Just out of interest, who's your fav stand-up comedian?

Gotta be Michael Mcintyre for me.

Louis CK.

His bit about the most notorious words that you can't say,  "n*****", "c***" and "f*****", is absolutely hilarious.



I also like Patton Oswalt and David Cross.

Lisa Lampenelli always make me laugh:




I also really like the old Eddie Murphy stuff:

Quoted from sniper Lisa Lampenelli always make me laugh:

It always amazes me how she can go from looking like such a sweetheart who's all smiles to her on-stage persona.  It's crazy.

I love Brian Regan.

Billy Connolly, one of the finest, regardless of which football team he supports.

For me I like a good laugh at Lee Evans, Bill Bailey, Frank Skinner, Ricky Gervais and Dylan Moran to name a few.

Ralphie May, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Dice, Brian Posehn, Gilbert Gottfried, Dave Attell, Robert Schimmel and many more.

Ricky Gervais as a stand up is not as funny as when he's acting.

Quoted from Old Time Wesley Ricky Gervais as a stand up is not as funny as when he's acting.

That's the thing that annoys me about Ricky Gervais. His stand-up and his acting are the same! His stand-up routines are, obviously, Ricky Gervais. But he doesn't play David Brent in The Office- he plays Ricky Gervais! And then he went and made Extras, where he played Ricky Gervais! Then her got offered a part in Stardust, and he took that part and made it Ricky Gervais in a stupid hat! Then Night At The Museum came along. No prizes for guessing what he did with that role.

Quoted from dresseme Louis CK. His bit about the most notorious words that you can't say,  "n*****", "c***" and "f*****", is absolutely hilarious. I also like Patton Oswalt and David Cross.

Man, that Louis CK is a blast! I'd heard about the swear words one but i liked the first clip, about progress and being on a plane.
King of Queens is one of my favorite comedies and PO is always good in that. It was funny to hear him swearing though.

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That was gut busting funny!

Quoted from playa That's the thing that annoys me about Ricky Gervais. His stand-up and his acting are the same! His stand-up routines are, obviously, Ricky Gervais. But he doesn't play David Brent in The Office- he plays Ricky Gervais! And then he went and made Extras, where he played Ricky Gervais! Then her got offered a part in Stardust, and he took that part and made it Ricky Gervais in a stupid hat! Then Night At The Museum came along. No prizes for guessing what he did with that role.

Here we go again! THAT argument. Well I do agree that he did use his own body to play each of those parts... if that's what you are refferring to! They were all quite different parts. The fact there were similarities is because that's what Gervais is good at. That TYPE of character. So many actors play the same in every movie. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, the list goes on and on. And it happens because the roles they play, they are awesome at.

It doesn't worry me, and I know what to expect when I get a movie involving them. So I'm not disagreeing with you, because to a large extent it's true, but I don't think it should "annoy" you, as it happens more in the film world than you might think.

RE. OP... Gervais, Eddie Murphy, Tim Minchin (half stand up), Dylan Moran.

Billy Connolly shits me to tears. He can say anything and make any weird noises because he has an accent. Terrible.

Russel Peters. He's so completely natural. I love him.

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Sandra

George Carlin

Rodney Dangerfield.

I also love George Carlin. For those who don’t know who Tim Minchin is, every time I go to the grocery store, I get this stupid song in my head:

Wow, this is a hard one... Michael Mcintyre is a genius, but I'm a real fan of both Frankie Boyle and Jack Dee (both UK comedians - search them, they are geniuses). Dara O'Briain is very funny as well.

Oh I forgot about Frankie Boyle, he cracks me up on 'Mock the Week'.

Quoted from playa I've seen Tim Minchin at a couple of benefit gigs. Does he ave a DVD out?

http://www.timminchin.com/merchandise/

You can also find most of his songs on YouTube if you do a search. Definitely worth a watch.

Cheers,
Tim.

Quoted from playa I've seen Tim Minchin at a couple of benefit gigs. Does he ave a DVD out?

Yeah, he has two. So Live and So Fucking Rock, but they are similar.

If you want more info, there is some great stuff on http://justfuckinggoogleit.com/ about Tim.

EDIT: Tim! You beat me to it! I think my post is better though. Not being arrogant, but yeeeaaaah. Plus you should be in bed young man...

Quoted from Tommyp EDIT: Tim! You beat me to it! I think my post is better though. Not being arrogant, but yeeeaaaah. Plus you should be in bed young man...

I was in bed, but your mum's snoring kept me awake  

Does anybody actually find Demetri Martin funny?

The guy has this oddly uncomfortable delivery and I'm on the fence. His actual stand up special was below average but his CD "These Are Jokes" was above average.

Quoted from Old Time Wesley Does anybody actually find Demetri Martin funny?

I liked him when he was in small doses on "The Daily Show", but I'm not really a fan anymore.

For anyone who likes Tim Minchin check out this documentary:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297297/

A camera crew follow him around before he has made a name for himself and we see his journey as he is on the brink of success. Really interesting to see the difference between his real self and his stage persona. It's worth watching just so see him with short hair.

TONIGHT, WE'RE GETTIN' FUCKED UP!


Ooohhh - this one's gonna come back and bite him in the ass. Still funny though.

Nobody mentioned Bill Hicks yet? Oh dear.

Quoted from rendevous Nobody mentioned Bill Hicks yet? Oh dear.

You mean Denis Leary...?

No I bloody well don't Snipe, though I can understand the confusion.

George Carlin is probably my favorite and most likely the greatest comedian of all time. He's got the widest range of styles and topics of any comedian I can think of. I like his dark stuff the best. Dennis Leary and Ron White are also great. Chris Rock seems to get better over time, especially with his last HBO special. His bit about the "time game" at work is spot on. Those are the best I can think of off the top of my head.

I like Carlin too.

Denis [spits] Leary?

Seriously, I do like Leary. But then I would do, I'm a big Hicks fan and, as as Katt Williams would say, "life is too short'.

Excellent vid Sniper. I'm still laughing. I'm gonna learn that dance, then get me down to Moss Side (in Manchester - google it) cut me some motherfuckin' rug.

Frankie Boyle is one of my favourites.

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Chris,

I'd better stop telling that story about my parents six years ago. Or was it seven?

Quoted from Eric2nimrod Well I'm not getting much reviews, but hopefully everyone that is posting a response has read it, that's all that matters to me. And I respect anything that anyone says, except those people who are attacking me, because of my actions and not my script.

What a laugh!!!

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My faves are Jim Gaffigan, Mike Birbiglia, and Chris Rock (most of the time)

I like Frank Caliendo, but he's more of an impressionist than a comedian.

Quoted from rendevous Denis [spits] Leary? Seriously, I do like Leary. But then I would do, I'm a big Hicks fan and, as as Katt Williams would say, "life is too short'.

I used to like Denis Leary. Then I realized half of "his" jokes were stolen from Hicks. Probably others, too. And recently, he was on a late night talk show (likely Conan as he's the only one I watch) and practically quoted Gaffigan's "Bacon" joke verbatim. And by quoted, I mean recited as his own original thought.  Hack.