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I've probably seen most of it; at least what's readily available | |
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I've seen some of it | |
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I've seen a little bit of it | |
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I haven't seen much beyond those tweets | |
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I've only seen those tweets | |
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I haven't seen any and I don't care to - I don't watch TV so it doesn't really matter to me | |
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I wish I hadn't seen this bullshit poll! | |
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I like to vote! | |
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FSogol
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FSogol
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)But his jokes seem pretty lame.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,790 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)And, of course, the selected tweets today.
I found him amusing, and his "puzzled by Americans' thing could work nicely at the Daily Show. That's what John Oliver did as well: the perpetual WTF moment.
Having never seen Stewart or Oliver do stand-up, I can't really judge his host-worthiness from that.
Scurrilous
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PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)Not impressed.
They should have just ended the show.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)There is no working comedian today, male or female of any ethnicity they could have come up with who wouldn't have upset the professionally outraged.
If I recall correctly Jon Stewart's 90's standup would definitely be considered at the very least insensitive. I recall jokes about the special olympics and use of the "other" f-word.
Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)Lots of jokes bragging about fucking women and going to strip clubs
Chathamization
(1,638 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)I have also watched several of his videos on YouTube. I did not see the Tweets until this morning after I watched his other material and I am glad. His tweets are not representative of his full act, he is a very funny guy with a lot of insight into what it is like to face discrimination.
He grew up in apartheid South Africa with a mixed race family that could not be seen together in public because mixed race families were illegal. A few inappropriate tweets don't change the fact that this guy has a lot of insight into what it is like to face oppression and he can talk about it in a way that will make you laugh while also recognizing the injustice.