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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited August 2018 Posts: 23,267
    The Mark Brothers, The Goons and Monty Python as well as Partridge are my go to great comedy, stand up has never really interested that much though Carlin, Pryor and Murphy were good.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Monty Python was a favourite when I was a kid. Much of their stuff is still brilliant.
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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    George Carlin was great, because he made you laugh and think. Plus, he predicted a lot of things that have come true, namely in the government.
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  • jobojobo
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    Has Ricky Gervais ever actually been funny, or is he just famous for his annoying, borderline psychotic, laughter?
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    Just saw Rob Brydon here in Perth tonight.
    A very funny and hugely talented man. Very quick and versatile.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited March 2019 Posts: 17,272
    Benny wrote: »
    Just saw Rob Brydon here in Perth tonight.
    A very funny and hugely talented man. Very quick and versatile.

    Did he do his "Small man trapped in a box" routine? :-D
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    Just saw Rob Brydon here in Perth tonight.
    A very funny and hugely talented man. Very quick and versatile.

    Did he do his "Small man trapped in a box" routine? :-D

    Oh yes. I just don't know how he does it. Tried and tried. Genius.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Benny wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    Just saw Rob Brydon here in Perth tonight.
    A very funny and hugely talented man. Very quick and versatile.

    Did he do his "Small man trapped in a box" routine? :-D

    Oh yes. I just don't know how he does it. Tried and tried. Genius.

    Haha, just love that routine! Hope to catch a live show of his someday.
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  • jobojobo
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »


    Why does such a talented man make so terrible films?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    jobo wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »


    Why does such a talented man make so terrible films?

    Don t you like any of them? Pretty mixed bag for me.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    On a bit of a comedy role this week. Went out with Mrs. Benny last night and saw the very funny Michael McIntyre.
    I've seen a lot of his stuff, but I was really impressed that all of the material he did was new. Great night out, well worth seeing if you get the chance.


  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I've seen him mentioned here prior, but for those of you exclusively in the UK: do you all love or loathe James Corden? He's such a monumental "star" over here in the US and I'll never understand it. A cheesy late night show, cringe-worthy "carpool karaoke" and people act like he's the most hilarious, inventive "comedian" ever. Then again, American late night talk shows do nothing for me in general, but he's certainly the worst of the bunch.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I've seen him mentioned here prior, but for those of you exclusively in the UK: do you all love or loathe James Corden? He's such a monumental "star" over here in the US and I'll never understand it. A cheesy late night show, cringe-worthy "carpool karaoke" and people act like he's the most hilarious, inventive "comedian" ever. Then again, American late night talk shows do nothing for me in general, but he's certainly the worst of the bunch.

    Hate him ever since that annoying sitcom, Gavin and Stacey! And he seems to be everywhere!!
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    Both Mcyntire and Corden are adored and hated in equal measure here in the UK.

    Personally to me they are everything that is wrong with mainstream comedy and entertainment.

    I like comedy with an edge not something that wouldn't offend an elderly relative but that's me.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Shardlake wrote: »
    I like comedy with an edge not something that wouldn't offend an elderly relative but that's me.

    I agree with this, although I don't mind Michael McIntyre. Even seen him live a couple of times.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    I think there is room for both easy on the ear comedy, and edgy comedy.

    I like comedians who have an original slant to their comedy. An unpredictable nature.

    Harry Hill is very marmite but I've liked him from when he first came on the scene with his jokes about a fly having a heart attack, and his grandma thinking her corn flakes was a jigsaw puzzle. his comedy is pretty family friendly, he doesn't see why the F word is needed in order to make someone laugh. I admire him for that.

    I also liked Steve Martin's stand up back in the day, but he also (like Hill) had an absurd slant to his comedy (he would play his banjo quite seriously without 'realising' until the end that he had a fake arrow though his head).

    My all time favourite comic is Harpo Marx, the most unpredictably crazy Marx Brother. As fine a silent comedian as any of the acknowledged greats.


  • jobojobo
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    Comedy is good as long as it is funny, end of story. I have never heard anyone criticise Chaplin or Mr Bean for not being "edgy" or provocative enough. It´s a bit of a strange argument to make.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited March 2019 Posts: 3,985
    jobo wrote: »
    Comedy is good as long as it is funny, end of story. I have never heard anyone criticise Chaplin or Mr Bean for not being "edgy" or provocative enough. It´s a bit of a strange argument to make.

    Good lord, I'm actually in agreement here with jobo.…..if it's funny then it's funny, end of.

    First time for everything I suppose...!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I can't stand James Corden, and I think it is an abuse of the word 'comedian'. The US is welcome to him.

    I kind of agree with what @NicNac said. I don't need comedy to be edgy. Frankie Boyle is considered edgy, but I have watched some of his stuff, and I think he comes off as more of a 'see you next....' than edgy. When it comes to comedy, I adore the comedy of The Two Ronnies. The wordplay in their sketches is just the greatest. The four candles/fork handles is a classic example, and not outside the realm of possibility. You can images such a situation actually happening. While he lacked The Two Ronnies wordplay, for his multitude of characters, I also like Dick Emery. And I can't not mention Terry-Thomas.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    The Two Ronnies were good clean, clever comedians. Fork handles is a bona fide classic alongside who's on first.
    Similar comedy duo, Morecombe and Wise played un-offensive humour, but often clever.
    Not a stand up, but when talking comedy, it's hard for any Brit not to mention the late great Tommy Cooper. A man who I didn't appreciate till later in life. But one whom I find amazingly funny. A true genius of the craft.
    As far as stand up's of similar stature, I always found Dave Allen to be on the mark, yet not controversial.
  • jobojobo
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    LeonardPine wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    Comedy is good as long as it is funny, end of story. I have never heard anyone criticise Chaplin or Mr Bean for not being "edgy" or provocative enough. It´s a bit of a strange argument to make.

    Good lord, I'm actually in agreement here with jobo.…..if it's funny then it's funny, end of.

    First time for everything I suppose...!


    Well, whenever I have an opinion which could be considered very mainstream, I can be quite certain you would agree with it...
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  • BondStuBondStu Moonraker 6
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    LOVE Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Jack Dee, Sean Lock, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Billy Connolly,

    LIKE John Bishop, Micky Flanagan, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar and most of the crowd off Mock The Week

    HATE Romesh Ranganathan, Michael McIntyre, James Corden
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