There are a bunch of comedy threads up right now, with people discussing what is/isn’t funny in them. In at least one of these threads several YouTube videos of funny bits from the comedian in question have been posted as an example of why said comic is funny. Someone else mentioned that it was great that we live in the age of YouTube where we can all go and see clips of this comedy
I thought that this would make for a fun thread topic if it was opened up to all comedians. Worst case, none of us agree on what is funny, best case we all have a few laughs. You get three links to prove that your favorite comedian (or the comedian you wish to champion) is actually funny.
I’ll go first and post clips of Eddie Izzard (lazy choice I know, but it’s what I was watching when I had the idea.)
My favorite comedian is Louis CK, but I haven’t yet met someone who dislikes him.
I’d try to champion Jeff Dunham, but the clips I want for him are buried in the middle of longer videos, and I can’t actually look at Youtube from work.
I absolutely love Lee & Herring, recently made it my mission to re-watch and re-listen to all their TV and radio shows and I have to say they’ve aged very well, just as funny, if not funnier than I remember.
But, I cannot watch Stuart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle though, it just isn’t that funny. Infact I find it cringingly awful as he tries to ‘cleverly’ take the piss out of his sycophantic audience who laughs at whatever shit he serves up.
Anyway, as USians are probably aware of Ricky gervais and Russell Brand here’s one of my favourites who they probably haven’t heard of, Al Murrsay, The Pub Landlord:
This is not a resounding endorsement of David Cross, but it is one of the funniest bits I have ever heard. I was in pain from laughing at it. Here’s hoping you can at least smile at it.
Just to get him at his funniest and most profane have some fun with Jim Jefferies - Religion (if you have trouble with blasphemy and nasty words, pass by on the other side).
