Pathetic Puppets
Jeff Dunham's TV Show's Abysmal Premier
Rebeccah Pruitt
Issue date: 10/21/09 Section: The Pulse
1/5 Stars
"I kill you!"
Achmed the Dead Terrorist, a character on The Jeff Dunham Show - a new half hour comedy/reality show from Levity Entertainment, inadvertently describes the quality of the premier in his catch phrase.
Comedy Central gave the Bottom Line the opportunity to screen the premier episode before it airs on Thursday, October 29. Yet, true to Achmed's declaration, The Jeff Dunham Show murders any hope of entertainment, falling solemnly short of humor.
Jeff Dunham appears with his ensemble of puppets: Walter, a cranky curmudgeon; Achmed the Dead Terrorist, an enraged Muslim; Peanut, a hyperactive fame hunter; and Bubba J, a horny, gun-obsessed hillbilly. These puppets accompany him on various outings, the premise of the plot.
The surprise granted from the occurrence of the opposite of one's expectations, the core of humor, is decidedly absent. The predictability of the jokes leaves it with a juvenile flavor that is strangely spiked with an occasional crude reference. Jeff Dunham grasps at scatological and race humor without the cutting brilliance of other comedians, resulting in simply offensive remarks void of any redeeming cleverness.
The guest music star, Brooke Hogan, dully sputters out cliche lines to Peanuts while the camera leers at her scantily clad body and Bubba J mutters obvious racial and gender slurs, leaving both Hogan and Bubb J void of humor.
Occasionally, Jeff Dunham's comedic timing will create a funny moment, but these are few and far between. The ludicrous, dreary show attains nothing but a weak, crude shadow of the Muppet Show.
"I kill you!"
Achmed the Dead Terrorist, a character on The Jeff Dunham Show - a new half hour comedy/reality show from Levity Entertainment, inadvertently describes the quality of the premier in his catch phrase.
Comedy Central gave the Bottom Line the opportunity to screen the premier episode before it airs on Thursday, October 29. Yet, true to Achmed's declaration, The Jeff Dunham Show murders any hope of entertainment, falling solemnly short of humor.
Jeff Dunham appears with his ensemble of puppets: Walter, a cranky curmudgeon; Achmed the Dead Terrorist, an enraged Muslim; Peanut, a hyperactive fame hunter; and Bubba J, a horny, gun-obsessed hillbilly. These puppets accompany him on various outings, the premise of the plot.
The surprise granted from the occurrence of the opposite of one's expectations, the core of humor, is decidedly absent. The predictability of the jokes leaves it with a juvenile flavor that is strangely spiked with an occasional crude reference. Jeff Dunham grasps at scatological and race humor without the cutting brilliance of other comedians, resulting in simply offensive remarks void of any redeeming cleverness.
The guest music star, Brooke Hogan, dully sputters out cliche lines to Peanuts while the camera leers at her scantily clad body and Bubba J mutters obvious racial and gender slurs, leaving both Hogan and Bubb J void of humor.
Occasionally, Jeff Dunham's comedic timing will create a funny moment, but these are few and far between. The ludicrous, dreary show attains nothing but a weak, crude shadow of the Muppet Show.
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