Your Top Comedians?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:17 pm

Longsidelenny1882 wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:52 pm
I have seen 100s of comedians over the years some live some on the telly etc once went to see ken Dodd at butlins midnight cabaret didn’t finish till 5 in the morning once he got rid off the tickling sticks absolutely fantastic for me the best I have ever seen bye a million miles utc

2 hours in: "So, just before I begin my act..."

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:21 pm

Anybody seen Comedy Game Night? Not a fan of Jimmy, but Liza Tarbuck can be quite funny.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:49 pm

Rodney Dangerfield was brilliant!
Ricky Gervais currently.
Bernard Manning was another.
I'm no expert though.

BabylonClaret · Post by **BabylonClaret** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:36 pm

Ross Noble. Eddie Izzard. Tony Law. Bob Mortimer

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:45 am

Taskmaster - very funny episode 1 of the new series.

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:06 am

A mention for Jimmy Cricket. I don’t know what happened to him but he always raised a smile.

iowalan · Post by **iowalan** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:02 am

No one like Mickey Flanagan?

BabylonClaret · Post by **BabylonClaret** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:56 am

iowalan wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:02 am
No one like Mickey Flanagan?

Yep. The peeper/peepee story is brilliant

Rumbletonk · Post by **Rumbletonk** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:54 pm

iowalan wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:02 am
No one like Mickey Flanagan?

Superb

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:09 pm

Benny Hill by a mile.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:15 pm

Anthony Higginbotham's 2014 campaign manager

TomtheClaret · Post by **TomtheClaret** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:14 pm

The late great Rik Mayall and Ade Edmunson met them once. Two brilliant guys. I was working at Cambridge Corn Exchange after school and weekends from age 13, I lied about my age!
These two where great, Rik accidently got punched for real by Ade, he carried on another 15 mins to break. Ice for the nose, coffee and half a bottle of brandy, 20 mins later back on stage. Gave me a £50 note (I had never seen one in my life! Was on £3 a hour at the time)
And a photo of him in new statesman with a hand drawn speech bubble saying "I sh@gged Thatcher!"

Met Ben Elton, Jethro and Jimmy Jones as well!

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:19 pm

Sean Locke funniest for me

Steve Coogan with his live and lewd tour. Duncan Thickett et al

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:46 pm

Off to see Bill Burr this evening. Have to give your phone to be sealed into a pocket for the show

forzagranata · Post by **forzagranata** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:05 pm

Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:04 pm
Jerry Sadowicz

The guy called out Jimmy Saville before he was exposed too

If you can torrent his total abuse show its genius
Not much of him online anywhere

Saw Sadowitz years ago - absolutely brilliant.

Bill Burr is genius. Stewart Lee is a pretentious poseur.

Middle-agedClaret · Post by **Middle-agedClaret** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:06 pm

Mae Martin is very funny. First became aware of them through their appearance on Richard Osmans House of Games ( I know -really down with the kids) and then a show on Radio 4 - A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality.
Very sharp, very witty, and for a non- Brit (Canadian) an astute commentator on our society.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:09 pm

Here's a list of my favourites off the top of my head

Stewart Lee
Norm McDonald
Bill Burr
George Carlin
James Ascaster
Limmy
Louis CK

My general rule of thumb is that if they regularly appear on panel shows, they're not really for me… they're alright I suppose but they’re a bit plain.

I want comedians to do something interesting and creative.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:14 pm

dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:06 am
A mention for Jimmy Cricket. I don’t know what happened to him but he always raised a smile.

Jimmy Cricket was a special guest at our college. I thought he was great, but he went down like a lead balloon among the students.

Absolutely lovely man.

As he was leaving, he got into his car, he let the handbrake off and it rolled towards into a wall with a crunch. He rolled down he window and shouted “The good news is, I can't go any further!” he reversed out and left the campus without when checking the damage.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:19 pm

Paul whitehouse. The fast show was just another level. Some proper talent on that show.

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:42 pm

Tom Stade. Saw him at Edinburgh Fringe two weeks ago. Brilliant. Google him.

claret2018 · Post by **claret2018** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:43 pm

James Acaster’s 4 part special on Netflix is as good as any standup I’ve seen

Big Vinny K · Post by **Big Vinny K** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:53 pm

At the moment fave stand up is Russell Kane. Seen him live 4 times in last 3 or 4 years.

Of all time though mostly for the tv programmes they have made it’s between Peter Kay, Rick Mayall and Steve Coogan. I’d put Ricky Gervais just behind these 3.

Americans - again for the films they have made it’s Steve Martin, Gene Wilder, Richard Prior and Robin Williams.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:54 pm

claret2018 wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:43 pm
James Acaster’s 4 part special on Netflix is as good as any standup I’ve seen

That's what got me into him. I thought I'd check it out after hearing it was alright. I thought it was pretentious at first - just saying absurd things for cheap laughs, and then I saw that he wrapped everything together. Then he does it again over four specials, which is impressive.

Big Vinny K · Post by **Big Vinny K** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:55 pm

Just realised I missed out Bob Mortimer - absolutely love him !!

Holmeclaret · Post by **Holmeclaret** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:00 pm

Caroline Aherne was a comic genius.
Surprised not to see more calls for Steve Martin.

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:11 pm

Bill Hicks

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:24 pm

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:09 pm
Here's a list of my favourites off the top of my head

Stewart Lee
Norm McDonald
Bill Burr
George Carlin
James Ascaster
Limmy
Louis CK

My general rule of thumb is that if they regularly appear on panel shows, they're not really for me… they're alright I suppose but they’re a bit plain.

