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  • Razz 20 Aug 2006 12:31:14 57,905 posts
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    ilmaestro wrote:
    caligari wrote:
    I've also been listening to quite a bit of Mitch Hedberg too...freaking hilarious stuff.
    Funniest. Man. Ever.

    I literally cried when I heard he was dead. :(
    Exactgly! He only just begun to get famous! ;_;

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  • rohypnol 21 Aug 2006 14:18:33 13 posts
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    I love stand up comedy and i have had a few nights out at the comedy store in london.

    But if i was to choose mainstream stand up acts to recomend i would say, Jimmy Carr is one of the funniest men to walk the planet. I have both of his DVDs and they are amazing. I am going to see him live in december and i hope he will not disapoint.

    Well worth a watch.
  • Stickman 21 Aug 2006 14:21:48 28,481 posts
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    Controversial...

    Quoted

  • tombo 21 Aug 2006 14:22:08 2,055 posts
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    Neil Hamburger.

    He's funny.. in a funny kind of way.

    It's all in the delivery...
  • Fozzie_bear 21 Aug 2006 14:57:07 15,167 posts
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    Razz - if you're a Richard Pryor fan his daughter Rain is at Ediniburgh at the mo and then going down to london for a couple of shows (not sure where - read it in Sunday Times - will go and check). Supposedly very funny in a similar style to her dad... even does some of his old material at times.

    Edited by Fozzie_bear at 14:57:02 21-08-2006

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  • Deleted user 21 August 2006 14:59:08
    A vote for Dave Chappelle from me.
  • Fozzie_bear 21 Aug 2006 14:59:46 15,167 posts
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    Slurpy J wrote:
    Fozzie_bear wrote:
    Razz - if you're a Richard Pryor fan his daughter Rain is at Ediniburgh at the mo and then going down to london for a couple of shows (not sure where - read it in Sunday Times - will go and check). Supposedly very funny in a similar style to her dad... even does some of his old material at times.

    Edited by Fozzie_bear at 14:57:02 21-08-2006
    Chris Cohen is supposed to have a sexy mum...


    /shuffles off
    :)

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  • Ecanem 21 Aug 2006 15:02:29 5,035 posts
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    Some years ago I stumbled over a stand-up video with a very young Robin Williams.. good stuff - he's mad! =)
  • Salaman 21 Aug 2006 15:04:08 16,571 posts
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    Slurpy J wrote:
    Fozzie_bear wrote:
    Razz - if you're a Richard Pryor fan his daughter Rain is at Ediniburgh at the mo and then going down to london for a couple of shows (not sure where - read it in Sunday Times - will go and check). Supposedly very funny in a similar style to her dad... even does some of his old material at times.

    Edited by Fozzie_bear at 14:57:02 21-08-2006
    Chris Cohen is supposed to very good...


    /shuffles off
    I saw one of his shows.
    It was a bit of a car wreck.

    /runs off
  • Freek 21 Aug 2006 15:15:53 7,687 posts
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    Chappelle in Washington DC starts of a little slow but gets better, part two is also great.
  • Seto 21 Aug 2006 15:17:47 670 posts
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    Razz wrote:
    ilmaestro wrote:
    caligari wrote:
    I've also been listening to quite a bit of Mitch Hedberg too...freaking hilarious stuff.
    Funniest. Man. Ever.

    I literally cried when I heard he was dead. :(
    Exactgly! He only just begun to get famous! ;_;
    Mitch Hedberg
    I got an ant farm. Them fellas didn't grow shit. I said, "C'mon you fuckers don't farm! What about some celery? Plus if I tore your legs off, you would look like snowmen."

    lol - i will have to look this guy up :)

    Edit - one more
    Mitch Hedberg
    "My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?"

    Edited by Seto at 15:25:31 21-08-2006
  • Flightrisker 4 Oct 2006 23:19:11 18,073 posts
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    Good Ol' Peter Kay
  • Toonster 4 Oct 2006 23:20:26 6,700 posts
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    Robin Williams! Too bad he doesn't perform very often.
  • Flightrisker 4 Oct 2006 23:21:57 18,073 posts
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    The bit about djs in the clip is brilliant.
  • SonicBoom 5 Oct 2006 08:12:50 243 posts
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    Has anyone heard Larry David doing stand up? I'm a big Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Woody Allen fan, and I've heard the Woody Allen stand up CDs he did in the 60s and obviously seen Jerry Seinfeld, but never Larry David. I've always wanted to though.
  • repairmanjack 5 Oct 2006 08:34:23 5,770 posts
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    Man, this thread has made me go back through my CD collection. At one point I had more stand-up albums than music. Good to see Hicks, early Allen, and (especially) Lewis Black get a mention. Surprised none of the oldies have brought up the legend that is Bob Newhart. I'd also like to recommend - although he's certainly not for everybody - Doug Stanhope. He has a handful of CDs out, the best of which is called Sicko. Worth it for his legendary "Banana lady" routine.

