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Your favourite stand up comedians?
Kevin Bridges one hell of a funny guy "
Being Scottish myself...I agree Kevin bridges...he is hilarious.. but my all time favourite is Lee Evans... shame he has retired now  |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
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Eddie Murphy Raw was hilarious at the time. Laughed til I was almost sick.
Micky Flanagan, the Out Out one which elevated him to becoming a household name was top tier comedy.
Louis CK Sincerely, I think that's the title, is probably his best show. Previously I enjoyed elements of his comedy but in this one I felt the whole thing worked.
Simon Amstell... All his shows follow a similar theme and don't really stray into new territory but his storytelling and delivery is unique. Personally, I am extremely fond of him. |
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"Hey
Your favourite stand up comedians?
Kevin Bridges one hell of a funny guy
Being Scottish myself...I agree Kevin bridges...he is hilarious.. but my all time favourite is Lee Evans... shame he has retired now "
Lee Evans is incredible live I will give you that. His energy is infectious.
Frankie Boyle was amazing before he went all political.
Spending last few years at Edinburgh Festival there has been 3 clear standouts for me. Leo kearse, Andrew Lawrence and Glen Wool.
Old school zero fucks given comedians. |
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Love stand up
Another yes to Kevin bridges
Wish I had someone to go Glee club with
Favourites are Michael McIntyre “pants down you’re the loser”  and any of his routines about his kids actually but also in relation to fab his bit about his wife putting tights on
Also Sarah millican who if you follow her on sm is an absolute sweetheart and does an amazingly kind thing over Xmas and new year holidays for those spending them alone
Russell Howard I’ve seen live and he was amazing
Russell Kane, Jon Richardson, Mickey Flanagan , Adam hills, Daniel sloss, Dave Gorman (used to love “modern life is good ish”), dara o’briain, Jason Manford, jo brand, John bishop, russell brand (possibly controversial), Sara pascoe, Zoe Lyons, roisin conaty, Katherine Ryan
Yea I like comedy |
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Mickey Flanagan is someone I’d love to see live but haven’t been able to yet.
I’ve seen both Russell Peters and Chris Rock live this year which was awesome.
Also love Sarah Millican, Shappi Khorsandi, Kevin Hart, Dave Chapelle and Richard Pryor  |
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Just seen the blind comedian Chris McCausland and he was very funny. Poignant and self deflating all the time.
Would love to see Lee Mack. I am seriously thinking about going to London to see the Upstart Crow run with David Mitchell. That is such a great series. |
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Saw Nigel Ng last week and he was a lot funnier than expected.
The old Woody Allen stand up is classic.
Saw some awful stand ups at Shelly's pub in Mayfair early 90s, when every wannabe actor was trying their hand at stand up. |
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I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting. |
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"Do enjoy most stand up, but there is one in my eyes that should hurry up and fall in front of a fast moving vehicle, Ricky Gervais, cant stand the twat"
I don't mind his stand-up, my issue is he can't let a joke breathe. He says a controversial punch line and then immediately goes "oh shut up" or "come on now". That annoys the hell out of me |
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"Saw Nigel Ng last week and he was a lot funnier than expected.
The old Woody Allen stand up is classic.
Saw some awful stand ups at Shelly's pub in Mayfair early 90s, when every wannabe actor was trying their hand at stand up."
Fuiyoh ...I like uncle roger  |
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over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting. "
Comics now seem to come from middle class backgrounds. Gone are the days of comics honing their craft supported by being on the dole and writing political and more meaningful material. I think the benefits system has impacted across the board culturally into music too where most musicians are bedroom artists with a macs, mixers and other expensive tech rather than your traditional guitar based artist playing in pubs. The modern comic aspires to appear on Dave becoming a TV presenter or panel show. Now with woke culture a lot of the edge is lost.
Not an expert but I don't think having writers is entirely new and Chapelle references this in his show. Comics 'borrow' and sell jokes to others.
I'm nostalgic for the past and my personal preference is for the old but that's not to say that I feel all modern art is rubbish. But I feel the old does stand the test of time to remain timeless.
Kevin Hart is a modern phenomenon. Yet I don't think I have laughed at a single joke of his despite having watched two shows. But I really appreciate him in Jumanji, or maybe its just the films rather than his performances itself.
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"I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting.
Comics now seem to come from middle class backgrounds. Gone are the days of comics honing their craft supported by being on the dole and writing political and more meaningful material. I think the benefits system has impacted across the board culturally into music too where most musicians are bedroom artists with a macs, mixers and other expensive tech rather than your traditional guitar based artist playing in pubs. The modern comic aspires to appear on Dave becoming a TV presenter or panel show. Now with woke culture a lot of the edge is lost.
Not an expert but I don't think having writers is entirely new and Chapelle references this in his show. Comics 'borrow' and sell jokes to others.
I'm nostalgic for the past and my personal preference is for the old but that's not to say that I feel all modern art is rubbish. But I feel the old does stand the test of time to remain timeless.
Kevin Hart is a modern phenomenon. Yet I don't think I have laughed at a single joke of his despite having watched two shows. But I really appreciate him in Jumanji, or maybe its just the films rather than his performances itself.
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That's a great point... Funny enough my son was doing his thing showing me YouTube videos...
"dad have you heard of this bloke Bernard.. Marking... Marking... Manning or something,?" then proceeded to show me manning clips from the 70s which... Yeah were probably not very pc now...but the boy found them funny. |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting.
