Favourite Comedians - Page 3

Silent Dan Speaks · 04.03.2008, 12:05 PM

It's time for someone to mention Woody Allen. Not only a great comedian, but also a great film maker.

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.03.2008, 03:46 PM

peter cook, eddie izzard, sean hughes, mark steel (the guy is a genius), john sessions, jimmy carr, rich hall, bill bailey. ardal o hanlon, dermot morgan, dara o brian, lenny bruce, spike milligan, dudley moore, tommy tiernan, robin williams in his prime of mentalism, ed byrne, colm murphy, mark thomas, russel brand, ricky gervais, dave gorman, the guy i cant think of his name but he is funny believe me!, jo brand, steven wright, jasp[er carrott (for his mad uncle in the pub kinda guy), peter serafinowiz (sorry if i spelt that wrong), steve coogan, not so much in stand up but his characters are great,

no one has mentioned ben elton! you will all get rep points for that!!! tosspot of the highest order! or les dennis or the rascist bastard trhat is jim "chalky" davidson!

krastian · 04.03.2008, 03:56 PM

Not mentioned: Brian Posehn

"I've been a nerd for like.......30 years."

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.03.2008, 03:57 PM

the mark steel lectures......"darwin"

part 1
part 2
part 3

rich hall.... live at the apollo

part 1
part 2

spike milligan....

on bbc tv show "room 101" excellent!!

part 1
part 2
part 3

spike milligan and the goons....

the first irish rocket to the moon
the irish olympics

enjoy em!

marleypumpkin · 04.03.2008, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krastian

Not mentioned: Brian Posehn

"I've been a nerd for like.......30 years."

"& poeple always say to me, yr older than 30 bro."

BTW, I have to correct you...

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Originally Posted by marleypumpkin

Bill Hicks
George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Sam Kinison
Steve Martin
Bill Cosby
Jerry Seinfeld
Dave Attell
David Cross
Brian Poshen
Patton Oswalt
Zach Galifianakis
Lewis Black
etc.........................

In no particular order.

I also forgot to mention, Maria Bamford.

krastian · 04.03.2008, 05:06 PM

I see, I see.

LifeDistortion · 04.03.2008, 08:23 PM

Bill Cosby at his peek was great.

Silent Dan Speaks · 04.03.2008, 09:47 PM

Ah, I forgot to mention in my last post that I have an autographed Zach Galifianakis poster next to me. He's pretty great.

artsygrrl · 04.03.2008, 09:57 PM

Gawd....Rodney Dangerfield!

marleypumpkin · 04.03.2008, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silent Dan Speaks

Ah, I forgot to mention in my last post that I have an autographed Zach Galifianakis poster next to me. He's pretty great.

Zach is definitely my favorite of the Comedians of Comedy.

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Originally Posted by artsygrrl

Gawd....Rodney Dangerfield!

Of course, I'm disappointed in myself for forgetting one of the greats. Thanks for the reminder.

tw2113 · 04.04.2008, 12:28 AM

I'll second Ed Byrne. I'm also VERY glad to see no one on this forum mention Dane Cook.

Pookie · 04.04.2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Patrick Marber (excellent writer too)
Armando Iannucci
Chris Morris
Stewart Lee
Julia Davis
Richard Herring
Steve Coogan
Amelia Bullmore
Russell Brand
others

Don't like:
Simon Pegg, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Ricky Gervais, Peter Kay, others.

Pretty good list.

I'd add to mine Dara O'Briain after having sen him live. And Jeremy Hardy was very good as well.

05.06.2008, 05:53 AM

Dylan Moran

He was on tv last night and I really enjoyed his stand up.

MellySingsDoom · 05.06.2008, 05:56 AM

Patton Oswalt

johnnywinternoshow · 05.06.2008, 09:56 AM

Mitch Hedberg
Armando Iannucci
Chris Morris
The Futurama writers
Rich Hall
Adam & Joe (if they qualify)

And someone who hasn't been mentioned yet...

Frank Sidebottom

NWRA · 05.06.2008, 10:24 AM

Yeah Dylan Moran is great. I think his Monster is the best stand-up performance that I've seen, though I wasn't keen on his next one. I like the way that while rambling and philosphising he will drop in random surreal details (which only register a few seconds later).

Good call on Simon Pegg (as someone you don't find funny): I hate that brand of comedy, which just relies on recognition, i.e., haha this bit is like that bit in Star Wars where they fight with lightsabres but they're fighting with baguettes instead, etc.

evollove · 05.06.2008, 01:40 PM

I hate how this stuff is mostly regional. I know, like, three or four people from the lists from the English, whereas I seem to know all the American comedians.

