hypochondriac Posted 24 August, 2016 Share Posted 24 August, 2016 Wow - no 'Not Going Out' but a listing for Miranda? No Friday Night Dinner?. Some of the inclusions suggest a pseuds vote. No I'm Alan Partridge? Disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 24 August, 2016 Share Posted 24 August, 2016 Some of the inclusions suggest the poll was a "pick from this list" thing. People spontaneously suggested Raised by Wolves and Bad Education? Surprised Count Arthur Strong so high but it was one of the few sitcoms recently that actually make physically laugh. Unlike other recent sitcoms I really like - Catastrophe, Toast, Dectectorists, Fleabag - that are pleasant/clever/well written but not actually hilarious. Detectorists is a joy. So tucked away though and I missed it and so came to it late. Should be on Beeb4 so much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 24 August, 2016 Share Posted 24 August, 2016 No I'm Alan Partridge? Disgraceful. Yeah agree although was it this century? Although Mid Morning Matters should be in their anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 24 August, 2016 Share Posted 24 August, 2016 Yeah agree although was it this century? Although Mid Morning Matters should be in their anyway First series was definitely late 90s, second definitely early 00s. Should be in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 24 August, 2016 Share Posted 24 August, 2016 Yeah agree although was it this century? Although Mid Morning Matters should be in their anyway Pretty sure season two was about 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 27 September, 2016 Share Posted 27 September, 2016 Some of the inclusions suggest the poll was a "pick from this list" thing. People spontaneously suggested Raised by Wolves and Bad Education? Surprised Count Arthur Strong so high but it was one of the few sitcoms recently that actually make physically laugh. Unlike other recent sitcoms I really like - Catastrophe, Toast, Dectectorists, Fleabag - that are pleasant/clever/well written but not actually hilarious. I find count arthur strong utterly unlistenable. He was quite funny as jilted john though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 27 September, 2016 Share Posted 27 September, 2016 I was watching Cats does Countdown at the weekend. Normally it's a pretty good show but the 'comedian' they had in dictionary corner this week was dreadful. Some guy with goofy fake teeth and a wig, who's routine was basically just shouting utter nonsense in a silly high pitched voiced. Bill Hicks would be turning in his grave. There are some other wastes of airtime on there too, like Rosin Conaughty. Oddly enough, I find her very funny, especially in that improvisational scenario. Lucy Porter is also excellent nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 27 September, 2016 Share Posted 27 September, 2016 I find count arthur strong utterly unlistenable. He was quite funny as jilted john though. You're thinking of Graham Fellowes, playing John Shuttleworth. Different person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 4 October, 2016 Share Posted 4 October, 2016 (edited) Don't venture away from the Saints board much but have been reading through all these pages and pleased that the last post wasn't months/years ago! I'm a big fan of Mark Watson, not sure he's been mentioned - tends to meander through his act rather than 'telling jokes'. His radio show featuring Tim Minchin & Tim Key is also pretty good (not quite as good as the Ricky Gervais (Karl Pilkington) shows though...) Funny how some people are hilarious on panel shows, tv shows or snippets but an entire DVD is underwhelming - I am enough of a fan of Jack Dee and Jon Richardson to buy their DVDs but neither were as good as I'd hoped! David Mitchell may be the funniest person on panel shows in my book, him & Lee Mack are an excellent pairing on 'Would I Lie To You?', even if it is a fairly 'soft' show. As the thread is about unfunny comedians (I agree about Corden & Lemon)... How about Shappi Khorsandi? Jokes about being a woman and being Iranian, but the common theme being that none of the jokes are funny. Edited 4 October, 2016 by mrfahaji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 14 August, 2020 Share Posted 14 August, 2020 God Miranda......... Seems to think that anything she says or falls over is hilarious as she looks like a trans basketball player (huge respect to trans people I add) never seen an un funnier series!... Add reeves & Mortimer, Noel Fielding, Sarah millican & Michael McIntyre to the criminally unfunny list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 14 August, 2020 Share Posted 14 August, 2020 "I think anyone with an X in their user name is a bit of a plum" (Hey, this subjective judgementalness is actually easier than it looks... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 14 August, 2020 Share Posted 14 August, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mr X said: God Miranda......... Seems to think that anything she says or falls over is hilarious as she looks like a trans basketball player (huge respect to trans people I add) never seen an un funnier series!... Add reeves & Mortimer, Noel Fielding, Sarah millican & Michael McIntyre to the criminally unfunny list Sarah Millican is hilariously unfunny. Saw her at Jongleurs 15+ years ago, and she's coming out with the same shite lines now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 14 August, 2020 Share Posted 14 August, 2020 5 minutes ago, egg said: Sarah Millican is hilariously unfunny. Saw her at Jongleurs 15+ years ago, and she's coming out with the same shite lines now. Yeah she seems to have made a career out of people thinking it's interesting cos it's delivered in a Geordie accent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 14 August, 2020 Share Posted 14 August, 2020 Sarah Millican - fantastic comedian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 She must have inherited it from her father Spike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 Nobody comes anywhere close to being as unfunny as Nish Kumar. The only things remotely funny about him are his face, and his belief that he is a comedian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 (edited) I went to see Sarah Millican two years ago. went home at the interval - very unfunny. Nish Kumar - Very unfunny. Shappi Khorsandi - very unfunny I like Sean Lock, Peter Kay, Sarah Pascoe amongst others. I saw Trevor Noah on Telly the other day, really had me in stitches Edited 15 August, 2020 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 I don’t know if anyone else watches 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown but there was a comedian on last week who suffered from cerebral palsy. I don’t want to be cruel and I do admire her for not letting it stop her but it really was painfully awkward to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 1 hour ago, Lighthouse said: I don’t know if anyone else watches 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown but there was a comedian on last week who suffered from cerebral palsy. I don’t want to be cruel and I do admire her for not letting it stop her but it really was painfully awkward to watch. It pains me to say it, but I'm the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 1 hour ago, Lighthouse said: I don’t know if anyone else watches 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown but there was a comedian on last week who suffered from cerebral palsy. I don’t want to be cruel and I do admire her for not letting it stop her but it really was painfully awkward to watch. It wouldn’t be so bad if I could work out what she’s saying half the time. And on the subject of unfunny comedians and 8 out of 10 cats, Jon Richardson gets my vote. It’s painful to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 8 minutes ago, Trader said: It wouldn’t be so bad if I could work out what she’s saying half the time. And on the subject of unfunny comedians and 8 out of 10 cats, Jon Richardson gets my vote. It’s painful to watch. Yep, Jon Richardson is awful. Up there with Dara O'Briain and Harry Hill as clever blokes having a crack at comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 Love Jon Richardson. Fantastic comedian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 Just now, trousers said: Love Jon Richardson. Fantastic comedian Good for you Trousers. This opinion thing isn't for you is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 15 August, 2020 Share Posted 15 August, 2020 8 hours ago, trousers said: Love Jon Richardson. Fantastic comedian Got to be a good bloke, he went to Lancaster Royal Grammer School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 16 August, 2020 Share Posted 16 August, 2020 4 hours ago, badgerx16 said: Got to be a good bloke, he went to Lancaster Royal Grammer School. Let’s hope that he learned to spell grammar there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 16 August, 2020 Share Posted 16 August, 2020 7 hours ago, Trader said: Let’s hope that he learned to spell grammar there. He can, I wasn't reading what I typed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 16 August, 2020 Share Posted 16 August, 2020 2 hours ago, badgerx16 said: He can, I wasn't reading what I typed. Of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 16 August, 2020 Share Posted 16 August, 2020 Frasier was good but I wouldn’t name a school after him, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 17 August, 2020 Share Posted 17 August, 2020 Jon Richardson is alright. What annoys me a bit is the closed shop which TV comedy has become. You need the right agent or friends to get a look in. There's loads of great comics about, some who are far funnier than some of the people that turn up on panel shows week after week. Paul McCaffrey has been putting on some decent shows around Winchester during lockdown. He's very good and has booked some big names too. Romesh was there a couple of weeks ago (not a massive fan of but he is a huge name) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 17 August, 2020 Author Share Posted 17 August, 2020 I need to add Russell Howard to my list. Terminally unfunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 August, 2020 Share Posted 17 August, 2020 Love Russell Howard. Very funny (despite being a tad left wing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 17 August, 2020 Share Posted 17 August, 2020 Not sure he's technically a comedian (although he does try to be funny) but John Oliver annoys the hell out of me. For those who don't know he's the one who does "Last Week Tonight" on Sky. I should be inclined to agree with him on most things given I'm a bit of a leftie but he shows such intolerance for anyone on the other side of the argument that it's hard not to despise him. Thing is a lot of what comes out of the programme is really interesting but John Oliver himself is a very unfunny and hypocritical host. Trevor Noah does a very similar show but does it infinitely better. Bill Maher is starting to grate as well and I used to really like him - think it might be that their opposition to Trump has made them far more polemical than funny. For that matter chuck in Frankie Boyle - was funny but now isn't most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 17 August, 2020 Share Posted 17 August, 2020 3 hours ago, The Cat said: Paul McCaffrey has been putting on some decent shows around Winchester during lockdown. He's very good and has booked some big names too. Romesh was there a couple of weeks ago (not a massive fan of but he is a huge name) Thanks, didn't realise that. I'll take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 18 August, 2020 Share Posted 18 August, 2020 Jim Davidson mainly because he's a fascist twat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint WGC Posted 19 August, 2020 Share Posted 19 August, 2020 Lee Hurst used to irritate me on They Think It's All Over, even when he said something funny, he ruined it by overdoing the joke! I really like Rhod Gilbert both in stand up and on Work Experience but my all time fav that I saw live was the late Mike Reid, he was just brilliant and very very funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 19 August, 2020 Share Posted 19 August, 2020 9 hours ago, Saint WGC said: ....... the late Mike Reid, he was just brilliant and very very funny! "I took my car into a Jewish garage and asked them to Simonize it. They cut 2 inches off the exhaust pipe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 (edited) I see nish Kumar has a show aimed at the US. So, Kumar and Corden represent our comedy over there? 🤪 Edited 20 August, 2020 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 31 minutes ago, Batman said: I see nish Kumar has a show aimed at the US. So, Kumar and Corden represent our comedy over there? 🤪 To be fair, American 'humor' is pretty basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 Love Kumar and Corden. Very funny guys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 40 minutes ago, trousers said: Love Kumar and Corden. Very funny guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 1 hour ago, trousers said: Love Kumar and Corden. Very funny guys I’d get a coronavirus test if I were you, your sense of taste is definitely impeded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 (edited) Not sure I'd count Corden as a comedian. He's more a comedy actor/presenter because he doesn't do actual stand up. Kumar's hit and miss but I wouldn't pay to watch him live. Edited 20 August, 2020 by The Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 Doug Stanhope is playing the Guildhall next year for anyone else who likes to laugh, wince and possibly be appalled all at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 8 hours ago, The Cat said: Doug Stanhope is playing the Guildhall next year for anyone else who likes to laugh, wince and possibly be appalled all at the same time. No way! I need to check that out. Stanhope is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 Probably better on the Brexit thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 23 minutes ago, benjii said: No way! I need to check that out. Stanhope is awesome. It was supposed to be October but has been put back. Can't remember when to. I saw him in Pompey years ago. Half the crowd didn't know whether to be offended or laugh. It was so funny I was crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 There's a Stanhope clip for most of the threads in the Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 August, 2020 Share Posted 20 August, 2020 17 minutes ago, benjii said: There's a Stanhope clip for most of the threads in the Lounge. Hopefully this tour will see him do 10 minutes on the issue of fishing rights in UK waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 August, 2020 Share Posted 21 August, 2020 8 hours ago, The Cat said: Hopefully this tour will see him do 10 minutes on the issue of fishing rights in UK waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 25 August, 2020 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2020 On 17/08/2020 at 11:52, trousers said: Love Russell Howard. Very funny (despite being a tad left wing) I might have got my Russell’s mixed up. Perhaps I meant Russell Kane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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