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  • Your favourite Stand Up Comic?
  • fervouredimage
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    I spent part of this afternoon watching a repeat of some horrible Michael McIntyre show on Comedy Central and in order to remove it from my mind I watched a Bill Hicks DVD which thankfully put my faith back in the art of Stand Up Comedy. I’ve been listening to a bit of Doug Stanhope recently who is quite interesting (don’t listen if you have have largely conservative sensibilities).

    So, who’re your faves and why?

    sc-xc
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    The funniest I saw live was Ross Noble. Over an hour of seemingly unscripted audience interaction…

    fatboyslo
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    Charlie Williams …

    Eh pet ?

    donsimon
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    freddie Starr live in the 1980s.

    joolsburger
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    Daniel Kitson.

    Doug Stanhope

    fervouredimage
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    The funniest I saw live was Ross Noble. Over an hour of seemingly unscripted audience interaction…

    Yeah, I saw him a few years back. Quite an impressive performance but I felt exhausted at the end of it.

    Kato
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    Chris Rock

    derekrides
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    Had Mike Read to one of my stag do’s he was epic, came with a couple of strippers.

    These days prefer Michael McIntyre with the kids about and pseudo polite company such is the environment at our gaff .

    wrecker
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    I like richie hall, Richard prior and Craig Campbell.

    deadlydarcy
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    Stewart Lee.
    Dara O’Briain.

    bigbloke
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    This fella……

    Dara Ó Briain

    stompy
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    Tommy Tiernan……. pure brilliance

    hughjardon
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    I like Stu Francis, good one liners and Mikey Flanagan is making me chuckle lately, not seen either live though 🙁

    grahamt1980
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    Big Yin, the eddie murphy stuff is amazing too

    sc-xc
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    Stu Francis

    If you’re talking about the Canadian quick fire one liner guy – he’s good live (although the second time I saw him many of the jokes were repeated).

    But if you’re talking about the original grape crusher….I’m right with you!

    sc-xc
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    If you’re talking about the Canadian quick fire one liner guy – he’s good live (although the second time I saw him many of the jokes were repeated).

    But if you’re talking about the original grape crusher….I’m right with you!

    fervouredimage
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    Stewart Lee.

    Stewart Lee is an incredible word-smith and hugely underrated. Not that he would care.

    Margin-Walker
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    Stewart Lee for pure stand up

    (bumped into Stu Francis 2 weeks ago at Bolton Town Hall ….thats all)

    sc-xc
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    ^

    I said you buy one, you get one free.

    donsimon
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    Is Dave Allen allowed?

    fervouredimage
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    I saw Ricky Gervais at the Oxford New Theatre for his ‘Science’ show. 2 hours of my life I will never get back. Stephen Merchant was surprisingly good though.

    TheSouthernYeti
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    Chris Rock

    Northwind
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    Of the ones that aren’t dead, I really rate Jim Jeffries… His material’s not that reliable but his delivery is superb.

    And Ross Noble, when he hits a good vein… He can be absolutely rubbish mind if it doesn’t click, but when it does there’s nothing else like him that I’ve seen. I saw him once in a late show in the festival, the other 3 acts that were supposed to play all gave up their slots just so they could watch him in full flow.

    Garry_Lager
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    Louis CK is top drawer. American so not sure how much he does over here.

    Frankie Boyle slays me – he’s lost his way a wee bit recently trying to be TV’s most extreme comedian, but he’ll come good again. Love his delivery.

    Have to be a heretic and say Bill Hicks has dated really badly, even by the of-its-time standard of stand-up comedy. I saw him 93ish when he toured here and thought he was phenomenal, so it could be my sense of humour has atrophied.

    fervouredimage
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    Have to be a heretic and say Bill Hicks has dated really badly, even by the off-its-time standard of stand-up comedy. I saw him 93ish when he toured here and thought he was phenomenal, so it could be my sense of humour has atrophied.

    Yeah, I know what you mean, however I remind myself that the society he was rampaging against back then is all so normal to us now. But that is what makes his material still relevant today I think.

    jp-t853
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    I always enjoy seeing Dave Spikey old school and good fun.

    mastiles_fanylion
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    Another for Billy Connoly (his early stuff). I do like Ross Noble too.

    CaptainFlashheart
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    TJ. Comedy gold!

    It is a joke, isn’t it?

    mastiles_fanylion
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    And I loved Dave Allen as a kid but does he count (he sat on a stool).

    derek_starship
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    Sean Lock and Mickey Flannagan for me.

    iDave
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    Following a tip-off on STW I’ve been listening to Mitch Hedberg, sadly he’s dead now, but very very funny, on spotify…

    FeeFoo
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    Stewart Lee

    Kato
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    [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX-nFmL0II[/video]

    NSFW as is just about everything with Chris Rock

    colournoise
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    Of those I’ve actually seen live.

    Rhod Gilbert for top-bloke-you-would-like-a-beer-with-shouty-rantiness.
    Eddie Izzard in his stand-up prime.
    Stewart Lee (moments of sheer genius and happy to plough his own furrow).
    Chris Addison (too clever by half but funny as **** and best when he touches on more ‘serious’ stuff).

    Also always try to get to see Bill Bailey and Dave Gorman when they gig within driving distance.

    slainte 😆 rob

    zigzag69
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    Mitch Hedberg. Nicely obtuse.

    spacemonkey
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    Haven’t really got a fav at the mo, but I’ll tell you who I recently saw on DVD and was far funnier that I expected: Sarah Millican. Pretty rude too – not what I was expecting. Dirtier and more clever than the somewhat more homely type she portrays on most shows.

    Saw Eddie Izzard 2-3 years ago doing one of his prep shows. Twas more a yawn fest than anything else. used to like him but feel he’s disappeared up his own convoluted arse these days.

    RustySpanner
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    Seriously – best I’ve ever seen live.

    And

    Philby
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    Have enjoyed the following live over the last couple of years;
    Rhod Gilbert
    Stephen K Amos
    Daniel Kitson

    Drac
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    Caught Lee Mack on BBC 1 the other night, he was excellent I genuinely laughing. Given the rubbish stand ups of late on TV such as the dismal McIntyre.

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