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Thank christ for that
It's a hard enough watch as it is
He's about as funny as a week old bag of chips
Three Little Birds was good.
Except for all that 'black supremacy and woke' stuff of course!
It's odd. Someone who is known as a comedian, but who is actually not funny. My first thought when I read the thread title was "Thank God, he was awful", and I'm glad to see it wasn't just me thinking that. I got dragged along to see him live at St Davids Hall some years ago, and I don't think I laughed once. Nice guy, and does a lot of sterling work, but he lost his edge years ago.
He hasn't had much to do with comedy - stand up or comedy sketch shows - for over 20 years (maybe nearer 30 years) apart from Comic Relief.
I was never bothered by his comedy either way - but that was because of a New Faces legacy of bland Saturday evening material that was inoffensive but often pointless. I didn't find him funny most of the time either. He was not alone with that - it applied to most TV comedy below the 'greats'.
I like him as a documentary maker (or at least presenter) and he has become a good drama script writer and actor (including a couple of high profile Shakespeare performances).
He also seems to be a good guy.
He spoke at my sons graduation last year.
I was pleasantly surprised that I found his speech quite funny. Delivering a funny speech though is very different to being a funny comedian.