James Corden and Patrick Stewart spat

Exclamation Marc · 01-07-2010 06:29PM

Right I'll try and explain my own personal opinion.

Now let me make this clear, I don't think he is the funniest man in the world, or even the most entertaining man in the world, so before people start trolling thinking I'm putting him on a level of Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor or Bruce Forsyth or whatnot, i'm not.

I find him quite amusing as a presenter. He comes off as quite bubbly, quite fun and genuinely up for a laugh. He gives off the aura of someone who is genuinely enjoying what he is doing, is good for a couple of jokes or phyiscal comedy moments, gets on well with those around him and provokes good banter when on panels/talkshows.

There are funnier out there, but to me, he's very entertaining without being OTT and putting the focus of the show on himself like say Jonathan Ross.

As presenters/hosts go, he doesn't wreck my head, full-on comedians like Jimmy Carr for example, have become too much for me, despite my like for him years and years ago, just overkill at this stage. Graham Norton hyper types go through me, and Vernon Kaye and those like him are just massively generic.

So I guess I find him quite amusing, and almost someone I could relate to as someone down the pub who you could actually get on with, if you watch enough of him, you'll know he doesn't come off as high and mighty, he knows fame won't last forever, and he's just enjoying it without being arrogant about it.

He's no Robin Williams, but his observational humour is very funny at times (although there are misses), and he's charasmatic enough that if a chat gets dull, he can inject some life into it. In terms of presenting, he's in the Dara O'Briain mold, although I'm not saying he's in anyway as talented as him, I just mean as a panel-show host or a presenter (not in terms of stand-up etc)

I guess thats why I enjoy him.

Diabhal Beag · 03-07-2010 08:22PM

You make a fine point. Cheers for that and I'm not going to chastise you as we all have different tastes. I just wanted somebody to explain why they thought he was funny. You did it well. Now I want to indicate why I hate him.

He almost always laughs out loud at his own jokes.

He isn't funny.

His "Smithy" character is annoying as ****.

His whole pro-England ways are terrible and doesn't endear him to most people.

He is over-rated by the media as a "funnyman".

These are just my opinions though.

Mr Cawley · 03-07-2010 08:43PM

Disappointed Stewart got so involved. no need for him to resort to slagging. everyone knows who he is. he let himself down, mixing with the like of this corden/vegas chap.

What was a man of Stewart's calibre doing at this show anyway?

ejmaztec · 03-07-2010 10:29PM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

He's no Robin Williams.

He must be the same as him, because he gets on my tits as well. Robin Williams hasn't been funny for years, just odd.

Major Lovechild · 21-01-2011 11:24PM

I'm a little late on this one but neither of them can do comedy.

Nozebleed · 21-01-2011 11:29PM

james corden is a fat unfunny w*nker

PhiloCypher · 25-01-2011 08:30PM

Corden will always be the fat swot off teachers to me and Stewart the Captain of the Enterprise

nuff said

Exclamation Marc · 25-01-2011 08:56PM

Well I'm glad this zombie thread was resurrected for those insightful comments

WaltKowalski · 26-01-2011 07:45PM

According to James Corden on the Alan Carr show on Monday night - he's on a diet.
Maybe Stewart got to him!

Mr. Loverman · 26-01-2011 09:23PM

Would there be so much hate if he wasn't fat...?

Acacia · 29-01-2011 03:12PM

Corden did appear to be behaving quite rudely, what was he doing wandering around with his hands in his pockets?

Stewart probably shouldn't have called him on it, but then Corden lost any respect by visibily jumping at the chance to be as rude and arrogant towards Stewart as possible. The Jonas Brothers joke was bizarre to be honest. I don't know who comes off worse... smarmy and rude Corden, or a seemingly classy actor reduced to trading insults with a not-so-funny C-list comedian.

sollar · 29-01-2011 04:52PM

James Cordon is an awful tit (pardon my french).

ShaveTheWhales · 04-02-2011 12:31AM

Patrick stewart failed at humour.....BUT james corden fails at humour on a consistant basis. I'm fully on Patricks side for this one.

take everything · 08-05-2011 09:22PM

Just an update on this:

James Corden is still not funny.

Richard Dower · 09-05-2011 01:19AM

^ and out of work.

Chinafoot · 09-05-2011 01:32AM

Richard Dower wrote: »

^ and out of work.

He'll be performing in One Man, Two Guvnors with the National Theatre from September. So he's not actually out of work.

He is, however, a waste of skin and oxygen.

annascott · 19-05-2011 12:46AM

Can't believe so many of you don't like James Corden! He co writes Gavin & Stacey - got to love him for that alone. Haven't you seen the Horne & Corden clips on youtube? I defy anyone to watch the 'electric chair' clip and not laugh...

Morbo82 · 21-06-2011 03:41PM

j1974 wrote: »

I dont particularly like either of them but it seemed to me that stewart deserved a punch at least. I'm gonna get slated for this by the gay side, but it happened at the glamour awards or something coz it's written on the stage and podium etc right?. well stewart is gay as Xmas and we all know how the gays love the ARTS and fashion etc and I honestly felt that stewart detested this self confessed, over publicised wannabe playboy comedians whole manner. I rekon he mustve pissed a few people off through the night, before what we saw on the youtube clip and stewart maybe thought, well Im the man to cut him down to size. But c'mon patrick, projecting your own jonas brothers sex fantasies onto an obviously hetero man and passing it off as witty backtalk????? stupid. I'd have nutted stewart right in his baldy head. He's luck danny the ledgend dyer wasnt there, oh yeah!!!! go on moi son!!!!

Projecting his own jonas brothers sex fantasies? It was Corden who initially made some joke about fancying the Jonas brothers, you are clearly the idiot who deserves a punch.

temply · 21-06-2011 08:20PM

annascott wrote: »

Can't believe so many of you don't like James Corden! He co writes Gavin & Stacey - got to love him for that alone. Haven't you seen the Horne & Corden clips on youtube? I defy anyone to watch the 'electric chair' clip and not laugh...

i didn't laugh

corden is a dose of the highest order, odious creature

a vile pig

Azureus · 22-06-2011 07:33PM

I never saw that clip before...I laughed

I like James Corden. Hes not the most insightful comedian in the world, but I like his persona on A league of their own and for all those saying Rob Brydons character on Gavin and Stacey was the best fair enough...but didnt James Corden co-write the entire series with Ruth Jones, therefore probably came up with a lot of the character themselves?

Also, I really dont get anybody who has the hatred for celebrities that invoke comments like 'vile pig'. If you dislike him that much, dont watch his work...

Actually..I just thought of my severe dislike for Julia Stiles. I suppose I get it now...

temply · 23-06-2011 06:30AM

Azureus wrote: »

I never saw that clip before...I laughed

I like James Corden. Hes not the most insightful comedian in the world, but I like his persona on A league of their own and for all those saying Rob Brydons character on Gavin and Stacey was the best fair enough...but didnt James Corden co-write the entire series with Ruth Jones, therefore probably came up with a lot of the character themselves?

Also, I really dont get anybody who has the hatred for celebrities that invoke comments like 'vile pig'. If you dislike him that much, dont watch his work...

Actually..I just thought of my severe dislike for Julia Stiles. I suppose I get it now...

I avoid him like the plague, unfortunately he pops up on shows/award ceremonies etc

i hope his career is over soon, he really is dreadful

also, julia stiles - huge dexter fan and she annoyed me last season!

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