Favourite Comedian

[Meredith]

Who is your favourite comedian?

After being given a link tonight, I'm adding Ed Byrne to my top 3.

My current favourite is Ross Noble, with Bill Bailey in the top 3 also.

Post your favourite so I can check them out in youtube. :D

[MrGaryy]

Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr and Sean Lock!

[Dan_]

My top three are Lee Evans, Peter Kay and Stephen K Amos.

[Shaun]

Bill Bailey is easily my favourite, with others like Stephen Fry, Frankie Boyle, the guy who hosts "Mock The Week" but I could never dare to try and spell his name, Ed Byrne, David Mitchell, the OLD Graham Norton (his C4 talkshow was fantastic)...

[AlexBigBrother]

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington

[Spike]

Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Graham Norton and David Mitchell

[~Kizwiz~]

Eddie Izzard, witty, smart and know how to walk in 5 inch heals

[Stu]

Originally posted by Meredith
After being given a link tonight, I'm adding Ed Byrne to my top 3.

:lovedup:

A Morpheus inspired thread , folks.

Anyway...


Bill Hicks : he might just change your life. Look him up on youtube. Now.

Bill Bailey : Excellent , off the hook , comedy. Damn accomplished musician to boot.

Hugh Dennis/Ed Byrne/Rik Mayall/Adrian Edmonson : Tie.



And just for the heck of it , here are three comedians that have never made me smile. Ever.



Al Murray : British , beer , french , pubs , yada , yada. Get some new material.

Alan Carr : LOOK! FOCUS ON ME! IM ALAN CARR! IM SOOOOOOOOOOO CAMP!

Stewart Lee : I can see why people like him but this 'carefully crafted jokes' lark seems to me like a poor way of explaining why their is only three laughs per two hour show.

[Arneldo]

Jimmy Carr
Alan Carr
Ricky Gervais
Peter Kay
Joan Rivers
Bill Bailey
Mitchell & Webb
Ardal O'Hanlan
Tommy Tiernan
Julian Clary

[LargeAndInCharge]

Just Lee Evans. The Best

[Shaun]

Ah, I forgot Joan Rivers and Jo Brand. The former of which never fails to leave me in hysterics.

[GiRTh]

Loads.

Bill Hick
Lenny Bruce
Sid Caeser
Eddie Murphy
Richard Prior
Chris Rock
Dave Chapelle
Eddie Izzard
David Spader
Bernie Mac

I could go on.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Arneldo
Jimmy Carr
Alan Carr
Ricky Gervais
Peter Kay
Joan Rivers
Bill Bailey
Mitchell & Webb
Ardal O'Hanlan
Tommy Tiernan
Julian Clary
Special nod to Julian Clary and Ardal O'Hanlan. May he forever be typecast as Doogle.

[Nurse57]

Morpheus. BLASPHEMER. Stewart Lee is a god.

Look see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m7kkc3LmaQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q-DO6Bav4I&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YE9Kthyaco&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqEAl4G_YL0&feature=related

His one time partner Richard Herring is also brilliant. It is brilliant how he kept going with this heckler. If I had been at that gig I would have twatted him for ruining my night.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8IQYSp0EuE&feature=related

[*mazedsalv**]

Alan Carr
Jimmy Carr
Lee Evans
Eddie Murphey
Graham Norton
Justin Lee Collins

[Hugo]

In order of preference;

[b]1. Joan Rivers
2. Graham Norton
3. Peter Kay
4. Jo Brand
5. Alan Carr
6. Catherine Tate ( I don't know if she counts)

[KKBL]

Jason Byrne

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Morpheus. BLASPHEMER. Stewart Lee is a god.

Ive seen all of them and I still dont care. I think he is ****. Well , I wont say ****. But theirs much better. He is a true elitists comedian :joker:.

[Nurse57]

Then I am an elitist then. Have seen him a couple of times now. Always has me crying.

[Xander]

Russell Brand, Chris Rock, Alan Carr, Lee Evans.


Chris Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9A2I-X7b-w

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Xander
Russell Brand, Chris Rock, Alan Carr, Lee Evans.


Chris Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9A2I-X7b-w LOL

Everbody watch this. Its hilarious.

[Arneldo]

Ugh. I cannot stand Chris Rock. Awful comedian, and stuck up his own arsehole.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Arneldo
Ugh. I cannot stand Chris Rock. Awful comedian, and stuck up his own arsehole. He's become a bit poilitical but he's hilarious. Watch the clip. It's about rap music. Its all true.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Arneldo
Ugh. I cannot stand Chris Rock. Awful comedian, and stuck up his own arsehole.
What is awful about him? Each to their own but I think he is fantastic. And in fairness , who cares if anybody is stuck up their own arsehole. Almost everybody is , so the argument does not hold ground. Besides , when im watching Chris , its not his arsehole im thinking about. I care about how funny he is.

