Discussion for article #222360
I would love to see Chris Rock host the 2015 WHCD!
He was hilarious! Loved so many of his jokes.
Me tooâŚitâll never happen though. Did you see the Chris Rock ad where he says Obama is âjuuuuust whiteâ?
Ouch. A lot of his jokes were biting indictments of cable and the politicians in the room. So many faux disaprovals with âooohsâ and âohsâ I thought some in the audience were gonna walk out. Very thin skinned lot. Wolf Blitzer did not look very happy, thatâs for sure. Most of these people in the pundit class can dish it out, but they sure canât take it. Christie was handed his ass when McHale did that simile over how a bad joke that wasnât written by him would be investigated. Now that was probably his funniest part I thought. Anyone see Christie laughing at that one? I didnât.
Joel was on Howard Sternâs show this week and gave out one joke that he cut from his routine:
When discussing our first African American president, conservatives are quick to say, âNo, no heâs half whiteâ.
Letâs face it, the only person who really knows if Obama is actually black is Michelle Obama.
Oh yeah, I LOVED the Christie bit. Was laughing hysterically. And then he ended with âHeâs going to have me killed.â Which Christie would do if he could.
Probably a good thing he didnât deliver that one. My guess is CNN will probably not show much of McHaleâs bit on their shows today as a recap since he took such a strong jab at themâŚSooo, itâs back to âDa plane, da planeâ for CNN I would guess.
I havenât seen that many bombs since the Tet Offensive.
Funny stuff from Joel McHale! Although the all-time greatest White House Correspondence Dinner roast was laid down by Stephen Colbert in 2006:
I watched a bit of this guyâs act and I was not impressed. There were a lot of groans from the audience. There were some cringe worthy jokes as well. But, I hasten to add, this is just my personal opinion.
He was right to cut that non-joke. Thatâs more appropriate for Donald Sterlingâs taste.
I like his Community character better. Iâm sure in that room, full of the most powerful persons in the U.S., or the world for that matter, it must be a tiny bit daunting for any comedian. I give him kudos for having the balls. As far as the quality of his material and delivery, well, in the end that is purely a matter of personal taste and not really a value judgement. I have seen better.
Out of The Soup and into the frying pan. Joelâs stuff works a bit better on his home turf.
There is a reason for the jokes having such a bite to them. Because the people that are at the butt end of the joke are truly nasty people that need to be ridiculed, the mask of humor only keeps things a bit civil.
This is what happens to people that are dicks all year long.
McHale was incredibly lame. I gave up after four minutes because every joke sucked so bad. Tip to Joel McHale, Seth Meyers, and Wanda Sykes - just being insulting is the conservative style of âhumorâ, and it doesnât work very well. Obama (or whoever writes for him), like Stephen Colbert, is much better at twisting the knife where it hurts without dumbing down so much.
I thought heâd be better than he was most of the time. The Christie self-investigation routine was gold, but surrounded by a lot of lead balloons. Who hasnât heard all the fat jokes he told before? And âsausagefestâ is not exactly fresh, either. The Pelosi face joke was a Hollywood leftover he must have stolen from Joan Riversâ dressing room wastebasket. Not suited for a powerful woman who doesnât live off her appearance.
He always struck me as being better than his material, so Iâm a bit let down, though I think Iâll get over it.
I canât believe Iâm writing this (may Dog not strike me with lightning) ⌠I wish one of the Kardashians had been in the room. Joel would have shredded them
Itâs not funny, itâs not a joke, and it would have been better if you also had shown the good taste to spare us of it.
Whereas I hasten to note, you were right the first time and you didnât need that politically correct last sentence. Everything I saw of it was lame, except the warm up for Christie.
Iâm just trying to avoid a dust up. Political correctness unneeded is duly noted.