Oh no, not another one :o

Billy Connolly > all.

I've seen him live at the City Hall a couple of years back and I absolutely cried with laughter.. :lol:

what about Peter Kay?

But the all time best has to be the one and only
Billy Connolly
:clap::banana::clap:

Eddie Izzard and Peter Kay would also get my vote!!

:thumbsup:

How come George Bush isn't on the list?

:gag: :rant: :heyhey:

I think this is a really poor list of stand-up comics....my (numerous) votes go to Daniel Kitson, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan & Eddie izzard...

I thought the winner of this question was always the great Bill Hicks, if we were given the opportunity to vote for him? :suspect:

StarSparkle

Originally posted by StarSparkle
I thought the winner of this question was always the great Bill Hicks, if we were given the opportunity to vote for him? :suspect:

StarSparkle

I second that StarSparkle :)

I picked Lee Evans.

Bill Bailey or Eddie izzard

Can't believe Victoria Wood is not on here; comedy genius! :thumbsup:

K x

Originally posted by redinsheff
I think this is a really poor list of stand-up comics....my (numerous) votes go to Daniel Kitson, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan & Eddie izzard...

oooh I cant stand Billy Connoly, he really does my head in. to be honest none of those people you mentioned came to my head when postiing, plus there can only be 10 in the poll.

Originally posted by Kristian
Can't believe Victoria Wood is not on here; comedy genius! :thumbsup:

K x

The poll question quite clearly says best MALE standup :P :rolleyes:, but no you are right, Victoria Wood is a legend, shes very good indeed.

I like Billy Connolly, saw him at Cit Hall last time he was in Sheffield - he had everyone crying with laughter. Also a fan of Victoria Wood, and love Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard & Paul Coogan!

Lee Evans?
He's never been funny.





Ever

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
Lee Evans?
He's never been funny.





Ever

So how does he fill a whole stadium? :P

I think Lee Evans is class.

I voted for Jerry Seinfeld simply because he cracks me up. :hihi:

Originally posted by spyro2000
So how does he fill a whole stadium? :P

I think Lee Evans is class.

He wants to be the funniest even when me and the missus go and see him in a months time in Sheffield.. not paying nearly £30 each to be bored stiff!

i picked other.....

how could you forget peter kay?????

shame on you!

Billy Connolly is class! very funny.

Jack Dee is also great but my all time favourite was:

DAVE ALLEN! :clap:

Dave Allen! :clap:

He used to have me doubled over with his religious satire!

Wouldn't be allowed these days :rolleyes:

Originally posted by spyro2000
The poll question quite clearly says best MALE standup :P :rolleyes:

The thread title didn't match the question though! :P I'll amend it for clarity... ;)

Eddie Izzard, Ross Noble and Dylan Moran have me in stitches no matter how many times i watch them.

"you! cake or death?"
"uhm...cake please"

mazing.

Originally posted by spyro2000
So how does he fill a whole stadium? :P

The Spice Girls also filled stadiums ....need i say more?

Its The Big Yin for me......genius.

sorry none of the above so id have to go for--charlie williams!!!

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
Lee Evans?
He's never been funny.





Ever

He is such a puerile individual.

Billy C, Jack Dee or Mike Reid, IMO.

Originally posted by ANGELUS
He wants to be the funniest even when me and the missus go and see him in a months time in Sheffield.. not paying nearly £30 each to be bored stiff!

You've wasted 30 quid!

Eddy Izzard, Ross Noble and Peter Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Ahem, sorry, just getting excited.

For shame the lot of you!

The late great Bill Hicks! None better.

My faves are (In no particular order):

Lee Evans
Ross Noble
Billy Connelly
Dave Allen
Bill Bailey

Joel

I've voted for Richard Pryor but I would also go for Chris Rock as well. A mention should also go to Denis Leary.

