Favorite Comedians & Stand up Routine
Wilgrove
15-02-2009, 19:44
Last night, Comedy Central did the premier of Christopher Titus's "Love is Evol" stand up routine, and it was the best stand up routine he has ever done! "End of the World" and "Norman Rockwell is Bleeding" eat your heart out! Yes it was a routine based on relationships, marriages and divorces, and normally those routine suck. However Chris just puts a whole new demented twist on it, that it made it enjoyable. I'm actually hoping to buy it on DVD so I can show it to people.
So who are your favorite comedians and stand up routines?
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=576064
When even I can remember a thread / topic having been done that did not directly involve food or sex, it's too early to do it all over again.
Intangelon
15-02-2009, 20:48
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=576064
When even I can remember a thread / topic having been done that did not directly involve food or sex, it's too early to do it all over again.
And that's the thread.
Agreed.
Heinleinites
15-02-2009, 20:58
Larry The Cable Guy - I was at a health club the other day and this big ol' girl was looking at me like I was the last doughnut in the box. She was a big ol'girl, must have been 400 lbs, but she was Canadian, so that's...what, 320 American? Anyways, she walks over to me and says 'Can you spot me' I said, Can I spot you? You're 400 lbs, Stevie Wonder could've spotted you, they can probably see you from space!
Denis Leary - Did I miss a fucking meeting with the coffee? You can get every other flavor except COFFEE FLAVORED COFFEE! They got mochaccino, they've got chococcino, frapaccino, capaccino, rapaccino, Al Pacino, WHAT THE FUCK! Coffee doesn't need a menu, it needs a cup! That's all it needs! Maybe a saucer underneath the cup. That's it!
Ron White - Have you ever seen a healthy-looking vegetarian? They look like shit! They're all gaunt and yellow. After a while, their bodies become intolerant of other things. I'll give you an example. I was out to lunch with a comedian friend of mine, and later in the day he said- and I quote- "I feel nauseous and I have a headache. That soup I had must have had beef broth in it." Your system's kickin back broth? You're a manly man, aren't you?
Nick DiPaolo - If hooking a car battery up to a monkey's brain will help find the cure for AIDS and save somebody's life, I have two things to say … the red is positive and the black is negative.
Wilgrove
15-02-2009, 21:00
Larry The Cable Guy - I was at a health club the other day and this big ol' girl was looking at me like I was the last doughnut in the box. She was a big ol'girl, must have been 400 lbs, but she was Canadian, so that's...what, 320 American? Anyways, she walks over to me and says 'Can you spot me' I said, Can I spot you? You're 400 lbs, Stevie Wonder could've spotted you, they can probably see you from space!
Wow....people actually like Larry the Cable Guy?
Wow....people actually like Larry the Cable Guy?
Wow.. you make a thread asking people's favorites, only to proceed to mock the first actual reply you get?
Way to keep up a thread. 'tis no wonder people start threesomes in it instead.
Elves Security Forces
15-02-2009, 21:26
George Lopez, Bill Engvall, and Jeff Foxworthy
Heinleinites
15-02-2009, 21:28
Wow....people actually like Larry the Cable Guy?
I know! Different people...liking different things?! Wild! It's almost like humor was subjective or something!
Tarsonis Survivors
15-02-2009, 21:37
Brad Stine
Russell Howard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-weFBV7YmHA)
Wow.. you make a thread asking people's favorites, only to proceed to mock the first actual reply you get?
Way to keep up a thread. 'tis no wonder people start threesomes in it instead.
I know! Different people...liking different things?! Wild! It's almost like humor was subjective or something!
Hahaha! Owned.
I like Ron White quite a lot, and Lewis Black, Eddie Izzard, and Brian Regan up there on the all-time favorite list. Honorable mentions go to Jeff Dunham, Pablo Francisco, Bill Engvall, D.C. Benny, Mitch Hedberg, and Robin Williams. Standup is one of my favorite things ever; whenever I'm home, I've usually got some random standup playing on my computer, even if I'm doing other things.
I know! Different people...liking different things?! Wild! It's almost like humor was subjective or something!
I know, and evolution is just a theory, eh?
Atheist Heathens
15-02-2009, 22:43
Stewart Lee is the best comedian ever.
