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Jimmy Kimmel at NerdProm (WHCAD). (Original Post) msanthrope Apr 2012 OP
Meh. He had a few good ones, but a lot of bombs. Obama was much funnier. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #1
His timing was off...he's had a studio audience, and the mercy of msanthrope Apr 2012 #2
Kimmel was reading his jokes, many of which sucked to begin with. SunSeeker Apr 2012 #5
Whoa. Obama is the last comic standing. SO much better timing and delivery than Kimmel, and much gateley Apr 2012 #3
Eat it Mills! underpants Apr 2012 #4
EAT IT MILLS! HopeHoops Apr 2012 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,547 posts)
1. Meh. He had a few good ones, but a lot of bombs. Obama was much funnier.
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:46 PM
Apr 2012

Kimmel's timing sucked - he rattled off the jokes so fast that it seemed like he was just reading them off cue cards. Maybe he did that to cover up the fact that he wasn't getting a lot of laughs. I did chuckle at Marcus Bachmann's pink slip, though.

Nobody will ever top Stephen Colbert.

SunSeeker

(51,499 posts)
5. Kimmel was reading his jokes, many of which sucked to begin with.
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:08 PM
Apr 2012

Like the line about MSNBC being "to the left of Hugo Chavez." Who gave him that joke, Sarah Palin?

gateley

(62,683 posts)
3. Whoa. Obama is the last comic standing. SO much better timing and delivery than Kimmel, and much
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 06:06 PM
Apr 2012

more natural, too.

Before I saw Kimmel, when they'd show him when Obama was killing, I thought he looked nervous, like "shit, his stuff is so much better than mine!".

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