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Post by cubby on May 28, 2022 8:48:00 GMT
I used to like Mitch Hedberg.
I still do, but I used to, too.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on May 28, 2022 8:53:01 GMT
Now that's one comic almost guaranteed to not get into culture war bullshit. Though I guess we'll never know  |
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Post by Danno on May 28, 2022 10:22:21 GMT
I used to really like Billy Connolly, though wonder if some of his stuff might be problematic now. Nothing in particular comes to mind, just a general sense. I (re)watched a fair bit of his stuff a couple of years ago and it was all fine. Much like Dave Allen, he's just a funny, funny man that doesn't need a victim to make you laugh at something ridiculous, despite the era they inhabited. |
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Post by dogbot on May 28, 2022 10:37:54 GMT
I used to really like Billy Connolly, though wonder if some of his stuff might be problematic now. Nothing in particular comes to mind, just a general sense. I (re)watched a fair bit of his stuff a couple of years ago and it was all fine. Much like Dave Allen, he's just a funny, funny man that doesn't need a victim to make you laugh at something ridiculous, despite the era they inhabited. IIRC, wasn't the main complaint against Connolly that he used to swear a lot? Oh noes. |
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Post by Aunt Alison on May 28, 2022 10:38:31 GMT
It's a puppeeeeeeeeeet
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Post by Danno on May 28, 2022 11:33:57 GMT
I (re)watched a fair bit of his stuff a couple of years ago and it was all fine. Much like Dave Allen, he's just a funny, funny man that doesn't need a victim to make you laugh at something ridiculous, despite the era they inhabited. IIRC, wasn't the main complaint against Connolly that he used to swear a lot? Oh noes. That and his joke about the last supper |
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Post by rawshark on May 28, 2022 13:23:21 GMT
My girlfriend thinks Michael McIntyre is absolutely hilarious. Don't think I'll ever understand his appeal... Fuck Michael McIntyre he’s one of the single most irritating life forms on the planet, ranking alongside ticks, mosquitoes and botflies. |
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Post by Chopsen on May 28, 2022 13:33:05 GMT
Thing with is that he is so completely inoffensive you could take your gran to see him, and the well trodden style of observational comedy is easy to relate to. Hence the success.
Whever I see a stand-up live, it's amazing how often they take the piss out of MM. He's seems to be the go to guy when standups need another standup to be the butt of their joke.
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Post by Chopsen on May 28, 2022 13:34:33 GMT
Stewart Lee was my absolute idol, saw him live so many times. His recent stuff is too much like jazz fusion for me now. He's got into a rut where every routine has to descend into repetitiveness. Does the repetition make you feel Ang Lee? |
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Post by Lizard on May 28, 2022 14:51:08 GMT
Thing with is that he is so completely inoffensive you could take your gran to see him, and the well trodden style of observational comedy is easy to relate to. Hence the success. Whever I see a stand-up live, it's amazing how often they take the piss out of MM. He's seems to be the go to guy when standups need another standup to be the butt of their joke. How about receipts? Always crinkled up in your pocket. Hilarious. |
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Post by drhickman1983 on May 28, 2022 15:43:01 GMT
Thing with is that he is so completely inoffensive you could take your gran to see him, and the well trodden style of observational comedy is easy to relate to. Hence the success. Whever I see a stand-up live, it's amazing how often they take the piss out of MM. He's seems to be the go to guy when standups need another standup to be the butt of their joke. I don't disagree that he's inoffensive, but he's just not very funny. it's like how Ed Sheeran has become popular. He's just inoffensive and bland, so the the "entire family" can enjoy him. But it's so utterly devoid of any personality it's just dull. |
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Post by dfunked on May 28, 2022 16:22:11 GMT
Lizard - I'm not even sure if that's something you've just made up or a genuine MM bit.
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Post by cubby on May 28, 2022 16:28:40 GMT
Stewart Lee was my absolute idol, saw him live so many times. His recent stuff is too much like jazz fusion for me now. He's got into a rut where every routine has to descend into repetitiveness. Does the repetition make you feel Ang Lee? Stewart Lee was my absolute idol, saw him live so many times. His recent stuff is too much like jazz fusion for me now. He's got into a rut where every routine has to descend into repetitiveness. |
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Post by Blue_Mike on May 28, 2022 16:38:51 GMT
I enjoy Milton Jones, because his inoffensive one-liners make my mum laugh without me having to explain anything he's referencing.
