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

😫 definitely not just you

Yeah, everything on itv is so formulaic and this show felt the same unfortunately

i was in absolute stiches, it was great imo, i always liked him, and enjoy The Wheel due to him!
we all have different tastes

@BlackStrayCat Stanley Tucci is a very very good actor.

I was crying with laughter over the eggs and the dog food.

I didn’t realise this was going to be the same show I saw live last year. I didn’t laugh then or now. He said the same stuff to us about us getting the Eggs Benedict/egg white omelette joke before he had spelled it out.

I’d say there’s a strong correlation between the country having Boris Johnson for PM and a Michael McIntyre Christmas special on prime time tv. 🫢

I too was screaming with laughter. MM hits my funnybone right on.

Boris Johnson does not.

Also don't watch IAC or BGT.

It’s because he’s not funny and never has been.

I was crying laughing at the dog food bit but agree the rest was a bit too much of this which didn't seem like the usual vibe.

Well that's demonstrably not true for other people.

I don't enjoy Monty Python, Only Fools and Horses, the Office or Fawlty Towers. Objectively I can see millions do, many of whom would be baffled that I smile but don't laugh until I'm breathless. Many of whom spend much time convincing me why I should.

Life would be dull if we all enjoyed the same thing, no?

Clearly you didn’t appreciate my sense of humour…

I'm of a certain age, so my mind went straight to some of the more 'old-school' comedians. However, there are plenty of modern-day comedians from whom I could have chosen - Kevin Bridges, Milton Jones, Gary Delaney to name just three.

Please don't misunderstand me: I love The Wheel and I think Michael does an amazing job hosting it. The reaction to the show has been lukewarm in the other countries where it's been broadcast - even though the host in Sweden was the inimitable and wonderful Petra Mede.

I just think that his greater strength lies in hosting and reactionary comedy (i.e. playing off the funny comments and situations that arise with other featured guests) - rather than alone, as a stand-up, bringing his own (whether written by or for him) material, with nobody else to bounce off.

My family and I really enjoyed this - MM is very funny and an excellent showman. Others may not agree, but it's all personal taste - I don't find Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle or Nina Conti funny, I'd go out of my way to avoid Keith Lemon, but some people must do or they wouldn't go to see them. I find MM very funny, so do my family, and it was nice to see my DH laughing as he's really poorly, it cheered him up and he needed cheering up.

I like The Wheel, and his other Saturday night show, and used to think his stand up was quite funny, but I watched this last night and didn't manage even a smile, I thought it was dull and incredibly drawn out. Seeing the celebs roaring with laughter made me wonder how much they were being paid to be there.

I used to love Nina Conti when she first came on to the scene, but I find her (repetitive) act repulsive now.

Yes, the idea of a pretty, innocent-looking young woman trying to tame a filthy monkey was funny at first - but it got old so quickly.

The only other thing she seems to do now is humiliate unsuspecting people using those ugly dentist aid things - not my idea of entertainment at all.

Who are you people who find MM amusing?

Criiiiiiiinge

Everyone, it's okay! Kevin Bridges has his stand up show 'The Overdue Catchup' on BBC 1 on Thursday at 10.40pm - it'll be watched on the iplayer the next day for me