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Title: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on January 17, 2012, 11:24:01 AM: i know too few, and each typically have only 2-3 specials :(
i love dave chapelle, bill hicks of course (his preachy bits are a bit.. boring, quite frankly, but i love his everyday bits), older carlin stuff (hes too shouty in the later bits), john pinette is great, gabriel iglesias, eddie izzard and just discovered jim jeffries whom i felt to be a bit weak, but with a very good sense of humor

that indian-american dude i never remember his name, i find him to be totally average, not too awesome, not too bad. same goes for old eddie murphy routines.
as for richard pryor, i get a sad feeling from him :D i havent seen as much as i should tho, so... i guess my jury is still open on him.

comedians i dislike are dane cook (shout shout) and george lopez (coked up aggro bad-vibe :D) and that douchebag with the puppets and the oh-so-overused make-fun-of-terrorists routine
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Al Swearegen on January 17, 2012, 11:57:59 AM: Billy Connolly and Chris Rock
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on January 17, 2012, 12:10:38 PM: Quote from: Al Swearengen on January 17, 2012, 11:57:59 AM
Billy Connolly and Chris Rock

oh i forgot chris rock. he's quite good as well
billy connolly sounds familiar, ill check him out
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Phallacy on January 17, 2012, 01:03:16 PM: I like Jim Gaffigan, you might have heard of him. He mostly does food jokes, though.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on January 17, 2012, 01:22:45 PM: Quote from: Serpent Throne on January 17, 2012, 01:03:16 PM
I like Jim Gaffigan, you might have heard of him. He mostly does food jokes, though.

i havent heard of, ill check him out too
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: eris on January 17, 2012, 01:23:51 PM: steve martin is the funniest man alive
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on January 17, 2012, 01:37:27 PM: Quote from: eris on January 17, 2012, 01:23:51 PM
steve martin is the funniest man alive

hmmm i dont think ive seen any standup shows of him
he guested the muppet show once, played dueling banjos, the guys a banjo-talent :D
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Pig on January 24, 2012, 07:13:15 PM: My favorite comedian right now, by far, is Neil Hamburger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamburger).

I could go into ridiculous detail about why I love this guy, but instead I'll just say he's so pathetic and unfunny that he's brilliant.

Neil Hamburger - Live in St. Petersburg Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjwsq1uh4Pg#)

Edit: Added Video
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on January 25, 2012, 12:34:09 PM: Not sure to label them all stand up comedians but here are some British (UK) ones I like..

Bill Bailey, Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr, Hugh Dennis, Omid Djalili (Br. Iranian/funny chap), Noel Fielding, Russell Howard, Sean Lock, David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

Um, if wished you can find videos of them on Youtube, I think.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 01, 2012, 12:42:01 PM: Okay.. a bit of Bill Bailey then..
Bill Bailey - Donkeys On Cocaine - Cosmic Jam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjpFRviS0kw#)

(will try to find some clips of the others later on)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 01, 2012, 02:16:08 PM: Tadski Sean Lock?
Sean Lock - Live At The Apollo - Part 1 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SklxlxQ324c#ws)
Could post the videos elsewhere but since.. ja.. whatever..
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on February 01, 2012, 02:53:52 PM: thanks guys, just keep posting stuff, im gonna get back and check these clips out later. right now i have to poo, shop, and im aspie-focusing on a series right now. but my quest for good comedians is ongoing :]

this thread could end up a collection of many a good example
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 02, 2012, 07:12:38 AM: Frankie Boyle - Live 2008 часть 5-7 ( с русскими субтитрами) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugI4EmOakw#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 08, 2012, 04:41:29 PM: ^ Jeez, no longer available it says in the box there now.. Well, for me it does. Due to Chambers Management?

Oh well..

~

I forgot to mention Dara O'Briain before. Reckon him one of the best comedians around almost present time. Very funny chap, in my opinion. Love 'his Mock the Week' show on the BBC also..

