Some of these were funny, albeit in that degraded "because it's true" sense, but this guy's delivery needs some work. By which I mean that I want to set him on fire.
Nothing, just that there should be more to the joke than the observation. IMO, outstanding humor has truth in it, but it's not funny just because it's true. It should engage with a reaction more than just "oh, that's so true." Again, some of these were really funny, but I guess I just don't like this tack or meme or whatever it is. A great comic like George Carlin would start with an original observational joke and then build on it in a way that showed lots of insight and thought that makes it funnier. A mediocre comedian or comedy writer will just comfort people with observations about what is already familiar and safe to them. "Don't you hate it when you're buying something embarrassing at the store and they announce what you're buying loudly?" Ha ha, oh yeah, that's really embarrassing. etc.
Again, a lot of this was funny, and people who read lots of blurbs and reviews can relate to it.
"real worldy"? Really Allison? Really? I personally would have preferred if it was "real worldley" which would perhaps impart more of a foreign flavor, which couldn't hurt
Seriously, it has to be really hard for anyone to churn out worthwhile criticism on a deadline week after week.
My column would be: "This [art] is about ____ . It's kinda like [artworks] x, y, and z. I [liked/did not like] [art]."
WHEREZ MY CHECK
EXPLAIN. what's degraded about humor based in real worldy observations?
Again, a lot of this was funny, and people who read lots of blurbs and reviews can relate to it.
@tommy yeah that's the one I meant!