Mar 31 2012

What makes Bill O’Reilly funny

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It’s that his attempts at humor are so cluelessly unaware. A good comedian has to be able to laugh at themselves, and O’Reilly and his assistant clown just can’t quite pull it off.

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Zeno

31 March 2012 at 8:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

I am of two minds about Bill O’Reilly. Sometimes I think there is nothing at all funny about the pompous, preening gasbag, who thinks he is so smart, superior, and witty. The rest of the time I find him irresistibly hilarious — the comedian of the tides — and his lack of self-awareness just makes him all the more entertaining. There’s no “knowing” humor in O’Reilly.
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holytape

31 March 2012 at 8:42 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

I would say that watching a conservative talking head trying to be funny is like watching paint dry, but at least with the paint, there is the fumes to help the time pass.
St. Gonzo
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davidgentile

31 March 2012 at 8:57 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

The irony of Bill O’Reilly (Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Ann Coulter, _____) is that hating them sustains them. I was about to argue that his whole schtick could be a Poe, but I like to think that no anti-theist would be a big enough hypocrite to pander to the godbots for money and fame.
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New England Bob

31 March 2012 at 9:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Upon his eventual demise, I will smile and possibly even chuckle.
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richardnorris

31 March 2012 at 9:14 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

If anyone is interested, Jason Miller, the author of Sorcerers Secrets, Protection and Reversal Magick, and Financial Sorcerey, has an open letter to the New Atheists asking them to not be such dicks. http://www.inominandum.com/blog/?p=821
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frankb

31 March 2012 at 9:21 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

As a former Quaker myself, I would say that O’Reilly’s chum had to move quite a bit away from Quakerism to ridicule a hated minority. His actions showed why he is a former Quaker. Imagine a former Amishperson praising the latest ipads. Quakers gave America Nixon so you better watch out for them.
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Glen Davidson

31 March 2012 at 9:58 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

There you are, atheists are like gays. Seems to be the take-home message from that segment.

Oh noes!

Glen Davidson
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Rob

31 March 2012 at 10:02 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

I think Bill O. is the only one on FoxNews who actually can be funny from time to time, although it only seems to happen when he sits down with Jon Stewart.
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Ogvorbis (no relation to the Ogg family)

31 March 2012 at 10:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

His humour is more of a Mister Magoo cluelessness rather than actual intentional humour. And, like Mister Magoo, some find it hilarious, some find it boring and useless, and some think it is a documentary filled with Foxfacts!
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jonesey

31 March 2012 at 11:42 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

The guy in the blue shirt with the giant cephalopod attacking the ark is ME! That Jesse guy was the smuggest clueless asshole when he was interviewing me. I expected them to take my words out of context to change the meaning. Instead they just turned it all into a lame comedy bit.

You can watch my entire interview on youtube:
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ckitching

31 March 2012 at 12:14 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Wow, jonesey. Did that guy have that smarmy smile on his face the entire time?
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PseudoPserious

31 March 2012 at 12:21 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Nicely done, jonesey.
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Menyambal -- damned dirty ape

31 March 2012 at 2:04 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Fifteen percent of the people in this nation are worthy of ridicule?!? Yay, Fox News.
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davidgentile

31 March 2012 at 2:27 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

jonesy – you brought it! I’m impressed that you tolerated that guy for 9 minutes.
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Patricia, OM

31 March 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

None of the linky thigs are working for me.
Le Snort!
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dano

31 March 2012 at 8:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Not bad Jonesy but I think he found the right guy to interview. I enjoyed the laugh.
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jonesey

31 March 2012 at 9:06 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

5 minutes before this video was taken I had my picture taken with PZ!
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nesetalis

2 April 2012 at 1:38 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

my favorite line “but there are so few atheists” followed by “15% of americans” :P
whether the statistic is accurate or not, 15% is hardly “Few”. considering according to wikipedia islam is only 1% >.>