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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20603742

U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.

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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

I'm not sure what this clip is. I think it's from the first show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXiu_xQRM2s

I only watched a few seconds here or there. It seemed terrible. And it's one of those shows where the guests try to juice the jokes by laughing themselves even if that shit is 1,000 miles away from being funny.

[-] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It felt like one of those fake talk shows the main character in a film puts on in the background that's meant to be a social commentary on how empty, mindless and boring TV is.

[-] princeofsin@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Got to 2:55 before I asked myself how are these losers considered funny?

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And I don't understand the appeal of any form of fake laughter. A laugh track is bad enough but watching people pretend to laugh at each other's jokes is like something I imagine plays in Hell 24/7.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Michael Ian Black, Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer reenacting Stella bits would be pretty funny.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago
[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago
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