Things you find woefully unfunny, but other people like.

[isometry]

My least favorite kind of comedy is the "uncomfortable"/"pranks" category, any shows like "Punk'd" or "Borat", or those daily show segments where they interview someone who isn't on the joke, etc. I don't find any humor in pranks in general.

Nearly all formulaic comedy movies I find dreadful, the south park bit where Stan sees all the comedy trailers as shit sums it up perfectly. [http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/388737/rated-arg-for-pirates]

From occasional glimpses I can see most network TV shows are terrible. I checked out a bit of Two and a Half Men when Sheen was going crazy IRL, but it wasn't funny. I'm a theoretical physicist, so Big Bang Theory is especially awful. I've laughed at some youtube clips of Simpsons and Family Guy, but the general quality of those is unwatchable.

I generally like internet humor, including image macros and memes. Though to be funny the meme has to be used in a clever or unexpected way. It has to be natural, not forced, like some guy is excited about "putting an X with a Y so you can X while you Y" and doesn't even realize he is falling into the Xhibit meme. That was the problem with the arrow in the knee meme, with three placeholders ("used to X but then Y to Z") it was just way generic and could be applied to basically any sentence, which kind of kills the "clever and unexpected" aspect.

 

[direkiller]

i love spaceballs
the rest of them not so much

 

[neonsword13-ops]

The Office: All it comes down to is people acting awkward in front of a camera.

Most of tobuscus' stuff: Act crazy in front of camera; Get millions of views. (The literal trailers are good, though.)

Shane Dawson: lol, dick humor with no real jokes.

It's Always Sunny in Philie: Big meh. It's okay,no real stand-out humor.

 

[Grunt_Man11]

I'm going to get flamed hard for this, but screw it.

Arrested Development


Yes, that Arrested Development. I gave the show a number of chances and it failed to make me laugh every time. The characters are completely unlikable. They're either utterly moronic to the point of annoyance, complete wimps, or have a douchebaggery level equal to that of X-box Live.

It's just not that funny, sorry.

 

[arnoldthebird]

I do not like The Office, and a lot of Sacha Baron Cohen's work I find to be super offensive with no real laughs

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

Call me crazy, but I dislike anything with a laugh track. It feels really annoying having the show tell me something was funny, and I should be laughing. It takes me right out of it.

Amen. After watching a few shows with out them (mostly Community) I can't stand it when a show tells me when to laugh.

I'll third the sentiment. I can handle a laugh track on an older show, like MASH for example, but modern sitcoms should not have to tell the audience any more.

 

[requisitename]

I'm going to get flamed hard for this, but screw it.

Arrested Development


Yes, that Arrested Development. I gave the show a number of chances and it failed to make me laugh every time. The characters are completely unlikable. They're either utterly moronic to the point of annoyance, complete wimps, or have a douchebaggery level equal to that of X-box Live.

It's just not that funny, sorry.

This, too. I've watched it all.. I watched with a friend who was really into it. I just didn't think it was that funny. Sure, it made me chuckle a few times.. but, I guess it's just not my type of humor.

 

[DoctorSun]

Big Bang Theory was one of the most cringe-worthy programs I had ever seen on television.

I utterly despise South Park.

Used to like Family Guy but its gone downhill.

Tis all I can think of now...

 

[torzath]

Moviebob's X IS (ARE) WEIRD voice. Mainly because I know it bothers other people.

 

[TyrunnAlberyn]

Seinfeld. I mean really. I just don't get any funny vibes from that show.

 

[Patrick Buck]

Big bang theory. That youtube video "Baby monkey riding on a pig".

But Big bang theory... Just did not like. But all my friends love it. Urgh.

 

[feeback06]

The Big Bang theory showed nerd culture as some weird, anti-social freak show. It seems like it was written by some soccer mom that just assumes this is how "nerd's" act.

I also haven't enjoyed any of the Sacha Baren Cohen comedies. I don't think he's a bad actor, since I enjoyed him in Hugo and Sweeney Todd but he needs to leave writing to the professionals.

 

[Yopaz]

Family guy after it was brought back from being cancelled. The writing was worse, the characters changed (specifically Meg).

The cut-aways became less about specific jokes and more about pop-culture references and absurdity.

You think that's bad? Remember the time I went skiing with Dr. Manhattan and The Annoying Orange?

