rhouses but it’s mostly too self righteous in a very smug way
I’ve only found him to be that way in the last few years. Basically since he started writing for the Guardian.
Up to and including his Carpet Remnant World show and the last series of his Comedy Vehicle he was great, and a lot of the things he got himself in a huff about were daft or random, as opposed to overtly political.
He’s also tended to have quite a strong self-deprecating streak as well which if anything has been more prominent than his egotism, and if anything makes a lot of any potentially perceived smugness seem sarcastic. One only needs to observe the jokes he makes about himself along the lines of “oh look, Terry Christian’s let himself go” and “oh look, Morrissey’s let himself go”, and the fact he titled one of his shows about being named the ‘41st best stand up ever’.
I also just wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of it flies over your head.
