percy windham Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 Kitson is astonishing. Good to see another fan around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 Unsure about Jimmy Carr He has good material but just comes across as a smug @rse with a laugh like a constipated seal. I'm glad I've found someone else who thinks that guy has the most horrendous sounding laugh imaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 18 January, 2015 Author Share Posted 18 January, 2015 I'm glad I've found someone else who thinks that guy has the most horrendous sounding laugh imaginable. When I first heard his laugh I thought he was putting it on, but clearly not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 I'm glad I've found someone else who thinks that guy has the most horrendous sounding laugh imaginable. It's so annoying that you wouldn't want to say anything funny in front of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 Another vote for Kitson here. Happy to hear a new series of Inside No 9 is being filmed. The first series was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 Mel and Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 20 January, 2015 Share Posted 20 January, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgeman Posted 20 January, 2015 Share Posted 20 January, 2015 cannot abide keith Lemmon or Jimmy Carr. talentless ****s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 20 January, 2015 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2015 Don't try this at home kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 January, 2015 Share Posted 20 January, 2015 Mrs Browns Boys is possibly the least funny programme I've ever seen. Oh come on, when Miranda exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Went to see Stewart Lee last night. I haven't laughed so hard and often at a comedy show in my life. He's doing a sort of work in progress tour to perfect the next series of his show which will be on at the end of the year. If last night was anything to go by it will be well worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 I went to see Sean Lock over here a few weeks back. He's generally one of my favourite comedians, but it was awful. He used material I've heard him do years ago, nothing new at all and it all sounded very tired. I don't know why he made such little effort, it was obvious that most of the crowd would be there because they'd heard his stuff before, so I think everybody was familiar with most of the routine. Oddly he had Johnny Vaughan as his support. I'm not a big fan of his, but on the night he was so much fresher and more energetic that he went down far better than Sean Lock (yes, really). He was clearly pretty inexperienced and used sort of basic, obvious material, but he was funny. I can't imagine he'd ever get fair treatment from a British crowd though, just too much history of being annoying on TV and radio, shame, because he does have some potential as a stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Went to see Stewart Lee last night. I haven't laughed so hard and often at a comedy show in my life. He's doing a sort of work in progress tour to perfect the next series of his show which will be on at the end of the year. If last night was anything to go by it will be well worth a watch. Going to see him in June - got to squeeze Tim Vine in first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Frankie Boyle live was dreadfully unfunny. Rik Mayall and Micky Flanagan are the best I've seen live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Gutted today as I missed out on tickets for Henning Wehn at Southampton and Salisbury. I didn't realise he was on tour until too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Gutted today as I missed out on tickets for Henning Wehn at Southampton and Salisbury. I didn't realise he was on tour until too late He's doing a gig in my town later in the year - we'll probably go. We are so lucky with the number of quality comedians we get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Went to see Stewart Lee last night. I haven't laughed so hard and often at a comedy show in my life. He's doing a sort of work in progress tour to perfect the next series of his show which will be on at the end of the year. If last night was anything to go by it will be well worth a watch. Great to hear! He's far and away my favourite comedian - the "haven't laughed so hard and often" especially resonates. Seen him on every tour since he returned to stand-up; the next time will be THIS next January. It'll be the end of that current tour, but all 3 hours/6 'episodes' of the refined material. Pretty damn excited! I was too young to remember his work with Richard Herring on Fist of Fun, but got the Series 1 and 2 DVD for Christmas and it's held up remarkably well given it was first shown in 1995. In fact I reckon some of it's probably even funnier than it was at the time, given what's happened in the world and with them both since. Most of the stuff I can't stand has already been noted so I guess there's not much value in regurgitating the list. I'd argue that there are still worthy British sitcoms but they tend not to find the mainstream. That said, most of the sitcoms/comedy shows I've watched lately have been American: Modern Family; Archer; Arrested Development; Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Community... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Great to hear! He's far and away my favourite comedian - the "haven't laughed so hard and often" especially resonates. Seen him on every tour since he returned to stand-up; the next time will be THIS next January. It'll be the end of that current tour, but all 3 hours/6 'episodes' of the refined material. Pretty damn excited! I was too young to remember his work with Richard Herring on Fist of Fun, but got the Series 1 and 2 DVD for Christmas and it's held up remarkably well given it was first shown in 1995. In fact I reckon some of it's probably even funnier than it was at the time, given what's happened in the world and with them both since. Wow, that's some gig. He did 3 of the 6 half hour shows on Friday plus an encore that wasn't an encore which we didn't have to have if we didn't want it. Subjects covered were Islamiphobia, Urine and Nationalism. There were some truly confused audience members who had obviously heard of him from TV and gone along with friends only to spend their evening wondering where the jokes were! Hey Stu, is this section of the half hour just you making weird noises? