Comedians you recommend

[Josie's Cat]

I love watching stand up, never been to an actual gig mind, but I really like it nonetheless.

Who do you like?

I like Michael Mcintyre, Stewart Lee, Eddie Izzard (can't believe the amount of RUNNING this guy is doing right now!) and of course Bill Hicks. I like Chris Rock too but he can be a bit in your face sometimes. Dave Chappelle, what I've seen of him, is funny. Dylan Moran, Russell Brand.

[sifi]

Kenneth Horne, Douglas Adams and Peter Sellars.

Oh, and Tony Hancock, but only the radio series.

Edited September 14, 2009 by sifimaster

[Langdale Wolf]

Frankie Boyle, Billy Connolly, Tommy Cooper, Dave Allen, Dara O'Briain, Peter Kay, Dave Gorman

And plenty more.

[eFestivals]

as a regular sponsor of comedy @ festivals around this country, I only make one stipulation to the people doing the stage programming - and that's to book comedians.

The fact is that nearly all of the not-big-name (and even unknown) comedians are no less good than the famous ones. And pleasingly - and very unlike many people's approach to music - the audiences don't much care if they've heard of the act on stage in front of them or not, they'll give them a properly fair chance to impress them with their material and rate them on that, and not how famous they are.

[The Nal]

I think this guy is the funniest person who has ever lived.

[G-Stud]

Billy Connolly, Tim Minchin, Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boyle, Russel Howard...there's more I'm sure!

[Langdale Wolf]

as a regular sponsor of comedy @ festivals around this country, I only make one stipulation to the people doing the stage programming - and that's to book comedians.

The fact is that nearly all of the not-big-name (and even unknown) comedians are no less good than the famous ones. And pleasingly - and very unlike many people's approach to music - the audiences don't much care if they've heard of the act on stage in front of them or not, they'll give them a properly fair chance to impress them with their material and rate them on that, and not how famous they are.

The wife and I saw a hysterically funny bloke in the caberet tent at Glasto 2008, but cannot for the life of me remember his name. He certainly wasn't well known.

It's true though - as long as the delivery is good, a funny joke will make people laugh no matter who tells it.

[Josie's Cat]

Yep - at Aeon I saw a guy called Kriss Foster in the cabaret tent, he wore a leopard suit and sung songs about incest and necrophilia, I thought he was great and would never have seen him if not for the festie booking.

Guess that's part of the reason for starting the thread - discovering new people/talent

[eFestivals]

It's true though - as long as the delivery is good, a funny joke will make people laugh no matter who tells it.

I think it's weird that, in the main, people won't have the same approach to music.

In the same way as a well delivered good joke is just as funny from someone unknown as it is someone famous, a well delivered good song is just as good from someone unknown as it is someone famous - yet whereas most people will give a unknown comedian the chance to impress, they won't give the same opportunity to an unknown band.

[the_frame]

I am a bit of a comedian geek TBH, and I thoroughly recommend Daniel Kitson, he is on tour this autumn - check him out - he is f**king brilliant.

tickets I hold at the moment

Adam Hills

Jim Jeffries

Marcus Brigstocke

Tim Vine

Russel Kane

Brendon Burns

Rich Hall

Edited September 14, 2009 by the_frame

[The Nal]

It's true though - as long as the delivery is good, a funny joke will make people laugh no matter who tells it.

[Tommy]

Matt Reed from Sunderland is a cracking comic. He was compering the comedy on the Sunday at Leeds this year, and went down a storm.

[the_frame]

can I just add - Michael McIntyre is a c**t.

[The Nal]

can I just add - Michael McIntyre is a c**t.

Dont mind him.

Jimmy Carr is a mega c**t though.

[Langdale Wolf]

can I just add - Michael McIntyre is a c**t.

I think he can be quite funny once he gets going, but his mannerisms drive me up the wall. When he introduces his guests, he needs shooting. Stop the foppishness Mike, and just tell us some f**king jokes!

[Purple Monkey]

From those not already mentioned.

Louis CK.

Stephen Lynch.

Reginald D Hunter.

[Katster]

Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle, in that order, of the more famous ones.

[Benj]

Lee Evans. funny as hell

hahahaha look he's wiggled his leg about and fallen over

Genius

Barrymore is shit hot too

Edited September 14, 2009 by Benj

[Atlanteanlost]

Groucho Marx

[The Nal]

Lee Evans. funny as hell

hahahaha look he's wiggled his leg about and fallen over

Genius

Barrymore is shit hot too

[MartinGooding]

Mitch Hedberg R.I.P is a legend and one of my favourite comedians, Russel Howard is really good live, Ive got Dave Gorman tickets for march which I cant wait for, Andrew Lawrence was good both times i saw him, really like Frankie Boyle at the minute aswell

[TheGayTent]

Frankie Boyle, Billy Connolly, Tommy Cooper, Dave Allen, Dara O'Briain, Peter Kay, Dave Gorman

And plenty more.

My favourite. He was brilliant.

[Josie's Cat]

Out of the frame's list (cheers for that btw!) I have heard of/seen cips of Marcus Brigstocke - funny as f**k, Rich Hall, he's the lanky yank isn't he, with the drawly voice, he's great.

Jim Jeffries, isn't he the filthy Australian? If he is, then I watched a youtube clip of him talking about buying a rubber pussy at a porn supermarket in Amsterdam. I really liked him.

I will look up some of the others you mention, frame, although can't say I really rated the Kitson clip - it did make me smile and laugh a wry laugh or two, but not overly impressed with that clip.

[Josie's Cat]

[Kowalski]

Russell Howard is terrible. Has he ever said anything funny on Mock The Week?

I also concur that Jimmy Carr is a c**t, and Dave Allen is an absolute legend.

My tuppenceworth - Eddie Izzard, Jack Dee, Rich Hall, Reginald D. Hunter, Frankie Boyle, Tony Blair.

Richard Pryor FTW.

Edited September 14, 2009 by Kowalski