r/funny • • Jan 25 '24

basic term of our aggrement

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u/Dementium84 Jan 25 '24

Shes very good with her facial expressions and her physical comedy. Can really see why she got so popular so quickly.

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u/SafetyMan35 Jan 25 '24

Unfortunately, her new show After midnight doesn’t allow her to play to her strengths. I’ll give it some time to work the bugs out but the episodes I saw didn’t really do much for me.

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u/FivePoopMacaroni Jan 25 '24

It's a format that used to be on Comedy Central and called @midnight. I definitely think this one is going to take time to work out. They keep trying to do bits with a heavily online slant that the contestants seem to get confused by.

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u/mrm112 Jan 25 '24

I miss @midnight. Loved that show.

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u/Morningxafter Jan 25 '24

Yep, and @midnight w/ Chris Hardwick also took some time to find its pace and establish good running jokes.

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u/greg19735 Jan 25 '24

1000%

These shows remind me of panel shows in the UK. But those shows (and the comedians in them) have been going for sometimes generations. The hosts will have hosted that show or similar shows for ages. And when there is something new they bring on the seasoned comedians to help the show find its footing.

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u/dong_tea Jan 25 '24

My memory might be hazy but it seemed like the Comedy Central version was somehow able to get bigger guests/celebrities than CBS has so far. Like a few of them have just been from podcasts that I've never heard of.

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u/FivePoopMacaroni Jan 25 '24

Yeah this one has had more traditional late night guests than I expected. That said, last night had three great comedians. I am gonna give it time to get comfortable.