Korintar
15-02-2009, 22:51
Christopher Titus, Jeff Dunham, Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy; Ron White- they're all funny in my book.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
15-02-2009, 22:54
Gabriel Iglesias, Pablo Francisco, Andreu Buenafuente, el Neng de la Getafe.
Elves Security Forces
15-02-2009, 22:55
Jeff Dunham.
Eek, I completely forgot about him when making my list. *snaps*
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
15-02-2009, 23:31
'tis no wonder people start threesomes in it instead.
And immediately afterward,
George Lopez, Bill Engvall, and Jeff Foxworthy
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Fortunately, my efforts are being assisted by the fact that I have never seen Bill Engvall.
Gabriel Iglesias
Ahh, forgot Mr. Fluffy! Good call.
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 01:29
I don't understand why people find Americans funny. I've never encountered a funny American standup act, and I've seen quite a few. Maybe there's too much of a cultural difference for their humour to work on me.
My favourite comedians are Michael McIntyre, Dylan Moran, Russell Howard and Ross Noble (at the moment).
The blessed Chris
16-02-2009, 01:38
I don't understand why people find Americans funny. I've never encountered a funny American standup act, and I've seen quite a few. Maybe there's too much of a cultural difference for their humour to work on me.
My favourite comedians are Michael McIntyre, Dylan Moran, Russell Howard and Ross Noble (at the moment).
Ross Noble notwithstanding, that's a damn good call. I quite like Andy Zaltzman as well, and Rowan Atkinson; the latter mainly for his schoolteacher at the secret policeman's ball.
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 01:45
Ross Noble notwithstanding, that's a damn good call. I quite like Andy Zaltzman as well, and Rowan Atkinson; the latter mainly for his schoolteacher at the secret policeman's ball.
Oh yeah, Tim Minchin isn't bad either. He's also not American. Maybe Aussies have more in common with us than immediately apparent?
The blessed Chris
16-02-2009, 01:46
Oh yeah, Tim Minchin isn't bad either. He's also not American. Maybe Aussies have more in common with us than immediately apparent?
Shit cricket team?
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 01:47
Shit cricket team?
I wouldn't know, we don't play cricket up here. ;)
The blessed Chris
16-02-2009, 01:51
I wouldn't know, we don't play cricket up here. ;)
It is difficult to play a sport that requires an absence of rain in Scotland, I concede.
As much as comic and national stereotypes exist, I suspect much of the American comedy we actually encounter is popular shite equivalent to Peter Kay.
Sparkelle
16-02-2009, 01:53
Russell Peters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOJS2gvkEEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAoVoWhYHlg&feature=related
Conserative Morality
16-02-2009, 01:54
Jeff Dunham!:D
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 01:55
It is difficult to play a sport that requires an absence of rain in Scotland, I concede.
As much as comic and national stereotypes exist, I suspect much of the American comedy we actually encounter is popular shite equivalent to Peter Kay.
Something I've noticed is that American comedians who choose to work on the UK comedy circuit are generally a thousand fold superior to their American-only counterparts. It really must be a cultural thing, I suppose.
Pure Metal
16-02-2009, 02:02
Russell Howard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-weFBV7YmHA)
lol, "ere, don't feed the pidgeons" :D
seen him live, always liked his stuff, but his dvd was a bit of a letdown for me :(
also love Bill Bailey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod7nSGKag0), Dara Obrien (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNz6bFXMz_Q), Dylan Moran (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUVg5UgC4T4), and others like Mike Wilmot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_SyZeG0E4) and Rich Hall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYfx4vg2bcA), not forgetting comedy stalwarts of BBC like Sandi Toksvig, Andy Hamilton (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/news%20quiz%20060209%202.mp3), et al
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 02:12
lol, "ere, don't feed the pidgeons" :D
seen him live, always liked his stuff, but his dvd was a bit of a letdown for me :(
also love Bill Bailey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod7nSGKag0), Dara Obrien (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNz6bFXMz_Q), Dylan Moran (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUVg5UgC4T4), and others like Mike Wilmot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_SyZeG0E4) and Rich Hall
Shit, how could I forget Dara?! He's brilliant live!
I don't know who my favorite comedian is... my favorite gag however was one of my own from when I did stand up in college; it was about MTV's penchant for showing nothing but bad reality TV shows and went into how they should make one about Snoop Dog.
