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do you have to be black/american to find this funny?

posted 10 years ago by Shadowstripe
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a good 1/3 into the first episode and it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me.

do you have to be black/american to find this funny?

[–] blackurbanprince 10 years ago

Nope it's simply not funny. I'll give the show a couple more views but Jesus Christ that first episode was horrible.

[–] churchr-1 10 years ago

I would think that it's funnier to white people in the same way that Amos and Andy was.

[–] cheekyfilm 10 years ago

first episode was hilarious. it's surreal humor, mixed with some trailer park boys "greasiness". it's not your typical set up/punchline like most sitcoms.

[–] finnrenard 10 years ago

I find it hilarious, I am not black nor american.

[–] nwpekeur 10 years ago

You don't have to be African American to find it funny but you do need to have some patience.

I wasn't too keen on the first episode either but I am enjoying the next one a lot better. The first Ep. was just a pilot. I usually find that you need to watch at least 5 episodes of something before deeming it a turd.

The second episode of this show was a lot better. By the by, that opinion was brought to you by an African African.

[–] mail-53-1337 10 years ago

lol, i agree it's pretty hard to decide on a show after one pilot. i think i was half way through the second season of stargate universe before i thought "hey, i like this" haha (now that's dedication)

[–] elained1_99 10 years ago

color has nothing to do with the humor. it just has to be your brand of funny.

i enjoy some of the characters. alot of the cast is new to me and need time to mold into their roles. corey holcomb is a pretty funny(at times)stand up comic. first time i have seen him act on camera. just give him time. alot of us has seen andrew bachelor with his 6 second comedy skits on vine. we know hes funny so i will give him time. charlie murphy is the best character on the show right now for me. his one liners are pretty funny.

give the show time. the writting and acting will improve. if you stuck around to where its at now you will see that it has.

[–] kamma-mason 10 years ago

White Australian here, the show cracks me up.

[–] rawandy 10 years ago

White norwegian here, and the show cracks me up too! ;o)

[–] tallpall 10 years ago

funny is funny. not funny is not funny. this show is not funny

[–] rawandy 10 years ago

Your probably in the 10% pool with zero humor, not our fault you have bad humor ;[]

[–] Philip_90 8 years ago

Subtle humour isn't your forte.

[–] alexbrite 10 years ago

White Canadian Male reporting in - find it hilarious.

[–] General_Haberdashery 10 years ago

do you have to be black/american to find this funny?

Comedy transcends race.

You don't have to be black to find the show funny, any more than you have to be White and Canadian to laugh at Jim Carrey or a White Texan to laugh at King of the Hill. It's like thinking that all Black people love Tyler Perry.

The humor might not work for you though, but that's not unusual and unrelated to race.

[–] tseybert 10 years ago

Wow!

You actually watched a whole third of the show before rushing to IMDB to complain!

What a sacrifice that must have been for you.

Janet! Donkeys!

[–] norrisdavid 10 years ago

I'm white, and I love this show!