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Don't try this at home kids! And of course Chris don't try kids at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Can I just say how delighted I am that James Corden is such a hit in America? It means they can f*cking keep him, the fat, talentless w*nker. The bloke makes me feel sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Can I just say how delighted I am that James Corden is such a hit in America? It means they can f*cking keep him, the fat, talentless w*nker. The bloke makes me feel sick. +1, although it's a bit soul-destroying for me because I used to really love TLLS when Craig Ferguson hosted it. Hope we see him back on TV soon in some capacity, he's brilliant. I am a huge Stewart Lee fan as well, really looking forward to seeing him come up to Edinburgh for the Fringe this summer. Looks like he's going to be here throughout most of August so may catch him a couple of times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Can I just say how delighted I am that James Corden is such a hit in America? It means they can f*cking keep him, the fat, talentless w*nker. The bloke makes me feel sick. I love to see a Brit doing well in the States. It's bloody hard to achieve, and is the opposite of talentless, even though his style may not be your kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 (edited) Really like David O'Doherty's live stuff too. Gets my vote. Saw him in Dublin 18 months ago. Ridiculously silly at times but some of it was genius. Could not stop singing later that night... Edited 30 March, 2015 by Bucks Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 I love to see a Brit doing well in the States. It's bloody hard to achieve, and is the opposite of talentless, even though his style may not be your kind of thing. The fact people think he's got an iota of talent deeply disturbs me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Just watching 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. I think the combination of Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and John Richardson works pretty well on a panel show. Reminds me of when Mark Lamarr used to host Buzzcocks with Bill Bailey and Phil Jupitus. Some comedians who I might not find funny individually work pretty well on panel shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 The fact people think he's got an iota of talent deeply disturbs me. Talent, comes in all shapes and forms. He's not particularly my kind of comedian, but any Brit having a go at making it in the States, has got a lot of respect from me. I wish him well. Sorry. Though I do think you need to set the bar a little higher for being disturbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Can I just say how delighted I am that James Corden is such a hit in America? It means they can f*cking keep him, the fat, talentless w*nker. The bloke makes me feel sick. I can't watch A League of Their Own without thinking it's just a sh*t version of They Think It's All Over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Listening to a lot of Tim Minchen at the moment - some amazing and original work in there. Not to everyones tastes I know but I like it a lot and he has some serious musical talent. Bought tickets to see Milton Jones at our local theatre , not sure how well his one liers will tranlate into an hour and a half but its only a mile away so seems daft not to go. We geta lot of comedians come to our pokey little town , go to as many as I can and there are usually a few nuggets to take awy from each, some more than others of course. Best i've seen there were Sean Locke and Dara. Most impressive bit about Daras stuff wasn't the 'go to stories' but the large chunks of banter back and forth with the front row. Brave comedy and a brilliant mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 I love to see a Brit doing well in the States. It's bloody hard to achieve, and is the opposite of talentless, even though his style may not be your kind of thing. I agree Lou, Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I agree Lou, Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell are brilliant. Ok, point well made. But there's still a part of me that feels pride even when they've done well. I just can't help it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 The fact people think he's got an iota of talent deeply disturbs me. Let's compare his co-written award winning comedy series with yours. If yours is better it will be good. He is not my favourite by a long way but does a decent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upwind Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I think some of the stuff he has done on A League of Their Own and the couple of bits he has done for Children in Need were pretty funny. I like the fact that he is quite self depricating and able to poke fun at anyone/ everyone - it's quite refreshing. OK, he can come across as a bit smug, but that doesn't put me off him... The fact that he can sing (reasonably), act, produce, write and present material displays that he has some talent............ IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I know a cameraman who has done a lot of work on itv. He says that of all the people he has worked with, James Cordon treated people the worst. Things like getting producers up against the wall, shouting inches from people's faces and saying things to the effect of "do you know who I am?" Sort of colours my view of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I heard the opposite - friends on the same plane to the states said he could not have been nicer to the air hostess's and signed autographs for all comers. Good luck to him. I like Brits doing well in the States. Comedians are like anything, they get too big and mainstream it makes them unfashionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I know a cameraman who has done a lot of work on itv. He says that of all the people he has worked with, James Cordon treated people the worst. Things like getting producers up against the wall, shouting inches from people's faces and saying things to the effect of "do you know who I am?" Sort of colours my view of him. Having met him a couple of times my experience was the complete opposite. A nicer bloke you couldn't wish to meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 Having met him a couple of times my experience was the complete opposite. A nicer bloke you couldn't wish to meet I expect he has a public and private persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I haven't met him, but I know people who live in the same village as Mr Tumble and apparently he's a right ****. He counts as a comedian right? He makes small children laugh at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 (edited) I know a cameraman who has done a lot of work on itv. He says that of all the people he has worked with, James Cordon treated people the worst. Things like getting producers up against the wall, shouting inches from people's faces and saying things to the effect of "do you