Was Tom Green funny?

The exploding boy · 05-20-2014, 02:59 AM

Pretty sure no.

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 04:04 AM

when he went out in public it was pretty hilarious. but aside from that he was a very low rent kaufman and freddy got fingered is probably one of the worst movies of all time

I'm Hardcore · 05-20-2014, 04:50 AM

freddy got fingered is 100% great

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 07:22 AM

a lot of my friends got some yuks from it... one of my friends would exasperatedly defend it for some reason. but it really was lowest common denominator stuff for me.

i feel really bad for the guy... used to watch the show he streamed from his living room. it was just really sad. but he's probably living comfortably enough i guess

vixnix · 05-20-2014, 07:34 AM

The first time I watched his show I laughed until I couldn't breathe - it was stupid, but it was 1999 and I don't think most of us had seen anything like it before.

D. · 05-20-2014, 08:41 AM

Used to lose my shit over anything he did; nowadays I'd probably find it annoying but still chuckle more often than not.

I still would probably enjoy Freddy Got Fingered though.

duovamp · 05-20-2014, 08:43 AM

The Tom Green Show regularly made me laugh myself to tears.

FGF sucked but it's quotable. It's somewhere between Happy Gilmore and Austin Powers. Maybe a little lower than both.

Mayfuck · 05-20-2014, 11:32 AM

Upon retrospect, no.

Mayfuck · 05-20-2014, 11:34 AM

I don't like comedy/prank shows that have a malicious bent to it.

MyOneAndOnly · 05-20-2014, 12:33 PM

How did he bag Drew Barrymore?

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 01:47 PM

his looks

Trotskilicious · 05-20-2014, 03:11 PM

Come back, starfish.

I'm Hardcore · 05-20-2014, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Order 66

a lot of my friends got some yuks from it... one of my friends would exasperatedly defend it for some reason. but it really was lowest common denominator stuff for me.

well i guess if you watch it expecting anything different....

Rip Torn is off the chain

JokeyLoki · 05-20-2014, 07:34 PM

The Tom Green Show was pretty unique for its time. It was definitely funny.

It doesn't hold up as well now, but still makes me chuckle a bit. Local radio station talked to Glenn Humplink a few months ago for shits and giggles, he really was incredibly pissed that Tom gave his number out on national television.

Bread Regal · 05-20-2014, 07:58 PM

i heard they don't even talk anymore.

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 08:23 PM

i wouldn't either. don't mean to shit on him too much but he's a total wreck now

killtrocity · 05-20-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayfuck

I don't like comedy/prank shows that have a malicious bent to it.

Generally his stuff seems pretty harmless... at least compared to the guys on Jackass (who ripped him off, btw). Most of the time he's just being a total weirdo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Order 66

freddy got fingered is probably one of the worst movies of all time

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Originally Posted by I'm Hardcore

freddy got fingered is 100% great

I sort of agree with both of you. Like I wouldn't defend FGF as a film, but the entertainment value is pretty high in that he's basically trolling the audience like he does to people on the street, and umm... being weird and stuff.

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 08:51 PM

jackass kind of lost its way too. used to be hilarious public trolling then it was like "hurr we're going to jump naked into a dumpster of nails"... but they seemed returned to form with bad grandpa (though that probably had more to do with ryan dunn passing)

Bread Regal · 05-20-2014, 09:01 PM

i don't remember a time when jackass wasn't 90% dont-try-this-at-home stunts.

Order 66 · 05-20-2014, 09:07 PM

the stunts were always the main draw in its heyday but there was a balance more or less (if i recall correctly)

the movies however though went from being about pranks to just straight up stupid stunts. i think the 3rd movie only had one "prank"... i could hardly get through it

Trotskilicious · 05-20-2014, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killtrocity

I sort of agree with both of you. Like I wouldn't defend FGF as a film, but the entertainment value is pretty high in that he's basically trolling the audience like he does to people on the street, and umm... being weird and stuff.

it's a triumph of abusrdism

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?...n%2520Tomatoes

Trotskilicious · 05-20-2014, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Order 66

the stunts were always the main draw in its heyday but there was a balance more or less (if i recall correctly)

kind of

i think mostly what you've noticed changing is their budget

i also think it's VERY INTERESTING that jackass goes to the MOMA but FGF is lampooned.

I mean granted jackass is real dudes who hate themselves and have no cares about anything and it says a lot more about wasted american youth especially since tom green is a brain frozen Canadian weirdo

Trotskilicious · 05-20-2014, 11:28 PM

this is how i felt 10+ years ago and i have not revisited the topic

fuzzyroes · 09:05 PM

Tom Greens Awesome. I saw him doing his standup act at a small, local comedy club last year and it was absolutely hilarious.

Freddy Got Fingereds a classic too. It's funny because a lot of it is actually autobiographical. The story was actually loosely based on his life: like the shit with his dad turning off all of the hot water and the family dinners ETC. " Dad, I'm a 27 year old man, I think I can eat a chicken sandwich".... Priceless.

