@Midnight - General Discussion

[Gene Parmesan]

Well get ready for more unfunny Hardwick monopolizing screen time tonight with overlong song to the demise of SkyMall magazine that seemed completely self-indulgent and once again, I repeat, not funny.

 

BTW, as much as I like Ken Marino, tonight's Marry Me panel shows me I am not missing anything by not watching that show.

[Judois]

Yeah,that song was very self-indulgent. I had to FF and couldn't believe how much time he took up.

[ABay]

Adding to the choir, I liked the show a lot more when it was about the games and not the host.

[Skyfall]

I liked the song, espically if it was his real voice. Never knew he could sing.

[Princess Sparkle]

I liked the song, espically if it was his real voice. Never knew he could sing.

He used to release comedy albums with Mike Phirman (who I think has been on the show at least once) as Hard n Phirm.  If you ever listen to the Doug Loves Movies podcast, those two sing the theme song.

[LADreamr]

I'm glad it's not just me with the Sklar brothers. I've never gotten the appeal.

[formerlyfreedom]

Hey, all - I'm going to move some of these posts over to the Chris Hardwick: Singled Out Nerdist because it seems the conversation is becoming a lot more about CH, and less about the episodes. Let's go ahead and take the conversation about him to there, and get back to the episodes in here. Thank you!

[divaTy]

This show has definitely become less enjoyable for me.

[Skyfall]

Between the baby mask, the simulated JO, and the Skylers I was done with last night;s episode within like two minutes,

[weightyghost]

Last night's episode was the first one I've enjoyed in a really long time. Guests were pretty hilarious, even when their jokes weren't perfect. And Mike Phirman is kind of adorable. 

[formerlyfreedom]

I agree about last night's show - they seemed pretty relaxed, and I very much enjoyed the accents! Yes, I am shallow....

[Kromm]

Between the baby mask, the simulated JO, and the Skylers I was done with last night;s episode within like two minutes,

It's funny, but I actually thought the Sklars were marginally less annoying than usual.  STILL annoying, but for some reason it was geared back a bit.

 

The baby mask was another annoying "look at me!" Chris Hardwick moment though.

[Judois]

While I'm not a big fan of Emo Phillips,I can find him genuinely funny sometimes. However,first I need to be able to understand what the hell he is saying.

[ottoDbusdriver]

While I'm not a big fan of Emo Phillips,I can find him genuinely funny sometimes. However,first I need to be able to understand what the hell he is saying.

 

I did like how he made Proops snort at the start of the episode.

[ABay]

Kanye finally understanding the riddle of the Sphinx was genius.

[MarquisDeCarabas]

I recognize that they go crude now and again but it felt like tonight's Walking Dead episode went there a lot, maybe because these aren't experienced comics and there was not going to be a lot ad libing one liners so shock value was needed.

 

That being said Kirkman's reaction to the Walking Dead Porn parody was great, and his fake spoiler killed me as did Josh McDermitts reaction when he figured out what he did.  I need to go back and watch Lauren Cohen's face to see her reaction though.

Edited February 12, 2015 by MarquisDeCarabas

[ottoDbusdriver]

I love that they managed to disgust Kirkman.  

 

Lauren Cohan appeared to be genuinely shocked at some of the clips, but that didn't stop her from chiming in with her answers. Mad props !

[ABay]

Since I don't watch The Walking (or Talking) Dead, I have no idea what Kirkman's joke was. I did however giggle hysterically over Gato Malo and have renamed my cat.

[candall]

I don't know about Dr. Eugene in the middle--he did okay--but I think they had to feed Lauren Cohan her jokes.  Hang onto your day job as long as possible, Maggie, standup's not your strong suit. 

 

Malo Gato for the win!

[ottoDbusdriver]

Finally watched the extended and uncensored version of the Walking Dead episode -- the Belgian chocolate buttholes segment was pretty funny ("Every kiss begins with 'A').

[cmahorror]

I have to see those damn Farmer's Only.com commercials all the fricking time since I live in the midwest and they missed the worst (aka best) part - the jingle!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBrEZ5LJXlM

 

I would have loved for them to make their own jingle based on that commercial.

 

I have a great fear of clowns (I blame exposure to Poltergeist and Stephen King in my formative years) so that clown dating site made me cringe.

