I live Michael Mcintyre but I'm sat, not laughing, at this BBC 25th special

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Dunno just not enjoying it as much as his previous shows 😒

I love

We played the Michael McIntyre drinking game recently. Every time he says, “darling”, we down a shot. Good job we weren’t playing it tonight. We’d be so wasted.

Ken Dodd live was side busting, we saw him in a Lincoln theatre. He made it his work to play all the small theatres in Britain as they need the income . So not only funny but a good man.

I barely laughed either, and the ending was so unspectacular!

He's not funny!

oh I laughed so much
I always used to like him but this was excellent

I’m assuming plenty of people do think he’s funny as he sells out venues. We thought it was funny but we don’t watch him all the time.

I enjoyed it, the silent letters bit was great. Lots to make me properly laugh. Agree the ending was a bit abrupt and not very good.
I got a bit sidetracked spotting the celebs although they all seemed seated near each other .... Michael Sheen, Anton du Beke, Holly Willoughby and Stanley Tucci.

oh i only saw Michael Sheen

So were we!!

Especially loved the invisible letter day part

She was crying at the dog food bit 🤣🤣

@HelenWheels Anton du Beke was same row as Michael Sheen, next seat but one

I laughed loads. It was great

The BBC has form for keeping people on or series on well past their best. Is this another case, has humour changed?

I think humour surrounding alcohol has definitely changed. That joke might have been hilarious a decade ago, but seems rather "mother in law" joke now.

I think that’s why I can’t watch him- he’s plays a comedic buffoon for the BGT viewers and I’m a celeb devotees just the same formula churned out every year. Mediocre humour for the adverts demographic.

We loved the mattress story! 🤣

I can take him or leave him but i want to watch it now!

By the way , he doesn’t write all his own material ( although of course it’s all about the delivery) . Just saying its not necessarily all his fault!

I think MM must be one of those people who ‘know where the bodies are buried’. It’s the only explanation for someone so talentless to have had the length of time on TV that he has had.

Surely it's just that comedy is subjective!!

I'm sure I don't like other comedians that people on this thread like!
It doesn't mean that they're not funny for that person!

My friend got tickets to the Fri evening filming (it was filmed over 2 shows) and I went with her.
I have always found him somewhat amusing but not laugh out loud, my friend really likes him.
She was in stitches, I smiled a bit and had a couple of laughs.

I wouldn't go out of my way to see him live again.

I found it funny and it definitely made me laugh

This is semi-serious, but I wonder if our nation's experiences of Boris over the past years have sharply reframed our collective fascination with and tolerance of 'lovable comedic buffoons'?!

DD (16) and me found it hilarious.

Ken Dodd/Bob Monkhouse? Really?

As PP said, it is personal (and often generational) what you find funny.

Stanley Tucci was crying with laughter!

I was shocked to hear a too much wine joke in 2024, as much as I'm a wine drinker

I was looking forward to it as well, just to be sat with a straight face