Am I ‘outnumbered’ in not understanding why people dislike Mrs Brown’s Boys and James Corden?

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I’m making the ‘sitcom’ play on words to ask the following :

Mrs Brown’s Boys is not exactly best sitcom I’ve ever watched but it’s not the worst

Whenever I see JC he comes across quite well.

I ask in all honesty:

HAVE I MISSED SOMETHING?

Can't comment on James Corden as only vaguely know who he is, but Mrs Brown's Boys is something I don't find funny. The best way I can describe the reason is to say that I saw an episode and thought the characters were mildly amusing, but there wasn't really a 'situation' to put the 'sit' in 'sitcom' so once the novelty of the characters had worn off, there was nothing there to entertain. I once had to sit through four episodes on the trot as my MIL likes it and I was falling asleep after ten minutes.

Aw gosh yes that Tik Tok thing !! Was going to watch it but didn’t in the end

Oh it's just cool to hate them. Seems nowadays people have to "absolutely love" something/someone or "absolutely hate it".

If you don't like something don't watch it.

I honestly can't think of a worse sitcom than Mrs Brown's Boys.

I do think James Corden can be very funny, though.

I've never seen Mrs Brown's Boys. James Corden is renowned for being difficult. Horne refused to take part in some kind of tribute years ago. He stalked Lily Allen, had an argument with Patrick Stewart on stage and isn't meant to be very nice.

Ah hadn’t realised any of this about JC

That ègg story was so odd. If you were allergic to egg white, why would you order an omelette in a restaurant? Surely it's impossible to make an omelette without egg white? It sounded to me like he kicked off about something then made up a weird story as a reason why he kicked off.

I don’t find either of them the least funny. Unattractive characters and lazy writing. Who’s to say I’m right, though? Everyone’s taste is different.
Funniest thing I’ve heard this Christmas so far was Sorry I haven’t A Clue, from Exeter.

We always say the bloke who plays Mrs Brown must have something on someone high up at the BBC because as you say, we have literally never met anyone who enjoys it.
Either that or there are lots of ‘shy Mrs Brown’s Boys fans’ much like the ‘shy Tories’ who don’t show up in polling but someone votes for them.

I think James Corden is very talented, but some of the things said about him put me off other people who are friends with him, who I think generally seem nice, like Ruth Jones, Matt Smith and Matthew Baynton, for no other reason apart from them being friends with James Corden. I think what are they really like if they like James Corden?

I don’t like any of those types of shows, gavin and Stacey, Mrs brown, the office, outnumbered. Never watched them but have seen the odd clip and am not going to watch them. All seem a bit cringy and unfunny. Guess maybe I like drama type tv shows rather than “comedy” stuff. I did like the Big Bang Theory though.

About a decade or more ago I met a HCP who’d looked after JC’s wife when she was having a baby. Said JC was beyond obnoxious, like really horrible to the staff.

This nails it. The man is incredibly annoying as a presenter/panelist and supposedly a twat in real life, but his writing skills, especially together with Ruth Jones, are up there. Gavin & Stacey is a little gem of a sitcom.

Aw I do love Sorry I Haven’t A Clue - to be fair and the excellent Just A Minute ! 🙌

It seems popular to shit on Mrs Brown's boys because on here it's seen as a marker of superiority to do so. It's seen as a programme for "thick" people and the uneducated, and on MN being those things is almost as bad as being "chavvy." It's very simple comedy but also vulgar, and a lot of people dislike that. My MIL and her friends like it. They're rural NI, I'm not sure if that plays a part. They also all love innuendo-laden humour, so it's right up their alley.

Lee Mack was in the Exeter episode so it was a bit ruder than usual 😂

They’re not remotely funny?

I loved the inflatable boob joke !

I don’t mind mrs browns boys at all 🤷‍♀️

The original Corden-Stewart argument.

Them a few years after.

James Corden seems obnoxious and unpleasant generally and I don’t find him amusing but then I don’t see the appeal of Gavin and Stacy either. It’s not funny imo.

I’ve seen one or two moments from Mrs Brown’s Boys that I thought worked but as a whole it’s terrible imo.

I don’t understand the appeal of Outnumbered either. Those kids were so awful and irritating that I can’t bear to watch the actors in anything now.

That’s no reflection on anyone who enjoys them though. There’ll never be a comedy show that appeals to absolutely everyone.

I don't like Mrs Brown's Boys because it's not funny. The jokes are obvious, you can see them coming a mile off and it's cringily hammy acting. I just don't get it at all.

James Corden gives off bad vibes. He's always seemed to have a massive ego and I had the sense he wasn't a nice person, even before the reports came out. He can be funny but I just don't like him. I never watched Gavin and Stacey because he was in it.

I’m Irish and detest MBB, I was astonished when I heard the BBC were going to broadcast it. James Corden is equally awful.

MBB is the worst thing to ever be shown on tv. It is total dogshit and I can't help but wonder what on earth is going through someone's head if they say they like it.

JC is a twat but I can appreciate he is talented as a writer and Gavin and Stacey is funny.

JC and Ruth Jones were on Popmaster with Ken Bruce on Greatest Hits Radio Xmas Day and both came across very well I thought