[housem8]

Peter Kaye he's hilarious :laugh::laugh:

[andybigbro]

Peter Kay & Lee Evans

[Tom]

Bill Bailey; Kit Kat Chunky :joker:

I'm so simple ... :bigsmile:

[x_mel_x]

Peter Kay is just the funniest man ever, I could watch his stand up DVDs everyday and still find it funny. But I also love Russell Brand and his radio show producer Matt. Noel Fielding for his randomness and JLC and Alan Carr make a great double act.

[Tom]

I'm not a fan of Peter Kay, he's too repetitive.

[Nurse57]

I watched, sorry endured a Peter Kay DVD. I did not crack a smile once. Shouting in a northern accent is not funny in it's self.

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by andybigbro
Peter Kay & Lee Evans

[Shaun]

Lee Evans is evil. He just puts on silly voices and faces.

[Tom]

Peter Kay is alright the first time you watch, but then when you see other so called routines its still all garlic bread.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Shaun
Lee Evans is evil. He just puts on silly voices and faces.
Its called physical comedy. His observations are fantastic , also.

[Nurse57]

Physical, yes. Comedy? Very debatable. But then I never found Norman Wisdom funny, and Evens is just a Wisdom tribute act.

[Billy]

Catherine Tate Alan Carr

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Physical, yes. Comedy? Very debatable. But then I never found Norman Wisdom funny, and Evens is just a Wisdom tribute act.
Generalising it , yes , it is comedy. He is one of the most successful comics working in Britian today. He is far , far down on my list , but I still understand his greatness. I just dont relate to it perhaps as well as others.

[Nurse57]

Gurn, fall over. Thank you, I've been Lee Evans. Goodnight.

There, just saved anyone thinking of going to see him £30.

[Nurse57]

"He is one of the most successful comics working in Britian today."

Success does not always equate to quality. The most successful male solo artist
of the 80's was not any of the truly talented and innovative ones. Jackson? no. Prince? No. Peter Gabriel? No. Shakin' Stevens? I kid you not. Bloody Shakey.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"He is one of the most successful comics working in Britian today."

Success does not always equate to quality
In the Stand Up business though , it can be a useful barometer. Live crowds of thousands are going to see him. Im under the assumption that they are going to see him in order to laugh. Which they do. Alot. That equates to him doing something very , very right in my eyes.

Im not a big fan of his style , but their is more to it than the whole falling over act you described. A lot more.

[Nurse57]

Little Miss Jocelyn got a second series. As I say, success does not always equate to quality.

[Shaun]

If success was equal to quality, then Peter Kay is apparently the funniest man ever :tongue:

Methinks not.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Little Miss Jocelyn got a second series. As I say, success does not always equate to quality.
Again , of course it always does not equate to quality , but people are paying to see him live , and laugh at the man. That means he is doing something right. Maybe not in your opinion , heck , not in mine either, but I respect that he is doing something right.

The vague description you gave of his act , however , is unfair.

[Nurse57]

In what way?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YZdlgoOyCU

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
In what way?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YZdlgoOyCU
Posting a specific clip to support 'Gurn, fall over. Thank you, I've been Lee Evans. Goodnight.' hardly counts as an argument. Their are other Lee Evans clips on youtube , after all :wink:.

Some people find it funny. I dont , but im not going to argue with them , because he draws enough to merit me saying 'Damn , I gotta respect that guy. I cant relate to what he is doing , but some people find it funny'.

Now compare that to 'Gurn, fall over. Thank you, I've been Lee Evans. Goodnight.'.

[Nurse57]

The thing is I did not have to look very hard to find the clip. It is what his act is based on. You say that yourself "it is physical comedy"

Did you respect Bernard Manning. Do you respect Chubby brown? Plenty of people found/find their brand of racist "humour" funny.

[Nurse57]

It gust just been pointed out to me. Hitler was quite popular in his home land. Does he demand my respect?

[Stu]

Hitler was not a comedian. Neither are you. So stop trying to dilute the argument.

Chubby Brown and Bernard Manning are a different story altogether in fairness. But people still find it funny. That , I will never know why. I still recognise that they used to make people laugh , however.

I dont have a problem with you not liking Lee Evans , neither do I , I just think you are being ignorant about it just a tad. An iguana could tell that their is more to his act that falling around. You can stop any internal dialogue because thats a fact.

[Meredith]

I love how a comedy thread has turned into an argument. Now that's comedy to me. :P

Also, I'd like to pick up on this post from the poster formerly known as Morpheus:

Originally posted by Stu
Besides , when Im watching Chris , its not his arsehole Im thinking about. I care about how funny he is.

That must make a pleasant change from some of the other viewing material in your collection.




You left that one wide open ;) - innuendo count (+1)

[Shaun]

LMAO.

