Comedians you recommend

[-pogo-]

I realy like Glenn Wool. The guy is absolutely amazing live, he's a story comedian too which is also good entertainment.

Jason Cooke is realy good too.

[Alcatraz]

Phil Kay was brilliant at Glastonbury, he seemed really up for it as well

Brendan Burns was good.

Jim Jefferies is good

Ben Norris is good

Arthur Smith doesn't really need to say much and he makes me laugh

Seeing Eddie Izzard in Novemeber. On a big stage, he can't be beaten

Edited September 14, 2009 by Alcatraz

[parTy animal]

I quite like Ross Noble. He's not everyone's cub of tea as he goes off on various random tangents all the time but he gets the crowd involved, is completely random and Im led to believe he goes on stage without a proper script memorised so each show is slightly different.

[Alcatraz]

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

Agreed. He essentially makes observations you haven't really made or if you have, don't actually find that funny. All he does to get the cheap laughs is to do "the posh version"

[rabid]

Bill Bailey

Frankie Howerd

Ross Noble

to name a few.

Oh, and strangely enough. Bob Monkhouse.

[Shinny]

Rhod Gilbert is an absolute LEGEND live - hilarious!!! Spwan hold the record for his weirdest heckle too (which was spectacularly weird)

Ellis Smith is a good one, also very funny live!

[ampersand]

jerry sadowitz. sides and face never hurt so much coming out after his show.

[feral chile]

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.

it's a different approach though isn't it - if you watch a band, you like to hear familiar songs that you can sing along to. The same can't be said about jokes.

I like to be at home on the internet when I'm trying to discover new music - you can't listen properly in a big crowd.

[Shinny]

you can't listen properly in a big crowd.

Respectfully I disagree. One of my current favourite bands (Acid Drop) I discovered at Download this year, I now have both their EPs and follow them on Myspace. However if I had just listened online I wouldn't have given them a chance.

[Langdale Wolf]

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.

Marcus Brigstocke is well funny.

Is Rich Hall the deadpan bloke? Did the thing about all Tom Cruise films having the same plot.

"He's a cocktail waiter. A pretty good cocktail waiter. Then he has a crisis of confidence and doesn't feel much like making cocktails...." etc.

If so he's f**king brilliant.

[Langdale Wolf]

I quite like Ross Noble. He's not everyone's cub of tea as he goes off on various random tangents all the time but he gets the crowd involved, is completely random and Im led to believe he goes on stage without a proper script memorised so each show is slightly different.

Can't abide him. Not funny at all.

I'm the only one of my mates who can't stand him - same with Dylan Moran. Never once made me laugh.

[ampersand]

Can't abide him. Not funny at all.

I'm the only one of my mates who can't stand him - same with Dylan Moran. Never once made me laugh.

dylan morans the same for me. dont get him at all. my mate loves him though!

ross nobles great. not my favourite but would go see if i could.

[feral chile]

Respectfully I disagree. One of my current favourite bands (Acid Drop) I discovered at Download this year, I now have both their EPs and follow them on Myspace. However if I had just listened online I wouldn't have given them a chance.

I can't seem to do that in large crowds. though I used to go to our small live music venue and discover some good bands there. I get too distracted when there are a lot of people around. Plus, i like to see the band, and I'm just too short!

as for comedians, i don't know any new ones. i always liked dave Allen, he was brilliant. Nilly connolly has his moments too. I like ones who give us wry observations of ordinary life.

Edited September 14, 2009 by feral chile

[modey]

I quite like Ross Noble. He's not everyone's cub of tea as he goes off on various random tangents all the time but he gets the crowd involved, is completely random and Im led to believe he goes on stage without a proper script memorised so each show is slightly different.

I think ross nobles great, saw him live over here recently and all he talked about were things he'd seen that day when he arrived on the island and so was obviously not scripted, very clever the way he does it and i'd go and see him again and again because every sjow is so different

[smog]

Ross Noble & Dylan Moran top my list

[Shinny]

I can't seem to do that in large crowds. though I used to go to our small live music venue and discover some good bands there. I get too distracted when there are a lot of people around. Plus, i like to see the band, and I'm just too short!

