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Who is your favourite stand-up comedian?
Jack Dee and Billy Connolly are mine. I'm not sure if they are known much outside the UK. British humour is the best. I dont know what it is about American stand-up that iritates me, but it does. I think they play to the crowd too much and are forceful, whereas british comedians are a bit more subtle and sarcastic, which I like.
Mitch Hedberg and Demetri Martin are my top two.
Eddie Izzard, no contest.
You can't beat Bill Bailey :choc:
Jack Dee, Al Murray, Bill Bailey and most of all, Richard mothersmurfing Pryor
Jack Dee's alright sometimes. Bill Bailey and Billy Connelly are amazing always. Umm...screw it: they all rock.
Best of all is me, on the subject of religion/my english teacher (they are cannected).
Jack Dee, Bill Bailey and Ed Byrne are the three that spring to mind, but there are plenty of other brilliant stand-ups that I seem to have forgotten for the moment.
Billy Connolly hurts my stomach :(
And I like Bill Bailey too.
And probably others.
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Originally Posted by DK
I was quite keen on Peter Kay until it all became quoted to death. Still makes me laugh though. Bill Bailey's stand-up is awesome. Jimmy Carr isn't too bad either.
Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, and Gilbert Gottfried are my favorites. Lewis Black is good too, and I like Dane Cook's CDs, but I hear he sucks live.
Oh yeah, Steven Lynch ftw.
I liked Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams when they where young. the best one I saw though was Bill Cosby in a 1980 concert.
lewis black, jeremy hotz, or maybe MAYBE dane cook would be on the list
all for different reasons
Dave Cook=God
Jim Gaffigan=Badass
Patton Oswalt and Ron White.
Dave Chappelle
Lewis Black comes in tied with Mitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rase
Billy Connolly and Dai Henwood. I suppose Jimmy Carr is aight
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Originally Posted by Bert
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I dont agree about British humour. I love Jack Dee, Billy Connerly, Peter Kay, Ronnie Barker, John Cleese, Victoria Wood and Jo Brand. Although Richard Pryor and Robin Willaims can have me in tears
Why wouldnt we know of them, they made there name in the UK, Ive seen Jack Dee in the Apollo theatre, he was hilarious indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkblade
My favourite is probably.....Bill Bailey. Jimmy Carr is also really good, I saw him live, shame he got milked by Channel 4 :(
Stephen Wright, George Carlin, Kyle Cease.
That's quite backwards, actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouch!
Mitch Hedberg was the best thing to ever happen to stand-up comedy. It's really a shame that he's gone.