But yeah, it's gone pretty downhill. I haven't watched it in months as I can't be bothered with it.

Now what I find really funny about it is that in the most recent season the animation improved, the humour took a dive, but then The Simpsons struck and became a lot better for the first episodes of the new season. It's like a balance scale. When one goes down the other goes up.

OT: Jeff Dunham and Jackass. People keep telling me how funny he is, but I can sit through watching him without being close to finding any of it remotely funny.

 

[Ice Car]

Those animated comedy shows. Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad. In some instances, acting like complete fools can be funny (See: Mr. Bean, Smokey & The Bandit) but those animated shows just over do it in a way that doesn't even crack a smile on my face.

Tell me you like Futurama?

OT: Arrow in the Knee jokes, Arrow in the Knee jokes, and Arrow in the Knee jokes. Almost forgot to mention Arrow in the Knee Jokes.

Arrow in the Knee Jokes.

 

[Don Savik]

Most anime comedy. The jokes just feel really recycled and plain to me (there are plenty still that have me on the floor laughing but..), yet my anime loving friends always go on about specific parts that they find to be epic or flippin' hilarious that I see and think, "seen it" for the hundredth time which I do not always point out in a flippant manner, but instead respond to them with, meh, it's alright I guess. Seeing a little girl send giant beams of heavenly light crashing down the earth can only be epic for so many times, until you begin to notice a cycle of this where you can already anticipate their cliche and realize that little girls are the strongest breed of human in anime, and at the bottom of the food chain is the muscly looking guys who actually work out and that people will laugh at the exact same premise of a little girl annihilating an army a lot without getting bored of it over and over again.

^^a thousand times this. God I cannot stand anime "humor". Its mostly just some dumb kawaii desu cutesy crap with childhood antics and usually some physical humor. My friend made me watch an anime that was supposedly one of everyone's favorites and funniest, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya (or however the fuck its fucking spelled). Now, I've been told I'm a pretty funny guy with my cynicism and dry sense of smart humor, so maybe its just me meeting the opposite end of the spectrum, but watching that show made my eyes bleed. Half the time the characters are just groping and playing mind games with people like fucking sociopaths to do humorous things. Its almost like a dark look into the minds of japanese animators. Its pretty horrifying shit.

 

[The Night Angel]

Nearly all Ben Stiller movies where he tries to be funny, especially Zoolander. It makes me want to break my T.V. when it's on. I don't mind him as an actor, I just don't think he can carry a comedy movie on his own.

 

[Puddleknock]

I can't stand most American sitcoms. I find them really frustrating to watch, almost like the humour if forced. Though that said I did like Frasier so there is a little inconsistency there.

Oh also I loathe most of the animated shows such as South Park or Family Guy (especially Family Guy). But then again I like Futurama so yet more inconsistency. At least I'm consistent with my inconsistency.

 

[Frostbyte666]

Anything and everything done by Ali G. before anyone says that isn't his real name, yes I know, yes I know his actual name has already been mentioned in the thread I'm just not willing to waste my time looking it up again. Sorry I find his humour absolutely purile and cringe-inducing.

Most American comedies when they lack any kind of subtlety and try to continually reinforce the joke like we didn't get it the 1st time and that was still pretty terrible.

1 of my favourite comedies though is Red Dwarf, though I admit it picks up once Kryten is added and goes downhill a bit when Rimmer is gone.
Another good 1 is Coupling though that has a few cringy episodes, notably when it deals with Jeff.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Pretty much Seth Macfarlane works especially The Cleveland Show. Granted I did used to watch Family Guy and American Dad when it was first aired but now it's just out stay its welcome.

Also I don't get the appeal of this show called 12 oz. Mouse which a friend of my liked. Sure I'm the type who never judge a animated show for its appearances but I make an exception for that show (and the weird humour within it).

EDIT- Thanks to Moviebob review, I had competely forgot about the Tim and Eric show. MY best friend love it but I don't see the appeal as I find that show competely unfunny at all.

 

[Quellist]

Borat: how anyone found that film even mildly amusing escapes me

The Mighty Boosh: I sat through the first episode waiting for it to get funny while my best friend kept on about how it was the best thing on TV, I really felt it was 30 minutes of my life i wasn't getting back

Just about any US 'Family' comedy with a laugh-track: If you need to tell the audience when to laugh then you're doing something wrong