The public school toff who pretends to be a pub landlord with a working class name but clearly has only patronised west end wine bars and that other public school toff who thinks he is funny because his collar is turned up at an amusing angle.
I'm happy that the only time Mark Steel & Sean Locke have only been mentioned by me in this thread: (The fact Mark is Palace & Sean is Chelsea thought that might have put some off). ;-)
I'm happy that the only time Mark Steel & Sean Locke have only been mentioned by me in this thread: (The fact Mark is Palace & Sean is Chelsea thought that might have put some off). ;-)
Know he isnt a stand up but he fits into the painfully unfunny 'smug prick' category along that lump of chub Phil Jupitus is Charlie Brooker. What a total c***
Know he isnt a stand up but he fits into the painfully unfunny 'smug prick' category along that lump of chub Phil Jupitus is Charlie Brooker. What a total c***
Now I don't like Jupitus but I do like Brooker. Odd really, though I do think Brooker's 'prickness' is affected not natural, Jupitus genuinely but mistakenly thinks he's funny. Opinions, everyone's got one.
Know he isnt a stand up but he fits into the painfully unfunny 'smug prick' category along that lump of chub Phil Jupitus is Charlie Brooker. What a total c***
Now I don't like Jupitus but I do like Brooker. Odd really, though I do think Brooker's 'prickness' is affected not natural, Jupitus genuinely but mistakenly thinks he's funny. Opinions, everyone's got one.
Charlie Brooker is not a comedian though, he's a presenter and that's totally different.
I think comedians are fascinating characters, a mate of mine knew Mike Reid - who I loved as an old-style comic - and said that off-stage he was the most low-key bloke imaginable, he was pretty quiet and absolutely by no means a 'life and soul' type of guy and was actually quite miserable and that he viewed going on stage and doing his act as very much a "job" that he had to do.
I suppose that's quite like footballers really, some of them live, breathe and eat football 24/7 whereas to others its just a job they happen to do - I am pretty sure I saw John Humphrey say this once in an interview, that he was not really a big football fan.
It was certainly the case with legendary Aussie fast bowler Jeff Thompson who told us at a Test match lunch that he found cricket "so bloody boring" and much preferred surfing and that he almost had to be forced to play in his younger years because he was so disinterested!
Robin Ince. Only got gigs cos he was Gervais mate.
Used to know him, met my other half through him though haven't seen him in years. IMO a genuinely funny bloke and he used to work really hard on writing material that challenged his audiences prejudices. Didn't always work but that's the nature of the beast. He's ended up doing a lot of science based material which is odd as it's not his background.
If I get my act together we will be going to see Milton Jones in catford theatre on the 25th
Both very different comedians, but both smug, overrated and incredibly unfunny. Herring rehashes old unfunny material. Byrne doesn't actually have any, he just wanders round the stage with a glass of wine making small talk with the audience while giggling to him self and exclaiming 'oh fuck!' every minute or so. Dire.
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David Mitchell
Greg ???? (Tall bloke)
Russell Howard
Ed Byrne
Alan Davis
.....basically, all the Commies + Lee Evans
saw micky flanagan at hammersmith apollo earlier this year the guys hilarious
Harry Hill
Anyone you do like Gary?
(The fact Mark is Palace & Sean is Chelsea thought that might have put some off).
;-)
I think comedians are fascinating characters, a mate of mine knew Mike Reid - who I loved as an old-style comic - and said that off-stage he was the most low-key bloke imaginable, he was pretty quiet and absolutely by no means a 'life and soul' type of guy and was actually quite miserable and that he viewed going on stage and doing his act as very much a "job" that he had to do.
I suppose that's quite like footballers really, some of them live, breathe and eat football 24/7 whereas to others its just a job they happen to do - I am pretty sure I saw John Humphrey say this once in an interview, that he was not really a big football fan.
It was certainly the case with legendary Aussie fast bowler Jeff Thompson who told us at a Test match lunch that he found cricket "so bloody boring" and much preferred surfing and that he almost had to be forced to play in his younger years because he was so disinterested!
If I get my act together we will be going to see Milton Jones in catford theatre on the 25th
Rufus Hound. What a dip shit....................
Both very different comedians, but both smug, overrated and incredibly unfunny. Herring rehashes old unfunny material. Byrne doesn't actually have any, he just wanders round the stage with a glass of wine making small talk with the audience while giggling to him self and exclaiming 'oh fuck!' every minute or so. Dire.
Using over the top insults and offending people is almost as cheap as the people who consider that "humour"