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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Good for him. That said, he is the most low-energy game show host I have ever seen. When my daughter was first born, we didn't have much to do, so we would watch daytime TV and his hosting on Let's Make a Deal is just terrible (if he's still doing it). It sounded like he was bored and didn't want to be there every episode.

Sorry, I had to rant about Wayne Brady for a second.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you just call Wayne Brady a bitch??

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

No, no choking will be happening.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I wonder if it's just bad direction? Wayne Brady is one of the funniest people I've seen on TV - but I haven't seen him hosting anything. So it can't be him. It has to be someone directing him.

[–] Patius@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

He has a certain energy. I'd call it smooth energy.

It's fantastic, but smooth energy doesn't work for game shows.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah, he was really funny on Whose Line, but wow is he awful as a game show host. I don't know why, but he is terrible.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Agreed. He can sing jokes on the spot and dance anyone into a corner if left to his own devices. Bad acting isn’t coming from him. It would have to be stamped out by someone else

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I saw one episode, but now that you mention it, yeah that's the vibe I got as well. It felt like he was trying to emulate Howie, but it might have just been really boring.