Regular visits to the Lescar mean that mentions must also be made of:
Ross Noble - great on TV but has to be seen live to see the best of him.
Daniel Kitson - surely the best comedian on the UK circuit at the mo. Seen him twice so far - the first time he did about 5 encores and the second time he went on until 11.30pm.
Noel James - Welsh surrealist (anyone heard his joke about the man who rubbed baked beans into his eyes...)
Dan Antopolski - Weird, surreal, genius
Brendan Riley - Scouse, brilliantly funny

If you haven't seen Woody Bop Muddy make damn sure you make the effort next time he is around - totally bonkers :loopy: , record graveyard, and RICE. Doesn't sound great but he's the only guy I ever saw get the full attention of the audience at the Cavendish.

And finally it would be a crime not to give a shout out to Toby Foster :clap: - 'nuff said.

Originally posted by xxALxx
A mention should also go to Denis Leary.

All he ever did was steal Bill Hicks material! To give him credit though he did admit it, and heap praise upon the great man.

Toby Foster gets my vote

Yep I'm gonna add my voice to Bill Hicks. Not only was he p**s funny but he said a lot of truth as well.

Chris Rock and Peter Kay mebbe for silver and bronze. Though Eddie Izzard is good an all

Les Dawson should be in the list.

Who is the greatest male standup comedian?

Without a doubt it's got to be George 'Dubya' Bush.

Pure slapstick!!!:thumbsup:

Just for the record, I didnt put the people in the poll because I particularly liked them, I just couldnt think of other people at the time, but as this thread shows there a way too many to list.

My personal favourites in order are:


Richard Pryor (The grandaddy of comedy)
Eddie Murphy
Lee Evans
Martin Lawrence
Mike Reid
Chris Rock

I think Lee evans is brill, cant wait to see him in october at the arena....:D

My Fav's

Dave Chappelle (show)
Bill Hicks
Eddie Izzard
Richard Pryor
Dave Allen
Eddie Muphy (back in the day!)
and
Paul Merton

Bill Hicks
Sam Kinison
Richard Pryor

Originally posted by LesMcQueen
Bill Hicks
Sam Kinison
Richard Pryor

sam kinson was sooo funny was he the one who looked like meatloaf and used to scream top bloke:)

Originally posted by spyro2000
Just for the record, I didnt put the people in the poll because I particularly liked them, I just couldnt think of other people at the time, but as this thread shows there a way too many to list.

My personal favourites in order are:


Richard Pryor (The grandaddy of comedy)
Eddie Murphy
Lee Evans
Martin Lawrence
Mike Reid
Chris Rock

richard pryor is one of my faves i got quite a few cds of his most stuff i couldnt repeat on here but the have your ass home by 11 is very funny indeed:thumbsup:

Originally posted by peter41
I picked Lee Evans.
Didn't Norman Wisdom have his act 40 years earlier?

Peter Kay - Very funny comedy actor / writer, but you need more than one routine on stage, and I've heard 'big light' and 'spitting' a few too many times for it to be funny obsdervational humour.

Eddie Izzard, Comedy genius but he once utterly bored the pants off me at one gig, so it couldn't be him.

There isn't really any single person who could take such a title as it depends on lots of personal / individual preferences.

Richard Pryor is well deserved to be on that list, but not a single one of the others IMO, especially Eddie Murphy who just ripped off RP's act. Chris Rock? Puurrrleese! :roll:


Hmm, now here's a good one to think about going on the list though - Tommy Cooper.

Originally posted by Tony
Didn't Norman Wisdom have his act 40 years earlier?

Peter Kay - Very funny comedy actor / writer, but you need more than one routine on stage, and I've heard 'big light' and 'spitting' a few too many times for it to be funny obsdervational humour.

Eddie Izzard, Comedy genius but he once utterly bored the pants off me at one gig, so it couldn't be him.

There isn't really any single person who could take such a title as it depends on lots of personal / individual preferences.

Richard Pryor is well deserved to be on that list, but not a single one of the others IMO, especially Eddie Murphy who just ripped off RP's act. Chris Rock? Puurrrleese! :roll:


Hmm, now here's a good one to think about going on the list though - Tommy Cooper.

