• CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Fair point, was curious if there was a reason beyond what I suspected. I love his comedy, but my opinion of course. Totally okay for you to have your own preference and recognise you don’t find that style funny at all.

        • Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 days ago

          My mom was huge fan. I’m 50 now and still can’t stand his acting after watching him a lot as a kid. You can add Chevy Chase to that list too.

          • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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            13 hours ago

            Yes, but Chevy Chase is also kind of scum as a human being, so it comes through in his comedy. I haven’t heard anything bad about Nielsen off-camera.

      • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I have to agree, his delivery really doesn’t work for me. It feels like he’s elbowing me in the ribs with every gag.

        That said, it’s not enough to spoil Airplane for me. Airplane is a masterpiece.

        • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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          13 hours ago

          The whole thing is that he was a dramatic actor who was hired to be the deadpan in Airplane, and then realized he genuinely preferred comedies.