Looking for standup recommendations. - by ercles
Ulukai on 22/12/2009 at 12:52
Jimmy Carr is my absolute favourite stand-up I've ever seen live, although avoid if you can't stomach jokes about pedophiles.
Also recommend Frankie Boyle, Jason Manford, Russell Howard, and for a more family-friendly take on things, Michael McIntyre.
Fingernail on 22/12/2009 at 13:02
oh god, michael mcintyre.
has anyone ever noticed how women can do this magical thing where they wrap a towel round their wet hair? have you seen this, yah? yah? where do they learn this? is it some kind of hilarious women's school or something? it is a mystery
also how bad is airline food?
D'Juhn Keep on 22/12/2009 at 13:37
Quote Posted by Fingernail
oh god, michael mcintyre.
if mulled wine is so great why don't we drink it the rest of the year???
Because it's not cold then you unfunny tosspot
Ulukai on 22/12/2009 at 14:03
Ignore these two handbag waving whippersnappers, saw him in the Manchester Arena last month and whilst there's nothing edgy about his comedy, he was brilliant.
DaBeast on 22/12/2009 at 14:42
Billy Connelly is my favourite though alot of people don't seem to get it or don't like his style of just talking about stuff rather than purely scripted jokes.
Bill Bailey is good but has a habit of using old material.
Dylan Moran is very good, could play down the drunk thing a bit though.
Jimmy Carr and Russell Brand can both die a fire.
SubJeff on 22/12/2009 at 15:19
I'll second the following - Bailey, Izzard, Mcintyre and Carr. All very different from each other but all amusing.
Iggles, can you find me an Al Murray clip that is funny? I've seen this guy on TV and I've found him pretty dull. Prove me wrong.
D'Juhn Keep on 22/12/2009 at 16:35
Well if you don't like his schtick then I don't think I'm ever going to change your mind. Search on Youtube if you really want to give him a chance
David on 22/12/2009 at 18:16
Dara O'Briain and Russell Howard are my favourites by a long shot as I prefer the 'story' comedy, rather than Jimmy Carr's one-liners. But I do like him and McIntyre too, as well as Ed Byrne & Lewis Black.
Dara O'Brian does a lot of (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo) stuff about science etc as he studied Theoretical Physics at University (a fact I recently discovered listening to him being interviewed at (
http://www.tamlondon.org/) TAM London in October).
BEAR on 22/12/2009 at 18:39
Another vote for Hedberg. Also David Cross.
I find I like Jim Gaffigan a good bit too.
Old Eddy Murphy is pretty funny, and Sinbad.
Despite a kind of meh show, Dave Chapelle can be good standup.
Sam Kinison is good in his own way. Kind of abrasive to the ears some of the time, and you dont always want to laugh but you probably will.
Robin Williams standup is "good" if you don't mind being temporarily insane sometimes.