The the motherfuckers made a TV show about Snoop Dpg and killed my joke...
Pure Metal
16-02-2009, 02:16
Shit, how could I forget Dara?! He's brilliant live!
he is that. live with him is tonnes better than his recorded stuff, which is really saying something. the way he interacts with the audience so quickly and cleverly is just brilliant, and much better when you're part of that audience :hail:
The blessed Chris
16-02-2009, 02:17
Oh yeah, Ed Byrne also.
Wilgrove
16-02-2009, 02:31
No one mentioned George Carlin yet. :(
Korintar
16-02-2009, 02:33
Ahh, forgot Mr. Fluffy! Good call.
Yeah, thanks Nanatsu:D I always forget his first name, but I really like his levels of fatness: Big, Healthy, Husky, Fluffy, Oh Damn! :hail::hail::hail:
Just saw your post, Wilgrove...George Carlin is one of the greats as a comedian/philosopher:)
Pure Metal
16-02-2009, 02:35
No one mentioned George Carlin yet. :(
oh yeah, him too. just need to get more of his stuff... not that he'll be making any more, mind :(
Zombie PotatoHeads
16-02-2009, 06:06
Dylan Moran I like. He takes a bit to warm up, but once he gets into his routine he's hilarious.
Russell Peters is awesome. His use of accents is great. Spot-on.
Chumblywumbly
16-02-2009, 06:34
Cook & Moore's Derek & Clive (Live), or Stewart Lee's 90's Comedian are probably my favourites.
Though Steve Coogan's The Man Who Thinks He Is It is bloody fantastic.
SkillCrossbones
16-02-2009, 08:19
-Jim Gaffigan
-Norm MacDonald
-Craig Ferguson
Intangelon
16-02-2009, 08:46
Gabriel Iglesias, Pablo Francisco, Andreu Buenafuente, el Neng de la Getafe.
KNEE to the GROIN!
Cabra West
16-02-2009, 10:29
Russell Howard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-weFBV7YmHA)
He's great. But my favourite has to be Dara O'Briain.
Closely followed by Ed Byrne. And Dylan Moran.
Pure Metal
16-02-2009, 11:10
He's great. But my favourite has to be Dara O'Briain.
Closely followed by Ed Byrne. And Dylan Moran.
all lovely Irish lads (or NI, i don't know)
why is it that irish comedians are so good?:confused:
Cabra West
16-02-2009, 11:18
all lovely Irish lads (or NI, i don't know)
why is it that irish comedians are so good?:confused:
All Irish, I think.
Not sure why they're so good... I think it's a bit of a mentality thing over here. Self-irony and humorous exaggeration are part of day-to-day rethoric.
You might want to check www.overheardindublin.com. A lot of it is so-so, but some of it is sheer brilliance.
Like the couple of bums sitting in a doorway drinking when a street sweeper comes past, to which one of the bums said to the other "Here comes room service."
Getbrett
16-02-2009, 11:20
All Irish, I think.
Not sure why they're so good... I think it's a bit of a mentality thing over here. Self-irony and humorous exaggeration are part of day-to-day rethoric.
You might want to check www.overheardindublin.com. A lot of it is so-so, but some of it is sheer brilliance.
Like the couple of bums sitting in a doorway drinking when a street sweeper comes past, to which one of the bums said to the other "Here comes room service."
It's also the accent. Some accents are built for comedy - irish, certain english accents, posh accents and Glaswegian.
Lord Tothe
16-02-2009, 11:37
Penn & Teller = win. I know, comedy + illusions. so sue me.
Don't let the mental image form. [Repetition is a nice rhetoric device often overdone] Don't let the mental image form.
Fortunately, my efforts are being assisted by the fact that I have never seen Bill Engvall.
Allow me to assist you.
http://www.billengvall.com/_images/_about/about.jpg
Newer Burmecia
16-02-2009, 13:11
Russell Howard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-weFBV7YmHA)
Agreed. I can't believe I bought tickets to see him at City Hall and then discover my uni trip is leaving the morning beforehand!
Svalbardania
16-02-2009, 13:46
Agreed to Tim Minchin, Russel Peters, Ross Noble and Dylan Moran. That's about as far as it goes, I'm afraid.
Agreed. I can't believe I bought tickets to see him at City Hall and then discover my uni trip is leaving the morning beforehand!
