Australia is OK

[Bostonian]

And you're questioning other people's sense of humour?

A borderline senile old man criticising another borderline senile old man about senility is the height of witticism to you?

Yes i find the absurdity of it all hilarious.

I doubt you'd get the nuances of humour though.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Only late night host who is remotely funny is Conan, the rest are embarrassingly cringeworthy.

Samantha Bee and John Oliver are good

 

[craigos]

Samantha Bee and John Oliver are good

Way too pretentious for my liking. Also, something really grinds my gears about listening to someone from another country ripping into the country they now reside in (see Adam Hills as a perfect example).

 

[JackOutback]

Way too pretentious for my liking. Also, something really grinds my gears about listening to someone from another country ripping into the country they now reside in (see Adam Hills as a perfect example).

Reckon an outsider's view is invaluable.

 

[craigos]

Reckon an outsider's view is invaluable.

Occasionally yes but every night/week jsut annoys me. Like someone outside of your friendship group taking the piss.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Doing dick and sex jokes every episode doesn't seem "Way too pretentious" to me. Both are US citizens, have tremendous empathy for Americans, and only rip into those actively making their country worse.

 

[Caesar]

I would have said that American political satire is fairly unsophisticated. There’s a reason John Oliver left the UK.

 

[The Dice Man]

I would have said that American political satire is fairly unsophisticated. There’s a reason John Oliver left the UK.

He got tired of being called Ben?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

He got tired of being called Ben?

I think Jon Stewart offered him a job, and if he stayed in the UK doing one liners on panel shows would be the ceiling.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

perthblue, you may as well re-name this thread, "bomberboyokay promotes friendlyjordies".

 

[Kram]

perthblue, you may as well re-name this thread, "bomberboyokay mindlessly spams friendlyjordies".