UK comedians

Stewart Lee is the best and no one is close.

LOL HE SWORE IN A FOREIGN ACCENT ISNT THAT SO FUNNY?????

Stewart Lee and who else?

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>inb4 not british
kys yourselves

Jimmy Carr
Frankie Boyle
Tim Vine
Bill Bailey
David Mitchell

Just off the top of my head.

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OP here, fucked it up. British comedians, obviously. Irish comedians allowed.

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>>85026937

>>85027288
met tim vine in a pub in sutton a couple of years ago. it was on karaoke night. i sang ruby tuesday. forgot what he sang.

>>85027154
this

>>85028313
one of his best bits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlN9o3g-yuA

>>85026937
HA HA HAaaaa

>>85026937
>one of the best at dealing with hecklers

eeeh, not really, he uses prepared jokes with no context to the heckler most of the time

it's efficient though

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Step aside plebs.

>>85028457
Yeah, he has them all stored that's true. But he has a lot of them, all good, and one for every occasion. When you heckle Jimmy Carr, you're going to get dealt with.

>>85028399
That fucking laugh. He never used to do that early on, it just suddenly appeared. He's said that's how he's always laughed and that he was too shy to do it when he started out on telly but I'm not sure. Feels more like a showbiz laugh, not genuine.

Vic and Bob, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, Sean Lock, David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry,

I'm guessing you mean stand up,
Him >>85027256 (Dylan Moran), Monty Pythons, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Black Adder), Billy Connolly and Dave Allen.
Ricky Gervais is fine when he is not talking about the religion. He's sounds like sucha autsitic 3edgy5me fedora when he does it. Dave Allen's bits mentionning religion are funny as fuck tho.
>>85026937
Jimie Carr is fuck annoying.

>>85027288
>Frankie Boyle
So fucking overrated. Relies mostly on shock value.

>>85029317
Not restricted to stand-up. I really enjoy David Mitchell for example but he doesn't do stand-up, just panel shows and sitcoms.

>>85029300
Great taste man.

>Matt Berry
This guy is so underrated. Toast of London is a piece of art. Also his voice is incredible. Berry should be a lot more famous than he is.

>>85029178
he just makes the same [slight reference to heckle] + I shagged your mom in the bum - in 9/10 cases.

What is wrong with Jimmy carr's laugh AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOO

Can't stand the cunt

>>85027288
Boyle was good on Mock the Week. Since he left he became shit tier though.

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I know that it gets a lot of flack on here but does anyone else miss the old Mock the Week line-up? Again I know most people on here don't like the guys but whenever I see a recent episode and Hugh is the only one left, it's kind of depressing and I miss the old days, even if they weren't as good as I remember.

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Get yer panel show shite off here, this is now a Limmy thread

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>>85026937

I was told on a bunch podcasts how good he should be, but I really need subs to even try understand him.

English, is not my first language.

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>>85030038
E C K I E S
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>>85029922
Mock the Week used to be great entertainment and had some great comedy moments. Gone down the drain since Boyle left though. Watching the current series is like torture.

>>85030104
It's not my first language either, but you get used to it. I understand Frankie fine now, same as Kevin Bridges.

>>85030038
>>85030146
What I'd give to see a panel with Limmy, Kevin Bridges and Boyle

>>85027256
he's from Ireland, not British

>>85028245
he's from Ireland, not British

What's your opinion on observational comedy?

>>85031021
I don't get the hate it gets, lotta people think it's cheap laughs or whatever but a laugh's a laugh
It should be good observational comedy though, there's lots of shite out there

>>85029300
Vic and Bob are amazing, wish they'd do some more Shooting Stars.

>>85027154
>>85026982
Post his best set

He's a fucking hack dont know what you see in him

>>85026982
>DUDE GAY SPACE MICE LMAO
What the fuck is this
https://youtu.be/XkCBhKs4faI

>>85030038
Limmy's Raymond Day is one of the best comedy characters ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDdopOhx5Aw

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>>85032059
They've got a one off 'Big Night Out' out later in the year.

