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Funny men
"As a kid I use to watch the Norman Wisdom movies, good old Norman, better than the Carry on movies IMO. Growing up I use to always watch the two Ronnie’s. Ronnie Barker was my favorite. Everything he did was quality. Bernard Manning had his moments. Tommy Cooper made me laugh, not a big fan of Freddie Star though. Today It’s Sacha Baron Cohen. As for funny men in movies I always thought Eddie Murphy was worth watching, “Coming to America” was a great film. John Candy’s movies were watchable and Steve Martin’s movies are alway good light entertainment. “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” was a classic. Not a fan of Adam Sandler movies but Mike Myers has put out some good stuff, “so I married an axe murderer” made me laugh. Some funny and some not. Who did/do you watch and who don’t you watch."
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"We used to go to Barking Saturday morning pictures where they would show either George Formby, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin or Abbott & Costello films. Funny at the time."
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"Clive: So I had about-, about a ten yard loop of green snot, you know, between my nose and the wall and I suddenly panicked ’cause I know the Guinness Book of Records requires verification. So I called Dolly… Derek: Oh-h, blimey, you were… Clive: I said, ""Dolly, get in here… Derek: …crafty! Clive: I said, ""Dolly, get in here quick with the polaroid, I want a witness of this ten yard line of snot"", and, er, she said, ""Oh, no, I can’t, I’m busy, you know, I’m… Derek: Fucking stupid cow. Clive: …busy. Derek: ’cause she didn’t realise… Clive: An’ I said-, I said-, I said, ""LOOK, I’M GOING FOR THE FUCKING GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR A LONG TRAIL OF SNOT, I’VE GOT TEN YARDS HERE FOR YOU TO PHOTOGRAPH AND IT’S ABOUT FUCKING TIME YOU STARTED BEHAVING LIKE A WIFE!!!"" And because I got over-heated… Derek:"
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- Takashi Miike
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"some I still like..... Nighty Night, Reggie Perrin, Rising Damp, Fawlty Towers, Ripping Yarns, Steptoe & Son, Still Game, Pheonix Nights, Peep Show, Spaced, Dick Emery, Eastbound & Down, Pulling, Porridge, In Sickness & In Health, The Mighty Boosh"
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"AG!! Loved A&C... reminds me of school summer holidays TV viewing. Massive fan of Everybody Loves Raymond... don't get much better than Ray Romano, Brad Garret and Peter Boyle... comic genius's the lot of them..."
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Coffee 12:39 Sat Jan 13 Re: Funny men Anyone remember or like Abbot and Costello? No but who's on first?
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That excellent Dear John was repeated on London live just before Christmas. I quite liked Jack Dee in Lead Balloon and Gervais in Extras as well as the office. That Peter Kay thing episodes the Ice cream man cometh and Leonard the oldest paper boy.were superb as well as Phoenix nights. I also liked The Inbetweeners Cheers.. The Royal family Last Orders.
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"Manuel 12:41 Sat Jan 13 Hope so it's certainly still fun. Agree about the other couple and the father in law who is brilliant. I think Timothy West was originally in the role but left due to his wife's (Prunella Scales) illness. I still think the American girl was good in the first series but they recast well. My favourite episodes are the Christmas special in the big house with Bobby Ball and the one when they went camping and the car broke down. I miss the character of Daisy, so dumb it was hilarious."
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"PostmanPissed 9:35 Sat Jan 13 That Eric and Ernie sketch still cracks me up. The writer Eddie Braben deserves a lot of credit after their original writers walked out. Before Eddie they had a different type of humour but Braben brought in the relationship that they are known for now. Neither were over keen on the bed sharing scenes until Braben reminded them that it was good enough for Laurel and Hardy. Manuel, Good shout on Lee Mack but I don't think Not Going Out is as good these days since they got married, had kids and lived in a bigger house etc. Better than a lot of crap on TV mind."
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As a kid :- The Two Ronnies Morecambe & Wise Fawlty Towers Some Mother's Do Ave 'Em Dear John (Kirk St Moritz made it for me) The chemistry and friendship between Eric and Ernie was something special but Eric's humour will always have me in stitches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sedG1kBtn1M Never really been into Ricky Gervais's stand up but when he was hosting the Golden Globes his put downs are worth a watch on Youtube. I loved Lee Mack when he first got pretty famous but haven't paid much attention to his stand up in recent years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiEwLwX1Imk Kirk St. Moritz https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=444837437427709
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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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"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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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