I love watching comedy...do you have any favorites? I have a lot...I love to laugh.
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I've been a stand up comedy fan since I was 8, and I'm not entirely sure why as most of it went over my head at that age. But yeah, I posted a few of my favs in this thread: http://www.rationalia.com/forum/viewtop ... 32&t=35386
So besides those (David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Eddie Izzard) I also love the obvious ones like George Carlin and Bill Hicks, and lots of others like Louis C.K., Mitch Hedberg, John Oliver, Doug Stanhope, Dylan Moran, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, Lewis Black, Jimmy Carr, Paul F. Tompkins, Dave Attell, and a great one very few people know of named Mike Birbiglia. I'm forgetting a lot, but those are off the top of my head
So besides those (David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Eddie Izzard) I also love the obvious ones like George Carlin and Bill Hicks, and lots of others like Louis C.K., Mitch Hedberg, John Oliver, Doug Stanhope, Dylan Moran, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, Lewis Black, Jimmy Carr, Paul F. Tompkins, Dave Attell, and a great one very few people know of named Mike Birbiglia. I'm forgetting a lot, but those are off the top of my head
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Oh goodies, there's a few I don't recognize in that list Rachel. 
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Heh, just edited the last one on my list...I had Mitch Hedberg on the brain, I meant to type Mike Birbiglia 
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I tend to prefer comedy panel shows. Mock the Week, Would I Lie To You, Whose Line is it Anyway, etc. They're not always good, but when the are, they can be brilliant. There's something about having four or five comedians bouncing ideas on random subjects off each other that can lead to unique and unpredictable moments that the comedians alone would never reach.
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I went to see Russell Kane once, he was very good.
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My favorites, past and present include - not in this order, but in some order --
Mitch Hedberg
Bill Hicks
Steven Wright
Sam Kinison
Rodney Dangerfield
George Carlin
Sarah Silverman
Denis Leary
Robin Williams
Andrew "Dice" Clay
Steve Martin
Bill Cosby
Johnny Carson
Eddie Murphy
Richard Pryor
Dennis Miller
Popular Comedians that I have no idea why people think they're funny:
Dane Cook
Paula Poundstone
Ellen Degeneres
Carrot Top
Jimmy Fallon
Whoopi Goldberg
Mitch Hedberg
Bill Hicks
Steven Wright
Sam Kinison
Rodney Dangerfield
George Carlin
Sarah Silverman
Denis Leary
Robin Williams
Andrew "Dice" Clay
Steve Martin
Bill Cosby
Johnny Carson
Eddie Murphy
Richard Pryor
Dennis Miller
Popular Comedians that I have no idea why people think they're funny:
Dane Cook
Paula Poundstone
Ellen Degeneres
Carrot Top
Jimmy Fallon
Whoopi Goldberg
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Just discovered this guy - he's fucking hilarious!
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Maria Bamford!
Maria Bamford is the bomb. Or whatever the kids are saying these days.
More people should watch her, because she is very funny, and also smart.
This is just a random clip on Youtube-- just the first thing I grabbed. But there's a lot more out there.
Maria Bamford is the bomb. Or whatever the kids are saying these days.
More people should watch her, because she is very funny, and also smart.
This is just a random clip on Youtube-- just the first thing I grabbed. But there's a lot more out there.
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He grew up in the next town over from mine. Which makes me wonder which Mill Pond he was talking about!rachelbean wrote:Heh, just edited the last one on my list...I had Mitch Hedberg on the brain, I meant to type Mike Birbiglia
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You know who I've been enjoying? Katy Brand's Big Ass Show.
It's really weird sometimes. Like, bizarrely weird. But I like that.
I particularly enjoy her Kate Winslet impersonation.
It's really weird sometimes. Like, bizarrely weird. But I like that.
I particularly enjoy her Kate Winslet impersonation.
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And Mai, if you're not watching Wanda Sykes, you really should.
She's everywhere, but here's a clip:
She's everywhere, but here's a clip:
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I love her...she's hilarious.hadespussercats wrote:And Mai, if you're not watching Wanda Sykes, you really should.
She's everywhere, but here's a clip:
Never heard of Maria Bamford. Will look her up.
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Bookmarking for End of August.
I'm spending some serious time and money at the Comedy Festival in Edinburgh, I'll let you know who I thought was good then.
Rachel's list is tremendous, though personally I think Gervais has lost it currently. I'd add Dave Gorman, Stewart Lee, surprisingly Stephen Merchant's show was brilliant, Greg Davies and I'll repeat that Louis C.K. is on fire at the moment.
I'm spending some serious time and money at the Comedy Festival in Edinburgh, I'll let you know who I thought was good then.
Rachel's list is tremendous, though personally I think Gervais has lost it currently. I'd add Dave Gorman, Stewart Lee, surprisingly Stephen Merchant's show was brilliant, Greg Davies and I'll repeat that Louis C.K. is on fire at the moment.
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I LOVE MARIA BAMFORD!!!hadespussercats wrote:Maria Bamford!
Maria Bamford is the bomb. Or whatever the kids are saying these days.
More people should watch her, because she is very funny, and also smart.
Did the whole breakdown thing really happen, or was that just part of her act?
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