Has nothing to do with Opie, has everything to do with Reddit/Imgur/ "Look at me!" internet culture. Everyone wants to be breaking news, or show people something cool and get upvotes now. A lot of it is really funny and organic, sure, but forced shit isn't unique to Opie or this subreddit, or even Reddit.
Everybody wants approval and praise. It's what drives most comedians.
Shelly asked a comedian to do a bit from his act - a douchey radio thing that they have cringed over time and time again.
Also, it's someone doing an impression of someone else - who isn't a friend but, instead a major celebrity - while Jim is sat in between the impersonator and the impersonated.
EDIT: So, rewatching the clip - Opie sets up Godfrey just like a talk show host would. Asking a question, already knowing the answer, with a pre-planned event immediately following.
Its unbelievably how unaware of shit he is, he would always do that shit to ant and every single impressionist I've ever heard talk about doing impressions they hate nothing more than being demanded to do it on the spot, it's like asking a singer to bust out a tune unprepared, it's not gonna be his best and it's the same as going hey do your bit about whatever,chow is he so unaware of how to treat a guest like that after 20+ years of working with comedians and having a fantastic impressionist as your partner
I agree but the way he asked Godfrey to do it sounded like there was a pre interview like on talk shows. Maybe the Stangels used some of their Letterman experience to get that info
i douched out hard later on when they were talking about the soccer guy orgy video and one of the Stagel blobs basically told Godfrey "What would Jason Statham say". OOF!!!
It's impossible for any mindful individual to have an inkling of respect for the entertainment industry knowing these utterly worthless, literal blobs of feces have willfully been given legal tender to be part of any creative process for I'm guessing 20ish years now. An absolutely clueless industry.
That's a fucking brilliant impression though. I mean I hate the show and am half-hoping Opie gets an aggressive form of lymph node cancer but it was a good fucking impression.
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24 slippin_jim 2015-06-01
Can't speak for how Norton may have felt there, but that was pretty damn good and Jason seemed to like it too.
11 dazwah 2015-06-01
It was spot on. I was surprised at how good it was.
1 rottenseed 2015-06-01
https://youtu.be/gHiWOkuHRb0
-4 [deleted] 2015-06-01
No! Opie set it up, so it was bad and awkward and terrible!
There's plenty of shit to hate Opie for but people on this sub reallllly reach.
0 breadmoccasin 2015-06-01
Has nothing to do with Opie, has everything to do with Reddit/Imgur/ "Look at me!" internet culture. Everyone wants to be breaking news, or show people something cool and get upvotes now. A lot of it is really funny and organic, sure, but forced shit isn't unique to Opie or this subreddit, or even Reddit.
Everybody wants approval and praise. It's what drives most comedians.
1 CUNTYMOM 2015-06-01
wut?
14 dazwah 2015-06-01
Jimmy probably looked uncomfortable because
EDIT: So, rewatching the clip - Opie sets up Godfrey just like a talk show host would. Asking a question, already knowing the answer, with a pre-planned event immediately following.
"Do we have a clip from the movie?"
"Yes, I think this is where I'm blahblahblah"
"Oh, wow, okay. Let's see"
9 GoJo-JoGo 2015-06-01
He's a white, somehow less talented Byron Allen.
1 WhiteIsJustBetter 2015-06-01
Its unbelievably how unaware of shit he is, he would always do that shit to ant and every single impressionist I've ever heard talk about doing impressions they hate nothing more than being demanded to do it on the spot, it's like asking a singer to bust out a tune unprepared, it's not gonna be his best and it's the same as going hey do your bit about whatever,chow is he so unaware of how to treat a guest like that after 20+ years of working with comedians and having a fantastic impressionist as your partner
1 dazwah 2015-06-01
I agree but the way he asked Godfrey to do it sounded like there was a pre interview like on talk shows. Maybe the Stangels used some of their Letterman experience to get that info
7 DapperDan0979 2015-06-01
Earlier in the show Jim said he invited Godfrey because he wanted to meet Statham.
Opie said, "Yeah and I heard he has a Jason Statham impression!"
Jim: Yeah, but I would never ask him to do it because that would be humiliating
Opster: ...I'll ask him
If there's one thing Opie prides himself on it's making people uncomf-tuhble.
3 rottengymshorts 2015-06-01
Jim: why do I fucking bother?
1 Anarox 2015-06-01
Looks at account balance
Oh thats right, I am the paycheck
2 KuukerinNelli 2015-06-01
Jimmy is a sweet boy
6 ni3ky 2015-06-01
He's trying to hide his face... Poor Jim http://imgur.com/ei6fpRo
4 19headaches 2015-06-01
Ooh I can almost feel him cringing. That was a good impression, though.
3 SterileMeryl 2015-06-01
Gilbert's been tanning.
1 bigchair 2015-06-01
Fuckin home run Meryl
2 aTwinkForFez 2015-06-01
didnt look all that uncomfortable to me
2 extraneity 2015-06-01
the seating arrangement is so bad
2 nolasen 2015-06-01
i douched out hard later on when they were talking about the soccer guy orgy video and one of the Stagel blobs basically told Godfrey "What would Jason Statham say". OOF!!!
It's impossible for any mindful individual to have an inkling of respect for the entertainment industry knowing these utterly worthless, literal blobs of feces have willfully been given legal tender to be part of any creative process for I'm guessing 20ish years now. An absolutely clueless industry.
2 cados 2015-06-01
Nothing cringy there. Jim just looked out of place since this is a conversation between two alpha dudes who don't need to order trannies.
1 RearNakedGrope 2015-06-01
Do da bit!
1 I-take-beast-shits 2015-06-01
This is exactly what a reaction of gregshells looks like. Poor guy
1 Djs3634 2015-06-01
Jimmy always looks that way.
1 sanfrancisco69er 2015-06-01
jimmy always looks super uncomfortble when hes filmed
1 VladiRad 2015-06-01
Jim Norton looks super uncomfortable when _________. Anyway, that was a good impression.
1 shootermcgvn 2015-06-01
It was great until he applauded himself.
1 Houghton91 2015-06-01
I thought the awkwardness was aimed at Godfrey pandering to Statham in the set up, with the librarian shit. Good impression though.
1 RaiderRush2112 2015-06-01
Poor Jimmy. That's not where he wants to be.
1 Bomyknocka 2015-06-01
That's a fucking brilliant impression though. I mean I hate the show and am half-hoping Opie gets an aggressive form of lymph node cancer but it was a good fucking impression.
0 jhawley11 2015-06-01
Jimmy looked like a young Robert Durst towards the end there.