[Chemicle]

Lee Evans, unreal. No matter what anyone thinks.:bouncy:

[Stu]

Originally posted by Meredith
I love how a comedy thread has turned into an argument. Now that's comedy to me. :P

Also, I'd like to pick up on this post from the poster formerly known as Morpheus:

Originally posted by Stu
Besides , when Im watching Chris , its not his arsehole Im thinking about. I care about how funny he is.

That must make a pleasant change from some of the other viewing material in your collection.




You left that one wide open ;) - innuendo count (+1)

In fairness , its more than strictly viewing material :wink:.

[Nurse57]

"Chubby Brown and Bernard Manning are a different story altogether in fairness. But people still find it funny. That , I will never know why. I still recognise that they used to make people laugh , however."

Do they get your respect? It is a simple question. sorry for the Hitler thing. I was being flippant.

[Lauren]

Frankie Boyle.

[Mike]

Got to be Lee Evans for me, the guy is a legend.

[Nurse57]

Wrong.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"Chubby Brown and Bernard Manning are a different story altogether in fairness. But people still find it funny. That , I will never know why. I still recognise that they used to make people laugh , however."

Do they get your respect? It is a simple question. sorry for the Hitler thing. I was being flippant.
No because they offend as human being. Lee Evans , does not. And yes , I can be fickle and say that. Really , it overrules everything else for me. What I wont do however , is say 'Wrong' in response to someone posting a comedian of their choice.

You can correct me should I ever get that ignorant.

Simple.

[PleasurePrinciple]

Peter Kay:lovedup:, Eddie Murphy's Delirious, and Raw is hilarious :cheer:. I know most love Lee Evans, but he totally doesn't amuse me at all.

[Nurse57]

"You can correct me should I ever get that ignorant."

"Wrong" A line by a character played by Mark Williams (Fast show)

Are you saying you can use your "lots of people like them so the must be doing something right/get my respect" argument as and when it suits you?

[supernoodles!]

Originally posted by PleasurePrinciple
Peter Kay:lovedup:, Eddie Murphy's Delirious, and Raw is hilarious :cheer:. I know most love Lee Evans, but he totally doesn't amuse me at all.


I totally agree about Lee Evans i dont get how so many eople seem to love him and find him hilarious.Its some thing which has always confused me.
My favourite has to be Alan Carr

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"You can correct me should I ever get that ignorant."

"Wrong" A line by a character played by Mark Williams (Fast show)

Are you saying you can use your "lots of people like them so the must be doing something right/get my respect" argument as and when it suits you?
In this case , yes , because Lee Evans is somewhat human. Those other two tubs of **** are not.

Also , apologies , but I have only ever seen the fast show once or twice.

[Nurse57]

Fair enough then. Still WRONG though :thumbs:

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Fair enough then. Still WRONG though :thumbs:
If you are right , im happy to be WRONG :thumbs:.

[Nurse57]

Cool. I win. NEXT.

[Nurse57]

LOL. Good to see you can take a joke.

[Stu]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/kingofthering/grow20up.jpg

[Nurse57]

Where did your post go?

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
Where did your post go?
I decided to express my opinion in picture form , so I deleted the post instead of editing it.

Dont ask why.

[Indierock&roll]

russell brand!

[Nurse57]

"Dont ask why."

Why?

[Nurse57]

Oh, Rob Deering. He's good.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"Dont ask why."

Why?
Because im a doped up 17 year old who moves faster than he can think.

Might have something to do with my liking Lee Evans over Stewart Lee :joker::joker::joker:.

[Nurse57]

And that I will never understand.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Nurse57
And that I will never understand.
Nice to see you have given up even trying. I find people take that approach often with me.

[Nurse57]

It is not that I have given up. It is just a pointless exercise.

[Tom]

I don't like his stand up routines but Harry Hill does a good job of You've Been Framed and is funny on TV Burp :bouncy:

[Stacey.]

Lee Evans :colour:
love him!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lee Evans :colour:
love him!

are you a comedian?

[Stacey.]

are you a comedian?

:spin: maybe.

[Braden]

Alan Carr
Catherine Tate

[setanta]

Richard Pryor.

[Niamh.]

Tommy Tiernan

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Anyone bar James Corden..... god i hate that ****

[Stu]

:lovedup:

A Morpheus inspired thread , folks.

Anyway...


Bill Hicks : he might just change your life. Look him up on youtube. Now.

Bill Bailey : Excellent , off the hook , comedy. Damn accomplished musician to boot.

Hugh Dennis/Ed Byrne/Rik Mayall/Adrian Edmonson : Tie.



And just for the heck of it , here are three comedians that have never made me smile. Ever.



Al Murray : British , beer , french , pubs , yada , yada. Get some new material.

Alan Carr : LOOK! FOCUS ON ME! IM ALAN CARR! IM SOOOOOOOOOOO CAMP!

