Lewis Black - no better than Dane Cook

[ghostrunner]

That's right.

Feigned rage = not funny.

[thrill]

He doesn't steal jokes.

[JL21]

I like Lewis Black, but I hate his new show. That show is awful.

[ghostrunner]

He doesn't steal jokes.

neither did Gallagher

[lukethedrifter]

No better than Dane Cook at .....????

if you mean Lewis Black is no better than Dane Cook at turning his observations in to jokes then I gotta say you're crazy.

[jeffbgoofy]

I like Lewis Black, but I hate his new show. That show is awful.

I would totally agree with that. Saw him in concert here a few years ago when he opened for Kathleen Madigan at the Pageant...funny guy...but dumb show

[clevername]

I've liked Black for a while. He did a show with Jon Stewart for the students at Auburn while I was in undergrad there which was face hurtingly funny.

At some point he stopped being Lewis Black when he was on camera/on stage and always became the character "Lewis Black". I don't like him as much now. The new show is PAINFULLY scripted with no spontaneity, which seems to be the opposite of what would fit the comedians he has on best. He's selling "Lewis Black" now instead of being that funny dude who said a lot of things I thought myself who happened to be named Lewis Black.

[mikechamp]

I like Lewis Black, but I hate his new show. That show is awful.

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But in regards to his show, has anyone caught one of Greg Giraldo's (sp?) stand up shows? He's funny, and in the same vein as Black, but without the anger.

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[JL21]

I like Lewis Black, but I hate his new show. That show is awful.

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But in regards to his show, has anyone caught one of Greg Giraldo's (sp?) stand up shows? He's funny, and in the same vein as Black, but without the anger.

I'm a huge Greg Giraldo fan. And he's another one whose rep is getting hurt by that show. When I saw that Lewis Black had a show that prominently featured Greg Giraldo, I had high hopes.