# Best comedians and cynical, insightful social commentators

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485 "2014-05-15T01:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485/41 "2018-11-14T20:54:56Z")

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You wan’t cynicism _and_ social commentary? You want Stewart Lee. Find his "[Comedy Vehicle"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZVyToUavY8) series if you can.

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**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485/42 "2018-11-14T22:59:27Z")

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Dara O Briain is very good on science and religion and illogic. And he’s funny as hell, too.

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