Totally, but they were often pure gold.
My favourite Commetti-ism was during a GWS game. Heath Shaw had skewed a kick out off the side of his boot and out on the full, handing the footy to the oppo for a free shot at goal. 10 minutes later Heath took another kick out and perfectly spotted up a teammate.
Commetti - "That is the Shaw Shank Redemption"
You don't come up with that little gem spontaneously.
No I totally agree Cometti was actually very funny planned or unplanned and had an incredible depth of knowledge about the sports he called. Bruce had perhaps the widest range of anyone in Australian TV history - you could have plonked him in any code or competition in the country and he’d be able to peel off hundreds of facts about it. Cometti brought that to footy and did it with wit and a bit of cheek.