EPTOn January 19 2010 03:56 KwarK wrote:
He makes me cringe because I'm embarassed to belong to a species that encourages his kind of behavior. He got famous through the UK Office in which he basically did and said things you wouldn't normally do while believing he was competent. The character was hugely dislikeable and the show would only be enjoyable if you're the kind of person who enjoys sitting back and thinking "you're a huge douche, I'm so much better than you" about a fictional character. He then took that style and became a comedian with it. He doesn't understand how to do edgy humour. Making ironic jokes referencing something that's too soon or rude or whatever, fine. Just talking about masturbation, not actually funny. It'd be okay if he wasn't so self deprecating because it's a complete act, he's a smug bastard.
Not all English people have the same sense of humour.
He makes me cringe because I'm embarassed to belong to a species that encourages his kind of behavior. He got famous through the UK Office in which he basically did and said things you wouldn't normally do while believing he was competent. The character was hugely dislikeable and the show would only be enjoyable if you're the kind of person who enjoys sitting back and thinking "you're a huge douche, I'm so much better than you" about a fictional character. He then took that style and became a comedian with it. He doesn't understand how to do edgy humour. Making ironic jokes referencing something that's too soon or rude or whatever, fine. Just talking about masturbation, not actually funny. It'd be okay if he wasn't so self deprecating because it's a complete act, he's a smug bastard.
Not all English people have the same sense of humour.
Could you give an example of a comedian you do like?
