Subject: Favorite Comedians...
Posted by: Bendex
Date: Dec 04 04
Who is your favorite comedian, I like Dave Chappelle,he is hilarious.
Posted by: Bendex
Date: Dec 04 04
Who is your favorite comedian, I like Dave Chappelle,he is hilarious.
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greenkiwi
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In no particular order: Spike Milligan Dave Allen Billy Connolly Robin Williams Peter Kay Monty Python boys French and Saunders Mike Myers Jerry Lewis Reply #141. Feb 03 08, 11:15 PM |
slinkycat
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Rowan Atkinson and Benny Hill Reply #142. Feb 04 08, 7:07 PM |
debimore
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Kings of Stand-up...I can't remember if I've done this one before.. 1. Bill Hicks (R.I.P., baby) 2. Kathy Griffin-she IS the bitch that rocks 3. George Carlin-King of words 4. Chris Rock-Lay it Down! 5. Bill Engvall-I actually buy his stuff, it's that damn funny! Reply #143. Feb 09 08, 12:47 AM |
bigsoxy
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I enjoy Dane Cook, Larry The Cable Guy, and Jeff Foxworthy Reply #144. Feb 09 08, 12:57 AM |
laurajj1990
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Peter Kay all the way! Reply #145. Feb 11 08, 8:38 AM |
| cheekymunkysm
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Noel Fielding and Russell Brand :D And Jimmy Carr, Alan Davis, Bill Baily ... Reply #146. Feb 15 08, 8:32 AM |
| cheekymunkysm
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And of course Rowan Atkinson :) Reply #147. Feb 15 08, 8:32 AM |
| Rebel6141
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, George Carlin, Jim Gaffigan, Conan O'brien (his stand-up is awful, but his skits and banter are hilarious), Jimmy Kimmel, Lewis Black, DL Hughley. Nobody mentioned the "Kings" of late-nite: Leno & Letterman. Anyone like them or are they the obvious choices? Reply #148. Feb 15 08, 11:58 PM |
JuniorTheJaws
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Transferred from General: Posted by: wwiivarn Subject: Modern Comedians Date: Feb 25 08 I was recently watching a comedian on the channnel Comedy Central, and I have to admit, I found nothing funny at all about his jokes. They were sexual, crude, and disgusting jokes. He also bashed on religion like a maniac, on homosexuals, on women, and on physically and mentally disabled people. I then watched another who did almost exactly the same thing except in a different order, with the added bonus of being insulted personally. He made fun of the Islamic and Catholic religions, and completely disrespected Pope John Paul II, and the most important Islamic prophet, Muhammad. But for some reason the entire crowd thought that it was hilarious, clapped when he joked about the late Pope passing away, and gave him a standing ovation when he talked about Muslims being killed in the Middle East. (That is not an exaggeration.) As a question. Are there any good comedians left? (edit) (delete) 19 replies. On page 1 of 1 pages. 1 wwiivarn If you hold anything sacred at all, I suggest you do not watch a comedian, because you are almost guranteed to be insulted/personally attacked. After a particulary horrible joke about how the Catholic Church turned the death of the pope into a carnival (his words) and audience member left. He then started insulting the person, calling him stuck up, and asking if he could take a joke. The crowd supported him the whole way of course. Reply #1. Feb 25 08, 9:31 PM Delete - Edit BxBarracuda Who was the comedian? I don't know if it is just modern comedians, I think this person was just a bad comedian who had to resort to the basest comedy to try and get a laugh, very unoriginal. Reply #2. Feb 26 08, 7:41 AM Delete - Edit lesley153 Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, are funny without being insulting. (Patrick Kielty is insulting and not funny, Shappi Khorsandi is not insulting and not funny.) Do tell us who you were watching. Reply #3. Feb 26 08, 7:59 AM Delete - Edit crazycube That Iranian guy who is always in the Royal Variety show is not funny, neither is Al Murray. Reply #4. Feb 26 08, 8:35 AM Delete - Edit sherry75 Really like Patrick Keilty - who is not afraid to speak his mind. Peter Kay and David Walliams are also very funny. Comedians have always poked fun at the establishment - goes with the territory. If you don't like what they are saying do the obvious - change the channels or hit the "off" switch. Reply #5. Feb 26 08, 9:27 AM Delete - Edit Cymruambyth I like comedians who do observational humour. One of my favourites is Canadian Derek Edwards who can make something funny out of the most ordinary happenings. I'm also very fond of Stephen Wright who does brilliant one-liners like "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" Cracks me up! Reply #6. Feb 26 08, 2:17 PM Delete - Edit lesley153 Cube, "that Iranian guy" is Omid Djalili - not difficult to find. He did a beautiful cameo in "Black Books" and some lovely stand-up stuff, but then he ran out of material. Shame. I'd like to see him with something fresh, because I think he's good. Just a bit stale at the moment. I'm really bumping this up for Seamus to identify the performer who upset him so much, so we can make a point of avoiding him. But maybe we won't need to try hard - after all, he's not on mainstream terrestrial TV; he is on a pretty obscure channel. It does sound like he deserves to stay there. Reply #7. Mar 01 08, 12:26 PM Delete - Edit cmt101 i always expect that behaviour in comedians and i dont take it personally, otherwise i wouldnt go (live comedians). Many jokes are sexist too. I think they just say what the rest of us are thinking. Reply #8. Mar 01 08, 12:37 PM Delete - Edit supersal1 That's the trouble with a lot of stand up comedians Lesley. They spend ages touring the clubs with virtually the