Stand Up Comedy

[Marcus Septim]

Anyone into stand up comedy?
And if he/she is what are your favorite comedians?

[El Cas]

I love watching Stand-up.

Favorite Comedians
Gabriel Iglesias
Pablo Francisco
Polo Polo (Mexican Comedian)
George Lopez
George Carlin
Dave Chapelle
Chris Rock
Lee Evans

[Zodd]

I really like the Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen. He also did a show in English, it's in pretty good quality on youtube:
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Not nearly as good as all the stuff he's done in Dutch but still good and very different from all other comedians. Really worth the watch if you don't know him, I think.

I don't know many other good comedians besides Chappelle, Hicks and Carlin. Will check some of those out El Cas. I would also like to hear if somebody has found a funny female comedian because I've seen so many woman try but never succeed.

[Marcus Septim]

My top favorite would be Robin Williams
George Carlin,Sam Kinison,Christopher Titus,Jimmy Carr,Eddie Murphy,Pablo Francisco,Dane Cook,i could go on..

[LordCorbin]

Louis C.K.
David Cross
Patton Oswalt
Jim Gaffigan
Dave Chapelle
Chris Rock
Eddie Murphy
George Lopez
Geez, suddenly my brains gone blank, bleh. Love me some standup, I wish I lived in LA just for the standup comedy scene.

[Double Victory]

Brian Regan is my all-time fav. He kills me.

Jim Gaffigan is my next; after that I don't care for anyone specifically.

Here's part one of Brian Regan's I Walked on the Moon special (my favorite). I highly, highly recommend it if anyone has time.

Watch this. Right now. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

[INTJoe]

It seems everyone is just posting a list of people they see on Comedy Central every weekend. Most of these guys suck.

Most comedians on TV aren't as funny as ones you see in a club, imo.

But I do like Martin Lawrence, Jim Gaffigan, and the Sklar Brothers.

Sklar twins are probably my favorite, especially when they guest host the Jim Rome radio show. Their comedy blends sports with pop culture and their style of humor is like perfectly aligned with mine. Love those guys.

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[rara avis]

I like Mitch Hedburg.

Stand-up comedy is mostly my ESFP brother's turf. His dinner conversation usually consists of various reenactments of people's comedy routines.

[Syntax]

excluding those already mentioned:

Eddie Izzard (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)
-yeah he's a transvestite. and hilarious.
Tim Minchin (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)
-yeah he's Australian. and up-side down.
Zach Galifianakis (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)
-yeah he's a drunk. and drunk.

[Cooper]

Jeff Dunham

Bill Envall

George Carlin

[Syntax]

Jeff Dunham

no.


I'm fully aware that different tastes suit different people but....no.

[Cooper]

no.


I'm fully aware that different tastes suit different people but....no.

Not his TV show...that sucks big time. His stand up is funny as all hell.

[Brittle]

I love stand-up comedy, wish I was remotely talented enough to do it myself, but sadly, most females comediens suck :( (don't know why, they just do..!).

Anyhoo, here's a list of some of my faves :)

Judith Lucy (one of the few very good female stand up comediennes)
Stephen K Amos
Steady Eddy
Ross Noble
Rich Hall
Tim Minchin
Carl Barron
Akmel Saleh
David O'Doherty

[Marcus Septim]

Anyone likes Richard Pryor?

[INTJoe]

Pryor hasn't been funny for at least the last 4 years.

[Caedus]

I can only think of Charlie Murphy(love his stand up in the late 80's) and recently Aziz Ansari right now as notable favorites....I'll add more later.

[kepstein8888]

I don't have any favorites, but some have their moments:

Richard Pryor on the Mob.
Steve Wright's material from the 80s.
Bill Cosby as himself.
Seinfeld Telling You for the Last Time.
Henny Youngman's classic one-liners.
Ron White's drinking stories.
John Heffron on sibling rivalry.

[zibber]

Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Steve Martin
Larry David
Zach Galifianakis
Demetri Martin

Pryor hasn't been funny for at least the last 4 years.

Wow. Very tasteful.

I can only think of Charlie Murphy(love his stand up in the late 80's)

Charlie wishes :laugh:

[Wolfe]

Ricky Gervais
Bill Bailey
Lenny Bruce
Robin Williams

[Daisy McRae]

I'll agree with Eddie Izzard (look up Death Star Canteen on YouTube), Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin. I also like Dylan Moran, Sean Lock and Michael McIntyre.