Ouch! Unlucky.
Ancient and Holy Terra
16-02-2009, 13:57
The late, great Bill Hicks was wonderful. Gilbert Gottfried is incredibly annoying, but his "The Aristocrats" joke at Hugh Hefner's roast had me and six friends rolling around on the floor in tears of laughter.
Katganistan
16-02-2009, 15:37
Carlin. Always Carlin. Anything you see of his is brilliant. It might piss you the hell off, but after you sit back and think about it, damned if he isn't right.
Ancient and Holy Terra
16-02-2009, 16:12
Carlin. Always Carlin. Anything you see of his is brilliant. It might piss you the hell off, but after you sit back and think about it, damned if he isn't right.His invention of Frisbeetarianism has us all wondering if his soul is chilling out on somebody's roof right now. :tongue:
Desperate Measures
16-02-2009, 16:30
My favorite right now is Emo Phillips but it changes all the time. I've been watching old episodes of Dr. Katz is how that happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUPD-r6fLk
Dododecapod
16-02-2009, 16:40
I'm a classicist.
Bud Abbott. Lou Costello. Who's on First. Rarely equalled, never bettered.
Intestinal fluids
16-02-2009, 17:12
Howard Stern, the ultimate observationalist.
Smunkeeville
16-02-2009, 17:23
I'm a classicist.
Bud Abbott. Lou Costello. Who's on First. Rarely equalled, never bettered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ
I tend to prefer American comedians, so I suppose it is in fact a regional thing. Though as I mentioned before, I do love Eddie Izzard quite a lot. As a matter of fact, I just finished watching Glorious. Anyone else seen it?
Pure Metal
16-02-2009, 18:59
All Irish, I think.
Not sure why they're so good... I think it's a bit of a mentality thing over here. Self-irony and humorous exaggeration are part of day-to-day rethoric.
You might want to check www.overheardindublin.com. A lot of it is so-so, but some of it is sheer brilliance.
Like the couple of bums sitting in a doorway drinking when a street sweeper comes past, to which one of the bums said to the other "Here comes room service."
indeed... there certainly is something about the irish, but i'm buggered if i know what it is :P
i'll check out that site when i'm not at work, love the quote though :tongue:
Nanatsu no Tsuki
17-02-2009, 01:25
KNEE to the GROIN!
I love his impersonation of the guy that spoke on American movie trailers.
In a world gone mad...
Chumblywumbly
17-02-2009, 01:36
I tend to prefer American comedians, so I suppose it is in fact a regional thing. Though as I mentioned before, I do love Eddie Izzard quite a lot. As a matter of fact, I just finished watching Glorious. Anyone else seen it?
Aye, it's grand!
That and Circle are probably his best.
Chumblywumbly
17-02-2009, 02:00
I wouldn't know, we don't play cricket up here. ;)
Aye we do.
It's just Scotland's team is rubbish. I believe the national team regularly loses against English county teams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ
That is incredible!
Dalmatia Cisalpina
17-02-2009, 03:38
Okay. Favorite comedians. (I have to pick? Fine.)
Jeff Dunham, Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy, Christopher Titus ... can't think of any others right now.
Darknovae
17-02-2009, 03:58
Oh Lawdy.
Ron White and Jeff Dunham.
Especially Jeff Dunham with Achmed, Peanut, and Jose Jalapeno on a STEEEK!
Smunkeeville
17-02-2009, 04:37
Oh Lawdy.
Ron White and Jeff Dunham.
Especially Jeff Dunham with Achmed, Peanut, and Jose Jalapeno on a STEEEK!
Achmed cracks me up......."I kill you!" :D
Intangelon
17-02-2009, 05:18
I love his impersonation of the guy that spoke on American movie trailers.
In a world gone mad...
Little Tortilla Boy.
Aye, it's grand!
That and Circle are probably his best.
You say that with Dress To Kill in the mix? Blasphemy (blass for you...).
Heinleinites
17-02-2009, 07:27
The Amazing Jonathan - He does a magical comedy act, in my opinion better than penn and Teller
Alex Reymundo - Mexican comedian. Dead funny, especially his bit about how growing up in the South makes him a 'hick-spanic'
Jeff Dunham - The bits with Peanut and Achmed the Dead Terrorist are hilarious.