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Bree · 04-10-2003, 08:48 PM

Anyone watching tonight's episode?

The next segment is going to be Jon Stewart (a Jew) and Colin Quinn (a Roman Catholic) debating the theological differences and the importance of Passover vs. Easter. Should be interesting.

VonEvilstein · 04-11-2003, 03:28 AM

Maybe a bit out of the blue, but this isn't the same Colin Quinn who used to be on MTV's "Remote Control", providing us with the wonderful "Sing Along with Colin", is it? This was about 15 years ago, btw.

Bookman · 04-11-2003, 06:06 AM

Yep. Same guy. IIRC he also did a stint on SNL.

dangin · 04-11-2003, 06:49 AM

He milked his fifteen minutes into fifteen years.

pz · 04-11-2003, 07:16 AM

That show is unwatchable. I regularly catch "The Daily Show" just before it, but the instant Colin Quinn splutters on to the screen, the TV goes off.

livius drusus · 04-11-2003, 07:53 AM

Colin Quinn never met a joke he couldn't manhandle into suckery by sheer force of will. I can only assume that stumbling tongue of his gets put to good use on TV producers since it is so distinctly incapable of spitting out a single well-timed punchline.

Monkeybot · 04-11-2003, 07:56 AM

Colin Quinn's was the first Weekend Update I found physically painful to watch.

eldar1011 · 04-11-2003, 08:28 AM

I can't disagree with any of the statements made about Colin Quinn in this thread.

However, I do watch "Tough Crowd" because I usually enjoy the guests on the program. Too bad, Colin usually messes things up in the middle of a discussion, though.

King Rat · 04-11-2003, 08:40 AM

Colin Quinn is like the super-drunk guy at the party that tries to interrupt a serious discussion with inscrutable comments that he thinks are profound.

Dumb people tend to think everybody is just as dumb as they themselves are.

Hedwig · 04-11-2003, 09:15 AM

I was actually really looking forward to that segment. But Colin managed to do absolutely nothing with it. Jon tried. I can only watch that show when I know I'm going to enjoy one of the panelists on it. I love Jon but I prefer The Daily Show. And I got a big kick out of when Greg Proops brought it up enough notches to actually confuse most of the other guests as well as the host on Tough Crowd.

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Bree Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Twin Cities, USA Posts: 3,197	"Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" Anyone watching tonight's episode? The next segment is going to be Jon Stewart (a Jew) and Colin Quinn (a Roman Catholic) debating the theological differences and the importance of Passover vs. Easter. Should be interesting.

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04-11-2003, 03:28 AM	#2
VonEvilstein Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: .nl Posts: 822	Maybe a bit out of the blue, but this isn't the same Colin Quinn who used to be on MTV's "Remote Control", providing us with the wonderful "Sing Along with Colin", is it? This was about 15 years ago, btw.

04-11-2003, 06:06 AM	#3
Bookman Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 2,210	Yep. Same guy. IIRC he also did a stint on SNL.

04-11-2003, 06:49 AM	#4
dangin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The Middle, Kansas Posts: 2,637	He milked his fifteen minutes into fifteen years.

04-11-2003, 07:16 AM	#5
pz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Morris, MN Posts: 3,341	That show is unwatchable. I regularly catch "The Daily Show" just before it, but the instant Colin Quinn splutters on to the screen, the TV goes off.

04-11-2003, 07:53 AM	#6
livius drusus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Selva Oscura Posts: 4,120	Colin Quinn never met a joke he couldn't manhandle into suckery by sheer force of will. I can only assume that stumbling tongue of his gets put to good use on TV producers since it is so distinctly incapable of spitting out a single well-timed punchline.

04-11-2003, 07:56 AM	#7
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	Colin Quinn's was the first Weekend Update I found physically painful to watch.

04-11-2003, 08:28 AM	#8
eldar1011 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,074	I can't disagree with any of the statements made about Colin Quinn in this thread. However, I do watch "Tough Crowd" because I usually enjoy the guests on the program. Too bad, Colin usually messes things up in the middle of a discussion, though.

04-11-2003, 08:40 AM	#9
King Rat Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,855	Colin Quinn is like the super-drunk guy at the party that tries to interrupt a serious discussion with inscrutable comments that he thinks are profound. Dumb people tend to think everybody is just as dumb as they themselves are.

04-11-2003, 09:15 AM	#10
Hedwig Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,921	I was actually really looking forward to that segment. But Colin managed to do absolutely nothing with it. Jon tried. I can only watch that show when I know I'm going to enjoy one of the panelists on it. I love Jon but I prefer The Daily Show. And I got a big kick out of when Greg Proops brought it up enough notches to actually confuse most of the other guests as well as the host on Tough Crowd.

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