Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
of all-time, living or dead
1. Mort Sahl 2. Bill Hicks 3. George Carlin 4. Louis CK 5. Bill Burr 6. Dick Gregory 7. Mitch Hedberg 8. Doug Stanhope 9. Dave Chappelle 10. Dov Davidoff |
Mine will be very British but some of the humour will be transferable
1) Lee Mack 2) Josh Widdicombe 3) Peter Kay 4) Rob Brydon 5) Billy Connolly |
Re: Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
Hicks
Louis CK Daniel Kitson Connolly Prior Stewart Lee Dylan Moran |
1. Jonathan Winters
2. Steve Martin 3. Nichols & May 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Shelley Berman 6. George Carlin 7. Don Rickles 8. Bill Cosby 9. Brian Regan 10. Rodney Dangerfield |
Re: Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
Jimmy Carr
Ricky Gervais Bill Hicks Joe Rogan Frankie Boyle Shaun Locke James Acaster I watch a lot of Steve Hoffstetter too on YouTube |
Re: Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
Richard Pryor
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Re: Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
Stewart Lee. Original, inventive, dry, meta.
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Richard Pryor
George Carlin David Letterman Eddie Murphy Dave Chappelle Jerry Seinfeld Katt Williams Bernie Mac Patrice O’Neal Don Rickles Ricky Gervais Chris Rock Bill Burr Louis C.K. Adam Sandler Doug Stanhope Somehow very unfamiliar with Bill Hicks so i'm open to suggestions on his must see specials. Also very unfamiliar with this new kid John Mulaney who seems to be getting extremely high ratings on IMDb and LB? |
Originally Posted by John-Connor (Post 2120171)
Richard Pryor
George Carlin David Letterman Eddie Murphy Dave Chappelle Jerry Seinfeld Patrice O’Neal Don Rickles Ricky Gervais Chris Rock Bill Burr Louis C.K. Adam Sandler (early) Katt Williams Doug Stanhope Somehow very unfamiliar with Bill Hicks so i'm open to suggestions on his must see specials. https://youtu.be/5D5Wlc5B-hY |
Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2120200)
Video-wise - I'd check out "Sane Man", but his best stuff is audio only, and not the best quality. "I'm Sorry Folks" is a good video that's on YouTube if you like Bill going after a heckler for half the show... Also, here's one right before his death.
https://youtu.be/5D5Wlc5B-hY |
Originally Posted by John-Connor (Post 2120202)
Thanks matt! *pressing play..
Speaking of Bill, there's a show that was just uploaded on his main channel (operated by his brother Steve), although I've heard it on audio. There's some interesting stuff (not funny) - dictating a long road trip for example. I like interviews, to get to know the people.. My favorite is Mort Sahl (with Hicks at #2) but I find this a great interview for 1964, and very relevant for today. It's short and to the point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloR4LyDGn8 |
Originally Posted by MovieBuffering (Post 2123464)
Not to turn this into a comedian convo but hell yea Normand is the man. He is my spirit animal lol. He always hollers back on twitter or Instagram, he has liked a bunch of my stuff ha. Him and Tim Dillon are my two favorites going right now with Schulz a close 3rd. I really hope Normand and Dillon get a chance to make their mark on TV like the 90s and 2000 comedians did. But the landscape is changing, they still killers though.
Normand’s delivery is a real thing that has been discussed. He seems to be more of a comedian’s comic, not a big time streaming/network special guy. Then again, Tommy Buns been doing YMH for years and he got specials. Who knows. |
Originally Posted by doubledenim (Post 2123480)
Dillon and Schulz are too controversial, they are on the YouTube/social media/ Patreon path. If Shane Gillis got cut from SNL...
Normand’s delivery is a real thing that has been discussed. He seems to be more of a comedian’s comic, not a big time streaming/network special guy. Then again, Tommy Buns been doing YMH for years and he got specials. Who knows. That's the reason I like Dillon he has no filter. He has acting chops from a kid. I think he would have got a show easy in the 90s. Liken him to a Roseanne who got her show then. I don't know what he ends up doing but be nice to see him get a chance. Normand has Seinfeld's praise which helps. I'd actually think Dillon/Normand show would be cool. I hope for the best for all them dudes, I think they are all talented and truly love stand up. |
I guess the question is, “How do you quantify success?”. Schulz is huge, he’s the only reason Yanni Long Days got an hour. Are these guys happy doing sets and podcasts, or do they want development deals, etc? I think “hour specials” are close to being extinct, because they have changed so drastically from what they use to be.
Normand’s funny. I get Seinfeld liking him. He’s still a comedian’s comedian. I’ll eat my words if he ever gets any mainstream shine. Distefano is a step in front of those guys as far a chance to break mainstream, even if Schulz is a Youtube phenom. |
No women?
Paula Poundstone is hilarious. Try this one, from 1989, but still sooo funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0etvvHxfo And back in the day, Roseanne's standup was pretty funny too. Lily Tomlin, also good. Rita Rudner, gold. Generally, though, I love Dangerfield, Steve Martin (saw him twice live back when he was playing college gymnasiums, even interacted with him twice *during* the shows), Brian Regan, and Jim Gaffigan. |
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Also, this is on YouTube in little chunks, but this whole special is one of my favorites of Paula Poundstone's. Starts with this one (links to the rest are right there and they play automatically). The bit about the lube rack is comedy perfection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0c...kZW99Q2cU_C0vS |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 2123588)
Rita Rudner, gold.
I love Rita Rudner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flEFxzrQPGM |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 2123588)
No women?
Kathleen Madigan is a gem. Christina P. of Road Rules fame definitely keeps her jeans high and tie-hyeat. Maria Bamford is another goodie. |
Sone of my favourites. NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzRdLOlDgr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC6gCpXgDFU Sarah Millican https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTenUXZWN-c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Izg7V8bY9Q Sara Pascoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKV3KFom_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKnuny5H48 Katherine Ryan |
Re: Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?
My favorite 2 minutes in comedy
https://youtu.be/x5Gd119MI5Y |
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