I want comedians to do something interesting and creative.

Norm Macdonald was one of those characters who was just funny whatever came out of his mouth. Probably my favourite stand-up although he’s probably better known for his appearances on the US Letterman show and Conan. Sadly no longer with us, but an absolute gem.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:28 pm

I love how Norm could command a room and stumble through a joke, which, in the end, wasn't that funny. I only got him to him shortly before he died.

willsclarets · Post by **willsclarets** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:39 pm

Bill Burr
Louis CK
Eddie Izzard
Limmy
Steve Coogan
Bob Mortimer
Norm McDonald
Theo Von
Bill Hicks

willsclarets · Post by **willsclarets** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:40 pm

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:28 pm
I love how Norm could command a room and stumble through a joke, which, in the end, wasn't that funny. I only got him to him shortly before he died.

The joke he did on his podcast with Steven Merchant anout uncle Terry is just effortlessly brilliant. I listen to his guests reading out jokes all the time it's great. Great shame he's passed, one of the good guys

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:42 pm

Eric Morecambe for me. Brilliant.
I'm not a big fan of stand-up.

AmbleClaret · Post by **AmbleClaret** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:41 pm

3 pages and I think only one woman,Caroline Aherne,mentioned. Joan Rivers for me.

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:09 pm

Rich hall

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:36 pm

Tough call between Miranda, Mrs Brown (of boys fame) and Katherine Tate as that Princess in Oz

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:47 pm

Ken Dodd

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 11:11 pm

Benny Hill, Jethro

Gunfury · Post by **Gunfury** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 11:11 pm

Peter Cook

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:18 am

Steven Wright.

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Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:39 pm

Saw Lee Mack live in Preston a while back and although his image has become very "BBC/mainstream" through incessant media exposure, he's actually brilliant and absolutely hilarious live.

enduroclaret · Post by **enduroclaret** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:53 pm

Troy Hawke……Greeters Guild.
“Perfect facial symmetry, Shoulders back smash it, welcome to TK Max, I hope we exceed your expectations”

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:02 pm

Philomena Cunk

BobSykes · Post by **BobSykes** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:13 pm

Stewart Lee for me, but then I am clever enough to appreciate him...

Impossible to list all the others i enjoy or have enjoyed but many of those mentioned upthread i would concur with. Such a shame we hardly see any of them on the telly any more, it's always the painfully unfunny panel show mob spreading their woke progressive 'Tory bstards' routine.

I've seen Doddy twice, the last time not that many years ago at King George's Blackburn. He let us go about half midnight. We'd been there since 7.30 i think. I took my parents who thought they'd be back home by 10 but loved every minute of it. Same act for 50 odd years but the master.

I also saw Manning twice, neither particularly by choice,
once at a corporate 'sportsman's dinner' at Old Trafford cricket ground when i was not long out of uni. I have to say that i thought he was hilarious and better in that forum than on the telly, and so did everyone else (in the almost entirely white male crowd....) but this was the late 90s, a different era!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:18 pm

BobSykes wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:13 pm

I've seen Doddy twice, the last time not that many years ago at King George's Blackburn. He let us go about half midnight. We'd been there since 7.30 i think. I took my parents who thought they'd be back home by 10 but loved every minute of it. Same act for 50 odd years but the master.

You did well to get out for that time. I once saw him and he told us over half of us would have been reported missing by the time we got out.

The absolute master, right up there as the best for me.

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:22 pm

Sort of becoming a cliche choice now, but I haven't seen better than Stewart Lee. An absolute master of his craft, outstanding live.

BobSykes · Post by **BobSykes** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:22 pm

Mark Thomas another one - loved his channel 4 telly show years ago. Very much a Marxist but i often found myself nodding along. Despite his views i never found his material jarred like it would if listening to one of today's younger leftie comics.

Bob Monkhouse not mentioned but was "the comics' favourite comic" and a legend - and a brilliant performer/quickly witted.

Les Dawson needs a mention. Hardly really a stand up but clearly a very funny, multi-facted entertainer as well as a well-educated, articulate and clever man despite his poor Manc upbringing.

burnleybonzo · Post by **burnleybonzo** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:15 pm

One of the best upcoming comedians who is getting a lot of positive reviews is Matt Bragg. A star of this years Edinburgh Fringe, he is supporting Ricky Gervais at the London Palladium later this month and has appeared with him on his tours throughout Europe. He is very clever, witty, dead pan.

He is also my son in law!

Big Vinny K · Post by **Big Vinny K** » Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:32 pm

Dark Cloud wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:39 pm
Saw Lee Mack live in Preston a while back and although his image has become very "BBC/mainstream" through incessant media exposure, he's actually brilliant and absolutely hilarious live.

Another I forgot about !!
Totally agree - I’ve seen him 4 times live and he was brilliant.
First time I saw him was at Mechanics.
When we got there he said that they only had sold 50 or so tickets so he arranged for us to be moved to the bar area and they set up some chairs for us. He was still absolutely great.

The other thing I have been to 5 or 6 times is 8 out of 10 cats does countdown live at Media City in Salford, The show is about 2 hours long before the edit. Seen loads of good people on that - Lee Mack, Jonny Vegas, Rod Gilbert, Sean Locke and many many more. Jimmy Carr is excellent - very funny and really professional. If it was not for him keeping all the other comedians in check I honestly don’t think they would ever finish the show !!