ack-ack Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hard to name a fave but heres a few that make oy laff: Dave Allen, Jerry Sadowitz Jack Dee Reeves and Mortimer John Bishop Sean Lock Mary Whitehouse experience, I could go on and on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannlicher Stu Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 They all seem about as funny as woodworm in a cripples crutch to me these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) I dont see the attraction of Frankie Boyle Total Knobhead Im still in the Billy connely/Peter Kay camp Dave Allen was funny too as is Rob Brydon Acting comedians are a different kettle of fish, Edited January 9, 2012 by shaun4860 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I dont see the attraction of Frankie Boyle Total Knobhead Im still in the Billy connely/Peter Kay camp Dave Allen was funny too Acting comedians are a different kettle of fish, Boyle over cooked it on his last (perhaps ever) series. I must admit that I was dissapointed with it but there were still moments of hilarity. The time machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Boyle over cooked it on his last (perhaps ever) series. I must admit that I was dissapointed with it but there were still moments of hilarity. The time machine! Read his books, you'll see he was still holding back with Tramdol Nights! He truly believes there should be no limits to what can be laughed at, and his arguments against his critics are compelling to say the least! Although I do think he is still a very disturbed individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernel gadaffi Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 The late Dave Allen Laurel and Hardy Tim Vine Kevin "Bloody" Wilson Blaster Bates Jeff Dunham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywack12 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Mickey Flannagan Frankie Boyle Lee Mack Lee Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 another vote for frankie Boyle from me. looks like its a run away race with frankie in the lead for pigeon watch favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Frankie Boyle Jeff Dunham Will Smith (The Other Will Smith) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Jim Carrey-now there's a funny bloke!Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Jim Carrey-now there's a funny bloke!Brilliant! He was great in dumb and dumber but he does my head in a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 ah yes...lee mack mikky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 ah yes...lee mack mikky i was a lee mack fan but then i went to see Tim Vine and i have to say comedy genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Bernard manning, king of em all. Sadly dead now. Could make me laugh my head off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 peter kay steve coogan lee mack ricky gervais anything that leigh francis does aka avid merrion and keith lemmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Most people think I m weird cos I don't like Lee Evans! I just find him too slapstick I love Michael MacIntyre, Jack Dee, the Inbetweeners is the funniest thing in years (especially the movie) I loved Benidorm for the first 2 series and will probably watch the new one next month but not as good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 All comedians seem to peak in their careers, then they seem to churn out the same stuff until the public fall out of love with them. I have been to see Billy Connolly and Peter Kaye, loved them at the time but now it's all the same type of format. There isn't any current comedian that I would pay to see or make the effort to go to see live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I'm going to see Rich Hall later this year who I've seen before doing his 'Otis Lee Crenshaw' act (genuis). I am also planning to go and see Stewart Lee this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggins. Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I prefer the golden oldies. The two ronnies, Morcombe and Wise, **** Emery, Tommy Cooper. Modern era "comedians" seem to only get their laughs by filling the venue with a torrent of bad language and vulgarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-250 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't really have a favourite, Lee Mack and John bishop aren't bad. But really I'd rather watch step brothers, Kevin and perry, inbetweeners or shrek, they always have me laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodit Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The Cornish master jethro Very funney guy but to get best out of his jokes is does help if you have lived in the South West and seen it actually happen I prefer the golden oldies. The two ronnies, Morcombe and Wise, **** Emery, Tommy Cooper. Modern era "comedians" seem to only get their laughs by filling the venue with a torrent of bad language and vulgarity. Totally agree Sodit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNS Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 What say you? I think we're between comedy revivals at the moment. The new wave 'alternative' set are close to drawing their pension (or would be if the age limit didn't keep going up), and there's not much new at the moment with quality. It was quite amazing to see the M&W routine with Shirley Bassey on prime-time BBC three times over Christmas. Don't get me wrong; it's great entertainment but surely something in the last 30 years has been done which stands comparison? There are some great suggestions above; but I'd take issue with a couple. John Bishop? The comedy equivalent of beige. There used to be a liverpudlian comedian of that quality or better in every pub and club in the North West in the ‘70s. Nice enough chap; but not for me. Frankie Boyle. Like marmite, you love him or hate him. I like comedy which pushes boundaries; but he wouldn’t know a boundary of you hit him over the head with it. As funny as TB in my opinion; others have a perfect right to disagree. I'm really struggling to offer a constructive suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 John Bishop? The comedy equivalent of beige. I'm really struggling to offer a constructive suggestion Heard that somewhere before then? Sorry but for me Michael McIntyre is the comedic equivalent of the colour beige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNS Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Heard that somewhere before then? Remarkable. Thanks for pointing that out - I honestly thought I'd made that expression up myself; it's a way I've often described the anodyne. There's nothing new under the sun. (I know I've plagarised that!) Edited January 13, 2012 by DNS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Remarkable. Thanks for pointing that out - I honestly thought I'd made that expression up myself; it's a way I've often described the anodyne. There's nothing new under the sun. (I know I've plagarised that!) I don't think anyone makes anything up really do they? Nothing new under the sun and all that. Oops..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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