Oh, and I've just realised nobody's mentioned Bill Hicks yet, so I have now.

[Onigumo13]

George Carlin
Hugh Laurie
Stephen Fry
Eddie Izzard
Zach Galifianakis
Steve Martin

[INTJoe]

Wow. Very tasteful.


Oh come on, Pryor would have laughed at that.

[LolaTootsie]

George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Ron White, Frank Caliendo

[Marcus Septim]

i see a lot of Carlin's Fan's,is it cause he did political satire?

[Plastikcat]

Bill Hicks.
Bill Hicks.
George Carlin.
Bill Hicks.

[DewFuel]

Used to listen to more stand up, but it is on at weird times on CC now and I don't have time to go to clubs as frequently.

Favorites:
Louis CK
Dave Attell
Dave Chappelle
Jim Gaffigan

[mrStevens]

Dave Attell
Dave Chappelle
Steve Martin
Zach Galifianakis
Robin Williams
Steve Byrne
Bill Burr - Never heard of this guy before I saw his stand-up. Had me rolling on the floor.

[Rohsiph]

Wow, no mention of Lewis Black yet?

Good call on Tim Minchin.

Extremely jaded cynicism, please.

[vad1981]

Anyone into stand up comedy?
And if he/she is what are your favorite comedians?

Daniel Tosh
Brian Regan
...and I'm almost ashamed to say it...I'm starting to like Dane Cook (but only on audio)

I usually listen to internet comedy radio when going to work.

[Lansing]

Comics I love:

Bill Hicks
George Carlin
Mitch Hedburg
Joe Rogan
Jim Gaffigan
Daniel Tosh
Patton Oswalt
Larry the Cable Guy
Bill Burr


Comics I hate:

Bill Engvall.
I have never laughed at anything this moron has said. I usually figure his jokes out mid-sentence and state the punch line with him.

Robin Williams.
Grown people who act like annoying, hyperactive children are not funny to me.

[vad1981]

Bill Hicks.
Bill Hicks.
George Carlin.
Bill Hicks.

that's old school

[admittedheretic]

Took the words right out of my mouth..

Comics I love:

Bill Hicks
George Carlin
Mitch Hedburg
Joe Rogan

[BlackMita]

These guys haven't been mentioned yet:

Christopher Titus
Doug Stanhope

[Marcus Septim]

These guys haven't been mentioned yet:

Christopher Titus
Doug Stanhope

Titus is very very good

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Comics I love:

Bill Hicks
George Carlin
Mitch Hedburg
Joe Rogan
Jim Gaffigan
Daniel Tosh
Patton Oswalt
Larry the Cable Guy
Bill Burr


Comics I hate:

Bill Engvall.
I have never laughed at anything this moron has said. I usually figure his jokes out mid-sentence and state the punch line with him.

Robin Williams.
Grown people who act like annoying, hyperactive children are not funny to me.

And Robin Williams is the best when it comes to creating humor out off thin air

[Elena]

Stepen Fry
Dara Ó Briain
....My mind has gone blank, to many to chose from. :)

[Loco Luko]

I saw Frank Skinner a while back and he was ridiculously good.......a couple of others would be Ross Noble and Ricky Gervais

To be honest I've yet to see/hear an american comedian (doing standup) I thought was much above mediocre

[Calica]

Ross Noble is pretty funny, also Demetri Martin and Pablo Francisco.

[MalachiConstant]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Gallagher. . . just kidding.

Many of my favorites have already been named: Eddie Izzard, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Louis CK. I think some other notables include Mike Birbiglia, Greg Giraldo, Andy Kaufman, Sam Kinison, and in the musical comedy category, Steven Lynch and Bo Burnham.

Andy Dick has to be the worst ever. I can't believe that guy is actually famous.

[Treschi]

George Carlin
Eddie Izzard
Mitch Hedberg
Sam Kinison
John Pinette
Bill Maher
Wendy Liebman
Dennis Miller
Spalding Gray (yes, I know, he's really a performance artist)

Oh, and I can't stand Jerry Seinfeld.

