DEAR AMERICA, I HATE YOU
10.26.09
Jeff Dunham is probably not a bad person. In the world of comedy, he’s not nearly as bad as dishonest wastes of carbon compounds like Carlos Mencia and Dane Cook. But he’s a ventriloquist, and ventriloquism is stupid, and he’s not even good at his stupid ventriloquism (proof here). Nevertheless…
After breaking Comedy Central’s ratings records with his special last year, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham repeated the feat on the series side. The Thursday debut of “The Jeff Dunham Show” drew 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched series premiere in Comedy Central’s history.
The show, mostly panned by critics, also posted all-time records for a Comedy Central series premiere in adults 18-49 (2.6 rating). Including the same-night replays, the premiere of “Jeff Dunham” attracted 7.9 million viewers. It was the top cable series on Thursday night and powered Comedy Central to its highest-rated night of the year. [THR]
This is why we can’t have nice things. Tell me how you feel, girls:
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I don’t want to sound like an east-coast elitist dickhole* but I blame the success of this show along with CSI, NCIS, and most of society’s ills on middle America.
*I am most certainly an elitist east-coast Dickhole.
I’m convinced that 90% of regular Comedy Central viewers are functionally retarded. Want some other examples? Ok…Crank Yankers, Mind of Mencia, Drawn Together, Lil Bush: All of these made it past the 1st season.
At least a lot of Americans watch solid sitcoms like Two & a Halffffffffffffffffffuck.
This guy was the top earning comedian last year. He made over 10 million fucking dollars with those dolls.
Now do you understand why Bill Maher talks down to people?
Hey don’t get down. Most Americans are stupid. Come on up to our ivory tower. It’s nice, there’s tons of perrier and heineken and everyone looks like ants!
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
That’ll hold those little S.O.B’s.
That’s it. Seriously, if you or anyone you know enjoys the comedic stylings of Jeff Dunham, please go under your kitchen sink and drink the entire contents of the first bottle you see.
Mimes > gay porn > ventriloquists > Horatio Sanz > Kristen Wiig
Critics are getting smarter and the public is getting dumber.
How did it beat It’s Always Sunny? Come on!
It’s amazing to me that three girls* THAT ugly got a show on MTV. Can’t our brain-meltingly awful TV at least be nice to look at?
*Lauren is kinda cute.
*to be, whatever
Normally when I expect a show to me mind-numbingly terrible, I see how long I can watch it before I turn it off. Six fucking seconds.
There are times when I have to admit that Osama bin Laden has a compelling argument.
“It was the top cable series on Thursday night”
The terrorists have won. If you find anyone who watched this shit, please punch them in the face.