Favourite Comedian(s)

Bit of a random post, but who's your favourite comedian or comedians?

Dylan Moran
Bill Bailey
Lee Evans
Mark Watson (release a DVD already!)
Stephen K. Amos
Jo Brand
Richard Pryor
Alan Carr
Frankie Boyle
Omid Djalili

And the list goes on.
I think programmes like Mock the Week, QI and all that a great 'cause introduce me to new acts eg Mark Watson, Russel Howard ETC.

Stewart Lee

Favorite act's i've seen live -
Russel Howard
Dara O'Briain
Dylan Morran
Tim Minchin (Well, we're going to see him!)
Jon Richardson
Al Pitcher
Ed Bryne
Richard Herring
Mark Watson
Mark Olver
John Robbins

Oh it's lovely having a comedy club down the road!

Sarah wrote:

Favorite act's i've seen live -
Russel Howard
Dara O'Briain
Dylan Morran
Tim Minchin (Well, we're going to see him!)
Jon Richardson
Al Pitcher
Ed Bryne
Richard Herring
Mark Watson
Mark Olver
John Robbins

Oh it's lovely having a comedy club down the road!

Awww lucky. Nice taste too The nearest comedy club to me is an over 18's only And I've never seen a comedy show. Was gonna see Dylan Moran, but something came up.

Here are a few german comedians:
- Michael Mittermeier
- Atze Schrö(oe)der
- Mario Barth

Can't beat a good live night, though telly comedy's the mainstay here - more's the pity.
I love so many comedians, but the faves old and new are:

Eddie Izzard
Ross Noble
Jason Manford
Vic & Bob
Peter Kay
Stuart Lee
Morecambe & Wise
Victoria Wood
Jo Brand
Sean Lock
Tim Minchin
Bill Bailey
Newman & Baddiel

Oooh thanks mrswoman I forgot Eddie Izzard, he's so awesome

mrswoman wrote:

Can't beat a good live night, though telly comedy's the mainstay here - more's the pity.
I love so many comedians, but the faves old and new are:

Eddie Izzard
Ross Noble
Jason Manford
Vic & Bob
Peter Kay
Stuart Lee
Morecambe & Wise
Victoria Wood
Jo Brand
Sean Lock
Tim Minchin
Bill Bailey
Newman & Baddiel

with you on all these (will have to look up jason manford).

FIRSY and LAST suggestions brilliant.

Eddie Izzard is fantastic! Also love:

Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P.)
Bill Hicks (double R.I.P., one of the greats)
Richard Pryor
Larry David (not a stand-up comic, but SO funny)

Grew up listening to my dad's comedy records and still give them a spin now and again...Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Bob Newhart, Woody Allen and George Carlin were his faves and some of that stuff still cracks me up . And I added my own records over the years - Monty Python, mostly, because I will never get tired of listening to those guys!

Frankie Boyle has to be my current favourite. Also loving Mark Watson's work at the moment.

EDDIE IZZARD!

Cake or death, cake oooorrrr death, I''ll take cake....

Hysterical and a lesson in history as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOLOGGftTY

these guys ..the Kids in the Hall ...the best, still!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YwnAdT9I_o

cant forget some of the original Billy Connolly stuff from way back.

agree with most of the above. Saw Russel Howard a few weeks ago, but he's now doing all the show material every week on Mock The Week, which is a bit repetitive.

Frankie Boyle is a riot.

Jimmy Carr
Michael Macintyre's not bad either.

ChrissyBoy & redliz2 - Man! Can't believe I forgot The Big Yin and the Kids In The Hall...and that Chicken Lady video is something I hadn't seen in ages!

bill bailey! off to see him in oxford next week! exciting!
Eddie Izzard! off to see him in november in ceeerdeeeff! excited about that aswell!

Saw Phil Jupitus at glastonbury, he was there to read poems, but he was bantering along between and i was laughing so hard that i had to go outside of the tent because i could not stop laughing and crying lol.

Stockhaus wrote:

bill bailey! off to see him in oxford next week! exciting!
Eddie Izzard! off to see him in november in ceeerdeeeff! excited about that aswell!

Saw Phil Jupitus at glastonbury, he was there to read poems, but he was bantering along between and i was laughing so hard that i had to go outside of the tent because i could not stop laughing and crying lol.

Oh wow you're so lucky. Love Phil Jupitus, he's a riot. I wanted to go see Eddie too, but my Dad was like "it's not my thing." What! He just doesn't understand the hilarity of Mr Izzard.

There have been years where I saw about 100 shows a year because I worked at a theatre which programmed mainly (Dutch) comedy. But the last two years is has been about 10-15 shows a year.
My favorite Dutch comedian is Ronald Goedemondt. He's absolutely amazing. Here's a youtube clip in which he speaks English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsrF8_fTLaU
An other favorite of mine (suitable for people who don't understand any Dutch) is a comedygroup called The Ashton Brothers. They're performing not only in the Netherlands but all over the world. Here's a trailer from their website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTGM3d1tjxg and a scene from their first show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDcwgkgUr8

I don't watch a lot of shows by English speaking comedians but I do like to watch stuff like Qi and Mock the Week.
I really like Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr and Rob Brydon. I have tickets to see Rob Brydon in Manchester in september and I'm actually quite excited about that.

There is a group from gothenburg, where i come from , called Galenskaparna & After Shave that is just HILLARIOUS! all of them lived in the same neck of the woods as me and they were just normal people i thought when i was a kid, then i got older and saw their things and they are fucking geniuses! the best!

Hey Stockhaus! I'm going to see Eddie Izzard in November in Cardiff too! Should be a blast.

I'd love to see Eddie Izzard and Bill Bailey, but they're both too expensive! Bailey's playing Bristol this month and its £3o something a ticket... i can get three tickets to the Komedia for that!

ah cool ticky! should be ace!

I did not have to pay for my Bill Bailey ticket, someone likes me very much and did not think that paying for my Elbow ticket in Manc was enough, im a lucky gal