Yes, a huge part of it is that Christopher Titus made this list at #11. I think that these retard Maxim editors just aren't capable of fully appreciating California humor.
| Useless list of "The Worst" Stand-up Comedians of All Time |
A smaller part of it is that they chose some stand-up comedians who nobody cares about anyway. Sandra Bernhard? Paula Poundstone? Yakov Smirnoff? Judy Tenuta? How late-80s and early-90s of you.
Some good points to be made on this list, like Margaret Cho. Whoopi Goldberg. They both suck beyond belief. And really the only people who like them have dull minds. (A nod, btw, to the old adage that Baseball is dull only to those with dull minds.)
Some obvious ones who will eternally suck more than Judy Tenuta and Paula Poundstone-- did Pauly Shore and Carrot Top completely slip everybody's mind? Colin Quinn?
My major gripe with this Maxim mind-diarrhea is that Mitch Hedburg didn't make #1. Didn't even make the list. People (a handful of my close friends included) think that he's hilarious, but seriously, the guy's a complete jagoff. Here's an excerpt from the wikipedia entry about him...
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| Mitch Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his odd subject matter, stylistic elocution and memorable routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs. |
Odd subject matter? He spoke about everything else that other shitty comedians talk about. Stylistic elocution? That's just a nice way of saying that he sucked so much dead bear that people pitied him and eventually were afraid of declaring disdain for his pathetic excuse of stand-up for fear that people would call them philistine and uncultured.
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| His onstage persona, though slightly nervous, was always quite endearing; he would happily joke with the audience if they hadn't reacted particularly well to a joke. He was happy to criticise his own weaker jokes, such as his statement on Strategic Grill Locations: "That joke was just a carbon copy of the last joke." His jokes ranged from compact one- or two-liners ("I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.") to slightly longer material (usually with multiple punchlines) in which he would take everyday ideas or situations and pick out certain aspects at which to poke humor (the Dufrenes joke is a good example of this). |
Umm, yeah. I read the Dufrenes joke. It sucked. It had the potential to be a funny joke, but definitely not in the hands of Mitch Hedburg. God, I can see his shitty delivery in my mind. I'm just thankful he's dead such that he can't come up with newer, shittier material.
Ooh, one- and two-liners? Yeah, those are perfect for basketball fans who have attention spans rivalling those of cheerleaders.
Check out some of his material, either read the quotes or find videos. If you can make it through more than ten minutes then you're a better SHoPper than I.
Anycrap, Maxim editors can go Eat a Big One. Ironically enough, I bought a Maxim today before lunch so I would have something to read. And then I read this shit on gorillamask? The WSU Cougars and their shitty alums can go Eat Big Ones as well.
There. There's a one-liner non sequitur for you. I guarantee that 100% of you Little Brains won't understand it, and that's just the way I like it. Go hasten your brain's transformation into mush and watch some Mitch Hedburg on YouTube or something...
Jihad Jimmy, Minister of War Crimes and Chief Defender of the Faith
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