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David Cross: It's Not Funny: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | That Cross is such an immensely unlikable live performer-- condescending, defensive, arrogant, patronizing-- is both his greatest asset and his most crippling flaw, and it's that conflict-of-interest that makes him such a polarizing (and compelling) comic. |
 | | Ultimately, Cross has somehow manipulated self-satisfaction, the least funny of all post-collegiate states, into a perfectly valid comedic persona, leaving it up to his audience to sort out their guffaws from their grimaces. |
 | | Subsequently, it's hard to find his defensive posturing funny: Cross may be joking, but it's still clear that he wants to own the tragedy of 9/11, like all New Yorkers who spent hours re-routing their morning commutes or trying to forget the sound of a plane crashing into a building full of people. |
| www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/16386/David_Cross_Its_Not_Funny (812 words) |
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