How come so few comedians from England cross over to the US?
Do many US comedians cross over there?

the ikara cult · 05.06.2008, 03:45 PM

I really enjoyed that Dylan Moran thing last night as well, i enjoy the creativity of the way he links his main bits (I dunno about the word "jokes") rather than going "So i was walking down the road the other day..." so it all flows into one.

LifeDistortion · 05.06.2008, 06:17 PM

The Kids in the Hall

the ikara cult · 05.06.2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Bill Hicks to me is like the sort of comedian who's liked by straight while males into things like High Fidelity (the movie), Pulp Fiction (the movie), Bruce Lee (the actor), or Mohammed Ali ( the boxer). He's the lads magazines' comedian of choice. I prefer Lenny Bruce (kind of).

Shameless is not really comedy but it has it all: drama, violence, humour, disfunctional families, alcoholism.

As this threads popped back up
I personally have never been one to like any of those things, but i think your assertion that he's the "lads mag" comedian of choice probably has alot to do with the fact that he's just popular with alot of people.
I reject the "because he's dead" bollocks as well. That business isnt romantic its just sad.

04.03.2008, 12:05 PM	#41
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	It's time for someone to mention Woody Allen. Not only a great comedian, but also a great film maker.
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04.03.2008, 03:46 PM	#42
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	peter cook, eddie izzard, sean hughes, mark steel (the guy is a genius), john sessions, jimmy carr, rich hall, bill bailey. ardal o hanlon, dermot morgan, dara o brian, lenny bruce, spike milligan, dudley moore, tommy tiernan, robin williams in his prime of mentalism, ed byrne, colm murphy, mark thomas, russel brand, ricky gervais, dave gorman, the guy i cant think of his name but he is funny believe me!, jo brand, steven wright, jasp[er carrott (for his mad uncle in the pub kinda guy), peter serafinowiz (sorry if i spelt that wrong), steve coogan, not so much in stand up but his characters are great, no one has mentioned ben elton! you will all get rep points for that!!! tosspot of the highest order! or les dennis or the rascist bastard trhat is jim "chalky" davidson! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.03.2008, 03:56 PM	#43
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Not mentioned: Brian Posehn "I've been a nerd for like.......30 years." __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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04.03.2008, 03:57 PM	#44
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	the mark steel lectures......"darwin" part 1 part 2 part 3 rich hall.... live at the apollo part 1 part 2 spike milligan.... on bbc tv show "room 101" excellent!! part 1 part 2 part 3 spike milligan and the goons.... the first irish rocket to the moon the irish olympics enjoy em! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.03.2008, 05:06 PM	#46
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	I see, I see. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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04.03.2008, 08:23 PM	#47
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Bill Cosby at his peek was great.
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04.03.2008, 09:47 PM	#48
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	Ah, I forgot to mention in my last post that I have an autographed Zach Galifianakis poster next to me. He's pretty great.
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04.03.2008, 09:57 PM	#49
artsygrrl the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA Posts: 961	Gawd....Rodney Dangerfield!
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04.04.2008, 12:28 AM	#51
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,145	I'll second Ed Byrne. I'm also VERY glad to see no one on this forum mention Dane Cook. __________________ Shake shake
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05.06.2008, 05:53 AM	#53
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Dylan Moran He was on tv last night and I really enjoyed his stand up.
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05.06.2008, 05:56 AM	#54
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Patton Oswalt __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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05.06.2008, 09:56 AM	#55
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	Mitch Hedberg Armando Iannucci Chris Morris The Futurama writers Rich Hall Adam & Joe (if they qualify) And someone who hasn't been mentioned yet... Frank Sidebottom __________________ !
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05.06.2008, 10:24 AM	#56
NWRA children of satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 367	Yeah Dylan Moran is great. I think his Monster is the best stand-up performance that I've seen, though I wasn't keen on his next one. I like the way that while rambling and philosphising he will drop in random surreal details (which only register a few seconds later). Good call on Simon Pegg (as someone you don't find funny): I hate that brand of comedy, which just relies on recognition, i.e., haha this bit is like that bit in Star Wars where they fight with lightsabres but they're fighting with baguettes instead, etc.
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05.06.2008, 01:40 PM	#57
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	I hate how this stuff is mostly regional. I know, like, three or four people from the lists from the English, whereas I seem to know all the American comedians. How come so few comedians from England cross over to the US? Do many US comedians cross over there?
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05.06.2008, 03:45 PM	#58
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	I really enjoyed that Dylan Moran thing last night as well, i enjoy the creativity of the way he links his main bits (I dunno about the word "jokes") rather than going "So i was walking down the road the other day..." so it all flows into one. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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05.06.2008, 06:17 PM	#59
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	The Kids in the Hall
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