Stand up

[jills]

Who's your favourite stand up comedian of all time...whether it be one you've seen live, or wish you'd seen live??

[jills]

Wish I'd seen Bill Hicks. Really love Dan Antolpolski and, tho he's gone off the boil a tad of late, Billy Connolly still kicks ass live. LMAO at Jimmy Carr (laughs per mintue, he's great value!), and Marcus Brigstock is good live...esp his A to Z of dance...ROTFL!! Also Ross Noble...tho it depends alot on his audience.

[Maudlettice]

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[molly]

Eddie Izzard. Havn't seen him live, though my 2 daughters did last December - "Sexie". We have all his dvd's and he has me in stitches every time.

[Maudlettice]

In connection with my previous post, I was going to say that in Japan it is DoyaDoya. When he gets to his famous joke "Good morning. There's a nip in the air. Oh, no its not, its a Japanese on a parachute" the audience become hysterical and rip their clothes off.

[banana]

Les Dawson the inimitable -always good on stage or telly. Billy connolly in his early days - no swearing and funnier. Peter Kaye -can cause severe lack of breath due to laughing too much. Max Miller - dead long since but recordings are always very good.

[beenee]

Rich Hall - I've seen him on tv and find him side-achingly hilarious. Also I'd love to see Chris Rock live - I don't care what they say about his ego... he's so funny.

[apricot]

I saw Billy Connolly 20 odd years ago. We had a whole row in the theatre and I though the seats would break loose of their moorings. He had us literally rocking in our seats. I laughed so hard my head hurt.

[coggles]

Billy Connolly & Dave Allen for me.

[woofgang]

Dave Allen, Jasper Carrott, does Tommy Cooper count?

[Robinia]

So many aren't there, anyone who makes me laugh is a hit in my book. I'd have to place another vote for Billy Connolly,also like Robin Williams. Have to add that, although he's not a comedian, I think that Stephen Fry is hilariously funny.

[Robinia]

*Maybe I should have said that I don't think of Stephen Fry as a stand up comedian. Oh I know what I mean!!

[rja211077]

Julian Barrett is the best I've seen live. He was in the old Metz 'judder' adverts. Peter Kay is obviously fantastic - i remember seeing him on TV before he was well known bemoaning 'cr*p pop' - "yer mum goes to the supermarket and comes back with 10 litres of Rola Cola". i thought then he was going to be massive. Never rated Billy Connolly at all. Or Robin Williams.

[Jansy]

Dave Allen, but Emo Phillips and Mike Harding are not far behind him.

[Ember]

I love Peter Kay's type of humour too and he's not too blue. Love the way he slags his mum off, I think she is a good sport and his gran creases me up with her disapproving looks when he swears.

[jills]

Noddy..have to agree with you on teh "anyone whomakes me laugh...", as I love stadn up comedy - my fabourite form of entertainment. Living just outside Edinburgh, I'm lucky enough to have the Fringe Festival 3 wks a year..unlimited comedy from some of the best comedians in the world just now. Starts August...can't wait! Peter Kay...hilarious man live...seen him twice, great both times (that Roal Cola bit rja...fab!). Tommy Yiernan was brilliant too...actually sore from laughing, which is a great feeling!

[jills]

Ooops, sorry for spelling on that last post...too late at night! I meant Tommy Tiernan of course. And how could I forget Dara O'Briain - he's superb live.

[darth vader]

Tommy Cooper. Morcambe and Wise (a close 2nd). Peter Kay is the best (living) - and yes i remember him doing the rola cola act in a comedy competition on the Beeb and thinking he'll be big someday. (he came 2nd to a miserable (and 5h1te) comedian who looked like Mackenzie Crook)

[Robinia]

Oh yes jills - Tommy Tiernan, had forgotton about him.Brilliantly funny!

[Lotte*pearce]

Adam Hills. Aussie comedian who will be HUGE in a couple of years time. Look out for him at your local comedy night before its too late and he starts doing bigger gigs you have to pay more for/can't get tickets for. He's been on the floor show a couple of times already on BBC1 and been on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He always gets the audience on side and loves drawing them into his stories and turning their contributions into material. See him at the Hen and Chicken in Bristol this weekend. GO, YOU BIG RED FIRE ENGINE!!!

[jills]

Lotte*pearce....Adam Hills is already pretty huge in Scotalnd...probably because he's a Fringe regular..been playing here for years. Last year he did even bigger venues, which I think refelcts his increasing popularity. His shows always sell out and everyone who's been to see him thinks he's great. This year, he's on our list to see, and I expect he'll be as excellent as ever. His new show is "Go you big red fire engine 2"!!