[Dewey Decimate]

Re-catching the end of the recent Archer cast ep, I was reminded of how disappointing Aisha Tyler's brand of comedy was: attractive woman getting applause for making blunt sexual references. (Admittedly, the decline in the characterization of Lana Kane may be affecting my judgment a little.) In the FTW it was utterly predictable that she wrote the third entry, and would be awarded the win pretty much just because she said "handjob." Ooh, hilarious!

 

I also think that Chris Parnell is the only guest so far who appears to NOT even have a twitter handle. Holy crap - my new celebrity crush! (Doesn't hurt that Cyril is extremely well-endowed.)

[trow125]

I've never watched "No, You Shut Up!" and wasn't sure what to expect from last night's show, but... it wasn't that bad. I'd still prefer 3 human comedians, and for a "milestone" episode (#200), it definitely didn't live up to the greatness of episode #100 (with Nikki Glaser, Ron Funches and Doug Benson -- this was the ep with the great "fan fiction" scene between Chris and Ron).

[weightyghost]

the "don't you put it in your mouth" clip wasn't from a child's show, it was from a commercial/PSA. And was it strictly a Canadian thing? Because it was such a big deal here. It's been 20 years and I can still sing the entire song. And when I do (which has happened more than once in the last few months alone) my friends/brother can join in. 

 

Watching the hotdog bash his face into the button to buzz in was ultimately my fav part. 

[ottoDbusdriver]

Didn't anyone else notice at one point there was a quick edit that showed Chris Hardwick replaced by a puppet Chris Hardwick ?

[biakbiak]

Chris tweeted a pic of puppet Chris with the panel.

[zxy556575]

Since they went to the trouble of making that puppet, I was a little surprised all we got was a few frames of it.

[nachomama]

The absurdity got me. I liked the squirrel and the hot dog being completely innocuous was just perfection. I don't care for Paul F. Tompkins but have him square off with a squirrel, I liked him just a schoshe more. Haven't watched Yvette Nicole Brown yet but hopefully she's as delightful as on Talking Dead.

[Mindymoo]

I have been filled with glee ever since DirecTV got Fusion, because that's the channel that airs No, You Shut Up, so this panel was just awesome for me. Everyone was just great. And Hot Dog won! Star isn't my favorite of the puppets, but she was still funny here. Great show all around.

[Kromm]

I have been filled with glee ever since DirecTV got Fusion, because that's the channel that airs No, You Shut Up, so this panel was just awesome for me. Everyone was just great. And Hot Dog won! Star isn't my favorite of the puppets, but she was still funny here. Great show all around.

You don't need Fusion--nobody does.  

 

At some point apparently they broke down and realized nobody gets the damn channel, because what seems to check out as the legit official YouTube channel for the show (it links to what's definitely their legit Twitter account--plus @midnight actually showed a screenshot of the channel during the broadcast) has EVERY episode, in complete form, up for free.

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/noyoushutupchannel

 

Season 3 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcQUFxXnx_2-ZW0PVItbRTfPRCupv--NK

Season 2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcQUFxXnx_296hCbibajfFRCxvh08VVrD

Season 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcQUFxXnx_28p5n_a4qMBZGJoDrp7yNDo

 

For those who don't magically somehow have Fusion and so haven't seen the show before, I'd recommend watching out of order, with Season 3 first.  They seem to have revamped the show, with a lot more celebrity guests and a longer format (from 11 minutes with 4 minutes of commercials to 22 minutes with 8 minutes of commercials), and it's the best by far.

Edited February 25, 2015 by Kromm

[nachomama]

Ok, I'm a Directv person and if I do have fusion I don't know it, so either way I can find it. But question for Directv person(s), that damn thing doing the auto play on you? If I've got more than one episode it finishes and if I don't stop the darned thing within 5 seconds it rolls up the next. It's seriously pissing me off because I have attention span of flea and I've most  likely gotten up to get a drink. I come back and where it was a hot dog and a squirrel puppet it's now random people. No option to turn this off.

[Traveller519]

Last night's was a fun episode. Lindsay Sloan killed it, I was bummed she didn't get to advance, but all 3 were damn funny. 

 

All three YouTube bits were phenomenal. Especially Lindsay asking to replay the second video and the Tom's Ted Talk.

