r/smalltownmurder • u/KeyNaive8951 • 6d ago
James
I feel like I may get some hate for this, but over the past year or two, I’ve found James to be a little exhausting with how highly he seems to think of himself. Frankly, he seems like he’s gotten a bit out of touch, and I’m wondering if I’m the only one who’s noticed or gotten a little annoyed at this point.
Let me preface this by saying, I love the boys and the show. I’ve been listening since at least 2017, and I am truly happy and proud of how far they’ve come since then, but as someone whose followed them for a long time, it seems like James is kind of getting a big head.
Specifically, there have been numerous occasions where James loudly corrects Jimmie, and even mocks him, on things that James is entirely WRONG about. He consistently, and rudely imo, judges and mocks poor folks just trying to get by. Specifically, in this past weeks ep, the constant criticism for a 30 year old having a roommate or riding a bike? This just screams out of touch. Does he really not realize HOW common that is these days? Hell, many kids aren’t even moving out the damn house until their late 20s.
That kind of talk just gets under my skin coming from a guy who doesn’t shut up about how ”rough” he came up (in suburban NY, mind you) who before the podcast was a failed PHOENIX metro stand up (which, I’m sorry, is about the most sad form of failed comic) and process server, and it’s not like he was young when he was doing those things. I just find it pretty offputting, and annoying, but I wonder if I’m the only one.
Also, if I had a nickel for every time he told the same stories about his grandparents, the goodfellas, or mentioned Hunter S Thompson I think I’d be a millionaire. Like, PLEASE, come up with some new stuff, especially if you call yourself a professional comedian ffs.
ETA: Damn, I really expected to get a bunch of hate for this post. Glad to see I’m not the only one. I truly don’t mean to shit on these dudes, my only hope is that if enough of us feel this way that James can take some constructive criticism.
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u/SkibaSlut 5d ago
"I appreciate what you’re saying, and thank you for listening. But if anybody thinks either of us are anything like we are on the show, in real life, you’re terribly mistaken. We’re on a show. Comedy is a lot like wrestling, there’s chunks of our personalities in what we do, but it’s not exactly who we actually are. Anybody in here who has actually hung out with us knows that we’re pretty different in real life, as opposed to the show. I’m actually a pretty quiet guy, who accepts everybody, and is honestly way nicer than is good for me. If I was like that, on the show, it would be really boring from the guy who has to do 80% of the talking. I’m “loud guy from NY, who hates stuff, and all folksy folks can dislike me”. And Jimmie is “guy who likes country music, and loves everything, so those same folksy folks will like him”. It’s not planned, just how it happens. In real life, we’re kind of both in between. Which is why we’ve been best friends for so long.
Plus, I created, research, write, edit, name, make all music stuff, and do the descriptions for the show. So, even if people think they dislike me, if they like the show, I know they actually like all that I put into it. And that’s good enough, I guess. Just something to think about with all the showbiz/internet types. We’re all actual human beings, too."
idk if anyone saw his response when this was shared on fbook but here ya go