Is Rove Funny?

[Agentm]

its a definite no for me.

great topic. i was watching it last night and commenting on how all the crew were very tired and not funny at all.

i watched it last night and hughsie was just shouting comedy. its a very tired and well worn path he uses, to shout out a comedy piece and just use the extreme reaction of that alone to carry the humor.

carrie was a better written piece, but it was labored..

cant stand any of the people on the show really..

the two guests were far superior and very switched on, i think they saved the show..

rove is better in the early sessions as the material is more abundant and better quality, it needs to be a monthly show with more attention to quality..

rove was always good as a stand up on cruise ships, i think he could easily go back to that career path and be successful..

when sideshow ran their series, the bunch of guys writing on that were up to speed and kept the quality and life of the show going week in week out. its a pity it couldnt last, but like the previous run it had when it was called the big gig, it remained the benchmark for live comedy on Australian tv imho

 

[gfresh]

What is funny, is that an overwhelming 90% of people here don't think he is funny, yet the show is still on air

 

[Chorlton]

Although the thread is about whether Rove is "funny" (which I would say "No") I would also add that as a talk-show host he is also pretty poor. The level of questions that he asks his guests is IMO pretty dreadful. I've seen better questions asked of guests on Channel 31 !!!!

The show "Rove" reminds me of one of those "Boys Clubs". The same regular guests all appear on different shows together. Personally, I think the only really naturally funny (and by that I also mean talented) people are Hamish and Andy.....

 

[Glen48]

I voted yes
He is funny
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No that is funny..

 

[Happy]

Didn't find him funny, but felt sorry for him for a while thou.

His new girl reminds me Belinda a bit.

Not sure if he improved as I don't watch his program for quite a while now.

 

[white_goodman]

Hamish and Andy.....

and Hamish is the only funny one out of those two HA!...

 

[gouryella]

When Rove Live first came on air I used to love watching it. It all just seemed more natural back then, now he appears to be trying too hard.

I haven't watched Rove for years because I just don't find him funny any more. If I was to ever watch it again it would only be because of the others on the show - Pete, Hughesy, Hamish & Andy etc. Oh, and Carrie Bickmore :blover: I think that the others 'carry' the show, so to speak.

Did anyone else see Rove's poor attempts at humour at the Logies too? It just seems like he tries too hard to be funny. Oh, and I agree that Hamish is the funny one out of the two (Hamish & Andy).

 

[questionall_42]

Although the thread is about whether Rove is "funny" (which I would say "No") I would also add that as a talk-show host he is also pretty poor. The level of questions that he asks his guests is IMO pretty dreadful. I've seen better questions asked of guests on Channel 31 !!!!

The show "Rove" reminds me of one of those "Boys Clubs". The same regular guests all appear on different shows together. Personally, I think the only really naturally funny (and by that I also mean talented) people are Hamish and Andy.....

Rove did start out on Channel 31, did the hard yards, was popular and talented, and somehow managed to hit the big-time. I saw him a couple of times in the late 90s on channel 31 and he was a top performer and had the little audience in ruptures and held the show together. I haven't got the faintest idea what it is like now as I don't have a TV and have never watched him on commercial TV.

 

[mastatrada]

Re: Is Rove Funny? About as funny as catching ebola

He is the comedy equivalent of Kings of Leon- both produce mundane talentless drivel but have inexplicably become famous, perhaps just through lack of competition in their respective fields

 

[jersey10]

What is funny, is that an overwhelming 90% of people here don't think he is funny, yet the show is still on air

and he is nominated for the gold logie year after year. what does that tell you?

 

[son of baglimit]

his show and its content are made for the dim wit big brother audience, which accounts for 70% of the stupid population of this country. they dont laugh at the jokes, they laugh at the canned laughter cued by the studio audience. the show is backed up by new idea type stories on these fab celebrities we are told to worship.

sorry but no thanks.

 

[gruntle]

and he is nominated for the gold logie year after year. what does that tell you?

So did Harold from Neighbours... the Aussie TV industry is pretty dire if our pick of the litter is a midget and a pensioner

 

[Struzball]

No he's not funny, I don't even know when the show is on anymore but I used to watch it back when it was a plain format.

Ever since they changed it completely after the break I can't watch it.

His 'pretending to be gay' jokes are completely not funny, and I think it's the only joke he actually has.

 

[SenTineL]

Not only he's not funny, he seems to target his jokes at the teen market or something....I found myself watching this coz there's not much else on TV on Sundays anymore.

I couln't believe the performance of the Pussycat dolls either, getting off topic a bit....

Most of the acts on there do a 1.5 minute miming number...I mean what's the point? It's like watching a tabloid magazine, all the gossip, crap jokes and even worse performances by the so called 'artists'.

If this is what majority of people watch I'm afraid, very afraid of the future. Rove if nothing else is probably a very good business man, he owns the productions company so he probably doesnt care if we all think he's not funny, he's making a killing out of the rights of the show.

Rant over

 

[ColB]

Originally posted by Solly

"No !! But does Carrie Bickmore have a sister ?? Just askin'.....

Solly, you NuntheWisers brother?

Over 90% agree that he is not funny and i'm one of them! How the hell did this guy win logies? Apparently he's meant to appeal to the younger set according to my daughter so we must all be old farts! Guess a few old ducks may like him though. I'd rather watch The Chasers. Did you hear The Chasers have offered Clare Werbeloff (CHK CHK Boom) a job!

 

[adobee]

The segments on this show are rubbish.. I am not even sure what demographic it is trying to appeal too... The segment on Kevin Rudd is crap and they could actually make it pretty funny.. The other segments are crap and the support (fat guy, yelling guy, potentially gay iraqi, hamish&andi arent really to funny either)..

I am sure there has to be some tallent who can host a similar sort of show... Roy & HG were reasonable but are well past there use by date now..
Media watch is funnier than rove..

 

[Dowdy]

Rove has never been funny. Normally comedians and TV shows repeat the same joke til it becomes funny then they stop. Rove just keeps SHOUTING the same joke til it becomes funny and keeps repeating it til you hit the mute button.

Now he has all these REAL comedians on the show to make up for Rove's unfunny jokes but all they dont was just grab all the radio comedians and slapped them onto one show.

It shouldn't be called Rove Live, it should be called Radio Live

 

[xyzedarteerf]

What is funny, is that an overwhelming 90% of people here don't think he is funny, yet the show is still on air

that's because of this guy.

 

[Old Mate]

Haha very glad to see 90% of people have voted no. Never been a fan of him, and Peter Helliar and co are just as bad. Especially Dave Hughes, he just puts on a stupid overdone Aussie accent and shouts stuff. True comedy gold that. Hamish and Andy I find mildly amusing, though I don't understand why everyone else thinks they're so good. Having said that they're doing better than I am, so who am I to judge.

 

[SenTineL]

Actually the one funny thing on the show was the Kevin Rudd laugh, that made me giggle out loud