Infact, he was painfully unfunny in my opinion.
Having to watch the rest of the characters pretend to laugh at his awful jokes was just cringeworthy.
Did people find this sort of stuff funny in the 80s?
The guy was just annoying, needed to shut the hell up.
If you didn't laugh at the scene where he was making fun of Bruno Kirby's character with that whole "Since the VP is such a VIP...." speech then you have to seriously reevaluate your sense of humor....or lackthereof.
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Is your name "seargent major Dickerson" ? just asking .....
shareI laughed out loud when I saw this movie in the theater during its original run. I watched it on DVD a few days ago and laughed just as much as I did the first time, even though I already knew all of the jokes.
They are almost all hysterically funny.
Just out of curiousity, what movies did you find funny, in comparison to this?
Jake: How often does the train go by?
Elwood: So often that you won't even notice it.
I agree, honestly I think it's more of Robins style of humor than anything. I enjoy most of his movies that I've seen but really don't find him funny in them ;\
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If I remember correctly, most, if not all of the radio broadcasts were improvised. They just sat the microphone in front of Williams, and let him rip. So, the reactions of the other actors are probably genuine, since they had no idea what he was going to say.
shareInfact, he was painfully unfunny in my opinion.
Having to watch the rest of the characters pretend to laugh at his awful jokes was just cringeworthy.
Did people find this sort of stuff funny in the 80s?
The guy was just annoying, needed to shut the hell up.
I couldn't have put it better- his jokes sucked and he is damn annoying as hell.
Get busy livin..... or die tryin - Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption"
To the OP:
I think you are absolutely right.
Robin Williams is simply NOT funny. I'm sorry to offend those who are fans of his, but that's my honest opinion after watching this movie.
In fact, it was watching this movie that first convinced me he wasn't funny at all.
I think people think he's funny because he goes all crazy and loud, so people instinctively laugh at it, but there really isn't much substance to his antics.
IMO a much funnier comedian with a similar sort of style is Jim Carrey, although it's been a while since I kept abreast of his work.
He sucks.
Get busy livin..... or die tryin - Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption"
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cbs has a hit on its hands!
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I found quite a bit of his radio work funny. Especially the line about Johnson's daughter on the road, and using the nickname of Nixon. And Ethel's voice jamming Russian radar sensors, which is something similar I've been saying for years now.
shareIronically, I didn't laugh at any of the mildly humorous Williams rantings. However, his mania sure did set up everyone else's more deadpan deliveries. I found myself laughing whenever any other character made a joke.
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