Peter Kay is very funny, I wouldnt rate him as a top comedian though, well not for standup anyway

Eddie Izzard - I cant say that ive seen much of him so I cant comment.

Tommy cooper - Not my cup of tea, but I can certainly see why people like him (if that makes any sense).

Richard Pryor - Always been my favourite. As for the comparison with Eddie Murphy, I think their styles are quite different, yes there are a few similairities, but I wouldnt go as far as saying Eddie ripped Pryor off, more that Eddie got his inspiration from Richard Pryor and moulded his own routine around this.

............

Peter Kay without a doubt,and Lee Evans been to see him twice ..very funny, also love Steve Coogan a.k.a. Alan Partridge :D :D :D :D ha ha

As a stand up comedian, I think Jay Leno takes some beating. I am not sure many people in the UK know of him though, unless they have cable TV

Originally posted by LordChaverly
As a stand up comedian, I think Jay Leno takes some beating. I am not sure many people in the UK know of him though, unless they have cable TV

Aint he that guy with the flat face that does a show a bit like the David Letterman show? If so then yeah hs pretty good.

Another of the Bill Hicks minority here.

Utter, utter genius.

Wilf

Whos Bill Hicks when hes at home?

Dont know if hes been mentioned but i cba to read the whole thread. Jasper Carrot gets my vote

Originally posted by spyro2000
Whos Bill Hicks when hes at home?

Bill Hicks was an american comedian who sadly died of pancreatic cancer. It is hard to describe hiw humour though I remember Phanerothyme used to have a quote from him about LSD as his signature.

Wilf

Originally posted by BrainThrust
Bill Hicks was an american comedian who sadly died of pancreatic cancer. It is hard to describe hiw humour though I remember Phanerothyme used to have a quote from him about LSD as his signature.

Wilf

Nice one, ill see If i can download some of his stuff and check him out (legallly of course :rolleyes: )

Pity we've now been restricted to only male stand-up comedians, 'cos I'd certainly have voted for Victoria Wood and Julie Walters. Saw VW at the City Hall - and she was just so funny.

Have to say, the late Tommy Cooper was brilliant. I also admire Eddie Izzard, having seen him at Derby Assembly Rooms. But the best, the very best, just has to be Billy Connolly! :thumbsup: :clap:

You know ive never ever found Billy Connoly funny at all. I dont know why. Perhaps its because I just can not for the life of me understand the Scottish accent, I never have been able to. :confused:

Originally posted by xxALxx

Daniel Kitson - surely the best comedian on the UK circuit at the mo. Seen him twice so far - the first time he did about 5 encores and the second time he went on until 11.30pm.



I agree. Saw him in Manchester earlier this year and he made me weep. Can't wait to go and see him again at City Hall in October.

Previous to him, the best stand up I'd seen was Ross Noble.

Originally posted by BrainThrust
Bill Hicks was an american comedian who sadly died of pancreatic cancer. It is hard to describe hiw humour though I remember Phanerothyme used to have a quote from him about LSD as his signature.

Wilf

He was quite simply a genius.

A viciously funny and bang-on-the-money social and political commentator, with huge intelligence and perception, and the guts to tell it as it was. A very brave man to do this in 80/90s America.

The world needs more of his kind.

RIP.

StarSparkle

Originally posted by StarSparkle
He was quite simply a genius.

A viciously funny and bang-on-the-money social and political commentator, with huge intelligence and perception, and the guts to tell it as it was. A very brave man to do this in 80/90s America.

The world needs more of his kind.

RIP.

StarSparkle

Said that better than I ever could. His speech about the day the world finds a cure for AIDS had me having to hold my head i was laughing so much.

Wilf

Ive downloaded some Bill Hicks, and yes I agree he is extremely good. Id never heard of him till the other day.

Bill Bailey i've got part trol on dvd. it's so funny

I voted other because my all-time favourite is Dave Allen.

