IdleRich said:it wasn't at all well delivered and didn't make me laugh. On the other hand I have to admire him having such a blatant go at Bush right in front of his face
I don't think he was deadpan. He left pauses for laughs that didn't arrive, how is that deadpan? Plus he cocked up one of the jokes and then said it again looking fairly uncomfortable all the while."And his delivery didn't prevent that - and probably enhanced it by being so deadpan"
yeah i think it hinges on everyday exposuire to particular north american stuff. even in canada it's easy not to really get where he's coming from because we don't get fox news and the o'reilly factor (at least not on regular cable). his whole schtick has to to with him caricaturing o'reilly every day in the same timeslot. i usually find him less amusing than jon stewart because his whole show is about being in that character, but seeing him confront the washington press corps and the president with their own bullshit like that really was on another level.shudder said:luka: you do get that that's his shtick, right? I think his style and delivery make a lot more sense when you've actually watched the ridiculous shit he's lampooning... and the audience reaction was exactly apt, since he made everyone in the audience squirm like they should...