zebthecat
12:04 Sat Jan 13
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Have been to a few Radio recordings. Alexei Sayle and Henry Normal are both brilliant.
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zebthecat
12:01 Sat Jan 13
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Laurel and Hardy were the first that got me when I was a kid. There was an extra humiliation and phyisical comedy will always be funny. Stan and Ollie is a brilliant film.
Loads of others mentioned that I love earlier but Steven Wright made me laugh a lot. Doug Stanhope as well.
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Tomsdad
11:15 Fri Jan 12
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My uncle John was a dead spit of Will Hay.
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WHU(Exeter)
11:08 Fri Jan 12
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Emo Phillips was as mad as a box of frogs, but he used to make me laugh out loud.
Total original, reminded me a bit of Tommy Cooper in a strange way.
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lab
8:30 Fri Jan 12
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Joan Rivers , a couple of decent interviews with Bob Monkhouse is googleable.
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Iron Duke
8:27 Fri Jan 12
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Kevin Bridges is a funny fucker
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Northern Sold
6:19 Fri Jan 12
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George Carlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X29lF43mUlo
Bill Burr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfjnDLbCroQ
Gilbert GTottfried
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXo31OBIdUw&t=733s
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Bungo
6:01 Fri Jan 12
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Jeff Innocent (of Newham).
Cornering the 'looks like a racist Grandad' market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdzFzg_YvGQ
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Manuel
5:22 Fri Jan 12
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I'm a big Gervais fan but agree his recent stand up was bloody awful, taking the piss out of handicapped kIds, among other OTT shit? Very awkward and not even 'funny'.
Stand up must be the toughest gig in the world and have never really been blown away by anyone tbh, always rated Jerry Sienfeld, though. Dave Allen was decent back when.
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El Scorchio
5:13 Fri Jan 12
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scott_d 4:49
Same about Reginald Hunter. I think his delivery is absolutely superb with his laid back voice and mannerisms. Love his bit about Sex and the City 2.
Peter Kay has the quite rare talent of being able to be funny and have mainstream appeal without swearing at all. So rare in a stand up/TV comedian for something that's OK for kids and grandparents to watch without being too boring for 'grown ups'
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scott_d
4:51 Fri Jan 12
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Peter Kay is up there too.
He's an ok stand up, pretty run of the mill in his humour.
But Phoenix Nights, amongst his other shows, was absolute gold.
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scott_d
4:49 Fri Jan 12
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I used to like Reginald D Hunter but I don't know why, he just used to make me laugh even though I wonder if I even understood him when I was younger.
Currently like to watch any stand up by
Stuart Lee
James Acaster
Absolutely loved The Office (UK) but I'm not sure I count Ricki Gervais as a stand up. Wasn't blown away by his last few shows - quite liked Stuart Lee's observation that he moans allot about not being able to say much even though he's saying it? Loved Stuart Lee's criticism of After Life even though I enjoyed it, he had a good point and it was funny to listen to someone rip it apart after the massive wankfest.
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Lee Trundle
4:33 Fri Jan 12
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It's been 30 years since Eddie Murphy (RIP) was funny.
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zico
4:33 Fri Jan 12
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Cough, good shout that on Joan Rivers. You know they are good when they crack other comedians up and on Graham Norton Catherine Tate was wetting herself!
Northern Sold 4:08 Fri Jan 12
Agree on Gervais. His specials have been on a downward spiral since "Animals". The latest one was clearly aimed at offending and whilst I wasn't offended most of it sadly wasn't funny.
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Far Cough
4:23 Fri Jan 12
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Oh and Joan Rivers
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Far Cough
4:21 Fri Jan 12
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Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy (RIP)
Robin Williams - absolute genius
Dave Allen
Chris Rock
Jerry Seinfeld
Freddie Starr, good at what he did and he could have made it as a singer, he was that good.
Ronnie Barker
The Three Stooges, thay absolutely crack me up
and of course the genius that was Buster Keaton
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J.Riddle
4:11 Fri Jan 12
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Peter Cook
https://youtu.be/r9u5MUYXT3c?feature=shared
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J.Riddle
4:08 Fri Jan 12
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Freddie Starr v Muhammad Ali
https://youtu.be/xqr_FtlJEcg?feature=shared
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Northern Sold
4:08 Fri Jan 12
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Current go to's...
Bill Burr
Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy
Sarah Silverman
Amy Schumer
Mickey Flannagan
Russell Kane
Jim Jeffries
Chris Rock
I would have put Ricky Gervais in that list but his last Netflix special is an absolute cringe-a-thon... same as Dave Chappelle
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Mike Oxsaw
3:47 Fri Jan 12
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Stripping this thread of any intellectual content whatsoever, I recall laughing heartily at Harry Worth, but can only recall his "shop window" scene in the opening credits of his show. Was he actually funny?
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