Down & Dirty With Jim Norton [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

Space Edge

10-03-2008, 08:23 PM

Wow, it's weird to hear Lil' Jimmy plugging the Howard Stern show.

And, Jesus, Artie looks like hell.

It's funny Stern wouldn't let Artie spit out Norton's name the other day, and Dice didn't even plug his appearance when he was on Stern (whenever the episode with him airs)

Space Edge

10-03-2008, 08:26 PM

So far Artie has gotten the most applause (I actually like his comedy)

Space Edge

10-03-2008, 08:31 PM

Not that bad I laughed sucks it was only a half hour though, Looking forward to next weeks.

Chimee

10-03-2008, 08:32 PM

It started out pretty bad, but Artie was funny.

torker

10-03-2008, 08:35 PM

at least i got to see it for myself

bigredd

10-03-2008, 08:39 PM

I liked all the comics but I think they needed more time for their sets. That said, I hope it catches on maybe they'll stretch out to an hour.

Space Edge

10-03-2008, 08:49 PM

I liked all the comics but I think they needed more time for their sets. That said, I hope it catches on maybe they'll stretch out to an hour.

Agreed and my thoughts exactly about the time, a half hour special with the amount of comics they have is way to short

Enabler

10-04-2008, 03:25 AM

It wasnt good. It doest need to be longer either. Def Comedy Jam was only 30mins right? The comics just werent funny...including Florentine. Artie was okay. I felt like I heard every one of those jokes before. And what is the point of having Lemmy standing up there? For some reason I thought the comics would interact with each other like "Tough Crowd" or "Politically Incorrect." That would be better than a straight forward stand up comedy show.

GreatAmericanZero

10-04-2008, 05:21 AM

I'm happy that Jimmy got this opportunity (especially with Lemmy as DJ), but I'm a bit disappointed that he used that same joke about the fat receptionist with the wacky sign.

well whats he suppose to do, "wing it"? Most people listening never heard that bit before (and i think its very funny)

i watched half yesterday (i dvr-ed it). I thought Jimmy looked like a very handsome boy on stage. I thought the first guy was funny and different and then i fell asleep during the woman. But I am definitely going to watch every episode of this show

I mean, the show is just a few comedians doing their act...there really is nothing to review. Some will be funnier than others and some may not be funny at all, but you know thats how it is with that show

NewYorkDragons80

10-04-2008, 05:32 AM

Did anybody else go to see this in person? What was the name of the black dude who was the warm-up guy? He was really good.

I went to the first night where they taped the Dice and Patrice episodes, so I don't know if he was the same guy as the Artie and Bill Burr night.

MacVittie

10-04-2008, 05:45 AM

I'm about to check it out; don't really know what to expect.

edit: Is that the Motorhead t-shirt that he scrapped into?

underdog

10-04-2008, 05:44 PM

I thought the first guy was really funny. My wife liked the chick, but I didn't really find her funny.

But god damn, what the fuck happened to Artie Lang?

zildjian361

10-04-2008, 06:38 PM

lil Jimmy was great the girl not bad ,florentine not Artie is Artie:thumbup:

CambriaBurning

10-04-2008, 07:01 PM

So I've noticed to be a "edgy" chick comic, you have to talk about how you like to slut it up... odd.

Fallon

10-04-2008, 07:50 PM

The new guy was very funny, the rest of the show was just eh'.

Artie looks like shit and can't talk anymore. Sad.

Space Edge

10-04-2008, 08:08 PM

The new guy was very funny, the rest of the show was just eh'.

Artie looks like shit and can't talk anymore. Sad.

I'm pretty sure this was tapped before Artie went to rehab but I could be wrong.

NickyL0885

10-04-2008, 08:26 PM

I'm pretty sure this was tapped before Artie went to rehab but I could be wrong.

You would be correct sir. It was tapped while he was on his heroin usage.

MisterSmith

10-04-2008, 08:39 PM

It picked up speed as the show progressed, and wasn't too bad. I think that an hour would help though, at least concerning the established comedians.

Florentine and Lang were good, but it felt a little too condensed; it seemed like they weren't able to build the same kind of momentum I have seen in their normal act.

However, if they went to an hour I would let Jimmy do a longer set and add one more comedian. If they went 10-12 minutes a piece it would be better than the 5-7 minutes they get (IMO).

burrben

10-08-2008, 12:41 PM

lemmy...very nice

badorties

10-08-2008, 12:53 PM

happytypinggirl

10-08-2008, 03:54 PM

Loved Jimmy, and unlike the rest of you all, i thought the shortness was good. Its meant to showcase new comics, and that kind of allows them to boil it down to their best stuff. I also differed from everyone else cuz i wasn't crazy about the new young guy. But I like the show. I hope its a hit .

CofyCrakCocaine

10-08-2008, 04:01 PM

I love james norden both on the air and on stage. He's best when he's very sweepy and doesn't give a shit what he's saying.

Enabler

10-08-2008, 05:03 PM

Loved Jimmy, and unlike the rest of you all, i thought the shortness was good.

It wasnt good. It doest need to be longer either. Def Comedy Jam was only 30mins right?

Wtf? We disagree on the outcome, but I thought the half hour format was how it should be. I didnt love the first episode, but it'll get better. A longer show would mean you would hate the comics you dont enjoy for even longer.

happytypinggirl

10-08-2008, 08:56 PM

Wtf? We disagree on the outcome, but I thought the half hour format was how it should be. I didnt love the first episode, but it'll get better. A longer show would mean you would hate the comics you dont enjoy for even longer.

yay we agree partly!

