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So, is this only for fans of stand up comedy, or is it for comedians as well?

At 11/10/08 12:15 AM, TacticalShoe wrote: So, is this only for fans of stand up comedy, or is it for comedians as well?

If you're a stand up comedian sure.

At 11/10/08 03:59 AM, Nev wrote:

At 11/10/08 12:15 AM, TacticalShoe wrote: So, is this only for fans of stand up comedy, or is it for comedians as well?

If you're a stand up comedian sure.

Well, I'm an amateur stand up comedian, as it were.

At 11/10/08 12:49 PM, TacticalShoe wrote: Well, I'm an amateur stand up comedian, as it were.

Then you're more than welcome.

At 11/10/08 01:00 PM, Nev wrote:

At 11/10/08 12:49 PM, TacticalShoe wrote: Well, I'm an amateur stand up comedian, as it were.

Then you're more than welcome.

Oh, cool.

So, do we share comedic influences or something like that?

Hey! I'm back! Well... nothing else to say...

Mencia sucks balls.

At 11/17/08 09:00 PM, TacticalShoe wrote: So, do we share comedic influences or something like that?

Share what you will.
The main idea is just to discuss stand up. What we enjoy and such.

At 11/30/08 05:42 PM, Nev wrote:

At 11/17/08 09:00 PM, TacticalShoe wrote: So, do we share comedic influences or something like that?

Share what you will.
The main idea is just to discuss stand up. What we enjoy and such.

Yeah... this club is pretty much dead.

At 11/30/08 06:05 PM, DocSprite wrote: Yeah... this club is pretty much dead.

It's never really been alive.
Stand up isn't appreciated enough :(.

At 11/30/08 06:11 PM, Nev wrote:

At 11/30/08 06:05 PM, DocSprite wrote: Yeah... this club is pretty much dead.

It's never really been alive.
Stand up isn't appreciated enough :(.

I know...

who watches the amateurs on Comedy Central? I've seen some good acts.

At 11/30/08 06:14 PM, DocSprite wrote: who watches the amateurs on Comedy Central? I've seen some good acts.

I don't even know if we get that over here. And I don't have a TV so I can't watch stuff like Live at the Apollo (though its mainly filled with crap anyway).
All the best stand up over here is the relatively unknown stuff. Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Daniel Kitson.

At 11/22/08 07:02 PM, DocSprite wrote: Mencia sucks balls.

This is true.

At 11/30/08 06:14 PM, DocSprite wrote: who watches the amateurs on Comedy Central? I've seen some good acts.

Yeah, they have some pretty good standup specials.

At 11/30/08 07:36 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/22/08 07:02 PM, DocSprite wrote: Mencia sucks balls.

This is true.

Yeah, I watched him once and he started spouting some shit about beaners. What the hell is that?

So anyway, looking at the pictures on facebook of my old job's christmas party, they got Marcus fucking Brigstoke in to do stand-up for them.

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.

At 11/30/08 07:58 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: So anyway, looking at the pictures on facebook of my old job's christmas party, they got Marcus fucking Brigstoke in to do stand-up for them.

I'll assume you worked some fairly big franchise place?
Or he just really needs work.

Santander Consumer Finance.

We sold car loans. Exciting stuff.

But yeah, I'm gutted I was just temping for the summer there.

At 11/30/08 08:09 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Santander Consumer Finance.

So he needs the work?

yeah, seems like it. or maybe he knows someone who knows someone who is in management or something.

I'm surprised I didn't see Dana Carvey mentioned, he's always been one of my favorites, especially his impressions. I also like George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Mitch Hedberg, and The Amazing Jonathan. If you don't these people I suggest you check them out. They say some pretty funny stuff.

At 12/7/08 06:24 PM, chiefindomer wrote: I'm surprised I didn't see Dana Carvey mentioned, he's always been one of my favorites, especially his impressions.

I started watching a video and then turned it off because his entrance was annoying and it was ruining my respect for him as Garth.

At 12/7/08 06:28 PM, Nev wrote:

At 12/7/08 06:24 PM, chiefindomer wrote: I'm surprised I didn't see Dana Carvey mentioned, he's always been one of my favorites, especially his impressions.

