[quote=“divineSeahorse;29068”][quote=“Amerika;28958”][quote=“divineSeahorse;28903”]Going to sound very foreigner here… but I’ve never understood why americans think Conan obrian is funny.
Craig Ferguson is funny, sometimes, but conan, lettermen, fallen… who’s that fucking youtube clip shithead? Tosh.O or something?
Where’s the comedy in those?
From what I’ve watched, funny guests get up and say funny things while an unfunny host sits there with a dope grin saying “Do something funny! come on! tell a joke mr celebrity guy!”
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Not every American finds Conan or the others you mentioned funny. But there is enough people here that like them to keep them going. So blanket generalizations aren’t cool. Also, different cultures and people find different things funny or amusing. That’s a pretty well known and established.
I actually enjoy Conan because he is pretty quick witted and makes fun of himself with enthusiasm. I like John Oliver because he makes important issues entertaining. I don’t really like the others you mentioned. You know why? Because I, like everyone else in the world, have particular likes and dislikes :)[/quote]
I didn’t mean to make a sweeping generalisation, more wanted to point out that that particular kind of comedy recieves far more attention and is far more popular in America, comedies in australia for example always have a more central theme, I believe you guys used to have the show “Who’s line is it anyway”? If that’s the name, most Australian comedy is in a similar vein to that.
(Though for the record, I’m not sure I’ve laughed once at that particular show)
This post is rambling… I’m tired.[/quote]
Well, that’s comparing apples and oranges. Who’s Line is it Anyway is an improv comedy show where Fallon and Conan are talk show hosts. Does Australia not have any late night comedy talk shows?