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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 1, 2013 23:12:25 GMT
Discussion in the grunpy old man thread got me thinking ;D
Has to be peter kay by far, naturally funny without trying and the only act at the recent royal variety that made her majesty smile!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2013 0:04:25 GMT
We could develop this thread a bit and then you could turn it into a Poll (quite easy to do).
My vote will probably go to Peter Kay too, but I also find the following funny/entertaining:
Frank Skinner;
Al Murray;
Billy Connolly;
Robin Williams;
Rowan Atkinson and associated members of Blackadder;
The Fast Show's Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Mark Williams;
....and not forgetting the Ladies,
Catherine Tate in character;
Miranda Hart.
Best comedy show on telly at the moment is Mrs Browns Boys.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 2, 2013 0:28:10 GMT
I agree, i was thinking about doing a poll but time will tell ;)
I wouldnt say he was in my lifetime as such but ronnie barker back in the day ;D i agree with miranda, one of the biggest rising ladies comic, her programme is fantastic, dawn french as well
geoff dunham is fantastic as well, the best ventriliquist by far
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 2, 2013 0:35:16 GMT
fully recommend this video of liam neeson in lifes too short
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2013 11:13:03 GMT
fully recommend this video of liam neeson in lifes too short Good bit of method acting from Liam, but not in the slightest bit funny IMHO. Now if you want to see a top movie star who IS funny, try this clip of Kevin Spacey: ......or this one of Robin Williams: |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 2, 2013 19:13:16 GMT
Not funny! Well i never ;D his sincerity on his voice combined with the shock of what hes saying has me cracking! :p
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2013 19:27:53 GMT
You were on the nail with this one: I wouldnt say he was in my lifetime as such but ronnie barker back in the day ;D Four Candles ! - classic sketch. ;D |
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Post by barbelman on Feb 2, 2013 21:01:26 GMT
You were on the nail with this one: I wouldnt say he was in my lifetime as such but ronnie barker back in the day ;D Four Candles ! - classic sketch. ;D There's a pub in Oxford named The Four Candles in honour of that sketch and Ronnie of course, who lived in Oxfordshire..... Tony |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 2, 2013 21:02:34 GMT
You were on the nail with this one: Four Candles ! - classic sketch. ;D There's a pub in Oxford named The Four Candles in honour of that sketch and Ronnie of course, who lived in Oxfordshire..... Tony And a lovely pub it is, if ever im in oxford i make sure to always visit it :) |
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Post by bigtj on Feb 4, 2013 7:32:04 GMT
Use to thinl Frank Carson as he only had to open his act to get people laughing and once saw him where somebody did fall of his seat laughing. Billy Connelly always a favourite, and Parkinson certainly brought him to the for.
Bob Monkhouse one of the cleverest comedians, certainly able to get the audience to shout out a subject and build a story round it. Then there is Frankie Howard, Ken Dodd (always gives value for money) and Jimmy Tarbuck.
A different type of comedian was Max Wall.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 10:49:40 GMT
Frankie boyle of years ago was one of tge funniest blokes in the country, i love humour thats in bad taste so hes a shoo in ;)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 10:56:51 GMT
That's certainly my era, TJ, and as a kid in the days before television was readily available (I'm talking pre-1957) I used to listen to the radio on a Sunday afternoon.....The Navy Lark, Round The Horne, The Clitheroe Kid. All classics.
Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd started off then - and June Whitfield ! If anyone deserves to be made a Dame for services to showbiz it is she.
On TV in the sixties Steptoe and Son was compulsive viewing. The scene of old man Steptoe in the bathtub eating pickled onions from a jar will for ever stick in my mind - he fumbles them, and then puts them back in the jar, bathwater and all ! "Dirty Old Man !" ;D
Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Have 'Em, and Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby in Rising Damp were classics too.
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Post by milhouse on Feb 4, 2013 11:57:06 GMT
How you could not mention Jimmy Carr and Chris Rock so far is amazing! By far the two funniest people around!
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Post by BB Warrior on Feb 4, 2013 12:28:11 GMT
You were on the nail with this one: I wouldnt say he was in my lifetime as such but ronnie barker back in the day ;D Four Candles ! - classic sketch. ;D Definitely agree with that.... one of the funniest things I have ever seen, I also enjoyed the updated version based on computers a few years ago. ;D ;D ;D Jasper Carrott would also go on my list as a favorite, he was always very topical at the time and his delivery and timing of his jokes was superb.... and not forgetting Billy Connolly who was also very funny if rather near the mark on (most) occasions. 8-) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 13:37:06 GMT
Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Have 'EmI've yet to see anything to beat this classic rollerskating escapade: Another clip of the accident-prone Frank: Frank is attacked by a vacuum cleaner: |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 15:27:57 GMT
How you could not mention Jimmy Carr and Chris Rock so far is amazing! By far the two funniest people around! Chris rock is amazing, best comedian in the US today. I went to see him live about 5 years ago with my old man in london and we couldnt stop laughing the whole way through, comedy gold! |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 15:33:21 GMT
Stephen k amos is another one of the funniest men around, saw him live as well and nearly fell out of my chair ;D tasteful shock humour i think would be a good description of him! Watch his appearance on live at the apollo on youtube, amazing ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 15:59:50 GMT
Only comedian who I've seen in a live show is the rubber-faced Phil Cool, who came to Crawley once. He was brilliant.
Now embarking on a farewell UK tour.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 16:14:15 GMT
Al murray was amazing live, saw him on two occasions but was actually exactly the same content in each show which had me feeling a bit silly, still just as funny in each. He did a fantastic impression of gordon brown ;D
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Post by iang on Feb 4, 2013 16:39:17 GMT
Don't forget Monty Python!!
The dead parrot sketch has to be right up there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 16:41:45 GMT
For me nobody has surpassed the incisive wit and sheer passionate prose of the late (and very great) Bill Hicks.
It is disappointingly alarming how his material of the early 90's still resonates so well today.
RIP Uncle Bill
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Post by Dunplaying on Feb 4, 2013 19:38:10 GMT
Eddie Izzard makes me chuckle.Check out Youtube, some of his monologues have been animated in lego, hilarious.
Tim Vine is also worth checking out, good at one liners. Reminds me of Tommy Cooper which can't be a bad thing.
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Post by davejones on Feb 4, 2013 21:23:32 GMT
Ronnie Barker has to be No. 1 in my books
Milton Jones was incredibly funny when I saw him in Brighton last year.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 23:38:51 GMT
Its high time a poll was started ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 23:50:40 GMT
I've voted for Peter Kay, though I think David Jason (Del Boy) deserves to be on the list.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 4, 2013 23:57:00 GMT
I've voted for Peter Kay, though I think David Jason (Del Boy) deserves to be on the list. I was struggling to think off the top of my head ;D |
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