Stewart Lee : I can see why people like him but this 'carefully crafted jokes' lark seems to me like a poor way of explaining why their is only three laughs per two hour show.
I stand by what I say here. Although some of them are on the list for general comedic nuances. Not stand up in particular.

Been getting into Tommy Tiernan more recently to due to Setanta's generous linkage in some space thread.

[WOMBAI]

Billy Connolly - without doubt!

[setanta]

Been getting into Tommy Tiernan more recently to due to Setanta's generous linkage in some space thread.

Glad to hear it my friend. Great performer and knows how to spin a good yarn.

[Stacey.]

ah i love Al Murray too :D.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I don't like his stand up routines but Harry Hill does a good job of You've Been Framed and is funny on TV Burp :bouncy:

beth ditto

[Zippy]

I know he's a camp stereotype etcetc but...

Alan Carr. He's made me enjoy chat shows again.

You can't help what you laugh at. Its like sexual attraction. Instinctive.

[Stacey.]

Alan Carrs well good too :D

[Shaun]

Eddie Izzard, Bill Bailey, Ed Byrne, Frankie Boyle, Joan Rivers, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor - standup.

Comedy actors/writers: Ricky Gervais, Mitchell & Webb, Stephen Fry.

[red]

Jimmy carr
frankie boyle
sean lock
dara o'briain

[ILoveTRW]

Russell Brand and Alan Carr

[Harry!]

David Wallams/Matt Lucas
Catherine Tate

Like some more which I cant think off.

[Stu]

I really cant emphasize Bill Hicks enough. I know I am bordering on preaching here but I never heard of the man, some dude sent me a link, and all of a sudden this dead guy from Texas changed my life. Like all good comedians you at least owe it to yourself to look him up if you have never seen him!

[Smithy]

Alan Carr & Catherine Tate

[King Gizzard]

when it comes to 8/10 cats

sean lock is amazing amazing funny

but his stand up..to me..is awful

[Beso]

Dennis Leary, he wants to be a doctor..."hi doctor,I have back ache. ***** off, next"

[Beso]

ps, he's up there with bill hicks,



My top three at 3 it's billy connelly..2nd is dennis leary, and first is bill "suck satans c*ck" hicks.

[Patrick]

Thats easy.

I have my Best 3 and they are..

http://files.list.co.uk/images/2007/08/02/sean.lock.jpg
http://www.londonisfunny.com/resized/page/Images/new_folder/jack_whitehall1.jpg
http://spaghettijunct.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/michael-mcintyre02.jpg

[mummymaz]

1. Peter Kay (in the old days!)
2. Sean Lock (just too funny!)
3. Michael McIntyre

Used to love Frankie Boyle till i saw him on tour and it was all lines from Mock the Week :bawling:

[Claymores]

1. Paul Whitehouse or anybody else from The Fast Show Series 1

2. Anubody from Chewin the Fat - "Get intae it = savour the flavour of the full Fat"

3. Vic Reeves

[rapunza1977]

Jim Jeffries is hilarious! Really really crude, rude, sexist, vulgar however he is hilarious!

[rapunza1977]

1. Paul Whitehouse or anybody else from The Fast Show Series 1

2. Anubody from Chewin the Fat - "Get intae it = savour the flavour of the full Fat"

3. Vic Reeves


Fast Show for sure! Also, Absolutely was fantastic! Naked Video! Limmy!!!

[setanta]

ps, he's up there with bill hicks,



My top three at 3 it's billy connelly..2nd is dennis leary, and first is bill "suck satans c*ck" hicks.

He stole Hick's material. Leary is rubbish.

[Beso]

He stole Hick's material. Leary is rubbish.

Theres no way he stole hicks material, he would have been blacklisted for that, that just doesn't happen. He is also a completely different comedian to hicks, o leary was angry. You should, if you han't already, read hicks biography, his remarks about o leary are very enlightening.

[GypsyGoth]

Maybe Josie Long.

[BB_Eye]

I guess I'll have to agree to disagree with Stu over Stewart Lee. There's something really effortless about his shows I really love. He is probably my favourite comedian next to Paul Merton.

I'll be honest though and say I'm generally not crazy about stand-up comedians. The genuinely good ones are few and far between. Some of my most hated are Jimmy Carr, Bernard Manning, Roy Walker, Jim Davidson, Al Murray and Eddie Izzard.

As for Hicks, well I admire him. Like him? I'm not so sure.

[Stu]

Theres no way he stole hicks material, he would have been blacklisted for that, that just doesn't happen. He is also a completely different comedian to hicks, o leary was angry. You should, if you han't already, read hicks biography, his remarks about o leary are very enlightening.
And Hicks wasn't?

He clearly stole his material in my opinion. He was definately heavily influenced by it, and added very little of his own nuances to it. Hicks was far better at it.