One person who doesn't readily spring to mind was the late Bob Monkhouse. I went (very reluctantly) some years ago with my Dad to see him at a show in Liverpool. I had a road to Damascus conversion in there because quite simply he was brilliant. He just reeled joke after joke off for nearly two hours, I PMSL throughout and I just couldn't believe the difference from what he was like on the telly.

I've seen Peter Kay twice live. The first time it was funny, second time well to be honest I was bored with it. He's much better as a comedy actor and writer.
Steve Coogan's live shows are brilliant but wouldn't class him as a 'stand-up', he uses all his comedy characters in the show and does it well. He was supported by John Thompson, who did Bernard Righton, the politically correct version of Bernard Manning the whole show was hilarious. Coogan seems to have stopped doing the live tours, which is a bit of a shame but I read somewhere that he is doing a film version of Alan Partridge in the near future so that's something to look forward to.

Just been watching my Peter kay live DVD's. there so funny coudn't stop laughing :hihi:

Peter Kay :smile:

Bill Hicks of course.

The others are nothing but comedians.

Best stand up comedian live I'd say is deffo Billy Connolly, I cried with laughing when we saw him at the City Hall in 2003... It was just after the 9/11 atrocities in New York, and he was courting conroversy by doing jokes about Afghanistan and bin Laden, or bin Liner as he called him :lol:

Honestly I was PMSL all night! :lol:

Peter Kay is funny the first time, but after that it gets boring as its the same stuff over an over again, theres only so many times ya can hear the garlic bread an cheesecake gags before it leaves you screaming running outta the room.

My vote would be for either Toby Foster or Jimmy Carol, they are hilarious both live an on the radio.

Another vote for Bill Hicks. He was a god of stand up.

Yet another vote for the late great Bill Hicks, I never knew so many people liked him!

Bill Hicks classic:

"I was doing a show in Fife, Alabama last year. After the show I went to a Waffle House. I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm alone, I'm eating and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me: <smack smack smack smack>
"Hey, whatchoo readin' for?"
Isn't that the weirdest ****ing question you've ever heard? Not what am I readING, but what am I reading for? Well, godammit, ya stumped me! Why do I read? Well... hmmm... I dunno... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one is so I don't end up being a ****ing waffle waitress."

More at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks

Yet another Hicks quote -
The world is like a ride at an amusement park. It goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: Is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey – don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride ..." And we ... kill those people. Ha ha, "Shut him up. We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up. Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and my family. This just has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. Jesus murdered; Martin Luther King murdered; Malcolm X murdered; Gandhi murdered; John Lennon murdered; Reagan ... wounded. But it doesn't matter because: It's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love.

The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace. Thank you very much, you've been great.


and


"Actually, I'm against drugs being legalised, and this is why. Last weekend, my friend and I went into a farm, took some mushrooms, and we sat on a field, I looked up into the sky, and saw God, he told me that there is nothing to fear, that he loves every single creature on this planet, and he showered gifts of forgiveness and love onto the earth, and I realised that there was nothing to fear, and I loved everything...Now, if that isn't a bad thing for this country, I don't know what is. How can we continue to make weapons if we love everything?"

Four for Bernard Manning?

Blimey.

I vote for Bill Bailey ALL THE WAY!!!

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Four for Bernard Manning?

Blimey.

I vote for Bill Bailey ALL THE WAY!!!

Hmm 10 votes for Hicks.

I think we have a winner.

I peroanally like;
Jim Davidson
Jethro
Freddie Starr
Roy Chubby Brown

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
Hmm 10 votes for Hicks.

I think we have a winner.

make that 11...

Hicks was and remains the greatest stand up of all time, he never shied away from saying what he really felt, and he said a lot of the things that I and my contemporaries were thinking but didnt have the balls to say.

There isnt a day that passes without some bull**** politician or talentless 'x-factor celeb wannabe' being in the papers or on tv or radio, and I find myself saying the same thing....

"I wish Hicks was around now, he'd mince these idiots!"

RIP Bill, the world is a hell of a lot harder to deal with without you.

