Popular Post I am Rod Hull Posted 4 February 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 4 February 2021 1 minute ago, Jon the Hat said: Nish Kumar is a comedian? I`ve coughed up funnier things.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 12 minutes ago, Facecloth said: I would move the list round based on my opinions for sure, but then humour is subjective. This is based on just asking people opinions, they've recorded data. I mean it's not perfect, it all depends what bits they've shown the participants of the study, but I still thought it was interesting. I'd move Gilbert, Acaster, Gervais, Bridges up and Millican, Izzard, Kay, Kumar, Whitehall, Allen, and Bailey down. I don't mind Gamble, but maybe not top 5. Also a few that don't even get in the top 20 would for me. Stewart Lee, Jon Richardson, Sean Lock, Rob Beckett, and I might even include Jo Brand. Yeah Millican, Kumar, Allen wouldn't get in my list. Richardson, Beckett and Micky Flanagan would get in instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 Good to see Billy Connolly up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 Just now, WigstonWanderer said: Good to see Billy Connolly up there. Such a legend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 45 minutes ago, Facecloth said: Top 20 British comics, according to science. I amazed who's at number 5 https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/02/04/47771/jimmy_carr_is_the_funniest_british_comedian%2C_says_science Could be worse, at least Katherine Ryan ain’t on that list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 Just now, kingfox said: Could be worse, at least Katherine Ryan ain’t on that list. I quite enjoyed her show though, was it Duchess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 Just now, kingfox said: Could be worse, at least Katherine Ryan ain’t on that list. Not being British I guess might be a big barrier for her 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 3 minutes ago, Facecloth said: Not being British I guess might be a big barrier for her Well, shame she left Canada for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 1 hour ago, StanSP said: Micky Flanagan would get in instead. He wasn't just left out of this list, he was left out out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 12 minutes ago, Corky said: He wasn't just left out of this list, he was left out out. Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain King Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 (edited) Very few stand up comedians make me laugh, I tend to cringe watching stand up more than anything. I do like Kevin Bridges though. Saw Rhod Gilbert live too and he was good. Edited 4 February 2021 by Rain King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 2 hours ago, Facecloth said: You're a joke mate, genuinely one of the densest poster on here when it comes to politics 2 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: I wondered how long it would take before you brought out the "anyone who doesn't agree with me is dense" card. Bravo. Make sure you put it back in your wallet for next time, next to the "prejudging a news platform before it is even launched card" you got free in the Guardian. The classic 'left' trait of abusing people who think differently to them. Can never understand why they struggle so often in General Elections.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 14 minutes ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: The classic 'left' trait of abusing people who think differently to them. Can never understand why they struggle so often in General Elections.... Never thought I'd hear someone channeling Marjorie Taylor Greene on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 5 minutes ago, leicsmac said: Never thought I'd hear someone channeling Marjorie Taylor Greene on here. Are you suggesting I'm far right politically and a conspiracy theorist, like her? (You'd be wrong on both counts btw) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leicsmac Posted 5 February 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 5 February 2021 2 minutes ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: Are you suggesting I'm far right politically and a conspiracy theorist, like her? (You'd be wrong on both counts btw) Well, apparently she regrets buying into then now so maybe she's reformed... But anyway, no, I'm saying that playing the victim in the way you did above by inferring abuse for different thought is a uniquely "left" thing (and yes, that was the inference) is something that she would say and has said in the past, nothing more. As a journo, I'm sure you know how easy it is for unqualified remarks to be taken...out of context. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 4 hours ago, Facecloth said: Top 20 British comics, according to science. I amazed who's at number 5 https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/02/04/47771/jimmy_carr_is_the_funniest_british_comedian%2C_says_science Is this REAL? Surely not... "laugh per minute"... cant wait until we judge the ten greatest works of art, based on layers of paint and length of time spent looking at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nod.E Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 3 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: The classic 'left' trait of abusing people who think differently to them. Can never understand why they struggle so often in General Elections.... Unfortunately human beings have it in their nature to get short when they're not getting anywhere. What options remain when the other side of the conversation is beyond reasoning? Before you employ that line again, perhaps consider how this reflects on the right. In other news, I abused Arsenal for how awful they were earlier this season. Because they were. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: The classic 'left' trait of abusing people who think differently to them. Can never understand why they struggle so often in General Elections.... 