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Comedians that are just not funny
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Having watched that comedians program where the first one who laughs is out, I realise I don’t find any new comedians funny anymore and was soooooooo happy my beloved Bob Mortimer won.
A geezer I used to work with is now plying his trade on the stand up circuit………….if that’s what people want now, you’re welcome 😲🤣🤣1 -
My wife tells me that she was very stroppy when she was voted off of Dancing on Ice.fattmatt said:I went to a small pub comedy gig in New Malden last night. Lou Sanders and Milton Jones were trailing their stuff for the Mock the Week recording today.
Milton was fantastic.
However, Lou Sanders, who went first after the MC (who was very good too), bombed. Then at the end, she turned on me in the second row, and told me off for not laughing at her material and asked if I had not enjoyed it.
I have never before seen anything quite like it. I was flabbergasted.
She also had to apologise on Catchphrase a couple of months ago for being way OTT.
Neither of us find her remotely amusing.1 -
I get the feeling that Nish Kumar thinks that laughing as loud and for as long as he can makes him funny. Can't stand him.FirenzeAddick said:Nish Patel - awful comedian, only plays to the racism/facism nonsense and falls apart when in a room with proper comedians who know their craft.
In terms of women comedians I love Jo Brand but that's about it.
I saw Suzy Ruffel last year and she was ok.
Roisin Conaty, Katherine Ryan can't raise a smile from me.0 -
I love Ricky Gervais, we saw him on Monday at The Leicester Square theatre trialling new material.ElliotCAFC said:I really don't understand how anyone finds Ricky Gervais remotely funny, he's a writer pretending to be a stand-up comic. Every single special of his is the same, the same boring premises that, despite being written with the sole purpose of being edgy, aren't edgy to anyone that isn't the same age as him.
He then always hides behind "You don't like it because you're offended". It's all so odd.1 -
One of my comedy heroes as well, especially when with Vic (Jim). Clowns in the truest sense.KBslittlesis said:Having watched that comedians program where the first one who laughs is out, I realise I don’t find any new comedians funny anymore and was soooooooo happy my beloved Bob Mortimer won.
A geezer I used to work with is now plying his trade on the stand up circuit………….if that’s what people want now, you’re welcome 😲🤣🤣
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Has anyone else seen Terry Alderton live? My boys and I saw him a couple of times at the Comedy Store in Manchester and the second time we saw him he was on immediately before the intermission (he was doing another slot that night at the Frog & Bucket). When introducing him the compare apologised in advance to the two acts who made up the second half for them having to follow Terry. Also saw him with my eldest on a work in progress show at The Lowry in Salford Quays.He is as mad as a box of frogs and totally hilarious. Very rarely on TV apart from a brief spell as a taxi driver in Eastenders! and a couple of Live at the Apollo. He's a former Perrier Award nominee as well as a former goalkeeper for Southend United.He doesn't do many shows now but if you get the chance he is not to be missed.Here's a sample of him - as I said earlier comedy is very personal!
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I give you Kevin Bridges.jose said:
I think it is about clear diction (whatever the accent).shine166 said:
Trouble is, comedy is about timing.ValleyGary said:Most of these are very subjective and all comes down to opinions.
However, I’ve never met or heard someone say they think Rosie Jones is funny.
Anyone that will is either on her payroll or still waiting for her to spit out her punchline.
OK you might have a very physical act, but essentially in stand up all you have is your voice.
So if you mumble or whatever and the listener is going ‘What? What did he/she say? What was that?’ Then you’ve had it as a performer.
Funny or not, if you listen to a stand up they all tend to have very clear speech.
The exception I can think of was the late genius Tommy Cooper who always sounded pretty drunk, but he was very very funny, and props and tricks supported his act.
I find him quite funny when I can understand him (not often).0 -
Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.4
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How dare you leave out Sarah Pascoe!hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.4 -
The most original comedian I've seen is still Jerry Sadowitz. Highly offensive but funny if you get the point of his act - Genuinely edgy.2
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Where are you ranking these with Miranda and the fella that plays Mrs Brown?IdleHans said:
How dare you leave out Sarah Pascoe!hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.3 -
I agree . I'd say he's the unfunniest male and Jo Brand is the infunniest female.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.1 -
In fairness this is quite funnyhoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.
The 20 second finale:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WI9AXPxWLk
The full 8 mins engagement (ignore the political headline - It's irrelevant):-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVuC6DRKQgA 0 -
I’d echo. This venue is well worth following to see various comedians at fair prices and frankly better than the big venues.Covered End said:
I love Ricky Gervais, we saw him on Monday at The Leicester Square theatre trialling new material.ElliotCAFC said:I really don't understand how anyone finds Ricky Gervais remotely funny, he's a writer pretending to be a stand-up comic. Every single special of his is the same, the same boring premises that, despite being written with the sole purpose of being edgy, aren't edgy to anyone that isn't the same age as him.