:clap:

i think peter kay is my top man, then lee evens- did any1 go to see him in oct or nov at sheff stadium? and david spikey oh and lee vine and i forgot that other one, paul zenon i think, the ventrilaquist. :clap:

no wiat it was paul zerdin, zenon i still funny :D

i swear to god my typoing is atruiouas

Originally posted by sharpsinger
make that 11...

Hicks was and remains the greatest stand up of all time, he never shied away from saying what he really felt, and he said a lot of the things that I and my contemporaries were thinking but didnt have the balls to say.

There isnt a day that passes without some bull**** politician or talentless 'x-factor celeb wannabe' being in the papers or on tv or radio, and I find myself saying the same thing....

"I wish Hicks was around now, he'd mince these idiots!"

RIP Bill, the world is a hell of a lot harder to deal with without you.

:clap:

Well said, Sharpsinger.

I can't remember if I've actually voted on this poll already (probably have) but if not, make that 12 votes.

Those born with genius so often seem to die young :(

StarSparkle

Originally posted by beza
I peroanally like;
Jim Davidson
Jethro
Freddie Starr
Roy Chubby Brown

snigger...

Originally posted by beza
I peroanally like;
Jim Davidson
Jethro
Freddie Starr
Roy Chubby Brown

snigger...

Eddie Izzard please.

Eddie Izzard please.

You missed of my fav top two:

Billy Connolley & Peter Kay
Also richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy both genius stand up comedians (RIP Mr Pryor).

For the record I HATE Roy Chubby Brown :rant:

Originally posted by DaBouncer
You missed of my fav top two:

Billy Connolley & Peter Kay
Also richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy both genius stand up comedians (RIP Mr Pryor).

For the record I HATE Roy Chubby Brown :rant:

Indeed, Chubby Brown is just a fat tw@ with a foul mouth :rant:

I'd say the best is Bill Hicks. Closely followed by the likes of David Cross, Doug Stanhope, and Daniel Kitson. I like my standup comedy inciteful and close to the bone. I can't stand Peter Kay AND I'm a Northerner (wow!).

I recommend any of the above to Hicks' fans. Cross and Stanhope are about as close as you can get to the spirit of Hicks in any modern standups without being useless imitators. Both have their own distinct styles and are great in their own right. Kitson is just the best British standup period.

quas

I've never seen ethier of them but

Ross Noble and Johnny Vegas have me in stitches when they are on the radio. They find it almost impossible to not be funny.

I used to think Chubby Brown was funny when I was a kid at school but I went to see him at the city hall about 17 years ago and didn't laugh once. I had heard all the jokes before.

Also I recently saw Jimmy [? can't remember his surname] the bloke from radio sheffield at a party in a pub and I was disgusted. His whole act was just mocking other people. He was extremely racist and he used the most disgusting bad language onfront of some little girls who were present.

Strangely drawn towards Jimmy Carr....

Dave Allen - rest in peace

Can't believe no one has mentioned Frank Skinner?! Yeah the stuff he does on the tv is suspect sometimes (lets forget the taxi driver thingy) but live, he is hilarious and he deals with hecklers aptly. The sofa stuff can't be funny off the cuff all the time.
Depends what you determine stand up comedy. Is it the guy at Takapuna or Last laugh who is dealing with a heckler or someone on stage at Sheffield Arena who has a prompt guy if things go wrong?
Prerehearsed and practiced stuff will always be funny, i love Steve Coogan (when will he tour again?) but I know it's been done over and over again before i see it so i expect it to be. Found Victoria Wood hilarious when i was younger, but now she talks about hormone replacement therapy which is not pertinent to me so no longer funny.

Have seen both Peter Kay and Bill Bailey live, and they were especially the first time - less so the 2nd time when the 'act' had a certain sense of familiarity.

Would vote for Dave Allen but ....would like to give an honourable mention to Otis Lee Crenshaw also.

Who is the greatest male standup comedian?

George W Bush.

Originally posted by Agent Gypo
Who is the greatest male standup comedian?

George W Bush.

Nah, he is just an idiot.

What is the attraction to Dave Allen please ?

