What TV shows are people watching?

The Batlord · 10-20-2014, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

I never understood the appeal of Aziz Ansari. He's not funny. I know people think he is funny, but I personally think he tries too hard.

Speaking of which, I haven't even touched Parks and Recreation again since finding Frasier. Already on Season 2 of Frasier, so i'm content.

He just comes across as a legitimate douchebag. Like that annoying loser kid who would have gotten picked on in high school, but they latched onto the cool kids hard enough that, enough though they were never accepted, they were still allowed to be the in-crowd's pet. And of course, to show how cool they really were, they became *******s to all the people they probably used to hang out with the year before.

Key · 10-20-2014, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

He just comes across as a legitimate douchebag. Like that annoying loser kid who would have gotten picked on in high school, but they latched onto the cool kids hard enough that, enough though they were never accepted, they were still allowed to be the in-crowd's pet. And of course, to show how cool they really were, they became *******s to all the people they probably used to hang out with the year before.

Exactly. I vaguely remember when he started to show up as a comedy act years ago, which I didn't even find that funny, and ever since then, i've seen nothing from him that's even remotely interesting.

Black Francis · 10-22-2014, 02:42 PM

He's pretty funny in this sketch.

His stand up comedy though is just awful.
Aziz imo is only good on minor supporting roles but as a lead role or a stand up comedian he doesn't quite cut it.

**Frownland** · 10-22-2014, 03:01 PM

I saw him on Conan once and he told a story about seeing 50 Cent at a restaurant. 50 orders a grapefruit soda and when the waiter brings it he asks "why isn't it purple?" That was when Aziz realized that 50 Cent doesn't know what a grapefruit was.

Pretty much the only time he got a laugh out of me.

The Batlord · 10-22-2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I saw him on Conan once and he told a story about seeing 50 Cent at a restaurant. 50 orders a grapefruit soda and when the waiter brings it he asks "why isn't it purple?" That was when Aziz realized that 50 Cent doesn't know what a grapefruit was.

Pretty much the only time he got a laugh out of me.

I once heard him tell a story about how he was at Jay-Z's birthday party or something, and Jay-Z (who apparently Aziz kind of worships) called him in front of the crowd to say something funny. Aziz was hella tired and didn't know what to say, so Jay-Z snatched the microphone back and got all pissed. Rather than acknowledge that Jay-Z had been a dick to him, Aziz acted like he had failed. Allowing the cool guy to get away with being an ******* just because you want to be friends with him is a true sign of a douchebag wannabe.

**Goofle** · 10-22-2014, 03:44 PM

New series of Peep Show next year.

**Frownland** · 10-22-2014, 03:46 PM

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New series of Peep Show next year.

**** yestasticerful. I recently finished my fourth round of the show and now I feel empty inside again.

Black Francis · 10-22-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I once heard him tell a story about how he was at Jay-Z's birthday party or something, and Jay-Z (who apparently Aziz kind of worships) called him in front of the crowd to say something funny. Aziz was hella tired and didn't know what to say, so Jay-Z snatched the microphone back and got all pissed. Rather than acknowledge that Jay-Z had been a dick to him, Aziz acted like he had failed. Allowing the cool guy to get away with being an ******* just because you want to be friends with him is a true sign of a douchebag wannabe.

i think it was Kanye not Jay z

i heard that story in his stand up. it wasn't funny.

Chula Vista · 10-22-2014, 03:52 PM

I like Aziz in Parks but couldn't get through one of his specials on Netflix. Seems like a nice enough guy in real life though. Organized a nice benefit for the Boston bombing victims which gets him points from me.

The Batlord · 10-22-2014, 05:23 PM

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i think it was Kanye not Jay z

i heard that story in his stand up. it wasn't funny.

Nope. It was definitely Jay-Z.

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	He's pretty funny in this sketch. His stand up comedy though is just awful. Aziz imo is only good on minor supporting roles but as a lead role or a stand up comedian he doesn't quite cut it. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	I saw him on Conan once and he told a story about seeing 50 Cent at a restaurant. 50 orders a grapefruit soda and when the waiter brings it he asks "why isn't it purple?" That was when Aziz realized that 50 Cent doesn't know what a grapefruit was. Pretty much the only time he got a laugh out of me. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	I like Aziz in Parks but couldn't get through one of his specials on Netflix. Seems like a nice enough guy in real life though. Organized a nice benefit for the Boston bombing victims which gets him points from me. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”