I stayed up to watch...... I lasted about 90 seconds into his stand-up on Colbert.... checked Fallon for 5 seconds, then went to bed.
I still haven't seen any of the anchorman movies. On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 12:03 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Between the mute button and the need to switch back and forth to check > each show, I minimized my exposure as best as possible. > > David > > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 7:34:39 AM EDT, Jon Delfin <jondel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The TV or not TV Purple Heart is awarded to David Bruggeman for subjecting > himself to all of that. > > > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 3:51 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > No spoilers, because worst kept non-secret... > > While Colbert gave him the whole damn show once he came out, none of the > other 11:30 programs did. Standup, sit down, and out. Were I Niecy Nash > (Reno 911, now lead on TNT's Claws), the only person who got bumped > tonight, as far as I can tell, I'd be pissed. > > But the 12:30 shows indulged him in different ways...British Jimmy gave > him the whole couch after interviewing his scheduled guests earlier in the > show, and brought out an animal 'expert' for one of the segments. Seth let > him bring out a ventriloquist's dummy. > > Conan...let him do prop comedy. If Carrot Top is still getting a lot of > hate, RB did his best to redirect it. > > This anti-comedy stuff (which I think is different from saving a joke or a > bit that dies) is really tricky. Some people (not me) love it when Norm > MacDonald does it. While I don't like him doing it, I don't think he's > being lazy about it. Burgundy (and Ferrell) are lazy. > > David > > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 3:02:23 AM EDT, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > The standup set he did on Colbert was one of the most painfully unfunny > things I’ve ever seen. It played like he felt he didn’t need to prepare > material and could just wing it. The conceit (I’m guessing) is that > Burgundy is terrible at standup, but it came across as the usual Ferrell > driving a stake in the heart of comedy. > > It’s time to put this guy out of the public’s misery. > > —Dave Sikula > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1541257317.2485418.1565366562609%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1541257317.2485418.1565366562609%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BpX8AzJRZMV1e3r7K4h3kOkt9rPQ_P2mXD59ODEtRO0sQ%40mail.gmail.com.