Slumbag

10-08-2008, 08:59 PM

Jim was a great host, and Artie was pretty great.

I think Anthony Jeselnek was the stand out of the night. Never heard of him, and he was fantastic.

danner1515

10-09-2008, 04:42 AM

love, adore jimmy on the radio ... can't stand him as a comic

I totally agree. Each time I check out some of Jimmy's standup, I'm always disappointed. His standup act comes off as too labored and contrived or something. I think he works much better when he's just kind of winging it on the air.

I didn't care for Down & Dirty, but I'm generally not a big fan of these "let's have a bunch of comics do 5-minute sets" shows. Comedy Central has been doing this sort of thing for years with stuff like Premium Blend. Oh, and I thought the interactions with Lemmy were painfully awkward and unnecessary.

Still need to catch Louis CK's Showtime special. It's still not on my On Demand, but Louie posted a bunch of air times on his blog, so hopefully I can catch it some time this weekend.

GreatAmericanZero

10-09-2008, 04:44 AM

i watched it with a group and we all laughed alot after the new guy (hes kind of a "shocking" mitch hedberg) . Didn't laugh at all during the next two..and I laughed at Artie Lange but no one else did

SPeeDy_Freak

10-09-2008, 05:22 AM

The show was too short... not enough time for each comedian.

Either more time or few comedians on each show.

Space Edge

10-10-2008, 08:00 PM

Bump the second episode is about to start tonights comics are

Jim Jeffries, Kevin Shea, Andrew Dice Clay

GreatAmericanZero

10-11-2008, 11:58 AM

i liked Jim Jeffries a lot

The Asian comic was as boring as the chick was last week

MIKEYDAKEN

10-11-2008, 12:16 PM

i found dice to be really unfunny. i don't know if he was using his b or c grade jokes but i only laughed for jim jeffries

boonanas

10-14-2008, 11:23 AM

So far I've had to do a lot of fast forwarding. I'd say the only comic I've laughed at is Artie Lange. I'm looking forward to Russ Meneve though.

luckie1710

10-14-2008, 02:22 PM

i liked Jim Jeffries a lot

The Asian comic was as boring as the chick was last week

I thought Jim Jeffries Killed.

I thought the chic from last week was a lot better then the asian comic.

GreatAmericanZero

10-17-2008, 08:43 PM

Bill Burr truly is one of the funniest people alive

Chimee

10-18-2008, 08:12 AM

Bill had me rolling last night.

ChimneyFish

10-18-2008, 08:51 AM

Bill Burr truly is one of the funniest people alive

No truthier truth has ever been said.

Space Edge

10-24-2008, 08:04 PM

Last episode is on now anyone else watching ?

Friday

10-24-2008, 08:22 PM

watching before bed.

i spent my birfday at a taping with Gvac.... we laughed until our faces fuckin hurt.

Space Edge

10-24-2008, 08:30 PM

Best Down and Dirty so far !

torker

10-24-2008, 08:59 PM

Best Down and Dirty so far !
I think it was the last. Only 4 episodes.

Space Edge

10-25-2008, 06:41 AM

I think it was the last. Only 4 episodes.

You are correct about that I should have said best show out of all of them.

GreatAmericanZero

10-25-2008, 08:57 AM

there is this kind of energy that "headliners" have that their opening acts don't. I can't explain it. But I felt it when Bill Burr and Patrice did their act. And i felt it when i saw Vos do standup a few weeks ago (compared to his opening acts). Its just, their demeanor makes the other acts seem so amateur. I can't explain it

zildjian361

10-25-2008, 11:40 AM

love, adore jimmy on the radio ... can't stand him as a comic

skipped through the other comics, florentine was so unfunny and artie works really well on the stern show -- but was just awful

the new louie ck hour was great

lil Jimmy is great on both, Patirice stinks on radio but i found him funny as a stand up.thefirst guy bombed trying to be Dice talking to the front row,:laugh::smoke::drunk:

underdog

10-25-2008, 05:51 PM

Joe Derosa looks nothing like I ever pictured him.

biozombie

10-25-2008, 05:56 PM

stupid HBO depriving us of Ari's cock.

RaysFever

11-07-2008, 07:53 PM

Just watched the episode from 10/4, and thought Anthony Jeselnik was really funny - in a Mitch Hedberg kind of way. The chick was pretty funny, but Florentine was terrible. I hate to say that since he is Jim's buddy from way back, but I thought his delivery was really bad...Artie wasn't too strong either, in my opinion.

RaysFever

11-07-2008, 07:58 PM

I totally agree. Each time I check out some of Jimmy's standup, I'm always disappointed. His standup act comes off as too labored and contrived or something. I think he works much better when he's just kind of winging it on the air.

I didn't care for Down & Dirty, but I'm generally not a big fan of these "let's have a bunch of comics do 5-minute sets" shows. Comedy Central has been doing this sort of thing for years with stuff like Premium Blend. Oh, and I thought the interactions with Lemmy were painfully awkward and unnecessary.

Still need to catch Louis CK's Showtime special. It's still not on my On Demand, but Louie posted a bunch of air times on his blog, so hopefully I can catch it some time this weekend.

Wow - I think Jimmy is great on stage. The HBO special where he talks about going to Iraq was better (in my opinion) than the next one, but both are good. Every appearance on late night TV that I've seen has been hilarious, though. I have turned other people on to him, and they have liked him - but it takes all kinds. It is interesting to hear that people think he is more natural on the air. He does say it's easier to be on the radio.