So...you're watching Regis too!

ADHD, anyone?

he's not anywhere as funny as he was when he did coke. anyway, aren't all stand up comics like this? i don't like it either, but whenever i see a comedian come on a talk show, i know they're just going do their regular routine in question format. it is a unwritten law i guess...

amen.

that is all.

Did he break out in a flop sweat so that his chest hair, which extends up past his neck line, resembled a wet throw rug?

ewwww Tim. my breakfast is ruined.

Jonathan Winters has long been known to be Robin William's mentor and inspiration. Jonathan too was known for going on and on "in character", so much so, he was hospitalized in a mental institution at one time because he physically couldn't come back from la-la-land. Scary.

There is something about Robin Williams that makes him VERY ANNOYING to watch, to listen to. He is ALWAYS `over the top'. He is very irritating. Not many people elicit such a response!

I guess he is concerned that if he stops with the act, people will see him for the incredibly boring man that he may possibly actually be.

Robin Williams is perhaps the most "unfunny" human being alive.

I suspect that we are seeing the real Robin. I suspect that he goes into his schtick as soon as he wakes up. I think the man may be psychotic, and not as many believe, a stand up comic by vocation. I think he may actually be ill. That's the only thing that I can figure out to explain his bizarre behavior.

He's boring enough when he's "on", Pete!

It all has to go. The little kid/baby voice. The wacky "asides". The impersonations. The mania. All of it.

What I really don't understand is why the audience is in hysterics the moment he walks out onto the stage. Knee-slapping, eye-wiping, stomach-clutching. Guffaws. Gasps. Applause.

Please.

P.S. The man has NEVER made me laugh. I even hated him as Mork.

I love him.

Jodi, is this the end of "us?"

Let's face it: We're all just too [fill in the blank for "hip, cool, etc.] for him or anyone who might "appreciate" him.

Kelly, "we" will always be, my love. If raisins (which I love and you hate) and cheese (vice-versa) can't tear us apart, what makes you think this little flaw of yours can?

(((((((((...

In all actuality, he *is* ill. He's spoken before about being manic depressive. The Robin we see in the spotlight is 'on the high'.

God only knows what the depression end looks like.

exactly what i was going to say -- he is manic. His depressive episodes are probably just as dramatic. I'm sure he must have been heavily medicated in "Good Will Hunting," in which I actually enjoyed his performance.

You've all pretty much covered how I feel about Robin Williams.

In Mork and Mindy, the only really funny lines were when he was basically immitating Groucho Marx.

And Jodi, I totally agree with that comment about the audience going crazy when he comes on. This happens all too much with a number of 'celebs' that are supposed to be funny, but aren't.

It's like certain sit-coms (at least in the UK) that were very successful, but left me thinking, this is so not funny, why are they laughing? I don't mean that I was offended by the 'humour', I mean that I could find nothing original about the script, and it was totally predictable and unfunny. I cite "'Allo 'Allo" and "Keeping Up Appearances" as examples (should any Brits be reading this.)

Anyway, in either case (Williams or the sit-coms) I'm tempted to shout out, "stop laughing, you're only encouraging them".

I completely agree, and at the same time completely disagree with everything aforementioned.

I think Robin is a strange bird and if every comedian acted "normal", this would be a depressing world. that is all.

I actually saw Robin Williams on a talkshow on PBS (I forget the name). Anyway, it's back when he was promoting "One Hour Photo." He was totally calm and "normal." I love Robin Williams - even when he acts like a nut - but it was nice to see him sit in his seat like a grown up for a change.

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oh thats right, nowadays people take everything so seriously. it's his job to make people laugh...heelllooooo.

Actually, from what I've heard Robin Williams has got ADHD and he's got a medication for it too, but doesn't use it if the situation calls for his hyperactive behaviour.

As a person with ADHD I find it a bit offensive that people with ADHD often are labelled as 'psychotic', 'mentally ill', 'manic depressive' or just plain old crazy!

I hope people will find accurate information about ADHD in the future.