know who I am?" Sort of colours my view of him. The cameraman that I know alleges that the deeply unpleasant prima-donna characteristics you describe are very common amongst successful entertainers; indeed, sadly, he maintains that those capable of displaying any form of humility, empathy or kindness towards others (outside of the public gaze) are very much in the minority. If true, it's quite interesting to speculate whether successful entertainers are genetically predisposed to be this way, or whether they become this way as a result of all those pundits blowing smoke up their backsides. Or maybe cameramen have just got it in for successful entertainers. Edited 31 March, 2015 by Halo Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edprice1984 Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 Comedy like Music is such a subjective thing that of course everyone is going to have their favourites etc. I have seen Jimmy Carr, Chris Addison, Russell Howard and they were all excellent. I was disappointed by Frankie Boyle, most of the material was stuff he had done on Mock the Week and I felt that he was almost holding back. I do enjoy watching the edgier comedy, stuff that is closer to the line but there is always a place for the 'middle of the road' stuff too. Peter Kay isn't quite as good as he was 10 or so years ago, I actually think he is better as a writer - Phoenix Nights and That Peter Kay Thing were works of genius. John Oliver also someone who I think is really good in both the stand up and TV world. Saying that Miranda is pretty awful, as is Mrs Brown (although I have found myself laughing out loud at the latter on occasion, I felt dirty afterwards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I haven't met him, but I know people who live in the same village as Mr Tumble and apparently he's a right ****. He counts as a comedian right? He makes small children laugh at the least. If you watch Mr Tumble as much as I have to these days I think you'd see that he's a very very talented actor who has a real handle on what makes small children adore him. My youngest grandchildren really do love him and he's done so much to promote Makaton sign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 Started reading comments from the start but soon came to the conclusion we all like different things in comedy. I would say McIntyre rules the world and bottom of the bin is Frankie Boyle. You can rank all others somewhere between those two extremes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I know a cameraman who has done a lot of work on itv. He says that of all the people he has worked with, James Cordon treated people the worst. Things like getting producers up against the wall, shouting inches from people's faces and saying things to the effect of "do you know who I am?" Sort of colours my view of him. No ****ing way? Met him and Jimmy Carr a number of times and both are very nice people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 No ****ing way? Met him and Jimmy Carr a number of times and both are very nice people. Afraid it happened. He also said he has a bit of a reputation in the industry. We went even talking about him at the time, more about celebrities in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 Afraid it happened. He also said he has a bit of a reputation in the industry. We went even talking about him at the time, more about celebrities in general. Disappointing, although doubt he'd be like that in the places I've met him. I tell you who is an utter knob everytime I've seen him. Jamie Oliver. Arrogant tosser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 If you watch Mr Tumble as much as I have to these days I think you'd see that he's a very very talented actor who has a real handle on what makes small children adore him. My youngest grandchildren really do love him and he's done so much to promote Makaton sign language. I've seen plenty of Mr Tumble in my time. In fact I was fortunate enough to see him perform live at a festival where a disconcertingly large amount of adults were going as crazy as the kids. I'm also aware of his work with Makaton. None of this however detracts from the possibility that he's a **** in real life! Mister Maker, on the other hand, is apparently the nicest bloke you could ever wish to meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I've seen plenty of Mr Tumble in my time. In fact I was fortunate enough to see him perform live at a festival where a disconcertingly large amount of adults were going as crazy as the kids. I'm also aware of his work with Makaton. None of this however detracts from the possibility that he's a **** in real life! Mister Maker, on the other hand, is apparently the nicest bloke you could ever wish to meet. He is a dead ringer for my son-in-law - FACT! So much so that his own sons were convinced Dad was on TV when they were little! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 Started reading comments from the start but soon came to the conclusion we all like different things in comedy. I would say McIntyre rules the world and bottom of the bin is Frankie Boyle. You can rank all others somewhere between those two extremes. I genuinely don't understand how anybody could possibly find michael mcintyre funny. I know it's all about personal taste and sense of humour, but I don't remember doing anything but cringe whenever I've seen his act. To me, he makes miranda hart seem like a comedy genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I genuinely don't understand how anybody could possibly find michael mcintyre funny. I know it's all about personal taste and sense of humour, but I don't remember doing anything but cringe whenever I've seen his act. To me, he makes miranda hart seem like a comedy genius. My parents love him which says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopper Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I genuinely don't understand how anybody could possibly find michael mcintyre funny. I know it's all about personal taste and sense of humour, but I don't remember doing anything but cringe whenever I've seen his act. To me, he makes miranda hart seem like a comedy genius. I agree. He seems to be under the delusion that shouting a lot, shaking his head a lot and walking about a lot is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 31 March, 2015 Share Posted 31 March, 2015 I agree. He seems to be under the delusion that shouting a lot, shaking his head a lot and walking about a lot is funny. Stewart Lee did a bit about observational comedians the other night, mimicking their funny walks and shouting jokes in attempt to extract humour from banal material. He was 100 times funnier than any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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