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Originally Posted by tore
This guy is widely appreciated for his comic routines?
Granted, this is the only bit of stand-up I've seen about this guy. I love inappropriate humour, but this comes across more as an idiot who's angry with the world, flaunting his ignorance. False facts, irrelevant arguments .. It's painful to watch.
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That clip may not be terribly funny but I agree with a lot of what he says there, you don't have to agree with him and I do think people overrate him but he's by means an idiot and at his best he was one of the most provocative comedians out there.
He is an "angry" comic, that's part of his appeal. In his latter years he started doing more rants than jokes but I still find his rants funny, I don't always agree with him, but I like that he isn't totally partial to any one political side, it makes his opinions a lot more interesting than the usual ranting political commedian.
I also like his choice of words, the guy can be a really crafty wordsmith, especially with the weird poems he would sometimes open his shows with. I'd recommend you check out more of his material. His earlier stuff is less angry and less serious.