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keep punching joe posted:I try to watch a most mainstream stand up but the majority of it just makes me cringe and not in a good way. Most of the time I'm left thinking what exactly are these people laughing it. I'd like to find some more off the radar British comics, but I haven't really explored whats available. Any recommendations for a comedian who isn't called Russell? Paperhouse fucked around with this message at 15:02 on Dec 2, 2012 |
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I'm kind of curious to hear Russel Howard on the Richard Herring podcast when it comes out (he's recording it tomorrow I think). Never heard him have an actual conversation before, on his own show and MTW when I watched it he always seemed a bit forced.
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Jakabite posted:gently caress Frankie Boyle, most of his jokes are about taking the piss out of mentally or physically disabled people and rape, and he always handles both in the least sensitive and funny manner possible. Well what are spastics for if you can't tell jokes about them?
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Dec 2, 2012 15:23
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I saw Jimmy Carr live once. I won't do that again. If you want comedians who tell jokes rather than bang on about how clever they are, you cannot go wrong with Time vine or Milton Jones. Eddie Izzard and Ross Noble are obvious picks, but they both do stream of consciousness extremely well. If you want something a little more political and thoughtful honorary Brit Rich Hall does that and also sings.
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Jack Dee is a solid standup comedian - his sets are great.
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Carpet Remnant World was fantastic. I thought Milder Comedian/41st/90s all had good and bad parts but even the deliberately slow bits of this were still solid.
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It was great up until the bit where he started to read off negative things that people have written about him on the internet to the tune of improvised jazz. That was just perfect.
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Mr Phillby posted:Eddie Izzard and Ross Noble are obvious picks Has anyone listened to the 'Definite Article' era Izzard recently? If so, how does it hold up? I used to think it was amazing at the time, but his last few sets haven't done much for me and wasn't sure if it was a case of changing tastes or if he had just peaked. I was lucky enough to catch him on the Glorious tour when I was about 16 and it was excellent live. (Also: the tape version of Definite Article was a different night to the VHS that was released, so if you love that set and want to hear a slight alternative to it, get the CD/tape!)
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The pHo posted:Has anyone listened to the 'Definite Article' era Izzard recently? If so, how does it hold up? I used to think it was amazing at the time, but his last few sets haven't done much for me and wasn't sure if it was a case of changing tastes or if he had just peaked. I was lucky enough to catch him on the Glorious tour when I was about 16 and it was excellent live. Is that the "I've done a bit of Latin in my time" one? They play it on Radio 4 Extra sometimes.
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Eddie Izzard is a bit like Star Wars, really good but when you've watched it so many times you sort of never want to see it again. He also went proper poo poo after (arguably during) that San Francisco one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79UpF_PoIqE&t=166s Mind you I still think Harry Hill Man Alive is one of the best stand up shows, despite 70% of the material relying on being alive and aware of various British pop culture events circa 1996. I remember showing it to an American friend the other year and the whole celebrity rhyming thing just confused them "wagon wheel - Seal? what?"
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More Old Jews Telling Jokes has started a new series on BBC 4. I thought the first one was pretty great.
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goatface posted:More Old Jews Telling Jokes has started a new series on BBC 4. I thought the first one was pretty great. Love this show. Its the perfect thing to put on in bed and fall asleep smiling to.
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TinTower posted:Dawkins' picture was on the staircase of 10 Downing Street, signifying that he lost the confidence vote and the resulting election, and MI6/Petrofex/the M-I complex got to invade Iran. Watched the whole thing today and that's how I saw it as well. What a pleasant surprise it was to watch something as good as that, from channel 4 no less! Decent cast as well. You had to ignore some fundamental problems with how they actually had the company involved handling it as it made BP look like Mother Theresa Inc. but other than that it was a cracker. I watched the first adaptation of the story back in ye olde days, that was drat good for its time as well.
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Ross Noble is basically what Noel Fielding aspires to. He does the "random stream of consciousness" stuff, but he does it incredibly well, because he actually has a lot of wit and charm while he's doing it.
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I got to my mum's and was greeted with her and my sister watching NMTB. Noel's got cat face paint on, and Paloma Faith's on  I like Alex Horne, Tony Law and Josh Widdicome but it wasn't very good at all.
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This thread needs more Limmy Show love. BACK TAE WHENCE AH CAME. Akuma posted:I have two questions. I'm not from Liverpool, no. He said something about Hillsborough anniversary plans or some poo poo - I don't know why I said that, I don't care. He's just as rubbish when I'm sober. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...gy-8167427.html
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VogeGandire posted:Ross Noble is basically what Noel Fielding aspires to. He does the "random stream of consciousness" stuff, but he does it incredibly well, because he actually has a lot of wit and charm while he's doing it. Noble actually builds things from a collection of unrelated things, I never really get the impression that Fielding is coming up with anything, he's just trying to find a way to get there. Julian Barratt and Rich Fulcher actually seem to be better at that sort of thing than him, but also less dependent on it. Saw Ross Noble yesterday at the Apollo, and he was incredible, as he was the last 4 or so times I've seen him. If anyone else saw him on this tour I would be interested if the "Batman's biscuit" bit was in every time or if that was a one-off, as that was funny to the point of being painful. Second half was dominated by him making fun of a spectacularly drunk Irish guy in the front row.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Julian Barratt and Rich Fulcher actually seem to be better at that sort of thing than him, but also less dependent on it. Yeah, if you watch Fielding's solo show it becomes painfully obvious that Julian Barratt was the talented half of that duo.
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The new Peep Show episode was fairly disappointing, to be honest. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really good either; there was nothing particularly funny or even little moments that stuck. The first episode of the series was kinda ok in the sense that it wasn't a great episode but it was overall enjoyable but this was barely even that. Can't say at this point that my hopes are too high for rest of the series, but I'd be glad to be surprised.
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I must admit, I didn't laugh very much at episode 2 either. I am a bit worried.
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I think it was a bit too unbelievable that Mark didn't know Hamburg wasn't in Denmark, let alone Denmark not being in the Euro. Then again, "Crorigan" got a laugh out of me.
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I got a laugh from Jez telling the life coach that he wanted to cut off her hair and eat it as a sexy fantasy moment
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There weren't as many outright laughs in it, but I really enjoyed it all the same. Especially the weird role-reversal between Mark and Jez.
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I started watching Peep show from the start again recently and I'm a bit surprised at how much I loathe Mark in it. In almost every episode he's just this pathetic, mean, manipulative liar with virtually no redeeming qualities. David Mitchell's acting is also not that good, much worse than Robert Webb's. I'm finding myself preferring the Jeremy bits far more
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Paperhouse posted:I started watching Peep show from the start again recently and I'm a bit surprised at how much I loathe Mark in it. In almost every episode he's just this pathetic, mean, manipulative liar with virtually no redeeming qualities. David Mitchell's acting is also not that good, much worse than Robert Webb's. I'm finding myself preferring the Jeremy bits far more
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I thought Peep Show was hilarious last night and quite a bit funnier than last week's. You're all crazy. Limmy's Show is meant to be live tonight? I'm not sure what that's all about, but could/should be interesting.
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Leyburn posted:I thought Peep Show was hilarious last night and quite a bit funnier than last week's. I kind of assumed he's taking the piss and there's just going to be canned laughter on one of the sketches or something, but it should be fun anyway.
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Sarah Millican's got another series of her programme and Chris Ramsey's doing Russell Howard's Good News but about stuff that's on Twitter. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/12/03/16693/third_series_for_sarah_millican Why does all the comedy the BBC's commissioning at the moment look like poo poo? 
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onoflalks posted:Sarah Millican's got another series of her programme and Chris Ramsey's doing Russell Howard's Good News but about stuff that's on Twitter. Because there are people that actually watch stuff with Sarah Millican and Miranda Hart and Russell Howard.
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VogeGandire posted:Because there are people that actually watch stuff with Sarah Millican and Miranda Hart and Russell Howard. Who are these people, I want names! Also thank you thread for recommending Limmy's Show. I've watched what's on Iplayer and it's great.
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VogeGandire posted:Because there are people that actually watch stuff with Sarah Millican and Miranda Hart and Russell Howard. We need Limmy's Show to be broadcast nationwide so they can see what they're missing.
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Flatscan posted:Yeah, if you watch Fielding's solo show it becomes painfully obvious that Julian Barratt was the talented half of that duo. It is like he got popular simply wanking around with somebody talented in a shits for giggles pub originated performance show! Oh.
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Limmy's Show is weird, in that it's kinda shite, but utter genius at the same time.
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The thing about Limmy's Show is that it's HUGELY hit and miss. When it's good, it's amazing, and when it's bad, it's utter dreck.
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SeanBeansShako posted:It is like he got popular simply wanking around with somebody talented in a shits for giggles pub originated performance show! Vic and Bob started in a pub. But then, Fielding is just a poo poo Vic Reeves anyway. I've been enjoying older comedy recently, like Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. What kind of comedy was good in Britain 80-90 years ago?
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VogeGandire posted:The thing about Limmy's Show is that it's HUGELY hit and miss. When it's good, it's amazing, and when it's bad, it's utter dreck. Sounds like all Scottish sketch shows since the dawn of time. If he could only turn Falconhoof Adventure Time into a show, that poo poo would be golden.
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Dear god Him And Her writes top using Laura. She now completely has destroyed the comedy cringe balance and I'm already dreading her next appearince in the next episode. Still props to the actress, she does a lovely job in playing a terrible person. EDIT: Oh god that whole family apart from Becky and her Mum is terrible.  .
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