Comics now seem to come from middle class backgrounds. Gone are the days of comics honing their craft supported by being on the dole and writing political and more meaningful material. I think the benefits system has impacted across the board culturally into music too where most musicians are bedroom artists with a macs, mixers and other expensive tech rather than your traditional guitar based artist playing in pubs. The modern comic aspires to appear on Dave becoming a TV presenter or panel show. Now with woke culture a lot of the edge is lost.
Not an expert but I don't think having writers is entirely new and Chapelle references this in his show. Comics 'borrow' and sell jokes to others.
I'm nostalgic for the past and my personal preference is for the old but that's not to say that I feel all modern art is rubbish. But I feel the old does stand the test of time to remain timeless.
Kevin Hart is a modern phenomenon. Yet I don't think I have laughed at a single joke of his despite having watched two shows. But I really appreciate him in Jumanji, or maybe its just the films rather than his performances itself.
That's a great point... Funny enough my son was doing his thing showing me YouTube videos...
"dad have you heard of this bloke Bernard.. Marking... Marking... Manning or something,?" then proceeded to show me manning clips from the 70s which... Yeah were probably not very pc now...but the boy found them funny. "
I've contradicted myself a bit in saying old acts are timeless as they are clearly of their time and we are in a different era now with different sensibilities in place. But that aside, I think the craftsmanship of those jokes still hold up. |
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"I've contradicted myself a bit in saying old acts are timeless as they are clearly of their time and we are in a different era now with different sensibilities in place. But that aside, I think the craftsmanship of those jokes still hold up. "
I don't think it is necessarily a contradiction, comedy that stands the test of time is stuff which doesn't punch down and stuff which isn't centred on the times pop culture. sure it is harder to write that material, but it does exist. |
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"I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting.
Comics now seem to come from middle class backgrounds. Gone are the days of comics honing their craft supported by being on the dole and writing political and more meaningful material. I think the benefits system has impacted across the board culturally into music too where most musicians are bedroom artists with a macs, mixers and other expensive tech rather than your traditional guitar based artist playing in pubs. The modern comic aspires to appear on Dave becoming a TV presenter or panel show. Now with woke culture a lot of the edge is lost.
Not an expert but I don't think having writers is entirely new and Chapelle references this in his show. Comics 'borrow' and sell jokes to others.
I'm nostalgic for the past and my personal preference is for the old but that's not to say that I feel all modern art is rubbish. But I feel the old does stand the test of time to remain timeless.
Kevin Hart is a modern phenomenon. Yet I don't think I have laughed at a single joke of his despite having watched two shows. But I really appreciate him in Jumanji, or maybe its just the films rather than his performances itself.
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Very much agree with that - don’t even get me started on Ben Elton selling out!
If we’re going old school I loved Dave Allen and Billy Connolly back in the day |
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Ken Dodd. 3 1/2 hours of genuinely amazing material without being rude or putting anyone down once. A proper gent.
Others - Stewart Francis, Sarah Millican, Jimmy Carr, Josh Widdicombe, Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies. |
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"Jimmy Jones, a slightly (!) cleaner version of Jim Davidson.
John Kearns, I just can't get on with.....much to his father's disgust, who is a good friend of mine. "
Have you seen John do his own hour? That's where he works |
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over a year ago
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"I think Bill Bailey is very under rated as was Sean lock...
Some of the more popular and ubiquitous ones have gone from being outstandingly creative and funny at the start to very dull and repetitive now (but very successful for them which is to be congratulated and fair play)
I was listening to a comedy writer on the radio and it never occurred to me that some of the "tv" comedians have material written for them..which doesn't devalue anything but I just found it interesting.
Comics now seem to come from middle class backgrounds. Gone are the days of comics honing their craft supported by being on the dole and writing political and more meaningful material. I think the benefits system has impacted across the board culturally into music too where most musicians are bedroom artists with a macs, mixers and other expensive tech rather than your traditional guitar based artist playing in pubs. The modern comic aspires to appear on Dave becoming a TV presenter or panel show. Now with woke culture a lot of the edge is lost.
Not an expert but I don't think having writers is entirely new and Chapelle references this in his show. Comics 'borrow' and sell jokes to others.
I'm nostalgic for the past and my personal preference is for the old but that's not to say that I feel all modern art is rubbish. But I feel the old does stand the test of time to remain timeless.
Kevin Hart is a modern phenomenon. Yet I don't think I have laughed at a single joke of his despite having watched two shows. But I really appreciate him in Jumanji, or maybe its just the films rather than his performances itself.
Very much agree with that - don’t even get me started on Ben Elton selling out!
If we’re going old school I loved Dave Allen and Billy Connolly back in the day "
I miss Dave Allen. Brilliant.
I once convinced Jimmy Carr that I was a deep sea welder when he singled me out during a gig.
I've also shot down Reg D Hunter. Got up and walked out. Told him I was off to go and drink with the warm up act as he was actually funny. |
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over a year ago
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"Sean Locke RIP "
I love Sean Locke but think his 8 out of 10 cats stuff is superior to his stand up routines. I find a lot of panel stuff tedious after a while, mainly because it is probably scripted to varying degrees but on some shows the quality remains. Have I got news for you tends to remain high on quality but still vary. Never mind the buzzcocks for me is one of the best. |
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