I know about being short. I hit 5ft2 last month and held a party to celebrate. I'd been 5ft1 since I was 14!!!

I'm one of those who likes to be at the back sat chilling which is why I don't do gigs anymore (unless they are NFG gigs... which are special and I love them) so seeing the band isn't a major problem for me. I'm happy just to listen.

[feral chile]

I know about being short. I hit 5ft2 last month and held a party to celebrate. I'd been 5ft1 since I was 14!!!

I'm one of those who likes to be at the back sat chilling which is why I don't do gigs anymore (unless they are NFG gigs... which are special and I love them) so seeing the band isn't a major problem for me. I'm happy just to listen.

Yes, I always round up to 5ft2, because I'm actually 5ft1 1/2.

[parTy animal]

Can't abide him. Not funny at all.

I'm the only one of my mates who can't stand him - same with Dylan Moran. Never once made me laugh.

I've a friend like that too. He says he just finds Ross Noble a bit too random and instead of coming across as this strange random funny guy he comes across as a guy who talks utter balls for 2hrs

Personally, Im the only one in my group of mates who doesnt find Billy Connolly funny. For some reason i just dont laugh at anything he says meanwhile my mates can be in tears of laughter.

Edit to add: Cant stand Peter Kay. Another one that just doesnt do anything for me. My dad and wee brother used to keep saying stuff like "its spitting" and "garlic bread...its the future" back when he was doing phoenix nights. Just never found the whole "garlic bread!!" thing funny at all.

I think ross nobles great, saw him live over here recently and all he talked about were things he'd seen that day when he arrived on the island and so was obviously not scripted, very clever the way he does it and i'd go and see him again and again because every sjow is so different

I agree that both he and his act are very clever. Ive never seen him live but have a few of his DVDs. I love how he'll come on to the stage and have some banter with the crowd, start to tell a story about something that happened to him recently, then go off in a thousand different tangents before bringing it back to the end of the story he started to tell over 90mins ago. Usually, half the crowd have forgotton he'd actually started to tell a story too

Edited September 14, 2009 by parTy animal

[Shinny]

Yes, I always round up to 5ft2, because I'm actually 5ft1 1/2.

I did that for 6 years!!! I think I'm still just below 5ft2 but I'll stick with saying 5ft2

[llcoolphil]

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.

He compered the (efestivals sponsored) comedy tent at Summer Sundae - had me absolutely hooting.

I'll joint the Russell Watson and Ross Noble not understanding why they're funny club. For me I guess Eddie Izzard, Bill Bailey and (think he was mentioned earlier) Daniel Kitson

[ste4_20]

Marcus Brigstocke, Bill Bailey and Reginald D. Hunter is one of the best storytellers I've had the pleasure of seeing.

Watched Sarah Silvermans stand up last night. Still feel a bit uncomfortable now. Controversial to say the least.

[-pogo-]

Aye Eddie Izzards good...

[the_frame]

I think special mention needs to go to Eddie Izzard, I didnt realise he had run 43 marathons in 52 days with just 5 weeks training. What an amazing fella, and damn funny to boot.

linky

[ampersand]

I think special mention needs to go to Eddie Izzard, I didnt realise he had run 43 marathons in 52 days with just 5 weeks training. What an amazing fella, and damn funny to boot.

linky

i dont find him funny at all, but that is incredible!

[Josie's Cat]

You don't find him funny? *falls on floor with shock*

I know comedy is subjective and that's like expressing disbelief that someone could not like the same style of music as me, but still. Eddie rules.

I hope he hasn't done himself any permanent harm with all the running. That would suck.

Dylan Moran called Ayers rock (sorry, Uluru) a 'garden fete exhibit' That made me laugh, I now imagine it with bunting and a tombola stall at the top!

Edited September 15, 2009 by Josie's Cat