Michael McIntyre
I promise I'll put down the whip and step away from the rotting horse carcass eventually, but this continues to mystify me. The man is categorically not funny, his shows consist of pointing out things we already know, he's like a middle-class Peter Kay. Easy humour for stupid people. The only time he's ever made me snicker was with a joke that Ricky Gervais did - better - five years previously. And yet he earns thousands as a professional comedian.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:06, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

He is truly awful. Gangrene is funnier.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:07, Reply)

And you don't have to pay for it
Or listen to your friends - people you previously had respect for - banging on about how great gangrene is
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:08, Reply)

I saw him on Live at the Apollo and I thought he was really funny
I don't get why everyone hates him.

Peter Kay sucks balls though, I just don't get his jokes. Probably because I'm not northern innit.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:13, Reply)

Peter Kay seems to do only one routine again & again with slight amendments to it each time.
I like Frankie Boyle's stuff and Frank Skinners. Maybe I only like comedians called Frank?
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:15, Reply)

I think Frankie Boyle is trying a bit hard to be offensive now, which is a shame
I don't like his stand up because he just repeats the best things he thought of from Mock the Week, so if you've seen Mock the Week it's just boring.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:21, Reply)

I agree in principle
but he was always the best thing about Mock the Week and a lot of the stuff he came up with is still funny on the 6th or 7th listen. Plus there's a lot of audience interaction on his stand-up DVD, plus the stuff the BBC wouldn't let him say.

You are right though, he's a naturally very funny guy but he is trying to offend now. Shame.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:24, Reply)

I think he tries way too hard now
The best thing about Mock The Week is the possibility that Ed Byrne might be on there, being all fit and stuff.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:26, Reply)

and hilarious

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:28, Reply)

that too
I care about substance. Sort of.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:29, Reply)

coincidentally
I have a friend who contrives to look exactly like both Frodo and Ed Byrne
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:31, Reply)

So he's just growing his hair then?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:32, Reply)

he has the same face

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:32, Reply)

I would like to meet him.
As long as he looks more like Ed Byrne than Frodo.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:32, Reply)

Please tell me it's the Irish accent
Cos otherwise I'm forced to conclude that you have no eyes
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:29, Reply)

What?!
He's gorgeous, he's got that sexy geek thing going on. The Irish accent is just icing on the cake.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:32, Reply)

Absolutely not seeing it
Glad you have a thing for sexy geeks though. Would you be prepared, in my case, to overlook the "sexy" part?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:38, Reply)

No, that's fundamental to the sexy geek part
I'd say it makes up about 50%. Otherwise I'd be attracted to fat WoWers. Like psychochomp.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:51, Reply)

Bollocks
Why do so many women insist on men being sexy? Fucking inconsiderate if you ask me.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:52, Reply)

Agreed. Took me ages to find someone who likes short fat angry blokes with grey hair.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:56, Reply)

are you Chris Moyles?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:00, Reply)

shooting stars send up of Peter Kay was brilliant. should still be on iplayer.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:27, Reply)

link please

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:34, Reply)

I think one of his problems is that he is so mother fucking cheerful.
Nobody should be that happy for hours on end. He manages it, by counting money during his act.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:19, Reply)

I didn't get Phoenix Nights either, I just didn't get it at all
I don't like Flight of the Conchords either, which is apparently an unpopular opinion.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:21, Reply)

Have you tried not watching them?
It works for me.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:23, Reply)

yes, that's currently working very well for me
some silly bint I know has the CD in her car though so I had to listen to it, and her singing along. It was that really annoying foo foo french song. She's a really bad driver as well so it was just an horrific journey.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:27, Reply)

Take a CD of Monty Python Sings when you next have to travel with them
Then you can sing along to that. Claim passenger's privelege.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:30, Reply)

haha
Sit on my face and tell me that you love me!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:51, Reply)

I was quoting, you realise?
have you run away?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:59, Reply)

I was so tempted to simply respond with "OK!"
but thought it might be a bit crass, even for me. Also I assumed someone else would do so. I am astonished that you had to reply to your own post inviting all of us to sit on your face
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:07, Reply)

I feel so rejected
is this what it's like to be you?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:09, Reply)

There are many more facets to my personality than a permanent sense of rejection
If you could incorporate a general air of underwhelmingness and a curious mouldy odour you'd be close though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:20, Reply)

the music from FotC was good for the first series
because they wrote the songs first. Second series is shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:24, Reply)

I quite like Business Time
and that one where he says the ladies are checking out his sugar lumps, but other than that they're annoying.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:28, Reply)

the one about Robots is great
and "If you're into it" I can take or leave the rest really.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:31, Reply)

Boom King?

