Todays Comedians

[Caribeing]

Present day comedians not very funny just watched Sara Pascoe on Sunday at the Palladium she was unfunny as are a lot of so called comedians, nothing like Ken Dodd who can entertain for hours!

[cupid04]

But I've got loads of recordings. so I can watch them again and again.

I went to see Reginald D Hunter a year or so back and I cringed with how crude he was. I was in the front row and didn't know where to put my face.
He also had a bottle of vodka with him and the further down the bottle he got the more foul his language. Strange, I'd liked him when I'd seen him on the telly! And I'm not a prude just don't think you have to swear a lot to be funny.

[Supermike]

I never liked Ken Dodd until I saw him live and then I was a convert. Absolutely brilliant, so many jokes reeled off one after another and such a variety to his act. He doesn't need to resort to crude jokes and is, therefore a great family entertainer. One has to admire his stamina and he is certainly great value for money.

No one has mentioned Victoria Wood. A great all round entertainer. It's a pity she isn't around much now.

[Bazile]

I saw this post and thought - i don't remember starting this .

I couldn't agree with you more , Caribeing .
I just can't understand what people find funny about todays stand up 'comedians' .
I cant think of any past or present stand up comedians that makes me laugh , apart from Ken Dodd .

What makes me laugh are some situation comedies - Porridge / Fawlty Towers / Ony Fools & Horses / Morecombe & Wise - the comedy drama - Minder .
Now , i could sit and watch those for hours

[Sir Alec]

I've read through this list of people and I've come to this conclusion:

Don't Like - John Bishop, Jack Whitehall after I saw him on Alan Carr and he was an utter big-head, Mrs Brown's Boys, Lenny Henry who is an appalling racist and Jim Davison, who is an appalling racist, sexist, fake liar. (Watched him on Big Brother!).

Okay (Will watch if there's nothing else on) - Miranda Hart, Jasper Carrot, Tommy Cooper, Lee Mack (Good on 'Would I Lie to You), Mike Reid, Max Miller, Reg D Hunter (Goes on about racism too much), Victoria Wood (Who I really liked until I saw the way she treated Brian Blessed on the Paul O' Grady show).

Like - Ben Elton (met him, tiny wee man!), Alan Carr, Sarah Millican, Michael McIntyre, Ken Dodd, Kevin Bridges, Rhod Gilbert, Peter Kay, Dave Allen, Father Ted (met the writer Graham Linehan, lovely humble man), Tim Vine, Milton Jones (brilliant mind), Morecambe & Wise (I have a t-shirt on at this moment with them standing outside No 10 stirring an enormous Christmas pudding with Alec Guinness between them!), Marx Brothers, Leslie Nielson, Benny Hill, Sean Locke, Jack Dee, Frankie Howerd, Russell Brand - plus a few not mentioned - Armstrong & Miller, Mitchell & Webb, Bob Monkhouse (one of the cleverest men in the business, who was appalled when he watched himself because he did indeed appear a bit slimey!), and yes, I do like Frankie Boyle although I do admit that he goes too far sometimes, as does Jimmy Carr.
I watched the hologram Les Dawson show and laughed so much, I missed some of it. It was followed by a Jimmy Carr concert and I didn't laugh once.
My favourite of all time will always be Billy Connelly. I was fortunate enough to be at a festival when he walked on uninvited and just talked for half an hour. It was hilarious and I'll always treasure the memory as I was right up at the front, so could see it all. Usually I'm stuck behind someone of 6'4" and miss everything.
My Mum didn't like his language, but I thought she was going to die from lack of breath watching the incontinence trousers sketch. I'll see if I can find it....

[Sir Alec]

Aha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCysEz4nFDc

[MargoTester]

I really like Mikey Fanagan, I laughed til I cried at his first DVD, can get a but near the mark though.

[MargoTester]

Must agree with Sir Alec Billy Connelly is very funny especially his early stuff.

[Sir Alec]

I had forgotten Micky Flanagan, Margo. Yes very good. I like the way he laughs at other peoples jokes as much as his own. Seems like a very ordinary and nice man.

[andy-hughes]

From the same show - An Audience With Billy Connolly, the story about singing songs at a Scottish party had me struggling to breathe with laughing!

[netibiza]

Can't stand Ken Dodd never could, he was so childish. I liked Sarah Pascoe.