Originally posted by venger
What is the attraction to Dave Allen please ?
He was funny, witty and erudite, could hold an audience captivated and told fantastic yarns. He was a magnificent comedian.

I watched Jimmy Carr's stand up DVD last night.

And he is funny but it sounds too rehersed and he's always making jokes about horrible things such as death, alzheimers, leukemia etc.

But he is a funny guy

59% other shows what a rubbish pole this is spyro......another thing you got wrong, can't beleive you missed out Steve Coogan, Eddie Izard, Jack Dee and Jimmy Car

Originally posted by Rich
Indeed, Chubby Brown is just a fat tw@ with a foul mouth :rant:

Did I just hear a pot shouting at a kettle?

Originally posted by rocketpig
59% other shows what a rubbish pole this is spyro......another thing you got wrong, can't beleive you missed out Steve Coogan, Eddie Izard, Jack Dee and Jimmy Car

I never said it was a good poll.

And plus Im sure most will agree, that no matter who was in the poll, (perhaps with the exception of Bill Hicks by the looks of it) that the 'other' option would come out on top. There are so many top comedians out there, and many many different opinions.

there's too many really, its like music, you have your favourites, but its always hard to say who's the best, as they're all good at different things.

my favourites are:
eddie izzard and ross noble (these two are very similar)
dylan moran
peter kay
jack dee (although he doesn't seem as funny as he was a few years ago)
billy connoly
bill bailey
dave allen

You have to remember we're talking about the best of all time here

So Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Peter Kay etc etc have no chance.

You've got to look at the classics - Reid, Dodd, Charlie Williams, Manning etc.

For me the 'best' stand up is Manning - the master joketeller. according to Stephen Fry. An expert in timing, it's a real shame he will be remembered for his material, rather than the masterful way it's delivered.

But he's no-one to blame but himself!

Originally posted by Johnnywarren
You have to remember we're talking about the best of all time here

So Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Peter Kay etc etc have no chance.

You've got to look at the classics - Reid, Dodd, Charlie Williams, Manning etc.

For me the 'best' stand up is Manning - the master joketeller. according to Stephen Fry. An expert in timing, it's a real shame he will be remembered for his material, rather than the masterful way it's delivered.

But he's no-one to blame but himself!

thats all personal preference, i've never been a fan of any of the comedians you've posted apart from stephen fry.

you can never have a best of awards for these kind of things, as one persons best comedian is another persons nightmare

Originally posted by Johnnywarren
You have to remember we're talking about the best of all time here

So Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Peter Kay etc etc have no chance.

You've got to look at the classics - Reid, Dodd, Charlie Williams, Manning etc.

For me the 'best' stand up is Manning - the master joketeller. according to Stephen Fry. An expert in timing, it's a real shame he will be remembered for his material, rather than the masterful way it's delivered.

But he's no-one to blame but himself!

where does it say "best off all time"?

............Jack Dee is the greatest in my view

Originally posted by rocketpig
where does it say "best off all time"?

............Jake Dee is the greatest in my view

I've not heard of him - is he related to Jack?




And what's the point of having a poll entitled "Who is the greatest male standup comedian?" if you're not looking for the best of all time.

Originally posted by SpeedwayDan
thats all personal preference, i've never been a fan of any of the comedians you've posted apart from stephen fry.

you can never have a best of awards for these kind of things, as one persons best comedian is another persons nightmare

You're absolutely right S.D. It's what makes the world go round, and it was wrong of me to rule anyone out.

Originally posted by Johnnywarren
I've not heard of him - is he related to Jack?




And what's the point of having a poll entitled "Who is the greatest male standup comedian?" if you're not looking for the best of all time.

what does the title say above the poll?

I'm a busy man, I have no time to read sub-headings.

Originally posted by Johnnywarren
I'm a busy man, I have no time to read sub-headings.

too busy writting pap on forums...........we need to stop this cos i can feel Joe about to (quite rightly) tell us off for squabbling

don't be silly - we're discussing the title of the poll, no-one can say it's off topic or anything

we're not discussing our favvourite standups though are we?......so yes, certainly off topic

Originally posted by rocketpig
we're not discussing our favvourite standups though are we?......so yes, certainly off topic

Yes.

