Stand-Up Comedy

[StoutAndAle]

Horrendous. Gay comedians and musicians were amazing when their lifestyle was underground. Now it's all the rage and it's just so fuking boring. To still be talking about the way Christians react to homosexuality in 2020 really shows how little material you actually have. Old, tired jokes that have been told 5 million times. Remember watching Julian Clary back as a kid? He was sharp as fuck and knew how to tell a joke, knew how to time things. Hannah there is just talking..talking bollox. Unfunny bollox too. Is it a sign of how utterly retarded portions of society have become or what is it?

Jesus, yeah - Julian Clary live was something else - as sharp as a razor (or gay blade, if you wish) -  so quick off the mark when he did his crowd-work section and his prepared gags were brilliant too.

"Unfunny Bollox" should be the name of Gadsby's next show. But it'll probably be called "Trans Cardigan Of Shoreditch" or something.

Speaking of all things Muhammadeen, this has to be one of Lee's greatest moments. The "what a jaded, jaded man" part regularly pops into my head and has me in stitches every time:

Not the sort of man you'd agree to organise a surprise party for...

I saw that Stewart Lee set twice - once as a work in progress thing and again for the fully fledged "A Room With A Stew/Carpet Remant World" tour. At the WIP show he stopped in the middle of that section to tell a few of the hipster cats at one table that nobody would think any less of them if they laughed - unless they were there to write a review for The Telegraph.

[Carnage]

I just watched Louis CK's comeback special there, pretty so-so. His last one wasn't great either, but he really seemed to be forcing it on this one. I wonder has his getting 'cancelled' taken the sting out if his tail..

[Kurt Cocaine]

Had the absolute pleasure of being in the company of Aidan Killian last night.
What a beautiful and humourous storyteller...

https://youtu.be/Cw1x4R8DZgA

[The Heretic]

lethal..

https://youtu.be/QbtOx5AKN7I

[CorkonianHunger]

Revisiting Limmy in every format a lot the last few weeks.

[StoutAndAle]

Revisiting Limmy in every format a lot the last few weeks.

"Limmy's Show" was brilliant. A lot of people who I've showed it to over the years absolutely hated it. Some of the sketches and bits were inspired. The Yoker thing with Dee Dee and the oul lad in the nightclub "I miss yer maw, son" are standouts.

He strikes me as a very depressed soul though. I'm listening to his autobiography on Audible currently.

[StoutAndAle]

Watched Mike Binder's new 5-part series about LA's famed club - The Comedy Store - over the past week or two. There was a comedian featured on it that I have never heard of - Brian Holtzman - shit, this guy is funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU96iNBNlSA

[CorkonianHunger]

Revisiting Limmy in every format a lot the last few weeks.

"Limmy's Show" was brilliant. A lot of people who I've showed it to over the years absolutely hated it. Some of the sketches and bits were inspired. The Yoker thing with Dee Dee and the oul lad in the nightclub "I miss yer maw, son" are standouts.

He strikes me as a very depressed soul though. I'm listening to his autobiography on Audible currently.

Yep most Ive showed to find it very odd or too straight forward. I showed a few the Dee Dee stuff and they just found it depressing. Something about it is genius, especially through the Scottish accent. I wouldn't be one for watching streamers but some of the highlights of him playing are gas, he really nails some characters well. Must read his short stories too.

[Ollkiller]

Limmys Show is genius. Falcon Hoof, Dee Dee and Jacqueline (I'm fucking clean) McCafferty are some of the best comic creations ever.

[Carnage]

The sketch where he's showing the guy around the desolate suburb is genius, can't find it at the moment. I think it's in season 2.

I have to be in the mood for him, if not he's depressing alright.

See also: Bournistoun.

[livingabortion]

Jim Jefferies only has a few good routines but this is one, he's absolutely right:

https://youtu.be/0rR9IaXH1M0

https://youtu.be/a9UFyNy-rw4 



Some Good Oneliner Comedian:

https://youtu.be/8BRn5ic0nss

https://youtu.be/tiGag5emLJg

https://youtu.be/-oWR2ZSF3iY

[open face surgery]

https://archive.org/details/Norm_Macdonald_Live/

You need to sign up but all Norm's podcasts are there. Also, his reddit page is cool for all the old SNL stuff he did. Haven't paid attention to anyone in ages.

[livingabortion]

The 'I'm Not Norm' channel on YouTube has some great stuff.

[open face surgery]

Yup, them fuckers even sling merch on the channel. For anyone interested the podcasts are actually watchable episodes just called a podcast.

[CorkonianHunger]

Norm is a genius in my eyes. I never not laugh at his stuff, intentional or not. The older he's gotten the better too.