robshoy: You're absolutely right. Geeks make comedy great. Mencia is a hack. Dimitri Martin is brilliant.
Did you read the article the graph links to? Because it's absolutely fantastic. As an improviser it's something I can really relate to, and I think you'll feel the same way.
I did, and I absolutely agreed with it. Thinking back, all the really great teams were full of smart, funny, and incredibly good looking and cool people. The teams I laughed the least at typically were full of the kids who banned together in goofy costumes and attempted really typical humour.
Makes me miss improv. THE GOOD OL’ DAYS.
War hero, physics professor, liar.