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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Bentley Bullet on March 20, 2015, 08:28:54 pm
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Personally, Lee Mac........probably.
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Billy Connolly all day...but my supporting cast is massive
George Carlin tops it
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Eric Morcambe
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Surely Charlie Williams
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Personally, Lee Mac........probably.
You mate. Every time I read your posts I laugh my cock off.
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Jerry Sadowitz
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Victoria Wood for me.
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Personally, Lee Mac........probably.
You mate. Every time I read your posts I laugh my cock off.
Like a true Yorkshire man I'm made up. Thanks cock!
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Charlie chuck
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IC1967
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IC1967
Yes, he's definitely up there!
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Micky Flanagan, Billy Connel, Lee Mac and jimmy Carr.
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Bill Hicks
Stuart Lee
Billy Connolly
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Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard and Sarah Silverman
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A lot of the modern 'comics' are crap. TLO John Bishop, that Addison bloke and dont get me started on Phil bloody Jupitus who's been stealing a living for years.
So Bentley Bullet for me too.
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There are so many.
Charlie Williams has to be up there for many reasons but then... Billy Connolly, Bill Bailey, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen, John Bishop, Robin Williams, Omid Djalili,
Could go on
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Tim Vine, Les Dawson, Ken Dodd......I should have give the thread more thought, it's harder to pick a favourite than I thought!
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Sean lock is good but my favourite has to be Lee Mack.
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I like Henning Wein and Frankie Boyle
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I suppose you'd call Ronnie Barker more of a comic actor than a comedian, but he was my favourite.
Les Dawson was another one I liked a lot.
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To change direction of the thread a little, the funniest comedian I've SEEN LIVE is probably Jimmy Carroll, now of Radio Sheffield.
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Peter Kay, Vic Reeves, Harry Hill.
But actually when I was a kid we went to see Ken Dodd and I don't think I can remember ever laughing so hard.
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Karl Pilkington. He reminds me so much of somebody I know, it's scary.
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To change direction of the thread a little, the funniest comedian I've SEEN LIVE is probably Jimmy Carroll, now of Radio Sheffield.
I saw him years ago at some fundraising thing with Steve Womack at Armthorpe Welfare, I've never seen a comic go down so badly.
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Lee evans
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Three good calls there RD.
I'd add Daniel Kitson. Last comedian I saw live who had me laughing so hard I had to leave the room to get a breath.
Ross Noble an all when he's on form.
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Ricky Gervais
Steven Wright
Posthumously:
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Bernie Mac
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To change direction of the thread a little, the funniest comedian I've SEEN LIVE is probably Jimmy Carroll, now of Radio Sheffield.
I'd agree with that, Jimmy Carroll was very funny when I saw him, Bobby Knutt was also a funny stand up as well.
Probably the worst stand up I've seen was Roy spook spook Jay, he was that crap he sneaked out of the dressing room window at the Old Club in Stainy a few years ago, mind he had just been crucified by the dodgy wide boys of stainy at the time :)
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Least funny comedy experience of my life was going to see the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
Think "American College Boy Equivalent of Punt and f**king Dennis. With All The Funny Bits Taken Out.
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I don't find Micheal Mcyntire funny either, or that Miranda Hart
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In the 80' I loved Phil cool, jasper and billy.
Even ben Elton!
The only video I watched more then ten times was Eddie Murphy raw !
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I don't find Micheal Mcyntire funny either, or that Miranda Hart
Is Miranda supposed to be funny? I watched it once and never cracked a smile. I thought it was some kind of social experiment.
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Ken Dodd is relentless. Seen him a few times as a young 'un, his shows last for days! He is the master though, along with Les Dawson. Also growing up I liked Jasper Carrott.
Was never that bothered by Lee Evans until seeing him live last year, but have been won over. I like Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sean Lock, Milton Jones, Al Murray, Peter Kay, Dave Spikey.
