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Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:48 pm
by fannmore
Paul Merton?
Scots guy with glasses and crewcut?
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:51 pm
by Pervert
Frankie Boyle? From Mock The Week? Some of the stuff he comes out with is absolutely outrageously funny.
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:51 pm
by colonel
Jennifer Saunders
John Cleese
The Top Gear boys
Not many more.
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:59 pm
by fannmore
Frankie Boyle...that's the one.
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:49 pm
by nothingman
Harry Hill
Eddie Izzard
Richard Pryor
Al Murray (Pub landlord)
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:52 pm
by Bob Singleton
colonel wrote:
> Jennifer Saunders
> John Cleese
> The Top Gear boys
>
> Not many more.
The Top Gear boys??? This thread is about best comedians, not the biggest (stale) joke on TV!!!!
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:45 am
by mrmcfister
Al Murray...
Gordon Brown?
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:21 am
by Deano!
He's not with us anymore, but I thought Spike Milligan never lost touch with his comic ability. Some say he almost single handedly invented modern 'Goon/Python' style comedy.
I remember John Cleese saying how when Python were in talks to make their first TV shows, Ian McNaughton showed them some old Milligan tapes of his early 'Q' series which never made it to air (due to the head of BBC comedy having no sense of humour). Cleese said he was amazed to find that Milligan had done pretty much exactly what Monty Python were planning a few years ahead of them.
Apparently, after an argument between Milligan and the BBC, his early 'Q' tapes were destroyed on the orders of some petty minded wanker. He resumed the 'Q' series in the late 70's which were great, although these days, much of the material would be deemed racist, sexist, xenophobic, intolerant etc.
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:02 am
by Mike_CFC
Al Murray
Lee Evans
And from across the pond,Chris Rock.Even though he does think he's Eddie Murphy
Re: Comedians who ARE funny
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:08 am
by stripeysydney
The other 'good un' as well as Chris Rock is Dave Chappell, funny as f**k and very, very perceptive.