Funny and unfunny comedians

[max_tranmere]

Unfunny: undoubtably that Keith Lemon guy. I've never watched him before and, I tried to get into some of the characters that the guy who plays him have done in the past - but I couldn't get into them at all. I recently saw the film he made, only because someone I know likes the show he does so I thought I'd check the film out. It was on TV last week. It is called "Keith Lemon The Film" (imaginative title) and it was crap. Afterwards I went online to read some reviews, this is what Wikipedia had to say:

"After receiving a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is considered one of the worst movies ever made by critics. The film was universally panned. In a one-star review in The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin said "it may be the most staggeringly perfunctory piece of filmmaking I have ever seen."[5] Phelim O'Neill, in another one-star review for The Guardian, said "the script that must have taken longer to read than it did to write."[6] Writing in The Sun, Alex Zane was slightly less critical in a two-star review entitled "This Lemon sucks", saying that "this film just doesn?t capture the anarchy that makes Keith Lemon enjoyable, unpredictable and, most importantly... amusing."[7] In writing for Total Film, George Bass describes the funniest moment in the film as "a bus sign (?T?LEEDS?). Six letters and an apostrophe. Save yourself the ticket."[8] Chris Tookey of the Daily Mail named the film as one of the worst British comedies of all time and said that, "Nothing funny happens... In some inner circle of Hell, this movie will be for ever playing."

I don't understand how this character, or the guy who plays him, has had any success. I was watching The Jonathan Ross show earlier tonight and it was interesting to see Boris Johnson, Tulisa, and James Cordon interviewed. When that tool Keith Lemon came on I turned over.

[JBA]

My likes
Al Murray
Omid Djalili
Louis CK
George Carlin
Lee Evans
Bottom
Young Ones
Blackadder
Father Ted
Fraiser
South Park
Pretty much any of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's stuff
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
Mock The Week
Harry Enfield
Fast Show
I do enjoy Jimmy Carr but not all the time. Only so much smug I can take I guess.
Fawlty Towers
Mitchell and Webb
Little Britain

The how/why is this funny list
Russell Brand
Keith Lemon
Two and a Half Men
Friends
Monty Python (I tried. Far more than I should have)

[Peter]

Sarah Millican. How her name and 'comedy' can be used in conjunction, i'll never know.

Brand, Russell, (and most of the millionaire leftie 'comedians')

Brand, Jo ("I'm fat, I hate men". Her whole routine right there)

[Essex Lad]

Must be something about the name Brand ? if you are a Brand you've missed out on the sense of humour gene. Katy Brand doesn't exactly make me roar.

[Sam Slater]

While we're on the subject, I think Max would be a decent shout for stand up.

[max_tranmere]

"I think Max would be a decent shout for stand up."

Now there's an idea! Lol.

[Arginald Valleywater]

Miranda's entire act can be summed up as "gangly woman falls over". Finis. Thing is when she is interviewed as herself she comes across as a really decent person. Catherine Tate is the same. Painfully unfunny but in reality a very curvy, sexy woman and a fine straight actress.

[Sam Slater]

I'll be your agent & will only take 10%.

Don't worry about promo stuff. There's plenty of material in the archives on here to spread the word. This time next year.........

[max_tranmere]

You'll take 10%. That will be a good gig for you. You'll be a millionaire within a year! Hehe!

[Sam Slater]

That's the plan, Max!