He then always hides behind "You don't like it because you're offended". It's all so odd.Currently advertising Frank Skinner but it clashes with a fixture!1 -
Blimey, Mike Reid eh, he’s been dead nearly twenty years. There’s a difference between being politically correct and just being racist, as he was investigated by police for making anti-Muslim jokes in his stand up shows. Must be a generational thing too and he was an officially a dinosaur.Southendaddick said:I think a lot of the problem with stand up is the obvious agenda they try to push whether it’s race, left wing, right wing, gay/straight, woke anti woke etc
I just want to hear a good joke, give me Mike Reid over Stewart Lee any day and even the harmless stuff from the likes of McIntyre appeal
Silly gags like his routine on ordering wine in a restaurant I can relate to as that’s me at a business lunch every single time you can see why it can appeal to the middle class masses.
Give me that over the political shite any day1 -
Agreed, good venue, I saw Micky Flanagan there before Christmas trying out new stuff, I laughed so much I thought my stitches from a childhood op were going to burst.valleynick66 said:
I’d echo. This venue is well worth following to see various comedians at fair prices and frankly better than the big venues.Covered End said:
I love Ricky Gervais, we saw him on Monday at The Leicester Square theatre trialling new material.ElliotCAFC said:I really don't understand how anyone finds Ricky Gervais remotely funny, he's a writer pretending to be a stand-up comic. Every single special of his is the same, the same boring premises that, despite being written with the sole purpose of being edgy, aren't edgy to anyone that isn't the same age as him.
He then always hides behind "You don't like it because you're offended". It's all so odd.Currently advertising Frank Skinner but it clashes with a fixture!1 -
Obviously not for everybody, but a comic genius as far as I'm concerned - the master.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:The most original comedian I've seen is still Jerry Sadowitz. Highly offensive but funny if you get the point of his act - Genuinely edgy.
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Thanks Bob - brilliant. We will look out for him.bobmunro said:Has anyone else seen Terry Alderton live? My boys and I saw him a couple of times at the Comedy Store in Manchester and the second time we saw him he was on immediately before the intermission (he was doing another slot that night at the Frog & Bucket). When introducing him the compare apologised in advance to the two acts who made up the second half for them having to follow Terry. Also saw him with my eldest on a work in progress show at The Lowry in Salford Quays.He is as mad as a box of frogs and totally hilarious. Very rarely on TV apart from a brief spell as a taxi driver in Eastenders! and a couple of Live at the Apollo. He's a former Perrier Award nominee as well as a former goalkeeper for Southend United.He doesn't do many shows now but if you get the chance he is not to be missed.Here's a sample of him - as I said earlier comedy is very personal!0 -
6 point deduction?JohnBoyUK said:
Erm...ooops. I hang my head in shame, wearing the dunces spurs cap in the corner!Leroy Ambrose said:
Not seen the twenty or so other posts above about him John? 🤣JohnBoyUK said:Has anyone seen much of a scouse fella called Paul 'Pablo' Smith?
I hadn't even heard of him until a reel appeared on my insta feed about 2 months ago now I'm literally inundated with reels of him at the Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool.
Now, at first, the first couple of reels I watched got a bit of a stifled giggle....but his act seems to be to absolutely roast his audience and I mean roast them. It's very OTT.
For example: https://tinyurl.com/yp5fwsxc
I guess its a new age of comedy. More offensive than funny.1 -
He's absolutely mental. I once saw him after work outside the Three Tuns round the back of Portman Square in full character as Danny Dire (the character he played on the spoof 'the real football factories') drinking with his mates. No film crew, no scripted bits - just him impersonating Danny Dire. He stood next to us for about two hours in the full getup - coat, soppy wig, the lot.bobmunro said:Has anyone else seen Terry Alderton live? My boys and I saw him a couple of times at the Comedy Store in Manchester and the second time we saw him he was on immediately before the intermission (he was doing another slot that night at the Frog & Bucket). When introducing him the compare apologised in advance to the two acts who made up the second half for them having to follow Terry. Also saw him with my eldest on a work in progress show at The Lowry in Salford Quays.He is as mad as a box of frogs and totally hilarious. Very rarely on TV apart from a brief spell as a taxi driver in Eastenders! and a couple of Live at the Apollo. He's a former Perrier Award nominee as well as a former goalkeeper for Southend United.He doesn't do many shows now but if you get the chance he is not to be missed.Here's a sample of him - as I said earlier comedy is very personal!
Weird bloke. Funny though.0 -
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I’ve seen a lot of stand up in the last few years and Greg Davis is still a stand out for me. Have loved all his shows, most recent was at the Albert Hall and I genuinely left with jaw ache from laughing so much.
As others have said it’s a hugely subjective debate. I absolutely love Paul Foot and have seen him numerous times, but I don’t know anyone else who gets him.
Bill Bailey is another huge favourite have seen him numerous times and going again to the O2 in November.
Mike Wozniak is class as well. Seeing him at the palladium later in the year.
Nice to see Josh Pugh and Matt Bragg get mentions elsewhere. Both very good when I have seen them.
