[Cherie]

I like Micky Flanagan as well

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I like Micky Flanagan as well

Micky is great.

His "peeping" routine is genius.

That's peeping out your window from behind your curtains.

Also his "demise of fingering" routine is superb.

[AnnieK]

Ive seen Micky, Rhod Gilbert, Lou Sanders and Jason Manford live. All very very funny. I also live James Acaster.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Alf

I should have really added Bob Monkhouse and Tommy Cooper to that poll.

I'd pick Monkhouse. Dont forget Tarby Alf.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

Micky is great.

His "peeping" routine is genius.

That's peeping out your window from behind your curtains.

Also his "demise of fingering" routine is superb.

yeah love the peeping vid

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Dave Allen
Peter Kay
Michael McIntyre

A woman of impeccable taste

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Sarah Milican? Me and you need to have a sit down meeting where I am chastiseing you.



She's not funny Neem. She's just stolen Jo Brand's jokes about eating cake. And Jo Brand is not that funny. But at least more original tha Milican.



I can't believe you're making me defend Jo Brand. I prefer Milican as a person.

It's a good job we're different people with different taste. I like her, much more than Jo Brand too

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Oooops

They are both Canadian oddly last I heard both live in UK … for some reason


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Don't worry I picked someone from Hong Kong.

[Alf]

There's nobody as unique as Lee Evans. I watch North Americans viewing him for the first time and trying to compare him with Jim Carrey.

I'm a big fan of Jim Carrey as a comedy actor. But he's not in Evans league infront of a live audience at stand-up and trust me, Evans used to pack out huge arena's. I'd guess Carrey never played to those size of crowds in his stand up days.

I'm not saying Evans was the best, but he has to be in the argument.

[Niamh.]

Lee Evans is painful to watch, all his gurning and sweating

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Lee Evans is painful to watch, all his gurning and sweating

That's also known as putting effort into your work.

His act wouldn't work if he just stood at the microphone like Stewart Lee or hundreds of the other stand ups.

That's why Evans was packing out huge arena's and probably the most successful stand up of the 90s

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Lee Evans is painful to watch, all his gurning and sweating

This. His sctick get old after about 5 minutes.

Best UK standups that I think have been missed

Jimmy Tarbuck
Nigel Ng AKA Uncle Roger
Richard Ayoade
Jon Richardson
Ross Noble
Kevin Bridges
Lee Mack
Greg Davies

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

This. His sctick get old after about 5 minutes.



Best UK standups that I think have been missed



Jimmy Tarbuck

Nigel Ng AKA Uncle Roger

Richard Ayoade

Jon Richardson

Ross Noble

Kevin Bridges

Lee Mack

Greg Davies

It's just not funny, he's like a glorified Mr Bean.

Greg Davies is hilarious, I love Richard Ayoade too, I love that dead pan-ness

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's just not funny, he's like a glorified Mr Bean.

Greg Davies is hilarious, I love Richard Ayoade too, I love that dead pan-ness

Mr Bean is very funny. What would be wrong with any version of him?

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's just not funny, he's like a glorified Mr Bean.

Greg Davies is hilarious, I love Richard Ayoade too, I love that dead pan-ness

WHen I first saw Evans in the 90's I thought he was very original. After half an hour I was not laughing anymore.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Mr Bean is very funny. What would be wrong with any version of him?

I can't stand Mr Bean

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

WHen I first saw Evans in the 90's I thought he was very original. After half an hour I was not laughing anymore.

Surprised you laughed for the first half an hour even

[bots]

i never laughed once at lee evans

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Surprised you laughed for the first half an hour even

[Alf]

I could post a clip of Lee Evans doing a joke about cheese and onion crisps that would be funnier then anything Greg Davies or Richard Ayoade have ever done in their careers. And Ayeode was in the Mighty Boosh. Which I love and Davies was in the Inhetweeners.

They''d never get the laughs of Lee Evans buying a packet of cheese and onion from a petrol station.

[Niamh.]

Nah

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Nah

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in the 90s. What do you know?

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Alf

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in the 90s. What do you know?

You've made the point I was gonna make. Back in the 90's he was quite original but it wore off quite quickly

[Alf]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

You've made the point I was gonna make. Back in the 90's he was quite original but it wore off quite quickly

It really didn't. The guy is one of the greatest. If you don't count Billy Connally as nineties then he was the best UK of the nineties for the working class. If you went to University then Eddie Izzard was your man. Or woman as it's known today.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in the 90s. What do you know?

But even then I knew I'd find a much better laugh definitely without you