    Edited to add: also worth a listen are Dana Gould's Funhouse (available for free download from his website) and anything by Tim Wilson (early rather than later).

    Edited by repairmanjack at 08:36:04 05-10-2006
  • matrim83 5 Oct 2006 08:45:22 5,522 posts
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    Robin williams: Live on Broadway. Watch it. Now.

    Valar morghulis.

  • Universal_Hamster 5 Oct 2006 09:09:48 4,948 posts
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    I have a question:
    I remember hearing a great standup routine, but I cant remember who it was by. The guy was describing going out drinking on a worknight, he would look at his watch, and say, "as long as I get six hours sleep, im cool" then he would keep drinking, look at his watch again, and say "as long as I get five hours sleep, im cool" and so on...

    It WAS funny when I heard it...
  • Fozzie_bear 5 Oct 2006 09:18:20 15,167 posts
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    I've been scouting the internet for more Dave Chapelle clips - are any of his shows being shown on british tv yet? And if not why bloody not? The black george bush routine is one of the funniest things i've seen in years.

    Other than that - i saw Paul Xenon (Zenon?) at Jongleurs in Camden a while back. Brilliant ventriloquist technically and incredibly funny too.

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  • Fozzie_bear 5 Oct 2006 09:19:16 15,167 posts
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    Universal Hamster wrote:
    I have a question:
    I remember hearing a great standup routine, but I cant remember who it was by. The guy was describing going out drinking on a worknight, he would look at his watch, and say, "as long as I get six hours sleep, im cool" then he would keep drinking, look at his watch again, and say "as long as I get five hours sleep, im cool" and so on...

    It WAS funny when I heard it...
    AAGH! I know exactly who you mean.... Was on a comedy compliation tape i had once. Can't for the life of me remember who it was. Great stuff though.

    Edited by Fozzie_bear at 09:19:33 05-10-2006

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  • Chopsen 5 Oct 2006 09:22:48 13,727 posts
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    "just spend an hour arguing against artificial turf"

    then later

    "just spend an hour arguing FOR artificial turf"

    I think I had the tape as well - it was a compliation from the montreux comedy festival iirc.

    Here's the routine, but who originally did it?

    Edited by Chopsen at 09:25:08 05-10-2006

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  • djchump 5 Oct 2006 09:29:02 4,463 posts
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    Larry Miller

    You guys suck at Google :-P
  • repairmanjack 5 Oct 2006 09:29:22 5,770 posts
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    This page should keep some of you busy for the rest of the day. Most of the clips are extremely funny (most aren't safe for work). Highlights include Doug Stanhope's Banana Lady and Travis Simmon's take on Sam Jackson in Star Wars.

    Laugh and the world laughs with you.
  • Chopsen 5 Oct 2006 09:29:26 13,727 posts
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    Larry Miller says wiki

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  • Chopsen 5 Oct 2006 09:30:01 13,727 posts
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    djchump wrote:
    Larry Miller

    You guys suck at Google :-P
    Oi! Some of us are at work!
    ;)

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  • djchump 5 Oct 2006 09:30:46 4,463 posts
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    Chopsen wrote:
    djchump wrote:
    Larry Miller

    You guys suck at Google :-P
    Oi! Some of us are at work!
    ;)
    Me too :-P
  • zErOb_cOOl 5 Oct 2006 09:36:59 3,237 posts
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    Bill Bailey is without a doubt the best comedian on the planet. I don't think he reuses that much of his material. Only here and there, and certainly doesn't spoil any enjoyment of any of his DVDs.

    Practically everything that comes out of his mouth is on a different level of hilarious than anything like Evans, Izzard, Moran, Gervais, Carr, anyone else I can think of that I find really funny. Brilliantly random, brilliantly funny, his persona on stage is instantly likeable and funny, and in now way pretentious. He's simply a genius.
  • Flightrisker 5 Oct 2006 09:40:16 18,073 posts
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    Fozzie_bear wrote:
    I've been scouting the internet for more Dave Chapelle clips - are any of his shows being shown on british tv yet? And if not why bloody not? The black george bush routine is one of the funniest things i've seen in years.
    "Oil?? Oil......? You cookin' bitch?"


    :)

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