Kamikaze Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I like watching the odd Stand Up on Youtube, but in general I'm not that into US stand ups. I'm English, so maybe a cultrual thing, but I can't help thinking some of the career standups are over rated. Bill Burr is one. I'm not offended by his humour, in fact I don't see him as edgy as maybe he sees himself. He just makes observations sometime these are amusing sometimes, him doing a silly voice is just annoying, but I never find myself cracking up. The same with Louie CK, I really don't get how people in the audience are loosing it to him. So I guess this is because I'm British so maybe it doesn't come across the same way. Recently I've been watching Micky Flanagan, which may be the antithesis being very English and very London in particular. Cracks me up. Frankie Boyle really does do offensive, cracks me up too. Stewart Lee, in a class of his own. Even Australian humour is similar, Jim Jeffries, and Steve Hughs both get my laughing out loud. Do Americans find Brits that Funny, and vs versa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosvalve Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Can't beat the humor of Benny Hill. I also like Eddie Lzzard but I think part of it is a culture thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Stewart Lee, Bill Bailey, Lee Evans (retired sadly) Peter Kay. All have had me crying with laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I think that the cultural thing definitely plays a part, but some are good enough to transcend that. Loiue CK has his moments, his babies on planes routine is one that springs to mind, but I watched one of his shows on Netflix recently and it was a bit slow to say the least. Joe Rogan's "strange times" is pretty funny IMO and somewhere on YT there is a routine he does about how people think they're smart, but they're not really which is very good. Chris Rock can be good, I watched his latest show the other week and it was a bit slow to begin with, but once he gets into his stride it was good. Going back in time, Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" was pant wettingly funny. Of the current UK crop I agree that Micky Flanagan is hard not to find funny and I also like Ricky Gervais, John Bishop, Jason Manford and away from the TV cheese Michael McIntryre is pretty good too, although I do get why some can't take to him. Frankie Boyle I can take for 20 minutes, but he becomes a bit boring IMO. Eddie Izzard used to be great, but seems to have lost it once he lost the make up. I agree that Stewart Lee is in a league of his own. However, it's not a league you'd want to be in. One thing I really struggle to find funny is most female stand-ups. I did watch Katherine Ryan recently and she was pretty good, but most of them seem to base their acts on some kind of agenda and I find that tiresome, especially as it's usually the same agenda as all the others. Nina Conti, the ventriloquist, is funny, but I've never seen more than a 10/15 minute slot, so I don't know if it would still be funny after an hour or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 4 hours ago, James G said: Stewart Lee, Bill Bailey, Lee Evans (retired sadly) Peter Kay. All have had me crying with laughter. I didn't know Lee Evans had retired. That's a shame. (well, not for him I guess) I always wondered why he used to wear suits all the time when he was clearly dripping with sweat after about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, paulo said: I didn't know Lee Evans had retired. That's a shame. (well, not for him I guess) I always wondered why he used to wear suits all the time when he was clearly dripping with sweat after about 10 minutes. Saw an interview with him where he said that he had his stage suits made with double sewn seams otherwise they'd just fall apart after a couple of gigs. Never seen anyone sweat as much as him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synkrotron Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Billy Connolly I'll get me coat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAK Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay all good but how about Joe Brand or Kevin Bridges in the mix ... all U'K,ies, but the US has (had) Richard Pryor, David Chapelle among the greats and can crack me up ... how about the worst ?? WOe ( Kudos to Bill Bailey.. respect !!) To get ya started Nina Conti (Nice NF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 5 hours ago, synkrotron said: Billy Connolly I'll get me coat... At his best Billy was among the greatest IMO, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James G Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 22 hours ago, SPAK said: Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay all good but how about Joe Brand or Kevin Bridges in the mix ... all U'K,ies, but the US has (had) Richard Pryor, David Chapelle among the greats and can crack me up ... how about the worst ?? WOe ( Kudos to Bill Bailey.. respect !!) To get ya started Nina Conti (Nice NF) I like Kevin Bridges, funny bloke. Never found Pryor funny tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAK Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yep a matter of taste I suppose ...won't hold it against you though 'cause I watched him again an' maybe your right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) On 1/5/2019 at 12:07 PM, SPAK said: To get ya started Nina Conti (Nice NF) Yeah, I saw her on YT videos a few years ago and thought she was great. Having said that, I don't care for many UK comedians. According to my Ancestry DNA test (which I just got the results of yesterday), I'm 56% British and 19% Scots-Irish (blimey I'm a limey!), but I guess the gene that makes you like UK comedy skipped me. Most of my favorite writers are from the British Isles--GK Chesterton, CS Lewis, Charles Williams, George MacDonald, Arthur C Clarke, Susanna Clarke, on and on, and I like their subtle humor, but the stand-up guys just don't do it for me. With Americans, Steven Wright is still my favorite. Edited January 6, 2019 by Will Hackett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Benny Hill had a funny tv show that was pretty popular in the US back in the day. I enjoyed Paul Hogan in his tv show and as Crocodile Dundee. A current comedian I enjoy is Tim Hawkins. Here is a routine featuring Tim and Johnnie W: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f41voxhY3w Here is a Christmas parody of the song "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year": https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=xYywjfFhbpk Edited January 7, 2019 by fogle622 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Millzy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I tend to agree. I'm Australian and we grew up watching Benny Hill, Dave Allen (brilliant story teller) The Two Ronnies, and shows like On The Busses and Love Thy Neighbour. I definitely relate more to Pommie humour than American. Having said that, Arj Barker is a seriously clever comedian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 7 hours ago, pwalpwal said: how do insert the youtubes?? Copy url paste url Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I loved when the two Ronnies were on PBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millzy Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hale & Pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Blimey...Hale & Pace, Cannon & Ball, Little & Large..painful stuff all that. Back to stand-up - Dylan Moran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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