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Gabagool1987 t1_jefntgw wrote

Do you win that for not being funny? Or least amount of viewers of your programming?

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amosthorribleperson t1_jefzenx wrote

The weird hatred a lot of people on this sub have for Trevor Noah is concerning.

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punchinglines OP t1_jegeb0g wrote

I honestly find it amusing... hating a successful comedian because you don't find them funny is such a strange concept to me.

It's like me hating Jerry Seinfeld, because I don't find him funny or me hating Harry Styles because his music doesn't appeal to me.

Even though I don't find Jerry Seinfeld funny, that doesn't make him any less of a talented, successful comedian. Similarly, even though I don't listen to Harry Styles, he's still a talented, successful musician. You can't gatekeep comedy.

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GarlVinland4Astrea t1_jegzt1n wrote

Disliking an entertainment act because you think they are bad at their core competency is weird to you?

Is it weird when you dislike a band you think sucks?

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Zarianin t1_jeg61b0 wrote

Can't find a "comedian" unfunny without it coming across as hate, makes sense...

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Gabagool1987 t1_jeg5a5s wrote

It’s not hatred. It’s that he’s not talented

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aethiestinafoxhole t1_jefooe4 wrote

“Comedian”

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punchinglines OP t1_jeghr6p wrote

Like him or not, he's objectively a comedian, and a very successful one at that.

  • He is currently in the midst of a massive international comedy tour, stopping in 28 cities in the US, and already with 5x sold-out shows in Berlin, 2x sold-out shows in Paris and 2x sold-out shows in London

  • His comedy memoir, Born a Crime, has been a NYT best-seller for 176 weeks (for context, Obama's book maxed out at 23 weeks)

  • He has sold out comedy shows the Madison Square Garden in NYC, O2 Arena in London, Chase Center in California, Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.

  • His comedy audiobook is one of Audible's Top 100 Best-Selling Audiobooks ever, with 206k ratings (for context, Atomic Habits by James Clear is at 115k)

  • He's had three Netflix comedy specials - his most recent (excl. the one released a few months ago) was nominated for a Grammy.

  • He has hosted the Grammy's, the most prestigious music event in the world, for three years in a row

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anasui1 t1_jegsz4l wrote

just chiming in to say that Ziggo Dome is such an amazing name

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WarcraftFarscape t1_jefvqwl wrote

For real, this guy has the appeal of drying paint

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Chariotwheel t1_jegpby9 wrote

Yeah, his life story is very interesting and whenever he talked about that it was interesting, but boy the show itself was dry. The best parts where the unscripted between-the-scenes segments on YouTube.

I don't think he was good in performing pre-written jokes.

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Zarianin t1_jefytik wrote

Agreed one of the least funny people I've ever heard. Only slightly better than Brendan Schaub

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