9 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: Have no fear, GB News is coming, I have great faith that a Brexit supporting conservative may once again find themselves on TV to give their views. Just because it has barely happened in the past 5 years doesn't make it impossible! Don't worry you can stay in your echo chamber! You see this was the first real insult of the exchange, telling me I live in an echo chamber, after he had already insulted Nish Kumar (sort of). Is it any wonder the "left" can't win an election when the "right" are so ready to ignore facts..... Edited 5 February 2021 by Facecloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Rod Hull Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 17 hours ago, Facecloth said: Funnier and more politically aware than you'll ever be 8 hours ago, Facecloth said: You see this was the first real insult of the exchange, telling me I live in an echo chamber, after he had already insulted Nish Kumar (sort of). Is it any wonder the "left" can't win an election when the "right" are so ready to ignore facts..... You insulted him first. Stop gaslighting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 I find Nish Kumar far too on the nose, I guess it’s the same with most media that has mainstream appeal, you make things too layered or nuanced it’s not going to come across well with a larger audience that are settling down on a Friday evening. It comes across as the epitome of ‘orange man bad’ comedy. In terms of that more politically edged comedians I’ve always enjoyed Stewart Lee more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 10 minutes ago, Finnaldo said: I find Nish Kumar far too on the nose, I guess it’s the same with most media that has mainstream appeal, you make things too layered or nuanced it’s not going to come across well with a larger audience that are settling down on a Friday evening. It comes across as the epitome of ‘orange man bad’ comedy. In terms of that more politically edged comedians I’ve always enjoyed Stewart Lee more. I have very mixed feelings on Stewart Lee, but that's probably down to being a big Richard Herring fan. Used to love his stuff on the Comedy Vehicle (think that's what it was called, on BBC?) but I don't particularly like how he used to dig other comics out all the time, seemingly for his own ego boost. In terms of political comedy in general, I don't think many of them are particularly extreme left. In respect of the comics I watch/listen to, I get the impression that John Robins, Elis James James Acaster and the like are more Blairite than anything, but they'll still get stick from the kind of people that want Jim Davidson and Chubby Brown back on mainstream TV. Even the likes of Richard Osman come across as fairly central politically based on the odd tweet/comment on podcasts etc. Ultimately it's easier to create comedy against the establishment than in favour of it. If Labour ever do manage to get back in power (which feels almost impossible at the moment) I'm sure there will be an increase in voices like Geoff Norcott. However, if 'the right' are relying on Jim Davidson and that bald bloke from the 90s (not you @UpTheLeagueFox ) to fight their corner then I think they may be waiting a long time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 28 minutes ago, David Guiza said: I have very mixed feelings on Stewart Lee, but that's probably down to being a big Richard Herring fan. Used to love his stuff on the Comedy Vehicle (think that's what it was called, on BBC?) but I don't particularly like how he used to dig other comics out all the time, seemingly for his own ego boost I think that’s part of his act, there are clearly certain comedians he has issues with (one of his routines included reading an excerpt of Lee Mack’s autobiography that basically calls him a stuck-up Oxbridge snob) but I think the vast majority of it is meta-commentary, seeing as one of the more famous aspects of his routines is usually riffing on how the audience isn’t laughing at bits they should or aren’t smart enough to understand the greater narrative in a set, most the time it comes across to me as character-work as part of playing the bitter, semi-famous comedian who’s past his prime. That being said, I absolutely wouldn’t surprise me if he really was down-his-nose and a bit of an arse either 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nalis Posted 5 February 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 5 February 2021 Nish Kumar is the type of comedian who would claim people dont like him because they're offended by his political views when in reality, the reason most people dont like him is because he isnt funny whatsoever. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 20 minutes ago, Finnaldo said: I think that’s part of his act, there are clearly certain comedians he has issues with (one of his routines included reading an excerpt of Lee Mack’s autobiography that basically calls him a stuck-up Oxbridge snob) but I think the vast majority of it is meta-commentary, seeing as one of the more famous aspects of his routines is usually riffing on how the audience isn’t laughing at bits they should or aren’t smart enough to understand the greater narrative in a set, most the time it comes across to me as character-work as part of playing the bitter, semi-famous comedian who’s past his prime. That being said, I absolutely wouldn’t surprise me if he really was down-his-nose and a bit of an arse either Oh, yeah, there's certainly an element of that. It's not so much mocking the more established comedians, but some of the stuff he's put out there about the young and inexperienced ones. One of those comics where you have to take the rough with the smooth though I guess! Must be one of the few comics that has maintained a good reputation for 20 odd years too, which is no mean feat in recent times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
String fellow Posted 5 February 2021 Share Posted 5 February 2021 Today is, I believe, the only day this year when the day, date and month all start with the same letter of the alphabet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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