Why Nerds are Unpopular

[Imran Siddiqui]

Truth. Just because Miller references obscure things doesn't automatically make him a nerd.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

**** off. They have more creative talent then you could possibly dream of.

No, they don't. If they did, they wouldn't be hanging around a loser like you.

Nice

[DaShi]

No, the fact that he was a nerd makes him a nerd. Apparently Drake's definition of nerd is only someone who wears glasses.

'About his social status during this period, Miller writes: "When I went to college, I lived on campus, and the guys I hung out with made me do some things I'm not proud of, although they made the characters in Revenge of the Nerds look like the Rat Pack in 1962. I myself made that kid Booger look like Remington Steele" (I Rant, Therefore I Am).'

[-Jrabbit]

This digression is stupid. There are plenty of great (or at least very famous) comedians who are decidedly not nerds.

[SlowwHand]

Andy Dick, a nerd comedian? WTF?! And Newhart?!

Do you have any idea what a nerd is?

Do you aspire to be like Andy Dick? Never mind. I don't know what I was thinking. Of course you do. It should go without saying.
The mere fact that you show more outrage over him than Jerry Lewis says it all.

[DaShi]

This digression is stupid. There are plenty of great (or at least very famous) comedians who are decidedly not nerds.

That's not the contention.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

But Drake has a point. If you are going to list the nerd comedians (to attempt to deflect the exception that proves the rule), you should probably list a bunch that are actually well known and not just "going to be big" or "appeared on HBO" (do you know HOW many comics appear on HBO?!!)

Well, there are a lot more comedians than those people know about. BFB says "comedians aren't nerds" and then I show him some that are (plus, publicity ). There are thousands of comedians in LA, plus Emerson is a huge school for comedians, so I wanted to use examples rather than just make a blanket statement.

The only reason I mention these specific people is because I know them personally. I'm sure if BFB said something about doctors, someone here who works with doctors would probably use them as an example, rather than Sanjay Gupta. I figure someone else can name people everyone already knows about.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Conan O'Brien
Demitri Martin
Sarah Silverman
John Hodgeman
Stephen Colbert
Aasif Manvi
Ed Helms
Lewis Black
David Letterman
Daniel Tosh
Chris Hardwick
Joel McHale
Bob Saget
Jerry Seinfeld
Kathy Griffin
Penn & Teller
Chris Rock
David Spade
Patton Oswalt
Norm Macdonald
Dana Carvey
Larry the Cable Guy (real name Dan Whitney)
Jeff Foxworthy
David Cross
Eddie Izzard
Tina Fey
Jimmy Fallon
Steve Martin
Woody Allen
Janeane Garofalo
Jim Carrey
Paul Reubens/Pee Wee Herman
Cast of Monty Python
Cast of Kids in the Hall
Cast of Reno 9/11
Cast of Broken Lizard (guys who made Super Troopers)

the list goes on and on...

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

And adoption of a nerd persona makes one a nerd, doesn't it?

Just like putting on a pantomime horse costume makes one a horse.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Stand-up comedy is based in truth. A nerdy persona is usually an extension of an already nerdy person.

Which of those people would you refute?

[SlowwHand]

Comedy is based on life experiences and observations. My boss went to school with David Spade. He is as he appears to be.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

I was on set for about two weeks on the upcoming Grown-Ups, with a bunch of comics.

And after seeing Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Kevin James "play" basketball, I feel confident telling you how massively nerdy they all are. Especially Chris Rock. Dude almost had to give back his "Brother" card.

[Drake Tungsten]

Which of those people would you refute?

Most of them. Seriously, Daniel Tosh? Have you ever even seen his show?

[SlowwHand]

Emphasis on "his show".

Drake, you're such a nerd.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Which of those people would you refute?

Most of them. Seriously, Daniel Tosh? Have you ever even seen his show?

The dude makes snarky comments about videos he found on the internet. Nothing nerdy about that at all.

Tosh himself is a major geek. You can dress well and sleep with women and still be a geek.

You said "most of them" - get specific. If you're going to refute, back it up with evidence of their lack of nerdy. For every one, I will provide evidence of their possession of nerd qualities.