A week ago Nicole and I were in the car listening to a radio show with comedian Jim Norton on as a guest. I discovered Jim Norton years ago while listening to an internet comedy radio station and thought he was one of the funniest comics I've heard. Not Doug Stanhope or Patton Oswalt funny, but damn funny. So, when he came to Denver I dragged Nicole out to see his stand-up performance and she pretty much hated every second of it.
Being reminded of this while hearing him on the radio she asked me why I thought his crude, sexist and obscene sense of humor was funny. I replied that I like him because I'm an adult and enjoy adult things and Jim Norton is a true adult comic. She seemed to accept this answer and nothing more was said about him.
This morning on the Today Show they had on as guest the guy who did the "Evolution of Dance" Youtube video with a live sequal to his internet performance. I stood there in retarded awe as I watched this idiot who can't dance shake his legs and flail his arms to a mix of terrible well known dance songs. It was after his performance during an interview that he stated his Youtube video has had 109,596,364 views and if you google it you will see a description of the video as, "The funniest 6 minutes you will ever see! Remember how many ..."!!! What? Who the fuck thinks this is funny??? Is the rest of America really that low brow and Mormon?
I couldn't imagine anything less funny or more G rated and decided that he must be the antithesis of Jim Norton. I guess if there is a heaven there must be a hell and Jim Norton you are my Jesus.
Comments (2)
I have the same thought as your lovely wife. I dislike Jim Norton immensely! You and Dion are a pair. Just please tell me that you don't find Katt Williams funny because I want to beat Dion everytime I hear him laughing to his stand up.
Posted by jess | January 12, 2009 1:49 PM
Posted on January 12, 2009 13:49
We live in a world where 30 million people think a 15-second video of a baby panda sneezing is the shit. I have come to terms with it over time and feel like a better person for recognizing the insanity of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk
Part of what helped me was Fuck You, Penguin. I think it can help you as well:
http://fuckyoupenguin.blogspot.com/
Good luck, friend.
Posted by drew | January 13, 2009 11:25 AM
Posted on January 13, 2009 11:25