It seems like the not hating the motivations of music thing is a new development. Your David Cross point is very sound, though. Maybe he holds him to a higher standard because of that legacy?

I'm a big fan of this dude, but that part was just silly. Trying to be somewhere "real" anywhere below 140th on the island is a waste of time; and the border goes more and more north all the time.

No comic is funny to everyone and the ones that come close to that become the megastars. Oswalt isn't that type of comic. The dude talks about what he wants and it obviously isn't for you. He definitely is a nerd and his subject matter will reflect that, why does it have to be pandering? I don't even get how you see…

Talk about exaggeration; he wasn't bitter or whining. He simply pointed out a cause and effect of what he talks about and the types of comments it induces. You probably like to imagine he cares that much.