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Absurd Alhazred
Mar 27, 2010

by Athanatos

The Bloop posted:

Jesus Christ I'd rather see ten of those terrible skeevy zootopia comics instead of one Seinfeld comic. Seinfeld comics are like the pure platonic form of unfunniness

You've gotta get out of there!

Edit: :jerry: snype!

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The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
Jerry Seinfeld is one of the least funny people who has ever lived.

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



The Bloop posted:

Jerry Seinfeld is one of the least funny people who has ever lived.

This is true, but Larry David created some funny situations around Seinfeld sometimes okay?



Please, I tried to find some LD webcomics but there aren't none and I don't want to hear about it anymore.

Dreddout
Oct 1, 2015

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
PYF Comic: The comic is surprisingly well-drawn, I have to say.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012











some plague rats
Jun 5, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

What the gently caress is this, it's trash, I hate it

Zippy the Bummer
Dec 14, 2008

Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
how about some Pandyland re-posts?











Zippy the Bummer has a new favorite as of 08:48 on Dec 9, 2017

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



Zippy the Bummer posted:

how about some Pandyland re-posts?













lmbo

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



Zippy the Bummer
Dec 14, 2008

Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES





here you go

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang




oh man ive always loved that, i gotta check if they still make comics

in the meantime, one of my favorites

Antivehicular
Dec 30, 2011


I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give


Wasn't there a BYOB thread about the concept of paying someone to beat you up? Or was it FYAD?

Schlub Husband
Jan 13, 2008

*hic*
Lipstick Apathy

Antivehicular posted:

Wasn't there a BYOB thread about the concept of paying someone to beat you up? Or was it FYAD?

yes.

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade
These are good.

Zelder
Jan 4, 2012

The Bloop posted:

Jesus Christ I'd rather see ten of those terrible skeevy zootopia comics instead of one Seinfeld comic. Seinfeld comics are like the pure platonic form of unfunniness

Weird way to tell everyone you're trying to crank it to furry porn but you do you

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
Jerry Seinfeld is very funny.



Looking.

MichiganCubbie
Dec 11, 2008

I love that I have an erection...

...that doesn't involve homeless people.


I can hear this in their voices. Particularly Kramer's "fifteen damage" part.

Wasn't this done by a former Goon who had a gamer comic? I don't remember the name of it, but it was like standard "two gamer guys and a gamer girl" but the guy was receptive to criticism from here?

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

MichiganCubbie posted:

I can hear this in their voices. Particularly Kramer's "fifteen damage" part.

Wasn't this done by a former Goon who had a gamer comic? I don't remember the name of it, but it was like standard "two gamer guys and a gamer girl" but the guy was receptive to criticism from here?

It's a pretty good pastiche

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!

MichiganCubbie posted:

I can hear this in their voices. Particularly Kramer's "fifteen damage" part.

Wasn't this done by a former Goon who had a gamer comic? I don't remember the name of it, but it was like standard "two gamer guys and a gamer girl" but the guy was receptive to criticism from here?

No.

Kennel
May 1, 2008

BAWWW-UNH!

Powaqoatse posted:

please continue i am intrigued

Kit Walker
Jul 10, 2010
"The Man Who Cannot Deadlift"

MichiganCubbie posted:

I can hear this in their voices. Particularly Kramer's "fifteen damage" part.

Wasn't this done by a former Goon who had a gamer comic? I don't remember the name of it, but it was like standard "two gamer guys and a gamer girl" but the guy was receptive to criticism from here?

I don't think he's a former goon but yeah he did take criticism to heart and actually went out of his way to improve his art style a lot

MiddleOne
Feb 17, 2011


what a shitjoke

Scaramouche
Mar 26, 2001

SPACE FACE! SPACE FACE!

The comic in question was called f@nboys I believe, think it might be on hiatus.

I thought the whole thing about Seinfeld was that he wasn't funny, and everyone was laughing at this tragically unfunny person exerting so much effort and words trying to be funny and failing completely.

Zelder
Jan 4, 2012

Scaramouche posted:

The comic in question was called f@nboys I believe, think it might be on hiatus.

I thought the whole thing about Seinfeld was that he wasn't funny, and everyone was laughing at this tragically unfunny person exerting so much effort and words trying to be funny and failing completely.

Why would you think that? Have you never seen the show?

Johnny Aztec
Jan 30, 2005

by Hand Knit

Zelder posted:

Why would you think that? Have you never seen the show?

How can it be funny if theres not fart jokes and BAZINGAS?

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



The Bloop posted:

Jesus Christ I'd rather see ten of those terrible skeevy zootopia comics instead of one Seinfeld comic. Seinfeld comics are like the pure platonic form of unfunniness

well check it out, the weird zootopia comic takes place in the seinfeld apartment

not kidding

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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Zelder posted:

Why would you think that? Have you never seen the show?

tbf his standup bits in the show are tepid at best

Zelder
Jan 4, 2012

Powaqoatse posted:

tbf his standup bits in the show are tepid at best

True, but I feel like they were probably funnier when the show was originally airing. The show is weirdly timeless but the stand up bits obviously aren't

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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Zelder posted:

True, but I feel like they were probably funnier when the show was originally airing. The show is weirdly timeless but the stand up bits obviously aren't

no, they werent

<-- old as gently caress

Scaramouche
Mar 26, 2001

SPACE FACE! SPACE FACE!

