Favourite comedian

[Esteban de la Sexface]

i used to like Bill Hicks when I was in college and was pretending to be more intelligent than I really was.

I watched him kind of thinking I should find this funny.

I watched him recently again, being more comfortable with myself and didn't find him at all funny, in fact I found him a tad condescending and very predictable.

He was more of a social commentator, who's comedy genius is accentuated by the fact that he is no longer among us.

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Dara O and Bill Bailey (part troll was awesome) followed by Frankie Boyle, Michael Mc and Sean Lock

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

i used to like Bill Hicks when I was in college and was pretending to be more intelligent than I really was.

I watched him kind of thinking I should find this funny.

I watched him recently again, being more comfortable with myself and didn't find him at all funny, in fact I found him a tad condescending and very predictable.

He was more of a social commentator, who's comedy genius is accentuated by the fact that he is no longer among us.

Disagree totally on this one mate.
Swam against the political tide in the US at a time when very few else were prepared for the grief and death-threats,and was both very funny and right at the same time.
And surely all great comedy is observational social commentary?
As for dying of pancreatic cancer at 32,i'm sure he didn't do it as a career move.
Would a premature death make Jim Davidson,(or BB2),funny?
Though perhaps we could try...

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

i used to like Bill Hicks when I was in college and was pretending to be more intelligent than I really was.

I watched him kind of thinking I should find this funny.

I watched him recently again, being more comfortable with myself and didn't find him at all funny, in fact I found him a tad condescending and very predictable.

He was more of a social commentator, who's comedy genius is accentuated by the fact that he is no longer among us.

Disagree totally on this one mate.
Swam against the political tide in the US at a time when very few else were prepared for the grief and death-threats,and was both very funny and right at the same time.
And surely all great comedy is observational social commentary?
As for dying of pancreatic cancer at 32,i'm sure he didn't do it as a career move.
Would a premature death make Jim Davidson,(or BB2),funny?
Though perhaps we could try...

that's totally acceptable and of course my opinion of him is only that. I didn't say he died as a career move nijinksy, I said that his renown is accentuated by the fact. It happens in every walk of life.

I'll elaborate on my social commentator point, it got to the stage with Hicks where he put more emphasis on the point he was making rather than making the point funny, if you get me.

Like I said, when I watched him and was pretending to give a shit about some of the things he gave a shit about I thought he was amazing and a visionary, however when I watched him later when I was more relaxed about life and myself I found him condescending and very very predictable.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

i used to like Bill Hicks when I was in college and was pretending to be more intelligent than I really was.

I watched him kind of thinking I should find this funny.

I watched him recently again, being more comfortable with myself and didn't find him at all funny, in fact I found him a tad condescending and very predictable.

He was more of a social commentator, who's comedy genius is accentuated by the fact that he is no longer among us.

Disagree totally on this one mate.
Swam against the political tide in the US at a time when very few else were prepared for the grief and death-threats,and was both very funny and right at the same time.
And surely all great comedy is observational social commentary?
As for dying of pancreatic cancer at 32,i'm sure he didn't do it as a career move.
Would a premature death make Jim Davidson,(or BB2),funny?
Though perhaps we could try...

that's totally acceptable and of course my opinion of him is only that. I didn't say he died as a career move nijinksy, I said that his renown is accentuated by the fact. It happens in every walk of life.

I'll elaborate on my social commentator point, it got to the stage with Hicks where he put more emphasis on the point he was making rather than making the point funny, if you get me.

Like I said, when I watched him and was pretending to give a shit about some of the things he gave a shit about I thought he was amazing and a visionary, however when I watched him later when I was more relaxed about life and myself I found him condescending and very very predictable.

Fair play mate.
Comedy is always going to be subjective and its horses for courses I guess,(and you know how shite I am on that topic).
I felt the same way when watching "Richard Pryor Live" recently,yet years back I thought he was funny as.
Sometimes with hindsight and familiarity comedy can appear dated.
Though Neville getting nutmegged for the Derby goal never seems to fail to raise a laugh.

 

[salfordtrueblue]

Michael McIntyre - genius!!

me too

 

[Pollerz]

Its got to be

Jimmy Carr and Dane Cook.

Funny as fuck

 

[The String]

Obviously not as trendy as you lot but I can't help liking Peter Kay. He is a funny bloke who can do stand up and then produce gems like Pheonix and that piss take of X Factor. Observation 'tastic.

 

[blue_paul]

Currently, the best stand up is Dylan Moran with Billy Connolly being the best ever I reckon. I also thought Eddie Izzard was excellent in this genre as was Eddie Murphy.

In film/tv I think Sascha baron Cohen is a genius, love Chevy chase and Paul Merton is razor sharp but the greatest comedian of them all for me is John Cleese for his role as Basil Fawlty, simply the funniest shit ever.

Anyone who thinks the Mighty Boosh is good comedy or revels in these alternative comics with their ironic humour is a young impressionable student, laughs at stuff they think they should laugh at and sometimes confuse satire with comedy.

There you have it, you know I'm right.

 

[pudge]

Mitch Hedberg r.i.p.