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?
The funniest I saw live was Ross Noble. Over an hour of seemingly unscripted audience interaction...
Charlie Williams ...
Eh pet ?
freddie Starr live in the 1980s.
Daniel Kitson.
Doug Stanhope
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.
Chris Rock
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 .
I like richie hall, Richard prior and Craig Campbell.
Stewart Lee.
Dara O'Briain.
This fella......
Dara Ó Briain
Tommy Tiernan....... pure brilliance
I like Stu Francis, good one liners and Mikey Flanagan is making me chuckle lately, not seen either live though 
Big Yin, the eddie murphy stuff is amazing too
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!
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!
Stewart Lee.
Stewart Lee is an incredible word-smith and hugely underrated. Not that he would care.
Stewart Lee for pure stand up
(bumped into Stu Francis 2 weeks ago at Bolton Town Hall ....thats all)
^
I said you buy one, you get one free.
Is Dave Allen allowed?
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.
Chris Rock
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.
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.
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.
I always enjoy seeing Dave Spikey old school and good fun.
Another for Billy Connoly (his early stuff). I do like Ross Noble too.
TJ. Comedy gold!
It is a joke, isn't it?
And I loved Dave Allen as a kid but does he count (he sat on a stool).
Sean Lock and Mickey Flannagan for me.
Following a tip-off on STW I've been listening to Mitch Hedberg, sadly he's dead now, but very very funny, on spotify...
http://open.spotify.com/user/ffflow/playlist/2RSUsOSC6RnI1KdrqMkdT8
Stewart Lee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX-nFmL0II
NSFW as is just about everything with Chris Rock
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
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