[biakbiak]

There is legitimately no way that Matt Mira didn't write the #wars with it's Hell Kitchen's tie-in. Also, Jen, I love you but when someone who is as stoned as Doug was can more successfully remember his jokes during this game you need to spend a few more minutes memorizing them before you show up.

 

I do always enjoy how much Doug cracks Chris up. 

Edited March 3, 2015 by biakbiak

[ABay]

The only way it could've been more obvious Kirkland was reading her lines is if she put on reading glasses and held a card in front of her face. Way to spoil the illusion, there, Jen.

[DeLurker]

Got around to watching the ep with Doug Benson.  I don't usually find stoner humor funny, but I find him hysterical. How he can be that funny and that stoned is a mystery.

[MrWhyt]

Got around to watching the ep with Doug Benson.  I don't usually find stoner humor funny, but I find him hysterical. How he can be that funny and that stoned is a mystery.

I'm also surprised at how funny he is, as I usually find people who are constantly stoned to be just as annoying and pathetic as those who are constantly drunk.

[ABay]

Although I don't doubt Doug is a stoner, I also think a lot of what we see is exaggerated for comedic effect. Like Dean Martin's drinking...If anyone else here is old enough to remember that.

[biakbiak]

I have been to several of his shows and have had friends smoke up with him before and after said shows and I don't think it's exaggerated for comic effect at all. His friends who know him and know how much weed he smokes are always commenting either on his podcasts (including one where they all get high) or the several documentaries on the subject that he has either made or been interviewed for everyone talks about how he is the most high functioning/hard working pothead they have ever met.

Edited March 3, 2015 by biakbiak

[ottoDbusdriver]

Like Dean Martin's drinking...If anyone else here is old enough to remember that.

 

You can't forget Foster Brooks -- that was his entire schtick was playing someone who was constantly loaded even more so than Deano, and Foster was a regular participant in the Dean Martin roasts.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_Brooks

[Dewey Decimate]

I cannot believe they actually had the "write a eulogy for robot dog" on the same day Kevin Smith mentions that he recently lost his dog (and, oh yeah, brother-in-law too). You'd think they'd have a back-up game or something, or at least CH could have made a joke/acknowledgment of how COMPLETELY awful, awkward, and tasteless that was. Was it me, or was there a collective gasp/silence from the audience upon realizing what that challenge was? I felt sick watching it (but maybe I take a pet's loss too seriously).

[biakbiak]

Since they know about the games ahead of time, I imagine that Kevin didn't have a problem with it.

[Kromm]

Yeah, they're not exactly locked into a script.  They almost definitely have extra material on tap too.  If it aired, it's because it was wanted.

[ottoDbusdriver]

Jessica Chobot was a wasted panelist, they should have gotten someone else.  

 

And I'm not sure why Matt Mira was fixated on ChappiE and breadsticks because that got old and predictable quickly.

[BeatLA24]

I guess I'm evil, or just sleep deprived when I watched this episode, but I kind of enjoyed Matt Mira totally trolling the episode with CHAPPiE and breadsticks. Although following him on Twitter, he was already mentioning getting the word out on CHAPPiE, so I was expecting a bunch on that.

[biakbiak]

I also enjoyed Mira with his CHAPPiE and breadsticks, especially Kevin and Chris' reactions to it.

 

Chris stop trying to make your mom happen! Though I totally knew the kale thing was Maron.

[Traveller519]

I don't know if Hardwicks bitching (and associated bitchface) at Mira's trolling were legit, or put on for effect but other way I loved it.

[April Bloodgate]

Tuesday's episode was one of the worst I can remember. I didn't think anyone was funny.

[Racj82]

Anytime someone gets Chris to say Goddamit, I'm a happy man.

[Dewey Decimate]

Last night's panel was very animated and entertaining. And I was LIVING for Jonah Ray's trolling of Chris Hardwick. CH's spotlight moments are far more tolerable when someone's accurately making fun of them.

[Kromm]

Recently Hardwick's mother AND girlfriend have again been mentioned. Enough already.

Here's a rule of thumb. Mentioning/making fun of something Chris does ON @midnight in a future episode? Fine. Making fun of Talking Dead? Marginal at best, but because Walking Dead is such a big part of Nerd culture, we'll accept it. Mentioning someone on the net making fun of Chris? Ehh... okay. Every once in a while. But the rest of Chris' life, career, family, etc? Who the fuck cares!