!Amz! wrote:Haven't thought about who I'm not keen on. I'm not a huge fan of the 'one-liner' comedians, particularly Milton Jones. I've laughed once or twice at some of his ones on Mock the Week but most of the time they just don't do it for me.
kat wrote:hmmm this could take a while...
Peter Kay has to top the list, he's just spot on with things that my family do, also like Victoria Wood (seeing a pattern yet? ) Russell Howard, Rob Brydon, Dave Gorman, Dara O'Briain, Michael McIntyre, Ed Byrne.
I'm not so keen on Ricky Gervais and I have to admit that Mickey Flanagan annoys me a bit, but that may just be his accent.
woggle wrote:Ive never seen any live as im not sure its my type of thing but caught Lee Evans on the box a few times and totally cracked up bt i have a funny sense of humor .
I also seen Freddie star on the box but don't think it was pure stand up think he was jst tourturing some poor celebs ..lol
CatNamedRudy wrote:The only person listed in these posts that I've ever heard of is Ricky Gervais!
My two favorite stand up comedians are dead now. George Carlin and Richard Pryor.
welshben23 wrote:Favourite :- Peter Kay, Rob Brydon, Bill Bailey, Michael McIntyre and Lee Evans.
Least Favourite :- Frankie Boyle and Ricky Gervais.
insaneasperger wrote:I love jimmy Carr, frankie Boyle, and jethro.
Most others I will put up with, but those three above really make me laugh!
Forever Jung wrote::twisted: Ken Dodd - Hero of comedy. The undisputed king.
Dave Allen - Still the only man I think could swear and be funnier for it.
Bill Bailey - Funny, musically gifted, a talent for languages, I hate the bastard
Dara O'Brien - Recently started buying his DVD's and read his book. Funny man. He said some very nice things about Ken Dodd which gets him extra brownie points
kat wrote:don't know how I forgot this cos I was talking about him today (and have met him) John Bishop
CatNamedRudy wrote:Oh, I've heard of Eddie Izzard too!
I think stand-up is a lot more popular in the UK than it is in the US. We have our share of stand up comedians but I don't think they're as popular as they were back in the days of Carlin, Pryor and early Bill Cosby.
kat wrote:don't know how I forgot this cos I was talking about him today (and have met him) John Bishop
Dorset Girl wrote:CatNamedRudy wrote:Oh, I've heard of Eddie Izzard too!
I think stand-up is a lot more popular in the UK than it is in the US. We have our share of stand up comedians but I don't think they're as popular as they were back in the days of Carlin, Pryor and early Bill Cosby.
I think they're gaining in popularity here because of the large number of panel shows that we now have - Mock the Week, Would I Lie To You, Ask Rhod Gilbert (there's another funny bloke I forgot to mention!), and several others. I think they're quite a new phenomenon. We've had Have I Got News for You for years and years, but it's not quite the same thing.
Would I Lie to You, in particular, has me in fits of laughter every time! My stomach aches from laughing, and my neighbours must think I've got some kind of mental illness when they hear me in here all alone, giggling for half an hour.
Dorset Girl wrote:!Amz! wrote:Haven't thought about who I'm not keen on. I'm not a huge fan of the 'one-liner' comedians, particularly Milton Jones. I've laughed once or twice at some of his ones on Mock the Week but most of the time they just don't do it for me.
Milton Jones does some funny stuff, but once you've heard it, that's it, if you know what I mean! All comedians tend to use the same material several times, but I think he's particularly guilty of overusing it. I've seen him on TV doing an hour-long stand-up performance but didn't think it was particular great. However - Stewart Francis, who also does one-liners, has me in fits!
Dorset Girl wrote:And Frankie Boyle - I used to like him, but he went too far and crossed too many lines.
Forever Jung wrote:Dara O'Brien - Recently started buying his DVD's and read his book. Funny man. He said some very nice things about Ken Dodd which gets him extra brownie points
!Amz! wrote:Dorset Girl wrote:And Frankie Boyle - I used to like him, but he went too far and crossed too many lines.
I can still watch his stuff, but like you said, he did go too far. I think towards the end because it was his last tour he didn't give a crap about who he offended. I think the controversy there was around the joke about Katie Price's son was what did it for him. I was quite shocked he never apologised though. I can't stand the woman herself, but the joke he made about Harvey was horrible, and I saw there was a documentary about her wanting him to meet Harvey and apologise, but he apparently refused. I think someone who gave a crap would have stepped up and admitted that they crossed a line, and I think that's what's put me off him a bit.
Forever Jung wrote:kat wrote:don't know how I forgot this cos I was talking about him today (and have met him) John Bishop
My dad liked watching him on stand up shows (and my dad isn't usually a great stand up fan, although he introduced me to Dave Allen) so I bought the DVD for him for Christmas and he was a bit let down by it.
I watched it myself and had to agree, it's not as funny as I expected.
My dad said that he thought the A material was spread too thin and that he spent too long going on about a charity football match he played at Liverpools ground. As someone who hates football, i'm sure you can understand how interesting I found that portion of the show
I'd give him another chance though if he brought another DVD out. I like what he's done on stand up shows, pannel shows etc, so I think he's worth it.
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