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Old 21-01-2010, 01:18 AM #10
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Yep, Hicks was excellent but I think you're being a tad harsh on Lee because there's actually a weight of intellect behind his jokes, even if they're very close at times to being overtly offensive (which is actually half the thrill for me anyway!). Like any great comic or artist, he challenges the audience to think and participate, rather then just sit there and giggle, you know? It may not be to your tastes - at times I myself find it off-putting - but you have to give him credit for doing something different anyway.
True.

As for Lee Evans, he can blow me. It's not his facial expressions, it's the fact that his entire career is based around the line 'You know my wife? ...'.
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