Who are your favorite comedians and what's your favorite style of comedy? My favorite comedian used to be Dave Chapelle but he's not very active right now and has been replaced with Louis CK as my new favorite. I love the realness and sometimes darkness of Louis CK's comedy even though he has admitted that a lot of his personal stories are either completely fabricated or very exaggerated, his show is awesome too. Another favorite is Bill Burr, I guess I have a thing for ginger comedians but that dude is awesome and I recently discovered his weekly podcast which is great, he's actually a really wise dude.
Hannibal Buress is a newer guy who I think is pretty funny, he's a side kick on the Eric Andre show which I find to be absolutely f*cking hysterical. My favorite style of comedy is dark and absurd, I love absurdist sh*t like Tim and Eric, I think they're the kings of that genre.
Do you guys ever judge people based on their comedic tastes? I do, if you tell me Jeff Durnham, Carlos Mencia and Dane Cook are your favorites I will think less of you as a human being and assume you're probably a douche.
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Chris Morris is a damn genius. I don't think I've laughed as much as when I first saw Brass Eye. It was great seeing him in The I.T. Crowd, too.
One of my favourite stand-up comedians is be Jimmy Carr. The tongue-in-cheek humour is definitely my kind of thing. He's witty as hell when it comes to dealing with the hecklers, too. Here's a little taster:
I think a little nod to Derren Brown is in order, too. Although he's not a stand-up or a comedian by profession, he's one hell of a funny guy. I've seen him live a couple of times and his quick-witted replies to volunteers or sometimes even taking the piss out of himself never fail to get the crowd giggling like children in what is quite an adult environment.
Joe Wilkinson is another comedian who has a very unique edge. You can find him on either Him & Her or Live At The Electric, the latter being the best of his work.
Mitch Hedberg will always be one of my favorites, his stuff was simple, light hearted.. almost child like humor at times, but he was clever enough to bring it all to life in such a fun way.
I was going to catch him at a nearby college in MN in April '05 but he passed away late March
EDIT: ^ I loved Jimmy Carrs Comedy Central Presents special... great stuff.
Caparulo is good too, love his bit about cheese.. and the "take out the trash" argument that escalates quickly
This post has been edited by Nah Tso Gud on Friday, Jul 13 2012, 16:01
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Jimmy Carr's "Telling Jokes" standup special has a really great bit at the end. It's about the most offensive joke he's told, and says it's about the audience rather than the joke. As such he decides to "start slow and work the way up until the audience goes 'oh for f*ck's sake' ". I think it ends on something along the lines of: I try to see the good even in the bad. Take Pol Pot and Hitler, unquestionably, two of history's biggest c*nts. But still, both of them managed to conduct a whole lot of medical research without hurting any animals at all.
If you're not even a little offended by that I'm not sure you quite understood it.
PS I can guarantee there'll be a derail about what's off limits in comedy within three pages. Most likely about rape jokes. And I will inevitably get involved
This post has been edited by Robinski on Friday, Jul 13 2012, 16:16
Well, I like Frankie Boyle, the 'dark' style of comedy is just hilarious. And his laugh is epic. Shame you don't see much of him anymore. Oh, I also like Lee Evans, on a less controversial note, because he's just pure hilarious.
My favourite comedians would have to be Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole. They're the anchors on TSN's Sportscentre. So much better than the ESPN Sportscentre.
Michael McIntyre is one of my favourites. I find him hilarious. I really like the fact that he can be funny without being overly offensive at the same time. Very few comedians can do that and do it well. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind a bit of dark humour, but most people can do that. Most inoffensive comedians are just often annoying and I can't stand a lot of them. Not McIntyre though.
Kevin Bridges is another one of my favourites. I love his Scottish accent, considering I'm Scottish, and so much of what he says is not only hilarious but it's so true as well.
Well, I like Frankie Boyle, the 'dark' style of comedy is just hilarious. And his laugh is epic. Shame you don't see much of him anymore. Oh, I also like Lee Evans, on a less controversial note, because he's just pure hilarious.
same here, all this same with me.
and milton jones as he is just f*cking mental. you sometime have to just digest what he has said for a second before laughing
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QUOTE (smaisey @ Friday, Jul 13 2012, 15:50)
I've seen a fair few comedians live, my favourite being Jim Jefferies. Seen him twice, he's brilliant.
Jim Jeffries' "I'm a scumbag, I don't give a f*ck" style is f*cking hilarious, he has a show coming out on fx (hopefully it comes on in the uk) which should be good.
I also love anything from Louis CK, I like his dark and honest style, I never forget his "suck a bag of dicks" bit. There really are loads of others I could list. The only British comedians I really find appealing anymore are Ricky Gervais and Steve Coogan, especially now that Coogan seems to be bringing back Alan Partridge with the film and various shows on sky.
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Nobody has said Russel Peters yet.
Sometimes this forum makes me smile.
@topic: a lot of what I like has been said, Jim Jeffries, Bill Bailey, Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, Frankie Boyle, Dara O'Briain, Eddie Murphy, Louis CK, Dylan Moran, David O'Doherty, and a bunch of others that slip my mind.
That and Jimmy Carr, Robin Williams (seen some of his stuff recently) and a lot of Ricky Gervais. I also like performances of Michael Winslow, while not exactly comedy, but still funny.
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