If I had to pick one though it would be the under rated Mike Harding. Saw him loads of times in the 80's. Loved his stories and quirky songs (don't mind some of his serious songs either). Much as I loved Peter Kay and his observational stuff, Mike Harding was doing that 30 years earlier.
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To change direction of the thread a little, the funniest comedian I've SEEN LIVE is probably Jimmy Carroll, now of Radio Sheffield.
I'd agree with that, Jimmy Carroll was very funny when I saw him, Bobby Knutt was also a funny stand up as well.
Probably the worst stand up I've seen was Roy spook spook Jay, he was that crap he sneaked out of the dressing room window at the Old Club in Stainy a few years ago, mind he had just been crucified by the dodgy wide boys of stainy at the time :)
Thinking about it, it was Jimmy Carroll and Bobby Knutt I saw in Armthorpe that night. Jimmy was Ok, thinking back, it was Bobby Knutt that got crucified by the locals, after about 5 minutes the whole room seemed to be talking amongsy themselves.
For me, Stewart Lee is incredible. I also enjoy Rhod Gilbert, Ross Noble, Frankie Boyle if I'm in that sort of mood and from the old school Billy Connolly was unbeatable. Never got McIntyre at all.
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Wow yes Mike Harding, very well constructed comedy. Whatever happened to him?
Can remember seeing billy pierce at sun in around 1988?? Hated him on tv and had to be really talked into going but he was ace.
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I've always liked lee evans!
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I used to like Lee Evans but saw him at the O2 on his "Big" tour about 7 years ago and he wash gash. His celebrity had clearly gone to his head.
I've seen Sean Lock, Jason MAnford, Ed Byrne and Dara O'Briain at corporate events and all were really entertaining. O'Briain was the best by far though. Sharp as a tack.
I'd love to see Stewart Lee live, no doubt some of his unbroadcast(able) stuff is fantastic.
I really don't get the appeal of Miranda or that bloody omnipotent Sarah Millican. Both absolute garbage. Not being prejudiced against women though. Lucy Porter & Shappi Khorsandi are both great when they're on form.
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I bought the missus tickets to see Sarah Millican for mothers day last year, and then had to pretend to be ill so she took someone else.
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If we stretch it beyond straight stand-up, the Bottom tours were the funniest things I've ever seen. Rik Mayall was absolutely f**king radged. Made his TV persona look like a Play School presenter.
And talking about radged...Charlie Chuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rstrzHXSJB0
Social historians in the 25th century will have a field day watching Keith Chegwin, Janice Long and Paul-f**king-King trying to figure out what the chuffing hell they were experiencing.
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Saw Charlie Chuck supporting Vic & Bob in Nottingham many years ago....he was a lunatic, but he had me wetting myself all the same
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Jim Jefferies
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Kenny Everett, now he was f**kin funny.
Got to add rick mayall and ade Edmondson
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Lee Evans.
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Wow yes Mike Harding, very well constructed comedy. Whatever happened to him?
Can remember seeing billy pierce at sun in around 1988?? Hated him on tv and had to be really talked into going but he was ace.
Mike Harding (still does I think) hosts a midweek folk music slot on Radio 2. Loved his humour back in the day. Went to a live show of his in Halifax about 1975, very, very good. You could get LP records of his shows, I had one with 'Posh Parties' on.
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He recently replied to one of my @rootsmusicclub tweets and is still very active in the folk world
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Still active on stage too we saw him in 2013 still as good as the 1st time we saw him in 1970's with his double Eric Doppelganger
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Forgot to mention, and I'm amazed no-one else has...... Tommy Cooper!
Must be an age thing!
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Peter kay
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Filo
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Peter kay
I love him as a comic actor. Phoenix Nights was a tour de force and he finds some very interesting characters to portray. His stand up routine is wonderfully energetic, but I find it a bit derivative.
Maybe like Ronnie Barker, who I also loved, more of a comic actor.
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Phoenix nights and that peter Kay thing are just superb. Also his first 2 books the sound of laughter and Saturday night Peter make me howl