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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. Meh. He had a few good ones, but a lot of bombs. Obama was much funnier.

Reply to msanthrope (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:46 PM

Apr 2012

Kimmel's timing sucked - he rattled off the jokes so fast that it seemed like he was just reading them off cue cards. Maybe he did that to cover up the fact that he wasn't getting a lot of laughs. I did chuckle at Marcus Bachmann's pink slip, though.

Nobody will ever top Stephen Colbert.

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Meh. He had a few good ones, but a lot of bombs. Obama was much funnier. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #1

His timing was off...he's had a studio audience, and the mercy of msanthrope Apr 2012 #2

Kimmel was reading his jokes, many of which sucked to begin with. SunSeeker Apr 2012 #5

Whoa. Obama is the last comic standing. SO much better timing and delivery than Kimmel, and much gateley Apr 2012 #3

Eat it Mills! underpants Apr 2012 #4

EAT IT MILLS! HopeHoops Apr 2012 #6