This was probably Jimmy carrs weakest performance, still funny in places but his act is starting to wear thin and the last 25 minutes was embarrassing to watch and the last part, awful.... Why would you put a preachy lesson in b your act (basically reminding a young lad not to "acost" a woman and the whole "no means no"
It's almost like he's been told to deliver a message in his performance on top of the edgy comedy which he felt he needed to scan the room for approval to see if the joke was OK for the room.
Anyone who's watched Jimmy Carr before would know you go in with caution at his jokes but this felt a little safer. He says nothing is off the table but bottled it on one particular demographic because he said "he's not fucking stupid" but tore into another because they would only "forgive him" as punishment.
Still good but I think I came to watch offensive comedy, not a lesson. |
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Not seen it but got that vibe from something I watch of his a couple of years ago. I put it down to social pressure and self survival. I find Jimmy funny and I do enjoy close to tbe bone humour when done intelligently. I'm glad we have moved on from the Mannings and Chubby Browns of the world. |
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Some people do that having the last part of their act as almost a Ted talk, but they do it well, keep the humour where necessary and it still works.
Jimmy does not do that well.
I also found his usual pacing of the one liners off and some odd choices on chucking the strong ones in the middle of a run and ending on a fairly flaccid note.
The fact that there's that serious part isn't the problem. Daniel Sloss's X show is an example of how well that can be done. Jimmy just missed the mark on it. |
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