• CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.mlOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    ·
    2 months ago

    The limits of comedy talk shows tbh. It’s just one step removed from being Vaush; even with an entire team writing your jokes and scripts beforehand, you still end up having to put comedy first. He’s a good speaker, he has cadence, timing and inflexion. And good speakers often are able to create a following with that.

    He’s part of an older disappearing breed I think of the “overly snarky commentator”. People are moving away from that, it’s just not trendy anymore.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      2 months ago

      He’s part of an older disappearing breed I think of the “overly snarky commentator”. People are moving away from that, it’s just not trendy anymore.

      Nothing of value is being lost there. rip-bozo

    • CthulhusIntern [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      2 months ago

      He’s probably more mad that Jon Oliver’s style is now more popular. Not really funny (at least in my opinion), but at least well-researched.

      (Yes, I know that, at least how he presents, he has problems seeing the main problem as capitalism. But when it comes to domestic issues, he is definitely well-reseaeched.)