Quote (Skinned @ Jul 27 2017 06:27pm)
Dave Chappel is pretty relevant.
Haven't seen his new special yet, been meaning to watch.
Quote (BardOfXiix @ Jul 27 2017 09:07pm)
Unless his stuff in the past 5 years is vastly different than what he did when he started, he's a budget Chris Rock. While both offer social commentary, neither did so on the level of Carlin. Both Rock and Chappelle were/are (not sure how active they have been in stand up recently) black observational comics; Carlin was a social/political/relibious observational comic. Rock and Chappelle talk about black issues and race relations (primarily), while Carlin focused on society as a whole and politics far deeper than either (in his later years).
Well Rock is one of the greatest comedians of all time so that's not too much of an insult. But Chappelle is also one of the all-time greats. I've never been a fan of comedic social commentary except when it's done masterfully anyway. Chappelle is just funny.
Carlin's best work is before he became a preachy libertarian drug pusher. He is maybe the GOAT in terms of preparation and writing and presentation. It was more performance art than comedy.
Quote (BardOfXiix @ Jul 27 2017 09:07pm)
Hicks was alright. He had his moments.
Fair enough.
He's my least favorite comedian of all time.
He's what you get if you take Amy Schumer and make her even less funny.
This post was edited by Voyaging on Jul 27 2017 07:20pm