Dara O'Briain - Other Countries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_r6cAaxI8#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: ZEGH8578 on February 08, 2012, 11:36:44 PM: ^
that one tickled me just right, i love country-stereotype jokes
"fat and stupid" :D
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 10, 2012, 11:39:28 AM: A bit of Lee Mack then..
Lee Mack Glasses (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-oOF0LgMYA#)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 10, 2012, 06:14:58 PM: I forgot to mention Dara O'Briain before. Reckon him one of the best comedians around almost present time. Very funny chap, in my opinion. Love 'his Mock the Week' show on the BBC also..

Dara O'Briain - Other Countries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_r6cAaxI8#ws)
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Well, like Dara explained, that's not the truth (the stereotyping) of course.. or my opinion for that matter.. about the Americans, the French or the Dutch/Angolian/whatever there..

Oinky doinky..
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Genesis on February 10, 2012, 06:32:29 PM: My cousin Bilo
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 14, 2012, 05:08:08 PM: Um, wrote ¼ of an essay about how I feel some of you here (but that goes for e.g. WP too) focus way too much on the negative shite in life.. and, blah, how some seem to forget to point their noses towards the more positive/nicer/funnier things around 'at times' too..

.. but..

Another clip of Lee Mack maybe? Well, he makes me laugh.
Lee Mack - Live at the Apollo - 3 Dec. 2007 - Part 1 of 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOnbmQL-Xk#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: midlifeaspie on February 15, 2012, 10:09:31 AM: Bill Connolly is great.

I am a massive lefty so my comedy tastes lean that direction. If you are a lefty like me you will love Lewis Black and David Cross. Bill Maher's older stuff is also excellent, last 2 or 3 have been of a lesser quality.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 21, 2012, 09:15:51 AM: Think Ross Noble is brilliant as well..
Ross Noble - Randomist (3/12) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvKP3pMHAcw#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on February 23, 2012, 06:56:53 AM: Michael McIntyre - The Gym (Changing Rooms) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqDqrG7DyjU#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: earthboundmisfit on February 24, 2012, 11:55:56 PM: Louis C.K. is one of the funniest people alive.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on March 01, 2012, 05:12:52 PM: Sorry.. if 'I' insulted anyone with my previous posted youtube vids here. Do not really compute but.. ja, it gave me some insight about I² as well..

Well, maybe this chap might hurt some feelings too.. dunno.. but he's able to mock himself here. Not taking himself too seriously.. which I consider very healthy.

Jon Richardson..
Jon Richardson - Live At The Apollo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQvQqw1j8vk#ws)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: midlifeaspie on March 05, 2012, 06:01:24 PM: Quote from: lutra on March 01, 2012, 05:12:52 PM
Sorry.. if 'I' insulted anyone with my previous posted youtube vids here. Do not really compute but.. ja, it gave me some insight about I² as well..

Who was insulted? :dunno:
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: lutra on March 06, 2012, 03:10:23 AM: You? As a thin skinned bloke, maybe?
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: midlifeaspie on March 06, 2012, 06:31:04 PM: Quote from: lutra on March 06, 2012, 03:10:23 AM
You? As a thin skinned bloke, maybe?

I'm terribly insulted (emo)
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Tequila on March 23, 2012, 09:16:56 AM: I'm surprised Frankie Boyle isn't more popular round these parts if he's not already been mentioned.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on March 17, 2015, 01:45:56 PM: I can't believe that no one mentioned Sam Kinison. :jawdrop:
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Jack on March 17, 2015, 05:05:45 PM: Quote from: Pappy on March 17, 2015, 01:45:56 PM
I can't believe that no one mentioned Sam Kinison. :jawdrop:
Got the chance to once see him live in the Saenger Theater in New Orleans.
Title: Re: any good standup comedians?
Post by: Arya Quinn on March 18, 2015, 05:44:48 AM: I saw Dara O'Briain last week. He's good. :)

I've also seen Milton Jones, Adam Hills, Andy Parsons and Russell Howard live before. Howard's sense of humour is quite juvenile, so it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Milton's humour is a bit like that too, but it's a lot more downright silly than it is juvenile. Andy is quite political in his style of humour while Adam's humour is a mixture. On his TV show (The Last Leg) he can be very political though.

Dara interacts with his audience a lot and his jokes/stories are a mixture.