Comedy's like that, though - one man's poison etc. I saw him on telly quite early on and liked him immediately, followed his career and liked him more and more as time went on. Another dead hero etc etc.
But I can quite see how if you come to his stuff cold - or even worse - on the back of the massive hype and aura there is about him posthumously, you could easily find it disappointing. I agree he isn't the funniest stand-up there's ever been, not the cleverest or most insightful either - but there's something about him that really appeals to me (and a lot of other people). Also, I find most stand-ups utterly tiresome and unfunny, have to treasure the handfull I do find funny and genuine.
I've read that book Love All of the People, and was quite surprised to see how few routines he actually had, and how often jokes and sections of the act were reheated. Could be that he'd run out of material and if he'd lived he'd now be a panelist on Celebrity Pro-Am Indoor Cricket with Anthea Turner on UK GOLD. There is a certain heroism mark-up afforded to those who died young - I bet we've all been guilty of indulging in it at one time or another.
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I did think he was clever and definitely was 'of the moment'
but it's saying something that I laughed at Denis Leary when he did pretty much the same routine. But as you say, one man's poison. I think I did come into it with a lot of hype and I really didn't see it. Saying that - I didn't see Star Wars till I was 24 (i'm 29 now) and therefore I missed out on seeing it when I would have actually appreciated it. I didn't like it. I'm starting to sound like Jacob Dyer.
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