(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:33, Reply)

I don't really like that one

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:37, Reply)

Ricky Gervais is a cunt.
an unfunny cunt.

as for McIntyre: "his shows consist of pointing out things we already know" - That is most comedians. Unfortunately many of them aren't funny.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:25, Reply)

As a general rule.
Any comedian under 60 years old, that one's mum likes, is crap.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Ricky Gervais doesn't deserve having that podcast called The Ricky Gervais Show
it should be The Carl Pilkington Show
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:28, Reply)

C K

I realise this is incredibly pedantic, sorry.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:30, Reply)

I don't really care enough about him to learn how to spell his name Dorth.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:52, Reply)

This is a bold tactic
from someone whose first name rhymes with Shitty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:53, Reply)

My real name rhymes with Slut
I think I can handle it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:58, Reply)

Amazingly, I hadn't thought of that
The extra "T" was obviously distracting me. Must be why no-one ever thought to insult Mr T
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:09, Reply)

having that podcast called The Ricky Gervais Show to live
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:32, Reply)

harsh
you'd make a good emperor.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:53, Reply)

You're half right about Gervais
Even if he'll never do anything as good as The Office again, that alone is enough for me to take at least a passing interest in his work. And his first two stand-up DVDs are well genius. He is a cunt though.

And yes, I accept your point about most comedians, but the difference between the funny ones and Michael fucking mcIntyre is that the former group provide a different viewpoint, whether that be pointing out an intrinsic irony that we may not have thought of ourselves or putting a surreal spin on matters a la Eddie Izzard.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:34, Reply)

the thing with The Office is that he is that much of a twat
it wasn't clever writing. He is a complete wanker and just ramped it up a small amount for the show.

I hate him so much.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:40, Reply)

Rubbish,
the office was brilliant writing, there was nothing like it on TV at the time, and it was seriously smart, embarrassing and very funny.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:45, Reply)

Fucking hell
I agree wholesale. In fact that's exactly how I'd put it. What the hell's going on?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:48, Reply)

it was clever
but I'm with Vipros on the idea that Gervais is just naturally a massive cunt and that was what gave the show it's edge- the fact it wasn't acting/a script but a genuine arsehole
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:53, Reply)

I think my overwhelming dislike of Gervais has skewed my opinion somewhat
I find everything about him objectionable.

The idea behind the Office and a lot of how it was executed was very good, I just can't stand him. At all.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:13, Reply)

try the American office, it has Steve Carrell in it :D
*disclaimer - I haven't seen either version so I can't compare the two.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:15, Reply)

the american one isn't actually too bad
it's different in that the manager guy is just completely stupid rather than horribly obnoxious.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:18, Reply)

I agree
my friends got me tickets to his fame tour for my birthday. I was so bored it was untrue. He is not funny at all.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:46, Reply)

The Fame standup is his jump the shark moment
if you'll excuse the slightly clumsy appropriation of the term. It marks the point where his success had clearly changed him and he stopped trying so hard. I stand by everything he did prior to that though. And The Office is magnificent TV
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Maybe that was the point behind calling it Fame
maybe he was actually being very observational and displaying how Fame has changed him. Maybe it wasn't standup, maybe it was observational drama.

Maybe it was interpretive dance. Interpretive dance means you don't actually have to dance if you don't want to.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:57, Reply)

Don't get me started on interpretative dance
It's not dance, it's just twatting about in a floaty way. I'd like to see any of those poncey twats take on a decent Foxtrot. Now that's dancing
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:02, Reply)

Never mind interpretative dance what about Soena Dancing

(Cave Duck, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:23, Reply)

If anyone else gets this it ought to get you absurd amounts of credit
As it is, you might have to make do with me applauding you lots
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:28, Reply)

You're far too kind, sir.

(Cave Duck, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:46, Reply)

This ^
The Office was shit and Gervais is shit. Its just fucking boring
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:46, Reply)

^ this^
so much this. Said it for ages that the Office is just what he's like naturally, as can be seen in the other films he's done, where he is basically exactly the same
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 9:50, Reply)