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Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 05, 2005, 10:38:02 AM: My wife and kids think Martin Lawrence (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001454/) is funny.

It seems to me that most people would agree.

OTOH, I don't think he's funny at all.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Hangtime on July 05, 2005, 10:44:49 AM: Is it THAT bad.. so bad that we are yet again reduced to discussing...

..black actors?

'cause black actors.. they gotta hang together.

"Is Wayne Brady gonna hafta choke-a-*****??"

ipso defacto if Chapelle is funny, Lawrence is funny.

'cause yer not allowed to discriminate between black actors.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: indy007 on July 05, 2005, 10:45:58 AM: "Run Tell 'Dat" was pretty funny, liked him in Bad Boys & Bad Boys 2. Not much beyond that.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 05, 2005, 10:49:26 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Hangtime
Is it THAT bad.. so bad that we are yet again reduced to discussing...

..black actors?

Sorry... this morning, I was listening to "Mark & Brian" on KLOS and they were talking about movies this weekend. One of the movies this weekend is "Rebound" starring Martin Lawrence. Mark went on about how he didn't think Lawrence was funny.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: JB73 on July 05, 2005, 10:53:16 AM: he playes a funny charecter in "Boomerang"

the show "Martin" had a few funny moments in the early years, then it got all "ethnic" and tried to cover political / race / religion issues from what i remember. took himself and the show WAY to seriously. (i always thought the chick who played his wife on the show was hot for a black woman)

some of his early standup was pretty funny, not eddie murphy caliber, but pretty good.

nowadays... his overacting whines, and catch phrases are tired.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Furball on July 05, 2005, 02:12:00 PM: Funny.

Bad Boys & Blue Streak are great films.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on July 05, 2005, 03:34:07 PM: Not funny. Routine might have been slightly humorous once, but its really tired.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: RightF00T on July 05, 2005, 03:40:30 PM: If over-use of cussing is funny, Chris Rock is much better at it.

Hangtime? I don't see what you're getting at?

Some people are funny, some are not. Don't think the original poster meant anything to do about color.

Example:
Dave Chapelle-Funny(IMO)
Most comedians on ComicView: Not funny at all simply because they use tired old jokes that everyone has heard before. "It woulda been alot different if there were black people on the Titanic":rolleyes:
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: CyranoAH on July 05, 2005, 03:41:30 PM: Gets tiresome fast.

Daniel
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 05, 2005, 04:25:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by RightF00T
If over-use of cussing is funny, Chris Rock is much better at it.
Example:
Dave Chapelle-Funny(IMO)

I have always failed to see the big deal about Chris Rock.
I mean he's ok but he aint all that.

Same thing with Lawrence.

Chapelle IS funny.
Better then both Lawrence and Rock put together at their very best hands down aint even a close contest.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: midnight Target on July 05, 2005, 04:28:35 PM: Not
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: VOR on July 05, 2005, 04:32:14 PM: Annoying.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: RightF00T on July 05, 2005, 04:45:04 PM: "If over-usage of cussing is funny" DRED ;). Rock is just a trip, especially in his early appearances(I'm Gonna Git You Sucka)
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Saurdaukar on July 05, 2005, 04:50:23 PM: Nope.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: rpm on July 05, 2005, 05:07:49 PM: Martin Lawrence- Not funny, not even close.

Dave Chappelle- Funniest comedian on the planet.

I'm Wayne Brady *****!
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: megadud on July 05, 2005, 05:10:18 PM: martin lawrence is funny. blue streak national security badboys 1 and 2 nothing to lose all heelarious.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: bj229r on July 05, 2005, 07:18:14 PM: I have satellite radio in work vehicle, hear comedy channel all day---inVARiably when Martin Lawrence comes on, MF..MF...MF...MF...MF..... he cant phrase a sentence with inserting MF---very tedious--Chapelle is funny as heck, so is Chris Rock too, I think--intelligent humor mixed in with his MF's
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Lizking on July 05, 2005, 07:20:14 PM: If hitting your funny-bone is funny, then Martin is hilarous.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Skydancer on July 05, 2005, 07:24:01 PM: Not funny ( who is he? :lol )
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: ASTAC on July 05, 2005, 07:28:02 PM: Funny 10 years ago. Washed up now.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: GtoRA2 on July 05, 2005, 07:28:59 PM: Not funny at standdup, had a few funny roles.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Mini D on July 05, 2005, 07:30:24 PM: OK in small doses, irritating as all get out when he is one of the main characters.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 05, 2005, 09:35:30 PM: Maybe it's just me, but I like my comedians to be middle-aged, jewish, and angry. ;)
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Mini D on July 05, 2005, 09:47:10 PM: I dislike pacino about as much as I dislike lawrence.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 05, 2005, 10:19:28 PM: Pacino is overrated, IMHO.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 06, 2005, 08:02:08 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
Maybe it's just me, but I like my comedians to be middle-aged, jewish, and angry. ;)

Jackie Mason is funny even without being angry LOL

then again he aint middle aged.

On the other hand Seinfeild is middle aged but he aint that funny
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 06, 2005, 09:06:52 AM: Lewis Black

:)
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Eagler on July 06, 2005, 09:16:42 AM: martin and larry the cable guy should be a stand up comdey duo .. think of the audience :)
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Raider179 on July 06, 2005, 03:03:57 PM: He is hilarious in LIFE. How are you guys gonna talk about Martin Lawrence and not mention the funniest movie he has been in. Haven't seen it? Go watch it.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 06, 2005, 03:05:03 PM: Seen it. Hated it.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: JB73 on July 06, 2005, 03:18:32 PM: Eddie pwn3d martin in "Life"

and jackie mason is not funny in ways i can hardly describe. he deserves eternity in hell for what he did to the name "caddyshack"
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: midnight Target on July 06, 2005, 03:26:10 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
Lewis Black

:)

Amen!
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: indy007 on July 06, 2005, 04:23:12 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
Lewis Black

:)

I watched one of his specials claiming he found the end of the world... in Houston, TX. A place where there was a Starbucks, and across the street... another Starbucks.

The very next day I was headed into the grocery store for chili ingredients, and I looked... it had a Starbucks built into it. I thought to myself, "I always get my Vanilla Frappacinos across the street...", I turned, and there was Starbucks (with drive-thru). It was pretty sad.

For those that live in Houston, the end of the world is at Dairy Ashford & Memorial.
Title: Poll: Martin Lawrence - Funny or Not?
Post by: Sandman on July 06, 2005, 04:47:37 PM: It's true!

Here's a picture!

(http://www.gergltd.com/users/isaac.gerg/starbucks/images/panorama.jpg)