movies (naked gun, airplane, etc.), classic snl casts, new simpsons vs. old simpsons, and things like the far side and calvin and hobbes. i just feel like "low-brow" stupid comedy used to be way funnier. call me crazy.

Sex and pushing the envelpoe has overcasted the more intelligent and more enjoyable modes of comedy and good writing. No instead of true wit and great stories, it's 'real', horribly scripted, TV. I hates me some reality TV...

Yeah, we need "The State" to kick everyone in the ass again. I can't wait for the DVD set to come out and I can stop wasting my time with new , so called funny shows, like Crank Yankers and South Park.

Oh man, I'm with you on this one. I haven't gone to a comedy in the theater in years. I remember my friends raving about "The New Guy" and how funny it was and how I just had to see it. I vowed to them that I would never see that movie just for them praising it.

Chaplin owns.

I actually thought the people on The Last Comic Standing were hilarious! But the rest I totally agree!

check out the new david cross cd. that guy is funny.

Yeah David Cross/Mr Show rules. The State was too funny. I liked the first season of Mad TV but nowadays it's absolutely horrible and so is SNL. I love the early 90s SNL reruns on Comedy Central. George Carlin has always been awesome for stand up. Eddie Izzard is hillairious but kind of intellectual.

MAD TV IS ON THE AIR11 MILLION TIMES A DAY.
11 MILLION PEOPLE DIED IN THE HOLOCAUST.

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT.

least funny show ever.


[Edited on Jun 17, 2004 by Margot_Dent]

agreed.. mad tv is the worst. and snl has slowly gone down the crapper..


good thing the state is coming to dvd.

the only stuff i laugh at on tv now is unintentionally funny, like degrassi or armenian cable television.

i think all generations probably felt like things used to be better. there is some good stuff out there. but mainstream entertainment pretty much sucks in general.

Obviously you've never met AC/DC.

Naked Gun is a fine example of classic un-funny. Spoof movies haven't gotten any worse with time.

Is that a reprazent I hear?

say word....

there are good stand up acts out there if you look for them. Dane Cook is outstanding. nearly choked to death when I saw him at the improv a couple of months ago.

Here's his website

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Dead on. I hate Mad TV. I never made it through an entire episode.

The Daily show is consistently funny. I used to love Conan's skits, but they're kind of hit and miss now.

The Chapelle Show

Reno 911

I rest my case.

You obviously haven't heard about White Chicks.

Werd.

White Chicks looks disturbing. the trailer makes me cringe.

Ali.. fucking... G

There's still 'the funneh' around if you look for it.

I'll hop on the "SNL Isn't What It Used to be and Mad TV Isn't That Funny" bandwagon.

yeah i know there are funny things out there (dane cook is hilarious by the way, as is david cross), it just seems like the things that are being promoted and seen the most are pathetically awful. and spoof movies can be funny. don't act like naked gun isnt funny, or top secret, or hot shots, or dracula dead and loving it. wait scratch that last one.

recent funny things: dane cook, mitch hedberg, the office, the state, upright citizens brigade, anything will ferrel is involved in (including old school), mr show, wes anderson, conan o brien (leno and letterman are worthless)

and there were a couple people on last comic standing that i thought were funny (jim norton, alonzo, some others i forgot) but for the most part that show started this whole tirade.

What Funny are we comparing our 'funny' to?

''recent'' funny things include the state, mr show and mitch hedberg?

I guess you meant People 5 years ago aren't funny....

I'm telling you, Mad TV's first season was funny. The rest was absolute crap though, I agree. I forgot about Dave Chappelle, the only guy with the balls to say the "N word" on network TV.