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Post by スコットランド on May 28, 2022 17:00:05 GMT
I used to really like Billy Connolly, though wonder if some of his stuff might be problematic now. Nothing in particular comes to mind, just a general sense. I (re)watched a fair bit of his stuff a couple of years ago and it was all fine. Much like Dave Allen, he's just a funny, funny man that doesn't need a victim to make you laugh at something ridiculous, despite the era they inhabited. He's the fucking GOAT, I saw him almost 30 years ago and nearly died with laughter. An immense, immense talent and possibly the most influential comedian from the UK. |
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Post by cubby on May 28, 2022 17:34:23 GMT
At the risk of getting into the weeds I'd argue Chic Murray is the most influential UK stand up. Great absurdist one liners decades before anyone else.
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Post by スコットランド on May 28, 2022 17:40:05 GMT
At the risk of getting into the weeds I'd argue Chic Murray is the most influential UK stand up. Great absurdist one liners decades before anyone else. He was a big influence on Billy Connolly. |
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Post by Sarfrin on May 28, 2022 18:10:54 GMT
Does the repetition make you feel Ang Lee? Stewart Lee was my absolute idol, saw him live so many times. His recent stuff is too much like jazz fusion for me now. He's got into a rut where every routine has to descend into repetitiveness. Repetitiveness? Every routine? |
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Post by dfunked on May 28, 2022 19:28:49 GMT
I liked his "everybody dance" bit.
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Post by anephric on May 29, 2022 1:26:04 GMT
I used to really like Billy Connolly, though wonder if some of his stuff might be problematic now. Nothing in particular comes to mind, just a general sense. I (re)watched a fair bit of his stuff a couple of years ago and it was all fine. Much like Dave Allen, he's just a funny, funny man that doesn't need a victim to make you laugh at something ridiculous, despite the era they inhabited. Uh, I think the Pope at the time may have felt victimised by Dave Allen's relentless harpooning. Poor Pope Paul VI. |
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Post by Dougs on May 29, 2022 5:43:54 GMT
Thing with is that he is so completely inoffensive you could take your gran to see him, and the well trodden style of observational comedy is easy to relate to. Hence the success. Whever I see a stand-up live, it's amazing how often they take the piss out of MM. He's seems to be the go to guy when standups need another standup to be the butt of their joke. Whilst not a fan, it's massively unfair really. His routines are generic and accessible, and as you say, that's the reason for his success. All ages from kids to your gran can watch him and there's no concerns about an F or C bomb. I can watch him on whatever show he's hosting and the odd thing makes me smile but wouldn't be my go to for stand up. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2022 6:14:44 GMT
But I really, really want to punch him.
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Post by Dougs on May 29, 2022 6:54:17 GMT
Fair.
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Post by スコットランド on May 29, 2022 7:05:20 GMT
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Post by Bongo Heracles on May 29, 2022 8:25:13 GMT
Going back a few pages to combine a couple of unpopular opinions, I saw Noel Fielding doing standup a few years ago and he was rubbish. I’m not a huge fan anyway but he was genuinely quite bad at it.
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Post by Sarfrin on May 29, 2022 9:03:38 GMT
Thing with is that he is so completely inoffensive you could take your gran to see him, and the well trodden style of observational comedy is easy to relate to. Hence the success. Whever I see a stand-up live, it's amazing how often they take the piss out of MM. He's seems to be the go to guy when standups need another standup to be the butt of their joke. Whilst not a fan, it's massively unfair really. His routines are generic and accessible, and as you say, that's the reason for his success. All ages from kids to your gran can watch him and there's no concerns about an F or C bomb. I can watch him on whatever show he's hosting and the odd thing makes me smile but wouldn't be my go to for stand up. Somebody bought me his autobiography a few years back. He got very big very quickly without 'paying his dues' in the comedy clubs so I suspect some of the flak he gets from other comedians is down to envy. |
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Post by Dougs on May 29, 2022 9:07:42 GMT
Ah, I can see why they might be annoyed then. The comedy circuit is hard graft by the sounds of it. Still, thems the breaks I guess.
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Post by rawshark on May 29, 2022 17:40:07 GMT
He’s as middle of the road as you can get, hence him always getting work on BBC Saturday evenings. He’s basically early nineties a Michael Barrymore but without being interesting enough to have someone bummed to death in his pool.
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Post by cubby on May 29, 2022 17:58:56 GMT
Give him time.
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Post by EMarkM on May 30, 2022 6:36:09 GMT
Sounds like you have something planned… |
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