>>85032434
Fuck me, are you serious? Hyped for that! Let's hope something comes from it, like a full series or more Shooting Stars.

>>85029300
>I only watch celebrity panel shows

>>85032736
I've never seen Matt Berry on a panel show

>>85026937
>>>/sp/

>>85032736
Panel shows are the only good form of British comedy

>>85026937
I think he's funny, but he picks on Scotland too much.
I'm not even Scottish and I get annoyed when he does

>>85030038
SHES TURNED THE WEENS AGAINST US

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

BASED MANNING

>>85029465
>Unhand me Holy man!

Everyone's always going on about Stephen Fry being a nonce and that it's only a matter of time before we get another Jimmy Saville shitstorm, but what about Jimmy Carr?
I bet he picked up some of those kids from Mitchell Brook Primary School, the way he keeps talking about them on BFQOTY

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>>85032597
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-18/vic-and-bob-return-to-bbc2-for-big-night-out-special

Bob has tweeted a few photos of them in costumes for the sketches. Plus he's on the next series of Taskmaster.

>>85032285
Jesus Christ I thought my computer was broken when he kept repeating the same thing over and over.

>>85033614
Fuck are you on about?

>>85034096
Good stuff, good stuff. Love a bit of Vic and Bob, either together or on single appearances. Bob might be my favourite WILTY guest

>>85026937
Billy Connelly is the best stand-up to come out of the United Kingdom

THAT IS ALL

>>85034214
Between WILTY, the sketches he's done with Matt Berry for the iPlayer and Athletico Mince, his career has had a bizarre resurgence in the last few years. Makes the BBC cancelling House of Fools look even more fucking mental too.

>>85033917
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JryH4CJzO2E

Johnny Vegas t b h

>>85034508
I recently found out that's not even his name. That entire thing is a character. He's upper-middle class. Was I the only one who never even thought it was a character?

>>85034758
How much of a character is it though, like coogan to partridge? Is there any footage of him out of character?

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>>85034158

>>85035073
Maybe a written interview somewhere, but nothing on film I think.
Basically it turns out he isn't a major alcoholic working class disaster, it's all an act. His real name is Michael Joseph Pennington for fuck's sake. It really threw me.

>>85026937
Hard mode: Women only

>>85035292
that's racist

>>85027256
One of my favourites. Saw him live, had a sore face from laughing so much.

>>85035292
Miranda Hart :)

>>85035292
The current generation of female comedians are shite. French and Saunders were good, so was Catherine Tate.

But all these new female comedians can't seem to get it into their heads that they can talk about OTHER things than "being a woman" or "liking cake" or "periods". They're doing it to themselves. Talk about anything, like male comedians do. Funny anecdotes, observational comedy, good routines. But they all make a point of being female by talking about exclusively female problems etc, when they really don't need that to be funny. Just write jokes and routines like every comedian does.

>>85036147
>so was Catherine Tate.
k fag

>>85035985
I saw him live once too, it was amazing. There was some heckling going on which was incredibly annoying and Moran was obviously angry and so was the audience. But apart from that, I laughed so, so much.

I fucking hate drunk hecklers. I've paid good money and set aside time to see a comedian and this pissed fuckhead just shouts random shit at the comedian, ruining the pace of the show and the experience in general of the entire audience.

Does anyone else listen to the Richard Herring Leicester Square Theatre Podcast?

>>85036147
I don't think I've ever seen an Arab or Indian comedian talk about anything but being an Arab or an Indian. I'll never understand why they don't just do something original. They're basically stereotyping themselves

Kevin Bridges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkpyd2lr4dI

>>85035128
Ah, got it

>>85036505
In my top three WILTY stories, absolutely amazing.
The others are from Bob Mortimer I think.

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>>85027256
absolutely.