Perhaps you're right.

Another vote for Bill Hicks from me.. no-one else has ever come close.

I have never stopped wishing that he was around to comment on whats been happening in the world.. imagine what he would have had to say about Sept 11, Iraq, Bush etc... It was huge shame he died so young.

2nd in my list is Eddie Izzard... a bit patchy sometimes but when he's on form he's hilarious..

The greatest...beyond doubt....engages the audience in the comedy....clean jokes...entertains the kids...no smut...is known for keeping people entertained till he is dragged off the stage...........But not mentioned yet, I think...............................


its.....KEN DODD

Aawww come on!! Wheres 'Peter Kay'????????????????????

Originally posted by kay_cee
Aawww come on!! Wheres 'Peter Kay'????????????????????

Hes been mentioned plenty of times.

Ross Noble for being 100% spontaneous and most likely about 90% insane...

and:

Jimmy Carr for having gone further over "the line" than any other living being!

Quicker wits than most!

Originally posted by HondaNate

Jimmy Carr for having gone further over "the line" than any other living being!


You obviously haven't heard Jerry Sadowitz

quas

Originally posted by shoeshine
The greatest...beyond doubt....engages the audience in the comedy....clean jokes...entertains the kids...no smut...is known for keeping people entertained till he is dragged off the stage...........But not mentioned yet, I think...............................


its.....KEN DODD

Ken Dodd has my vote as well - He's the best ever! His shows are excellent value for money - :thumbsup:

Saw Daniel Kitson at the Lescar last night.

Wow! I was blown away. Definitely my favourite stand-up at the moment.

It's a pity there isn't any stuff to buy, or bootlegs to download.......or is there?..... ;)

I was there too - he was superb.

I've seen him 3 times in the last year, each time he's done well over 2 hours and hasn't repeated himself - impressive!

I've got a couple of bootlegs - they're out there on the p2p networks if you look hard enough.

I saw Ross Noble about 18 months ago, I barely raised a smile :(

Bill Hicks of course!

A bit too razor sharp for some peoples sensibilities though!

RIP the Messiah

I'm 100% goatboy, Bah Bah!

Looks like Hicks is the clear winner!


News headline:

A Young man on acid thought he could fly, he jumped of a building and died.

What an idiot, you don't see birds lining up for the elevator to fly south, they take off from the ground.


Other Shout outs go to

Al Murray (Pub Landlord).
Chris Rock.
Richard Pryor.

Hate:

Jimmy Carr (His angle is that he's a southern kid who talks like a northerner would (no beating about the bush) but he does it with a posh accent, and thats it, very two dimensional).

1st Bill Bailey
2nd Dylan Moran (I'm a huge Black Books Fan BTW)
3rd Eddie Izzard

Originally posted by mikeyspikey
sorry none of the above so id have to go for--charlie williams!!!

Charlie Williams! Amazing! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I picked Richard Pryor. True Genius. Have you lot not seen Live on Sunset Strip?! C'mon!

Have to agree that Ken Dodd was superb as a stand up comedian, but now (as has already been said, has to be Peter Kay

I like Jimmy Carr and Peter Kay is top's.

The accolade must go to the comedian's comedian the late tommy cooper (pure class)

i like lee evans - he really cracks me up! :D

OK...its taken a while to read thru the entire thread.

Bill Hicks gets another vote here.... try surfing the web for the "Suck your own c**k" routine...

"Girls, if men could.... you'd be here on your own tonight...................watching an empty stage"

As for UK: Billy Connelly, follwoed by Eddie Izzard.

Jimmy Carr's TV work is funny, but I haven't seen him in stand-up... so the jury is out.

Bill Bailey.. he's just the best :clap: used to like dave allen too

Originally posted by sarah2213
i like lee evans - he really cracks me up! :D

He makes me want to labotomize myself.

Flip Wilson anyone ?