― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 14 November 2005 17:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Okay but on another tip here: what the hell, is Mike Kinsley having an affair with Silverman, or something? Last week there were like three separate Silverman articles on Slate, and one of them kept getting bounced up the sidebar, and then today I log on and her face is like blasting out from the center pane: is she paying them?
― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― theoritical prius (dr g), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
I sincerely doubt she deserves the Lenny Bruce comparisons, as she's not been arrested for her craft.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link
-- Dr Morbius (wjwe...), November 14th, 2005 12:19 PM. (Dr Morbius) (later)
OTM, she has also totally failed in being a heroin addict and a dude.
― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:22 (eighteen years ago) link
Not the point, but you knew that or you're fucktards.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link
Well, yeah, but that's her THING. She's jaded to the point of naivety, she sits on a cushioned of caricatured privilege and when it rains she tells us she's pissing on our heads.
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
So?
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― _, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
Bullshit.
But...
Fine, then you can't knock Adam Carolla for being annoying either (or anyone else), in case you wanted to.
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish cold slither (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link
Ooh, great comparison. Her being annoying is a completely valid reason to dislike her act whereas disliking someone because they're fat is a little 'fattist.'
Do you seriously believe you have a watertight argument here? Give me a break. Just because you bought into her act doesn't mean your interpretation or opinion is right. It's more likely that she's just a bitchy elitist stoner who gets away with things by saying them "funny."
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:45 (eighteen years ago) link
Yes, I have listened to Lenny Bruce. I think some of his bits were funny, and many more just sound dumb. I personally think he is over-deified by today's hipsters; many of his bits were just, y'know, jokes. (I also think Bill Hicks is overrated, and mostly for the same reasons.) But I agree that he was often 'transgressive' for his time.
However, as you well know, Bruce operated in a different milieu than we do now. It would take a lot more -- a direct threat against the president, eating a fetus onstage, etc. -- for Sarah Silverman or any comedian to get arrested for his or her "craft." And yes, that would be transgressive all right, but also stupid, boring, and unfunny.
This is what I was attempting to get at in my previous post, and I think you know that. Sorry I didn't spell it all out. Thanks for calling me a fucktard.
Love,
Matt
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:52 (eighteen years ago) link
DAN WHERE ARE YOU
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish cold slither (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Judy Tenuda was annoying, too. I guess that means she "won".
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 18:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish cold slither (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:58 (eighteen years ago) link
Uh oh, is this turning into another ILX meta discussion?
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 19:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link
>Fatty Arbuckle's girth was his #1 comedic device<
Hmmmm... if so, he knew how to use it. Otherwise Chris Farley would've been as funny as Arbuckle.
Ah, Sourpuss does short and long sarcasm.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:06 (eighteen years ago) link
i do. I 'm just asking her that.
― kingfish cold slither (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link
b) the word "hot" used to describe someone's attractiveness is decidedly non-hot, keep up people
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
I agree with this.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― theoritical prius (dr g), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― theoritical prius (dr g), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link
You say that like it's a bad thing. I think it's kind of um...maybe not "hot" strictly speaking...it connotes fragility (which is kind of fucked up, really) and I think it's an enjoyable contrast to her otherwise indelicate schtick. Am looking forward to her bit on The Aristos.
― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jdubz (ex machina), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:34 (eighteen years ago) link
It looks like fish belly or something. Grosser and grosser with age.
― She certainly looks familiar, Monday, 14 November 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:36 (eighteen years ago) link
chris farley was funnier than fatty arbuckle<
Damn, there IS no arguing people out of a laugh...
We won't positively know until one of Farley's proteges surpasses Buster Keaton, and based on The Showbiz Show with David Spade it's a longshot.
it gets tiresome to hear 10 one liners in a row<
Despite the evident talent, this is why I've never liked Steven Wright for more than 3 minutes.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link