[Lansing]

Titus is very very good

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And Robin Williams is the best when it comes to creating humor out off thin air

I don't mean to offend, but I could not disagree more. He's probably the best at making his very carefully pre-scripted jokes appear to be extemporaneous, and there's not much variety. He just alternates between loud crazy guy voice, low crazy guy voice, and weird german woman voice, all the while saying the same random shit in each tone. Just annoying.

Conan O'Brien is much better at creating humor out of thin air than is Robin Williams.

[WhiteHart]

Dylan Moran has to be my favorite! Hands down!!!

[Blendy]

Lately, Demetri Martin. His "If I" performance was brilliant.

[elsdfr]

Carl Barron (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

[MrSoloDolo]

To be honest everyone says carlin was the best but i dont think he was all that funny, but i will give him credit for making it big. I like dave chappelle, daniel tosh. Ugh, i absolutely despise people like george lopez and carlos mencia who only have the typical racist mexican jokes to fall back on, be creative. Oh yea the blue collar tv gang makes me wanna barf, i mean sometimes they make me laugh, but they take it wayyyyy too far with the hillybilly jokes. Get err done only appeals to morons. (strictly my opinion)

[Commissar]

I'm a fan of guys like Louis CK, Daniel Tosh, Dave Chappelle, and Mitch Hedberg. Also, I'm surprised I've never seen Myq Kaplan mentioned, as I think his comedic style would be appealing to INTJs. Be sure to check him out. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

Lastly, I know this isn't the "unpopular opinions" thread, but I just have to wonder if I'm the only person who dislikes Bill Hicks. He's less of a comedian and more of a screaming moron (basically a fat Dane Cook with a bad haircut).

[phoboser]

To be honest everyone says carlin was the best but i dont think he was all that funny,

Me neither. To me he was just a mildly entertaining preacher.

i absolutely despise people like george lopez and carlos mencia who only have the typical racist mexican jokes to fall back on, be creative.

They are dreadful.

[Drew]

Dave Chappelle
Louis CK
Richard Pryor
Marc Maron
Adam Carolla
Aziz Ansari

[zibber]

Reggie Watts (glieben glauben gluten free)
Richard Pryor (thank god for penitentiaries)
Eddie Murpryor (you know when you poop, and the water splash up?)
Louis CK (I love being white!)
Aziz Ansari (I'm just saying, I coulda fucked that kid)
Sam Kinison (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

[Gertchmund]

Mind you he did sit down a lot of time yet for me it was David Allen. David Allen at Large. Also always had a hard time not listening to Bill Murray and/or Dennis Miller Live and/or Lewis Black. Lewis is a hoot!

[Case]

Nth mentions for:

Bill Engvall
Christopher Titus
Demetri Martin
Reggie Watts (F*** S*** Stack!)

I know there are more I like, but I am too tired to think of them.

Edit - the Sklar brothers....good stuff!

[John01]

Don't really keep up with stand-up comedy. But I do enjoy:

Mitch Hedberg
George Carlin

[Firebrand9]

George Carlin and Louis CK are my favorites. Intelligent comedians. Sam Kineson and Dennis Leary have their moments too.

[GenessorDios]

Louis CK is my favorite current comedian.

George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Dave Attell, Mitch Hedberg, Greg Giraldo, David Cross, Ricky Gervais, Daniel Tosh, Frankie Boyle, Doug Benson, Zach Galifianakis & Patton Oswalt are others I like.

I hate Denis Leary and Dane Cook with a passion.

[Wash]

When I'm in need of a fun filled evening there's only one man (50/50) that can help me: Eddie Izzard. I'd recommend seeing it if you are into soft yet well thought out humour. His last show, the best to date imo, is Stripped (2009) closely followed by Dress to Kill (1998)

yes... I'm a fan :)

[LaoTzu]

Maria Bamford

[dumanes]

bill burr

[Il Prodigio]

brian regan is fucking hilarious omg. its 6:18 in the morning and im dying laughing

someone already posted this i dont care
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[antistu]

I hate Denis Leary and Dane Cook with a passion.

Want to be friends...? Ha! I'm totally with you. Add Larry the Cable Guy to that, blah.


My favorite without a doubt is George Carlin.

A couple of more noteworthy (and not as popular):
Brian Posehn
Steven Wright
Janeane Garofalo

[Effay]

George Carlin, Louie CK, and Bill Hicks are all hilarious

[driveblind]

I like Mitch Hedburg.

I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."

He and George Carlin are probably my faves.