Biggest let downs live were Tom Allen (dreadful) and as much as I have liked previous shows, Dave Gorman’s last tour felt like one too many PowerPoint presentations.0 -
For one-liners, Gary Delaney is superb. There's not a lot of substance to it, but it's fucking funny, and live - where he can be a lot dirtier than he is on telly - he really comes into his own4
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Huge fan of Shane Gillis when it comes to yanks, Beautiful Dogs has me in stiches3
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Perfect example for me of how humour is different for all. I saw Rob Beckett last night in Brighton and I loved it, genuine belly laughs and very rude which I didn't expect. Then tonight went to see Chris McCausland and although he was engaging and seemed a good bloke, nothing he said really raised a laugh, yet around me there were belly laughs like I was the night before. Baffled as was looking forward to both but poles apart in my head.1
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Went to see him recently where he was the headline. From clips on Facebook etc thought I’d really enjoy it - but have to say after 5 mins it became all a bit dull, particularly as he started to laugh at his own one liners. Both support acts, one of whom was a last minute stand in, made me laugh more.Leroy Ambrose said:For one-liners, Gary Delaney is superb. There's not a lot of substance to it, but it's fucking funny, and live - where he can be a lot dirtier than he is on telly - he really comes into his own
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That is one of the most uncomfortable, but self inflicted stage deaths I’ve ever seen.SporadicAddick said:
In fairness this is quite funnyhoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.
The 20 second finale:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WI9AXPxWLk
The full 8 mins engagement (ignore the political headline - It's irrelevant):-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVuC6DRKQgAThe trouble is, he keeps engaging with hecklers, but all he’s doing is saying “What?” aggressively and then falling short of any sort of funny riposte.
I thought he did quite well to spin it to giving more to the charity for next year (wasn’t very funny, but at least it got a few people onside), but even then he ended up blowing it by lashing out.
I must admit, I’ve never found him very funny. That political satire show he used to do had occasional moments but that was usually someone else’s bit. He was good on taskmaster, but that was partly because he was so bad at the tasks. (Also, I’m coming to the realisation that taskmaster is a format that makes very few people look bad. Iain Stirling being the only one I can think of who came across as an unfunny obnoxious prick)1 -
I went to see Dave Allen many years ago and have to say he was excellent. Brilliant timing.1
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lordromford said:
That is one of the most uncomfortable, but self inflicted stage deaths I’ve ever seen.SporadicAddick said:
In fairness this is quite funnyhoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.
The 20 second finale:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WI9AXPxWLk
The full 8 mins engagement (ignore the political headline - It's irrelevant):-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVuC6DRKQgAThe trouble is, he keeps engaging with hecklers, but all he’s doing is saying “What?” aggressively and then falling short of any sort of funny riposte.
I thought he did quite well to spin it to giving more to the charity for next year (wasn’t very funny, but at least it got a few people onside), but even then he ended up blowing it by lashing out.
I must admit, I’ve never found him very funny. That political satire show he used to do had occasional moments but that was usually someone else’s bit. He was good on taskmaster, but that was partly because he was so bad at the tasks. (Also, I’m coming to the realisation that taskmaster is a format that makes very few people look bad. Iain Stirling being the only one I can think of who came across as an unfunny obnoxious prick)
Taskmaster does seem to be able to work for about 99% of comics , although I'm really interested to see if Alex can somehow make Joel Dommett funny. Rosie Jones was a huge surprise on that.
I see Ania Magliano and Emma Sidi are both part of Sky's attempt to make Saturday Night Live work over here.1 -
I just watched that 8 minute clip of Nish Kumar and it confirmed my thoughts that not only is he totally not funny, he is also a prick (same as he called an audience member.)1
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Always thought he looked like a child's drawing of Jason MantzoukasMarcusH26 said:lordromford said:
That is one of the most uncomfortable, but self inflicted stage deaths I’ve ever seen.SporadicAddick said:
In fairness this is quite funnyhoof_it_up_to_benty said:Nish Kumar is genuinely the most unfunny person on television closely followed by Katherine Ryan.
The 20 second finale:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WI9AXPxWLk
The full 8 mins engagement (ignore the political headline - It's irrelevant):-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVuC6DRKQgAThe trouble is, he keeps engaging with hecklers, but all he’s doing is saying “What?” aggressively and then falling short of any sort of funny riposte.
I thought he did quite well to spin it to giving more to the charity for next year (wasn’t very funny, but at least it got a few people onside), but even then he ended up blowing it by lashing out.
I must admit, I’ve never found him very funny. That political satire show he used to do had occasional moments but that was usually someone else’s bit. He was good on taskmaster, but that was partly because he was so bad at the tasks. (Also, I’m coming to the realisation that taskmaster is a format that makes very few people look bad. Iain Stirling being the only one I can think of who came across as an unfunny obnoxious prick)
Taskmaster does seem to be able to work for about 99% of comics , although I'm really interested to see if Alex can somehow make Joel Dommett funny. Rosie Jones was a huge surprise on that.
I see Ania Magliano and Emma Sidi are both part of Sky's attempt to make Saturday Night Live work over here.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8a7jgzcuY