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>>85036505
>There's Guy A and, Guy... Dimitri

>>85034758
kek, it's never been a secret or anything.

I see a lot of people complaining about him derailing things on QI and why do they let him on, I wonder if they don't know it's a character.

I'd recommend listening to his appearance on rhlstp, he talks at some length about seperating himself from johnny, and is pretty funny overall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJpVOfUg9N8

>>85035239
>>85035073
I met him irl when I was younger. His ex wife kitty used to be friends with my mum so we got invited to his bday party when they were together. He had a really nice house, drank alot but seemed like he could handle it ( I was 10 though so idk) and just generally seemed like a cool guy

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Evening.
Is satire welcome?

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shoes

>>85036874
>>85036951
That's what surprised me so much, I felt like an idiot. I've watched him do stand-up, hosting stuff, panel shows, that sitcom where he deals drugs, but I'd never actually googled him.
I was honestly amazed that it's all a facade. I used to watch him on stuff like QI and wonder if I should laugh at him or feel sorry for him, what with those random outbursts and cries for help. Turns out, all an act. Well, you fooled me, Pennington.

>>85037238
I was going to post that a while ago but it seems to have disappeared from youtube. I definitely remember that putting in "female comedian shoes" on youtube, that was the top result.
Anyone have a link to it, maybe from another website? I love a bit of cringe.

>ctrl+f
>no Mickey Flanagan

Come on people, he's great

>>85037607
She's worked hard to erase it from the internet, however, this is still up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m595hMxXou0

>>85026937
I used to really like Vic and Bob, but they're not around that much these days. Paul Whitehouse too.

>>85027154
is that the guy who insulted braveheart in scotland?

>>85036147
That was sort of the point of the question. It's impressive the amount of female comedians they shove into panels nowadays and they're all pretty horrible. You get ^10 more fun out of women in panels that aren't comedians because they're not trying too hard. I don't think I'm being despondent here but there's only one chick where I go "that's cool she's on" and it Aisling (who herself is often trying to hard but it sorta works).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_6SaqVQSw

>>85033614
nice

>>85036147
>French and Saunders
GOAT

>>85037047
yes he is based. his work with Peter Cook is under rated insanity

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>>85034431
House of fools was mint. Just for Matt Berry's musical entrances.

And pic related

>>85036147
Some of the best female comedy with a lot of females in it is

French and Saunders
Keeping up Appearances
Vicar of Dibley
Absolutely Fabulous
Green Wing
Drop the Dead Donkey
Spaced
Dinnerladies
Smack the Pony

>>85038079
They're slowly becoming more prominent these days. They're touring, and they appear on panel shows regularly and stuff. Still think they deserve more attention. I'll say it one more time, bring back Shooting Stars!

>>85029466
This one was gold though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAIoZNK794

>>85038141
>You get ^10 more fun out of women in panels that aren't comedians because they're not trying too hard.
Good point actually. I generally enjoy a woman on a panel show more when she's not a comedian (ergo, trying so hard). Could be a presenter, actress, anything. I think I got more laughs off "random female MP of the week" on HIGNFY than off of professional female comedians.

>>85038389
>Spaced
That is such a masterpiece. I can re-watch that endlessly, it's extremely good.

>>85029466
This he even asked the audience to heckle him then got pissed and snapped at him was hilarious. I did enjoy him having the piss taken out about that whole tax dodging thing for the couple months.

Are there any good Brit comedians? Seems like they all try so hard to be smart or weird and it all falls flat desu.

>>85037047
ARISE. SIR NEWS.

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>>85039582
>bring back Shooting Stars!
>it's been nearly 10 years since they brought it back last time

>>85039841
>I did enjoy him having the piss taken out about that whole tax dodging thing for the couple months.
He took it like a champ. Obviously he was very carefully briefed and advised on how to deal with that whole scandal. But basically, whenever someone takes the piss out of him about tax he just quietly nods his head, as I'm sure he was told to do. But he doesn't shy away from it either and often makes a comment when tax evasion comes up, saying how it's a slippery slope etc.