same act. Once they do a couple of TV shows they've used up all their material. I find that modern comedians tend to go for the shock factor - lots of swearing and crudity. I've nothing against that, but they seem to forget to be funny at the same time. One of the best stand up comedians I've ever seen live is Ken Dodd. I was dragooned into going as I could only visualise the Diddy Men and I really didn't think it'd be my cup of tea. I also like Victoria Wood. We're the same sort of age and her topics always strike a chord with me. My oldest daughter thinks Russel Brand is hilarious but he just reminds me of a naughty child running around shouting "bum" just to get a reaction. Reply #9. Mar 01 08, 12:43 PM Delete - Edit wwiivarn I really can't remember the name of the comedian, but I do remember that he was on Comedy Central. I was staying in Florida, and turned to a random channel, and he was on it. He is definetly one to be avoided. I watched for a total duration of seven minutes. I tried to give his material a chance. Reply #10. Mar 01 08, 1:09 PM Delete - Edit lesley153 Sally - yes! That's exactly how I see Brand. Donny Tourette too. Nice boys, pretending to be a bit rude. Sweet. :) Reply #11. Mar 01 08, 1:34 PM Delete - Edit sherry75 I have tried hard not to like Russell Brand, but he always makes me laugh - even s.m.w. breaks into a smile. I know his lifestyle choices are a bit bizarre, but he is obviously very bright bunny indeed. Loved his biography once it was reduced in price in Sainsburys. Yep agree about Victoria Wood - different league and magic when she is with Julie Walters (both of whom should be dames in my book). Reply #12. Mar 01 08, 1:51 PM Delete - Edit s-m-w Funny thing humour! Reply #13. Mar 01 08, 2:05 PM Delete - Edit just4witchypoo Remember the good ole days when comedians like Bill Cosby could stand on a stage and tell everyday funny stories which would actually make people belly laugh? I do not recall him ever cursing, slamming any race or religion...he just told human stories that were funny. I guess those days are over. Reply #14. Mar 01 08, 2:33 PM Delete - Edit s-m-w yah loved him...one of my faves... My father confused me. From the ages of one to seven, I thought my name was Jesus Christ! lol Reply #15. Mar 01 08, 3:06 PM Delete - Edit ecnalubma I miss the likes of Bill Cosby and Billy Connolly (is it something in a name?) - those guys were funny. I like the comedians who make fun of themselves - guys like Jeff Foxworthy (he's making fun of my momma, but hey, she's probably his momma too!) - they poke fun at their own situations. If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at, eh? Reply #16. Mar 01 08, 6:27 PM Delete - Edit cheekymunkysm I like Noel Fielding because he's funny by being completely random. :D He doesn't usually insult people-not in a nasty way. He did once but that was because someone in the audience was shouting things at him and trying to start an argument. Reply #17. Mar 04 08, 11:29 AM Delete - Edit fontenilles WW - This is silly. How can anyone give their opinion about a comedian you saw when no one knows his name? You have me intrigued! Robin Reply #18. Mar 04 08, 11:42 AM Delete - Edit RioBR Unfortunately, I don´t know any from around the workd, because I really don´t see them on TV or I am not used to watch comedy shows in other languages, as it is difficult to understand. But, in Brazil, we have several comedians for children and they are really nice like Renato Aragão and Tom Cavalcante. There are also two others, Heloísa Perrissée and Ingrid Guimarães; they have just clen jokes and no offences to anyone (and we love them a lot, laughing all the time). Reply #19. Mar 04 08, 11:42 AM Delete - Edit Reply #149. Mar 05 08, 9:03 PM |
just4witchypoo 
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My faves include: Dane Cook Jeff Foxworthy Chelsea Handler David Letterman Kathy Griffin Bill Cosby Martin Lawrence Jerry Seinfeld And I just know I am missing some! Reply #150. Mar 05 08, 9:55 PM |
Schoonie101
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Here's two of them right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfi4s8cjLFI&feature=related Rodney Dangerfield and Sam Kinison. RIP to both. If Kinison was the local preacher, you BET I would go to church - every day if possible! A little bit of profanity here and there so be forewarned. :) Reply #151. Mar 07 08, 12:25 AM |
julicat
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Peter Kay , brilliant comic Reply #152. Mar 08 08, 2:44 AM |
teishamamma
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Katt willams is my all time dude Reply #153. Mar 08 08, 10:03 AM |
| jericha
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I love Eddie Izzard. He is so funny! Reply #154. Mar 08 08, 11:41 AM |
highbed
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TV - Lucille Ball & John Ritter Stand up - Ellen Movies - the late and Great Chris Farley Reply #155. Mar 13 08, 5:43 PM |
SAYWHAT_09
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JEFF DUNHAM is SO funny! Reply #156. Apr 08 08, 7:07 AM |
shardar
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Sam Kinison Eddie Izzard George Carlin Rosanne Carlos Mencia George Lopez Robin Williams Kevin Pollack Carrot Top Owen Wilson Reply #157. Apr 08 08, 8:46 AM |
| Bubnel
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Has ANYONE said Jim Gaffigan yet?!?!?!?!?!? I went to his show live and I had to stop myself from laughing because I thought I was going to hurt myself. HOT POCKET! Reply #158. Apr 15 08, 7:14 PM |
| cee71
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Billy Connolly Peter Kay Reply #159. Apr 17 08, 4:59 AM |
fredsixties
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I don't see Rodney Dangerfield mentioned. Reply #160. Apr 17 08, 5:10 AM |
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