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Old 19-01-2010, 10:44 PM #1
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The shortlist for some C4 upcoming show's been announced:

* Al Murray
* Alan Carr
* Alan Davies
* Alexei Sayle
* Andrew Dice Clay
* Andy Kaufman
* Ardal O'Hanlon
* Arthur Smith
* Barry Humphries
* Ben Elton
* Bernard Manning
* Bill Bailey
* Bill Cosby
* Bill Hicks
* Billy Connolly
* Bob Hope
* Bob Monkhouse
* Bob Newhart
* Chic Murray
* Chris Addison
* Chris Rock
* Daniel Kitson
* Dara O'Briain
* Dave Allen
* Dave Gorman
* Dave Spikey
* David Baddiel
* Demetri Martin
* Denis Leary
* Dick Gregory
* Dylan Moran
* Ed Byrne
* Eddie Izzard
* Eddie Murphy
* Emo Philips
* Frank Carson
* Frank Skinner
* Frankie Boyle
* Frankie Howerd
* Freddie Starr
* George Burns
* George Carlin
* Graham Norton
* Harry Enfield
* Harry Hill
* Jack Dee
* Jackie Mason
* Jason Manford
* Jasper Carrott
* Jenny Éclair
* Jerry Sadowitz
* Jerry Seinfeld
* Jethro
* Jim Bowen
* Jim Davidson
* Jimmy Carr
* Jo Brand
* Joan Rivers
* Joe Pasquale
* John Thomson
* Johnny Vegas
* Julian Clary
* Ken Dodd
* Lee Evans
* Lee Hurst
* Lee Mack
* Lenny Bruce
* Lenny Henry
* Les Dawson
* Mark Thomas
* Michael McIntyre
* Mike Reid
* Mitch Hedburg
* Omid Djalili
* Patrick Kielty
* Paul Merton
* Paul O'Grady
* Peter Kay
* Phill Jupitus
* Reginald D Hunter
* Rhod Gilbert
* Rhona Cameron
* Richard Pryor
* Ricky Gervais
* Rik Mayall
* Rob Newman
* Robin Williams
* Ronnie Corbett
* Roseanne Barr
* Ross Noble
* Roy Chubby Brown
* Russell Brand
* Russell Howard
* Sean Hughes
* Sean Lock
* Shappi Khorsandi
* Steve Coogan
* Steve Martin
* Steven Wright
* Stewart Lee
* Tim Vine
* Tommy Cooper
* Tommy Tiernan
* Tommy Trinder
* Victoria Wood
* Woody Allen

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/t...ps-of-all-time

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Tommy Cooper, Woody Allen, Bill Hicks, Eddie Izzard, Richard Pryor and Joan Rivers HAVE to be chosen.

Also picked Bill Bailey, Alexei Sayle, Ricky Gervais and Roseanne Barr.
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How can anybody in their right mind lump great comedians such as Alexei Sayle, Andy Kaufman, Paul Merton, Dylan Moran, Jerry Seinfeld, Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen with talentless nobodies like Andrew Dice Clay, Bernard Manning, Joe Pasquale, Jim Davidson, Jimmy Carr and Roy Chubby Brown?

These "list" shows do my head in.
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Don't they always air this or are they doing a redo?

Stewart Lee must be the most overrated thing in the entire universe. I just don't get his style of ripping on completely obvious things like hoodies and Russell Brand and drawing it out with repetition over twenty minuets in a really pedantic manner to appeal to these 'higher minds' who like 'proper comedy'.
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Thank GOD someone else dislikes Stewart Lee...to an extent. I understand the comedy profession must be frustrating when shows like Little Britain, Catherine Tate and My Family are continually recommissioned in primetime slots [even Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps manages to get series after series...Jesus wept] - and therefore I welcome dissing of them by other rival comedians/shows, but Lee's just a complete hypocrite. He moans about **** like this, and then centres his show on moaning about the popular. Moaning about the 'popular' is just as popular as the 'popular', if you bear with me. Shows like Mock the Week, Peep Show, The Office...they've all done it before; mocked the people.

I find his style sometimes funny - he makes some good observations. But his arrogance is so unappealing; he's not a genius, but he'd like to think he is, however much he hides behind the 'don't care' veil.
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Without reading the OP's List:

Richard Pryor
Jerry Siendfeld
Bernie mac
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Bill Cosby
Dave Chappelle
Russell Brand
Michael Mcintyre
Martin Lawrence
Ellen Degeneres
Cedric the Entertainer
Rodney Genderfield
Steve Harvey
Janeane Grafolo
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I know, for real though! He is hysterical! I dont find Chris Rock funny at all!!! But Chapelle, makes me crack up!
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love Al Murray too!
also, alan carr is great!!
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I think hes really funny.
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I just don't really like that pulling funny faces type comedy!

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Agreed. I'm sure he's lovely but he's not funny.
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I like Tommy Tiernan and Russell Brand
Lmao,
never heard of Tommy Tiernan, but yeah,Russell Brand is ok
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