He somehow got away with it perfectly. No one seems to care and he's still on telly and on tour all the time. Must be quite a good team behind him, because this could've killed his career stone dead.

>>85039955
I hope the recent surge of popularity will finally makes the BBC see sense and commission more Shooting Stars.

Has there been any good British comedy in the past 10 years?

I can't think of any show or comedian that started after 2007 that's really good.

I feel like there's a difference between good stand ups and people who are good on panel shows.

There is some cross over for the masters, like Sean Locke or Ross Noble, but I wouldn't want to see Limmy on a panel show. I think he was on HIGNFY and it was clear he needed material and wasn't so great at the spontaneous stuff.

Paul Foot's another one, I think. Stunning and hilarious stand up, not so great when generally entertaining.

>>85041215
I liked PhoneShop.

>>85041215
not comedy with a captial K but Inside Number 9 is criminally underwatched/underappreciated

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engsharias BTFO

>>85041259
Is Limmy even a standup?

>>85038389
It really has been all downhill since 98 or so. It'd be cool if woman comics could talk about stuff other than being a woman

>>85041215
Toast of London.

>>85041754
>Inside Number 9
I would go as far as to say this is one of the best series in existence. And good job from the BBC to recommission it even though the ratings are terrible. Quality over quantity. I honestly can't describe how much I love Inside no. 9.
The writing is amazing, the premise gives the freedom of setting it anywhere, any time as each episode is standalone. It's hilarious and unnerving in a way no show has done before and every episode is completely original. I'm sounding like a stupid fanboy, I know, but I just can't stress enough how amazing it is.

>>85041259
There's definitely a difference between stand-up and panel shows. I know it's all controversial and stuff but I really enjoy Michael McIntrye's stand-up DVDs, but whenever he's on a panel show or even an interview, you can seem him trying to push a bit of his stand-up routine in. He's good when he's doing a rehearsed set of routines, but not good at being off-the-cuff.

Some comedians are brilliant at both, but you often see that some need prepared material and can't work with live comedy and bouncing off each other and stuff. I love David Mitchell but I don't think he'd be a good stand-up. I enjoy his sketches and his personality and rants etc, but I doubt he'd be much good doing a 90 minute gig of prepared routines.

I only really like stewlee

Lee's a hack and people who pretend to enjoy his comedy are just trying to appear superior and condescending towards other people's tastes because they "get it" while others don't. While in reality, even Stewart Lee doesn't know what the fuck he's on about

>>85041215
inside number nine m8

>>85030038
DeeDee is comedic genius and I hate that I can't show it my foreign friends since his accent is too thick.

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>>85042348
This guy fucking gets it
that's not Ian

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The original edgelord

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>>85034096
>>85032434

Fucking based

>>85030038
WRONG WAY DOWN A ONE WAY STREEET
Yer ferther wud be proud

>>85044419
You always know a twist is coming but it always sneaks up behind you and snatches you. Last series' finale with the art exhibition was great. Could easily make a movie out of it.
And the Christmas Special ending up being a snuff film and the dialogue being between the director and a detective, instead of it being a director's commentary
Shearsmith and Pemberton are geniuses.

>>85041975
>Not recognising that Boyle is a "A DIFFERENT SCOTLAND IS POSSIBLE" believer

>>85039582
Catterick should come back. So fucking weird but awesome.

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What happened to him?

>>85029300
>Matt Berry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDbb7-dn9A

Romesh Ranganathan, Bill bailey. Richard ayoade

>>85034016
I could see this. The showbiz cover, the creepy appearance and haunting laugh. No mortuary child corpse fucking or anything but he's definitely done some shit

>>85044981
>Romesh
You baiting? I actually enjoy him on panel shows but I've never found someone who agrees with me. His death stare is brilliant. You talk shit about him and he just stares you down into a corner.

