I’ve been obsessing on standup clips on youtube the last couple weeks. I’ve watched literally hundreds. Possibly in the thousand+ range. So far, thisis my favorite.
What are some others that stand above the rest?
Bill Bailey’s Kraftwerk hokey cokey:
(it comes in at about 1.50, though the rest is funny too)
From the UK:
Rhod Gilbert: Luggage Problems
Jimmy Carr: Fuck Buddies (NSFW, obviously) - this one’s less standup and more “how to completely destroy a heckler with wit and aplomb”
From Ireland:
Dylan Moran: Dissing Germany
George Carlin - A Modern man
Even at the end, he still had it.
Ricky Gervais takes the piss out of the Bible.
That’s the problem with modern life, not enough comic Theremin duets.
Took me a while to figure out what you were talking about. It comes in at about 2:50, and it’s the Hokey Pokey. At least in the U.S.; I’ve never heard it referred to as the Hokey Cokey.
This is a classic from the 1980’s. It is Bob Nelson’s football stand-up routine. It has aged well:
Ok, hard to pick a favorite here so instead, I just queued a string of Lewis Black. (NSFW on most of them)
I’ve always been quite fond of the Pachalbel Rant.
Stewart Lee, the 41st best stand-up comedian. I don’t know which clip to pick, but this one is pretty funny to me.
I’d never heard of this guy til recently - Brian Regan - just a very silly and funny routine
Eddie Izzard:
(Covered in bees): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo
(US vs UK films): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC3R6jOtUo
Tim Minchin’s story of Tony the Fish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DXl68NF_uI
John Pinette is a very funny fellow:
His bit on France and Italy is easily one of the funniest stand-up bits I’ve ever witnessed outside of Christopher Titus.
Speaking of Titus! I’d link to the full Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding act, but that’s probably not kosher. It’s easy enough to find, anyway.
Cool. I’m one of the few people who will admit to being a Titus fan.
I’m not usually a fan of this dude, but this bit is pretty effin funny,
I came to throw this one in the ring as well, so I guess I’ll give a hearty second. Dude’s from my hometown.