Famous people who have achieved success way beyond their talent level

[paulhouk03]

Jack Whitehall

This guy tries hard to be funny and cool but I think he is a big belll

[MintTrav]

Mo Farah

Surely he must have always had the talent and then worked like hell to maximize it. He didn't fluke those medals - Athletics isn't a sport where you just get lucky.

[millidonk]

Mo Farah

Surely he must have always had the talent and then worked like hell to maximize it. He didn't fluke those medals - Athletics isn't a sport where you just get lucky.

The whole list was a bit tongue of cheek, but as you have singled that out I will continue with the utter pointlessness of this thread: he can run a bit. big deal, doesn't mean I want to see him or Rutherford or Lewis gymnast kid whenever I turn the bloody TV on. Well done, you can run, but you are not funny or remotely entertaining so get off my panel shows please.

[AndrewT]

Jack Whitehall

This guy tries hard to be funny and cool but I think he is a big belll

This must be thread winner - a deeply unlikeable, unfunny, spoilt brat who only managed to get ahead in the game because girls fancy him and his dad's a bigshot agent.

Another one from comedy - Micky Flanagan. No jokes, no comic timing - how did he sell out huge arenas?

Michael McIntyre I have to take issue with though - whilst he may not be everyone's cup of tea (the hyperactive toddler on stage routine wears some people down) he can tell a joke and bring an audience along with him, he's a perfectly fine mainstream comedian.

[millidonk]

Wow Micky Flanagan itt really?

By clear miles the best comedian for decades! So many original jokes / routine.

Absolutely incredible live, even does his own warm up as well.


Michael Mcntyre Bus stop in the snow routine is pretty incred.

[TightEnd]

Wow Micky Flanagan itt really?

By clear miles the best comedian for decades! So many original jokes / routine.

Absolutely incredible live, even does his own warm up as well.


Michael Mcntyre Bus stop in the snow routine is pretty incred.

Mickey Flanagan is exrecable. Turn off within 5 minutes of him coming on any programme. Deeply unfunny and the comic timing of a comatose Gazelle.


All a matter of taste this thread!

[millidonk]

Wow Micky Flanagan itt really?

By clear miles the best comedian for decades! So many original jokes / routine.

Absolutely incredible live, even does his own warm up as well.


Michael Mcntyre Bus stop in the snow routine is pretty incred.

Mickey Flanagan is exrecable. Turn off within 5 minutes of him coming on any programme. Deeply unfunny and the comic timing of a comatose Gazelle.


All a matter of taste this thread!

Harsh words. It is all a matter of taste which is why I wont bother arguing the fact that you are wrong.  Some people like carrots, some like peas, I, however like neither but I love rhubarb crumble..

[Marky147]

I hate rhubarb crumble too!

[millidonk]

I hate rhubarb crumble too!

gtfo you rhubarb

[Amatay]

Love Micky Flanagan. Going to see him next month at the O2

This thread tilts me sooo much!

[millidonk]

Love Micky Flanagan. Going to see him next month at the O2

This thread tilts me sooo much!

You will have an incred time, saw him in Lincoln. The new tour is amazing, I liked it even more than the "out out" tour. Face was hurting coming out of the gaff. DVD of it is out in November. Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

#GTFOhaters

[StuartHopkin]

Amatay

[gouty]

Derek Thompson.

Apparently he is a workaholic. I never understood how he got the work in the first place.

[The Baron]

John Motson
Murray Walker
Lars Ulrich
Michaela Tabb
George Lucas

Not having Lars Ulrich. A tool yes, but an awesome drummer.

[The Baron]

Sorry, there's been some stupid names in this thread, but I'm not having Lars Ulrich.

True there are far better drummers about these day, but back in the original "big 4" days, he was more technical than his peers Dave Lombarbo, Charlie Benante and whatever hired hand Megadeth had at any given time, especially for the Justice album. He was easily as quick when needed as well.

But Lars' "talents" were as a band leader and composer, more than as a drummer.
Without Lars, Metallica wouldn't be where they are today.
So he may not be the best tub thumper in the world, but he's still extremely talented, as a drummer, songwriter and music businessman.

In his own words:
"[The criticism] used to [bother me], back in the day - and I spent a lot of time overcompensating for that on the early records. But then you wake up one day and you're like, 'Whatever.' It hasn't bothered me for about 15 years. I'm no Joey Jordison. I'm no Mike Portnoy, and I have nothing but love and respect and admiration for all those guys. When I hear some of the young dudes, they blow my mind with what they can do with their feet and stuff - but it's not something that makes me go, 'I need to feel better about myself so I'm gonna learn how to do what they do with my feet.' I'm not a particularly accomplished drummer but I am very, very, very good at understanding the role of the drums next to James Hetfield's rhythm guitar. I guarantee you I'm the best guy in the world for that, and that's enough for me!"

Pyso, you call them the biggest heavy metal franchise in the world, as if it's always been that way.
I was an 80's/90's thrasher, and it's a constant suprise to me that of all the music that was going on at the time, one of the most sneered at and under appreciated bands of that era became one of the biggest bands in the world. Lars has to take a lot of credit for that, along with Hetfield, and of course Bob Rock.

This!