Zelder posted:

Why would you think that? Have you never seen the show?

I've actually never seen an entire episode of the show, just picked up bits of it osmotically. I tried watching the last episode but kind of gave up on it, thinking "these people are jerks and I have no real interest in their doings". I have the same problem with that sunny Philadelphia show so it might be on me.

As for my quoted hot take, I was being hyperbolic for comedic reasons ;) I really don't like anything he's done but acknowledge lots of other people do.

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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wtf why would you try watching a last episode of anything without having seen the rest?

also the last episode is pretty bad

goethe.cx
Apr 23, 2014


Powaqoatse posted:

wtf why would you try watching a last episode of anything without having seen the rest?

also the last episode is pretty bad

it is, but i have a theory that it's a nod to the trial scene in "the stranger"

NorgLyle
Sep 20, 2002

Do you think I posted to this forum because I value your companionship?

I always thought that Seinfeld's stand up bits from the show were intentionally tepid in service of the premise that, in the show, Jerry was just a working comedian doing random nightclubs and not a millionaire super comic. All of the characters (aside from Kramer) were supposed to be fairly unremarkable in the fantasy universe where they lived.

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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Koyaanisgoatse posted:

it is, but i have a theory that it's a nod to the trial scene in "the stranger"

maybe, but it didnt work

actually i should probably try watching it again now that ive actually read the stranger

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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NorgLyle posted:

I always thought that Seinfeld's stand up bits from the show were intentionally tepid in service of the premise that, in the show, Jerry was just a working comedian doing random nightclubs and not a millionaire super comic. All of the characters (aside from Kramer) were supposed to be fairly unremarkable in the fantasy universe where they lived.

he gets comped a lot though, and planes and stuff, idk it always seemed like he was fairly well off. kramer obvs had rent control or owned the building or some nonsense and elaine & george move a lot thru the seasons.

seinfeld has a mac in 1989 when they cost like half a car at least

Choco1980
Feb 22, 2013

I fell in love with a Video Nasty

Scaramouche posted:

I've actually never seen an entire episode of the show, just picked up bits of it osmotically. I tried watching the last episode but kind of gave up on it, thinking "these people are jerks and I have no real interest in their doings". I have the same problem with that sunny Philadelphia show so it might be on me.

As for my quoted hot take, I was being hyperbolic for comedic reasons ;) I really don't like anything he's done but acknowledge lots of other people do.

Yeah I find shows where the whole cast are terrible people funny, but at the same time extremely quick to wear out their welcome.

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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sitcoms kind of need the stars to be terrible people though, otherwise the need for episodal conflict will make them the target of a cruel universe and people dont like that

theres a handful of good ones, but theyre rare

top 3 in no specific order
- arrested development
- seinfeld + curb your enthusiasm
- its always sunny in philadelphia

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right

Powaqoatse posted:

sitcoms kind of need the stars to be terrible people though, otherwise the need for episodal conflict will make them the target of a cruel universe and people dont like that

Seinfeld's thing was that they upended the typical sitcom format where conflicts were neatly solved at the end of the episode and the characters all hugged and learned a lesson. "No hugging, no learning" was actually a rule in the Seinfeld writers' room.

This is nothing special in sitcoms these days but back when Seinfeld first came out it it was a genuinely revolutionary.
Edit: Seinfeld premiered back in the late 80s when the top sitcoms were things like The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Cheers, The Golden Girls, Who's The Boss?, Night Court and ALF.

Snowglobe of Doom has a new favorite as of 00:15 on Dec 10, 2017

Blackchamber
Jan 25, 2005

NorgLyle posted:

I always thought that Seinfeld's stand up bits from the show were intentionally tepid in service of the premise that, in the show, Jerry was just a working comedian doing random nightclubs and not a millionaire super comic. All of the characters (aside from Kramer) were supposed to be fairly unremarkable in the fantasy universe where they lived.

Jerry said on Letterman when the show was first going to air that the stand up bits were supposed to be there as exposition so that the show about nothing plots would be understandable to viewers. This was later part of the show where Jerry and George are making their pitch and having a hard time getting people to understand a show about nothing.

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Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
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slægt skal følge slægters gang



Snowglobe of Doom posted:

Seinfeld's thing was that they upended the typical sitcom format where conflicts were neatly solved at the end of the episode and the characters all hugged and learned a lesson. "No hugging, no learning" was actually a rule in the Seinfeld writers' room.

This is nothing special in sitcoms these days but back when Seinfeld first came out it it was a genuinely revolutionary.
Edit: Seinfeld premiered back in the late 80s when the top sitcoms were things like The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Cheers, The Golden Girls, Who's The Boss?, Night Court and ALF.

yea that is true. i realize now that my earlier post was from contemporary optics lol

larry david was a godsend to television comedy

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