There's something about Jack Whitehall I dislike
It could be that he's better looking, younger, has more hair, has probably had more sex in the last few weeks than I've had in my lifetime, is naturally funnier, is richer, and has had a more privilege start in life.
I'm not sure which irks me the most to be honest, so I just pretend I don't find him funny.
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I know what you mean, I'm the same...
I've narrowed down my hatred of him to his beard... AND the fact that if you make your eyes go blurry he looks a bit like Noel "Was he a paedo?" Edmonds.
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Mon 14 Jan 2013, 14:03,
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I like him.
He's had the odd cringe moment, but overall I like his comedy.
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Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Mon 14 Jan 2013, 14:23,
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I've spent more time pondering why I dislike him so much than I'm comfortable admitting.
I've accepted that a part of it is simple envy, but I think that much of it is this: I go to a fair bit of stand-up, mostly up-and-comers or people I've never/barely heard of.
Much of it is awful, some of it is okay, and every now and again you see someone who genuinely gets you excited about comedy again. One consistently depressing observation though, even at iconic clubs like Up The Creek, is how universally uncritical the crowds are. Contrary to popular belief, comedy audiences are some of the least discerning people around. The last ten years has seen stand-up become more mainstream in terms of popularity, and whether this has caused a larger, less critical audience or is an effect of it, I can't say.
What I can say is that you really don't have to be very good to make it, as long as you're confident and signpost where the laughs are expected as crudely as possible. Stand-up is now a short cut to TV, and as such scouts are looking for acts very similar to those that currently populate the panel shows. Mock the Week is a perfect example of the sort of bland, safe dross they are after, which is why a budding comedian these days is sadly well-advised to not try to be 'too different.' Paul Foot is a terrific stand-up, but he can't crack TV because commisioners/producers lack the imagination/wit to know what to do with him.
The BBC will bite your hand off if you tick the diversity/inclusion box, which is why Citizen Khan gets made even though it's not very good. Omid Djallili (sp.?) is no doubt a nice guy, but funny? Really? Stephen K Amos, black and gay for sure, but making a living out of comedy?
Anyway, this has clearly strayed from why I hate Jack Whitehall, other than he's a product of the modern factory-built safe, lowbrow observational school of insipid comedy. Plus, his dad is 'in the biz' and his uncle or godfather or something is Nigel fucking Havers. So something tells me JW didn't have to hope he would 'get spotted' whilst giging 3 spots a night for the love of it.
TLDR: I am bitter.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Mon 14 Jan 2013, 14:53,
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Simple
reason, he seems like a total twat and he isn't at all funny.
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I agree with a lot of that
I think it goes further toward the oddly conservative approach a lot of producers have nowadays. As perfectly put forward in this article www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/tiernan-douieb/the-long-lost-golden-era-of-comedy_b_1822006.html
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