I started watching a video and then turned it off because his entrance was annoying and it was ruining my respect for him as Garth.

You gotta see his impressions though, they're hilarious. He does a good Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. as well as many others.

At 12/7/08 08:13 PM, chiefindomer wrote:

You gotta see his impressions though, they're hilarious. He does a good Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. as well as many others.

Ah, impressions are my favorite. I can do a mean Hitler.

Hey, I just saw a Demetri Martin show, and I think he also does the Free Credit Report dotcom commercials. He was even playing guitar.

At 1/3/09 10:34 AM, DocSprite wrote: Hey, I just saw a Demetri Martin show, and I think he also does the Free Credit Report dotcom commercials. He was even playing guitar.

No, he's not the free credit report guy.

At 12/7/08 06:24 PM, chiefindomer wrote: I'm surprised I didn't see Dana Carvey mentioned, he's always been one of my favorites, especially his impressions.

I like Dana Carvey's impressions, he's very good at them. Though his Saturday Night Live stuff is pretty lame save a few. Though I'm not a very big fan of SNL, Adam Sandler has done some really great stuff on it.

I also like George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Mitch Hedberg, and The Amazing Jonathan. If you don't these people I suggest you check them out. They say some pretty funny stuff.

I only know of George Carlin and Dave Chapelle, and I prefer Dave Chappelle. He's fucking awesome.

Also, I saw a stand up show of Ellen way back before she was a talk show host. She was pretty shit.

At 1/13/09 11:03 AM, PenisClown wrote: If you don't these people I suggest you check them out. They say some pretty funny stuff.

Correction, if you don't know George Carlin and Mitch Hedberg you should die.

I only know of George Carlin and Dave Chapelle, and I prefer Dave Chappelle. He's fucking awesome.

But... it's George Carlin! He's God! I bet he is too, that bloke in the Creation of Adam picture was just keeping his seat warm.

I'd be religious if George was a deity :(.

Also, I saw a stand up show of Ellen way back before she was a talk show host. She was pretty shit.

Very few women do good stand up. Theres three that come to mind:
Victoria Wood (easily the best and if you don't know her she's about 50 odd now I bet)
Kristen Schaal (Mel from Flight of the Conchords)
Josie Long (though the vids on youtube are crap, Stewart Lee vouches for her so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt).

But really, only Victoria Wood is actually comparable to men.

I have a lot of favorite stand-up comics

Jimmy Carr
Denis Leary
Carlos Mencia
Jeff Dunham
Nick DiPalo
Dane Cook
Jeff Foxworthy
Bill Engvall
Larry the Cable Guy
Ron White
Christopher Titus
Dat Phan
Nick Swardson

I can't think of any others right now.

I forgot to mention

Mitch Hedberg
Dave Chapelle
Doug Bensen
Tom Cotter
Lewis Black
Jim Gaffigan
D.L. Hughley

At 1/20/09 02:44 AM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Jimmy Carr

Despite not liking his style of comedy (just jokes) I do quite like Carr. I suppose its a mixture of his deadpan and poshness. Its an interesting merger.

Denis Leary

Not seen much Leary. I'd like to though. Though he's clearly heavily influenced by Bill Hicks. Apparently Sean Hughes said to Bill Hicks that it was great that he had quit smoking and what made him quit, to which Bill replied 'To see if Denis would.'

Carlos Mencia

Not heard, but from an article I read on cracked I got the impression he's just a mediocre comedy who shouts things.

Mitch Hedberg

Like him too, need to see more of his stuff.

Dave Chapelle

Watch a Chapelle show the other day and wasn't overly impressed. I think it was an early one though and I saw another on YouTube so I'll watch that sometime too and then see.

All the others I've never heard of.

Welcome :).

Bought and watched Bill Bailey's "Tinselworm" yesterday. It's good, but despite the fact that it's performed at Wembley, I don't think it's his best work. I still prefer Part Troll if I'm honest. By the end of Tinselworm he started getting a little too carried away with the music rather than the comedy, as if he were a rock star as opposed to a comedian... :S