His T.V. shows aged incredibly well too. I Bought one of his home videos on VHS not too long ago for a buck at some decrepit old video store... Couldn't stop laughing my ass off

Trotskilicious · 05-21-2014, 08:53 PM

thanks to the last post we can definitively say that tom green was definitely not funny

fuzzyroes · 05-21-2014, 09:04 PM

well aren't you a glum young man

wounded · 05-21-2014, 09:12 PM

some of the shit from his cable access show before people recognized him was hilarious

Trotskilicious · 05-21-2014, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fuzzyroes

well aren't you a glum young man

i figure anything you like must suck

fuzzyroes · 05-21-2014, 10:46 PM

You know what "they" say about people who assume

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05-20-2014, 02:46 AM	#1
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fuzzyroes Banned Posts: 21,169	Tom Greens Awesome. I saw him doing his standup act at a small, local comedy club last year and it was absolutely hilarious. Freddy Got Fingereds a classic too. It's funny because a lot of it is actually autobiographical. The story was actually loosely based on his life: like the shit with his dad turning off all of the hot water and the family dinners ETC. " Dad, I'm a 27 year old man, I think I can eat a chicken sandwich".... Priceless. His T.V. shows aged incredibly well too. I Bought one of his home videos on VHS not too long ago for a buck at some decrepit old video store... Couldn't stop laughing my ass off Last edited by fuzzyroes : 05-21-2014 at 09:05 PM.

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05-20-2014, 02:59 AM	#2
The exploding boy Minion of Satan Location: "I'm a quivering collection of the worst and least helpful emotions: fear, anxiety, terror, paranoia, indigestion, dishpan hands..." Posts: 7,765	Pretty sure no.

05-20-2014, 04:04 AM	#3
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	when he went out in public it was pretty hilarious. but aside from that he was a very low rent kaufman and freddy got fingered is probably one of the worst movies of all time

05-20-2014, 04:50 AM	#4
I'm Hardcore Banned Location: so 1994 I could die Posts: 15,964	freddy got fingered is 100% great

05-20-2014, 07:22 AM	#5
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	a lot of my friends got some yuks from it... one of my friends would exasperatedly defend it for some reason. but it really was lowest common denominator stuff for me. i feel really bad for the guy... used to watch the show he streamed from his living room. it was just really sad. but he's probably living comfortably enough i guess

05-20-2014, 07:34 AM	#6
vixnix Socialphobic Location: we are champions, bathed in the heat of a thousand flame wars in the grim future of the internet there is only netphoria Posts: 12,170	The first time I watched his show I laughed until I couldn't breathe - it was stupid, but it was 1999 and I don't think most of us had seen anything like it before.

05-20-2014, 08:41 AM	#7
D. Consume my pants. Location: Missouri Posts: 36,087	Used to lose my shit over anything he did; nowadays I'd probably find it annoying but still chuckle more often than not. I still would probably enjoy Freddy Got Fingered though.

05-20-2014, 08:43 AM	#8
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,749	The Tom Green Show regularly made me laugh myself to tears. FGF sucked but it's quotable. It's somewhere between Happy Gilmore and Austin Powers. Maybe a little lower than both.

05-20-2014, 11:32 AM	#9
Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,805	Upon retrospect, no.

05-20-2014, 11:34 AM	#10
Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,805	I don't like comedy/prank shows that have a malicious bent to it.

05-20-2014, 12:33 PM	#11
MyOneAndOnly Shut the fuck up! Location: "Okay, white power feminist" - yo soy el mejor Posts: 22,829	How did he bag Drew Barrymore?

05-20-2014, 01:47 PM	#12
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	his looks

05-20-2014, 03:11 PM	#13
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	Come back, starfish.

05-20-2014, 07:34 PM	#15
JokeyLoki has great self of steam. Location: SECRET OBAMA FUCKDEN RENDEZVOUS Posts: 24,305	The Tom Green Show was pretty unique for its time. It was definitely funny. It doesn't hold up as well now, but still makes me chuckle a bit. Local radio station talked to Glenn Humplink a few months ago for shits and giggles, he really was incredibly pissed that Tom gave his number out on national television.

05-20-2014, 07:58 PM	#16
Bread Regal Banned Posts: 5,711	i heard they don't even talk anymore.

05-20-2014, 08:23 PM	#17
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	i wouldn't either. don't mean to shit on him too much but he's a total wreck now

05-20-2014, 08:51 PM	#19
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	jackass kind of lost its way too. used to be hilarious public trolling then it was like "hurr we're going to jump naked into a dumpster of nails"... but they seemed returned to form with bad grandpa (though that probably had more to do with ryan dunn passing)

05-20-2014, 09:01 PM	#20
Bread Regal Banned Posts: 5,711	i don't remember a time when jackass wasn't 90% dont-try-this-at-home stunts.

05-20-2014, 09:07 PM	#21
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	the stunts were always the main draw in its heyday but there was a balance more or less (if i recall correctly) the movies however though went from being about pranks to just straight up stupid stunts. i think the 3rd movie only had one "prank"... i could hardly get through it

05-20-2014, 11:28 PM	#24
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	this is how i felt 10+ years ago and i have not revisited the topic

05-21-2014, 08:53 PM	#26
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	thanks to the last post we can definitively say that tom green was definitely not funny

05-21-2014, 09:04 PM	#27
fuzzyroes Banned Posts: 21,169	well aren't you a glum young man

05-21-2014, 09:12 PM	#28
wounded Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,773	some of the shit from his cable access show before people recognized him was hilarious

05-21-2014, 10:46 PM	#30
fuzzyroes Banned Posts: 21,169	You know what "they" say about people who assume