>>85044954
He's got a new show out thats playing in Londong which I guess he'll be taking to Edinburgh next month, and he did some theatre work fairly recently.

Love it when they take the piss out of Jimmy Carr's laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kErGlq8SMwo&t=76m48s

stewart lee

I think I'm the only one who enjoys Ross Noble

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TELL ME ABOUT CROSSRAIL

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Talk to me
What does /tv/ think of fonejacker?

https://youtu.be/SRILKrkqYnc

>>85044098
This desu

>>85047455
It's great. Facejacker though is rubbish.

>>85044098
He's a deconstructionist. He inverts popular comedy on its head and openly mocks it. It can get a bit pretensious, but once you buckle in he's legitimately hilarious

And none of you plebs have posted Jon richardson

>>85047959
>https://youtu.be/XkCBhKs4faI
>DUDE GAY SPACE MICE
The crowd was laughing while I was silent is this the best he's got comments act like its history making comedy.

Gimme one of his best sets/clip

>>85047798
fuck that its fucking hilarious

How has no one mentioned Sacha Baron Cohen?

I know he's normie tier but he's a genius.

>>85034096
>Plus he's on the next series of Taskmaster.

Fucking nice one

>>85047277
She does my fucking head in, unfunny shit.

>>85048432
More with this stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMtMAxWbJ2I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DduAbLpZDHg

>>85048170
A lot of his stand up relies on call-backs and what not, so to get that joke in the clip you've got to watch the entire comedy vehicle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fewYw4g7bk

Someone is going to give me shit for this but, its damn good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1q-Y20uExc

>>85048170
>The crowd was laughing while I was silent
This just in: some people have different tastes than you. Shocking!

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>>85031003
Irish comedian based in England is basically British

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His stand-up is only okay, but Lee Mack on Would I Lie To You is top-tier comedy kino

>>85029300
>Richard Ayoade,

I love him but he really only knows how to do dry humour, which he does superbly. Been watching Travel Man on YT been pretty good.

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145 posts and no Roy Chubby Brown - why is this legal?

>My uncle got struck off the medical register for shaggin' a patient. It's a shame, since he was a real good vet.

A few good British comedies...

Red Dwarf
Only Fools and Horses
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
I'm Alan Partridge
Till Death Us Do Part
Drop The Dead Donkey
Steptoe and Son
Father Ted
Rab C. Nesbitt
The League of Gentlemen
One Foot in the Grave
Dad's Army
Porridge
Bottom
Desmond's
The Young Ones
The Vicar of Dibley
Spaced
The Thick of It
Yes Minister
The Office
Rising Damp
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Men Behaving Badly
Phoenix Nights
Black Books
The Fast Show
Peep Show
Green Wing
PhoneShop

who here /C U R R E N T Y E A R/?

>>85048984
Depends on who he's with really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27h-4RVgig8

>>85029300
>Sean Locke

Spot on. Pretty top list there, but Sean Locke is ace. Loved 15 storeys high.

>>85049282
Honestly I hate Lena Dunham, but the episode with her (at least the restaurant) looked really good.

>>85044956
Snuff box was excellent. Nice to see Fulcher not being Bob Fossil.

I'm always a fan of Rhod Gilbert. And Rob Brydon's old stand up stuff is good too.

>>85049113
but no?

15 storeys high
the armando ianuccii shows
time trumpet
on the hour
the day today
brass eye

>>85048870

I feel the same way. His sitcom is fucking painful. He's really good at reactive comedy. Quick.

Kevin Bridges is my favourite. He's great in stand up and on panel shows. It's a shame some people can't comprehend him because he has some great stuff.

>>85048870
He was fucking great in the episode he hosted of buzzcocks too, I'll be damned if it doesn't show his extremely quick wit.
>I dunno but it sounds shit
>yeah you wouldn't like it none of the words rhyme

Bernard Manning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTMylmTuHCk