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Title: Who are your favourite stand-up comedians?
Post by: jackmort on 25 Oct 2010, 08:05: I'm more likely to watch a stand-up show than a band, and at least a third of my DVDs are stand-up, so I was wondering who people's favourite comedians were. Here's my top 3 anyway

Stewart lee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhtkRW6AQG0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhtkRW6AQG0)
Mitch Hedberg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2491LucLa1g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2491LucLa1g)
Ross Noble - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UyHa1mkB6Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UyHa1mkB6Q)
George Carlin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgps85scy1g
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgps85scy1g)
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Post by: DavidGrohl on 25 Oct 2010, 09:57: My favorite stand-up comedians are the comedians I haven't heard before.
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Post by: scarred on 25 Oct 2010, 11:57: Louis CK
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Post by: Buttfranklin on 25 Oct 2010, 12:29: Stephen Wright.

He bought powdered water but had to return it because he didn't know what to add.
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 26 Oct 2010, 01:46: Mitch has to be my favorite, but sense you already mentioned him...

Bill Bailey. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMNX11y0dVo)

Donald Glover. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLfViOw-3uo&feature=related)
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Post by: Dazed on 26 Oct 2010, 09:07: Louis C.K.
Bill Hicks
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Post by: allison on 26 Oct 2010, 15:24: Patton Oswalt!
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Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 26 Oct 2010, 15:54: Mitch Hedberg and Louis C.K. are two favorites but they're already metioned so let's add....um.....

ooh! Joe Rogan. Really surprised me how good he was the first time I saw his stand up. I had no idea.
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Post by: mberan42 on 26 Oct 2010, 15:58: Eddie Izzard.
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Post by: Wasteroo on 26 Oct 2010, 23:53: I'm not a big stand-up comedy guy but Bobcat Goldthwait's audacious insanity makes me chuckle, in small doses
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Post by: jackmort on 27 Oct 2010, 06:00: Jeans I know of Simon Munnery I got his DVD from gofasterstripe
I'd heard of attention scum but I assumed I'd missed it forever, and there is is on youtube! cheers for the link :)
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Post by: Snuffletrout on 04 Nov 2010, 03:53: Carlin & Hedberg (May they rest in peace) and Eddie Izzard, gotta be my top 3 favs.

Looks like I have some catching up to do on the stand-up front, good stuff. I guess its time for another white russian night with the boyfriend, with stand up and chocklates. :-P Good times!
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Post by: satsugaikaze on 04 Nov 2010, 04:14: Tim Minchin, but really only because he does awesome things with pianos and meaningful discussion at the same time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2De680f8r-c).
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Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 04 Nov 2010, 05:16: Ed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSx_42ivLPk) Byrne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRY85L2wUgE&feature=related)

A more recent discovery of mine, Steve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lVbMOMTi0) Hughes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGJpISVERg&feature=related)

Steven K. Amos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkHZ_5KUIfI)
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Post by: satsugaikaze on 04 Nov 2010, 15:45: Stephen K. Amos makes me laugh when I probably shouldn't be

But whenever he says "sheet staaage of groowing an arfroo" I can help it.
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Post by: Algernon on 07 Nov 2010, 10:23: Mitch Hedberg (RIP) is a deadie but a goodie.

Demetri Martin is good too, although his show is not that great.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 07 Nov 2010, 10:59: A guy who does stuff somewhat in the vein of Mitch Hedberg that I saw recently is Hannibal Burress (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmcJuAQSAQo). I especially like the way that he tends to engage a lot of "black person comedy" tropes, but he comes at it from a really awkward and sometime absurd angle.
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Post by: hannahsaurusrex on 07 Nov 2010, 12:14: Patton Oswalt, Blaine Capatch, banjo playin' Steve Martin, Eugene Mirman, and of course Eddie Izzard are all good in my book.
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Post by: KvP on 07 Nov 2010, 18:17: Paul F. Tompkins.

Shitbirds.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 07 Nov 2010, 18:54: I still haven't seen any of PFT's stand-up herp derp! I should get on that.
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Post by: valley_parade on 09 Nov 2010, 14:52: Quote from: David_Dovey on 07 Nov 2010, 10:59
A guy who does stuff somewhat in the vein of Mitch Hedberg that I saw recently is Hannibal Burress (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmcJuAQSAQo). I especially like the way that he tends to engage a lot of "black person comedy" tropes, but he comes at it from a really awkward and sometime absurd angle.

I saw him this summer along with Kristen Schaal. I was more excited for Schaal, but that dude was miles funnier.
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Post by: KvP on 09 Nov 2010, 15:01: He was a surprise guest at a Mike Birbaglia show I went to, on account of his plane being delayed. Funny guy. Writes for 30 Rock now, used to work for SNL.
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Post by: rae on 10 Nov 2010, 11:32: Doug Stanhope
Andrew Maxwell
Bill Hicks
Eddie Izzard
Shappi Khorsandi

I've been seeing Josie Long and Reginald D Hunter on a lot of programmes over here. I quite like them.
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Post by: Vuk on 11 Nov 2010, 21:32: Aside from classic guys like Carlin and Hedberg, I like Dave Chappelle, Zach Galifianakis, and Jim Jeffries. Haven't watched much comedy in the past few years aside from that, so I'll check a bunch of the stuff here out.
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Post by: adara on 12 Nov 2010, 21:29: Jerry Seinfeld!
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Post by: David_Dovey on 16 Nov 2010, 10:00: I've been watching a lil bit of Richard Pryor lately, (I know I'm slightly behind the ball on that one), but man, that guy was light years ahead. What a fuckin' hero.
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Post by: alli on 17 Nov 2010, 17:34: I like Dylan Moran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLIU2NI66w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLIU2NI66w)

and Jón Gnarr (this is the current mayor of Reykjavik) i dont know if anyone else will find this funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEzIu6Cv_Ek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEzIu6Cv_Ek)
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Post by: ElvisRevenge on 18 Nov 2010, 07:31: Louis CK, Patton Oswalt, Sklar Bros., Doug Benson, Mitch Hedberg (RIP), Marc Maron, Dave Attell, et al.
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Post by: Hairy Joe Bob on 20 Nov 2010, 13:09: Stewart Lee is brilliant. Also:

Josie Long, Richard Herring, Simon Munnery, and Daniel Kitson. Daniel Kitson is amazing.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 20 Nov 2010, 14:33: Daniel Kitson is amazing. I was just watching a bunch of his stuff on the Youtubes recently (I think I got there from related Stewart Lee stuff). His two Melbourne Comedy Fest Gala sets are like, literally legendary among my friends.

2003 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbUqhxPGFXY)
2004 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f6GEmgjO0o)
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Post by: Hairy Joe Bob on 21 Nov 2010, 16:11: I'm going to see Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People in Brighton on the 12th December. Really excited as it will have: Robin Ince, Dara O Briain, Josie Long amongst others. It's going to be ace.
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Post by: hack on 21 Nov 2010, 18:49: i miss sam kinison. i loved his stuff back in the day.

it's kinda hard to believe he's been dead for nearly twenty years.
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Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 23 Nov 2010, 12:05: Quote from: KvP on 07 Nov 2010, 18:17
Paul F. Tompkins.

Shitbirds.

"How many smashed pennies have you seen in one place at one time? LESS THAN TWELVE??"

Also, Maria Bamford is very very funny.
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Post by: valley_parade on 23 Nov 2010, 13:14: Quote from: ElvisRevenge on 18 Nov 2010, 07:31
Sklar Bros.

I miss Cheap Seats.

("I miss Pac-Man." "I miss Miss Pac-Man." "THAT'S MS. PAC-MAN TO YOU!")
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Post by: cyro on 27 Nov 2010, 04:33: Frankie Boyle.
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Post by: LeeC on 28 Nov 2010, 14:01: gabriel inglesial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtk5Ej-xLsM&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtk5Ej-xLsM&feature=related)
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Post by: Blyss on 03 Dec 2010, 07:21: I like Henry Cho.
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Post by: Team Venture on 08 Dec 2010, 15:11: Dylan Moran, for sure.