i don't know anything about lee evans' standup but he gets a free pass for 'funny bones,' he was great in that
― n/a, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Tommy Fawkes (Oliver Platt) is a struggling stand-up comedian who has tried for years to get out from under the shadow of his father, George Fawkes (Jerry Lewis), himself a famous humorist. Tommy finally scores a showcase spot at a major resort in Las Vegas, but when opening night rolls around, Tommy's act is an unqualified disaster, with the failure made even more painful by his father's presence in the audience. In search of a fresh start, Tommy heads to Blackpool, England, where he was born and raised, to look for a new act. Hoping to buy material from local performers, Tommy auditions a large number of acts, most of whom are utterly hopeless, until he sees a hilarious vaudeville team, the Parker Brothers. Their act seems more than a bit familiar, however, and Tommy soon realizes that they're doing his father's old material. But they have every right to be doing George's schtick -- it seems George stole his act from the Parkers ages ago. What's more, the younger and more eccentric of the Parker Boys, Jack (Lee Evans), is actually Tommy's half brother, the product of a fling with a Blackpool showgirl years ago. Veering between comedy and drama, Funny Bones has more than its share of effective moments on either side of the fence, and features fine supporting performances from Oliver Reed, Leslie Caron and Harold Nicholas.
― n/a, Monday, 21 April 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
OMG at Danny Gans!
Yeah, that's amazingly awful stuff. I was thankfully unaware of his existence until the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 April 2008 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks! Fascinatingly bad. I'm completely hooked.
― BigLurks, Monday, 21 April 2008 21:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Just that impersonation alone which 'welcomes' you. Good lord.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 April 2008 21:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Kathy Griffin is like that sort of pop culture savvy high school theater girl who thought she was funny, but never really was and still isn't.
^^^
― Nicole, Monday, 21 April 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
people who mention harry hill, bob monkhouse or kenny everett are wrong.
― or something, Monday, 21 April 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
mention in which way? wrong about what?
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 09:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Harry Hill. Just awful!
-- Dr.C, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:31 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
This is the only prgramme mt whole family finds funny, from my 6 year old daughter to my 70 year old mum. Consistently hilarious.
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:15 (sixteen years ago) link
alexei sayle. his act was 80% saliva and 0% laughs.
i love that he lives like an oligarch nowadays, he even talks like a grand old man of industry. prick.
― darraghmac, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:27 (sixteen years ago) link
What was the other 20%?
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:28 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Dr.C, Monday, April 21, 2008 3:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
wtf?
― banriquit, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Al Murray
― Tom D., Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:34 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Michael Jones, 22 April 2008 10:28 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
lefty bandwagon and shouting, as far as i could tell.
― darraghmac, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Nothing wrong with that!
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:40 (sixteen years ago) link
well, ok i admit he's funnier than al murray.
― darraghmac, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 11:20 (sixteen years ago) link
no 'Steamboat Fatty' on youtube sadly
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 11:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Even Pete "May God Have Mercy On Your Soul If You Vote Labour" Murray was funnier than Al Murray.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 11:44 (sixteen years ago) link
All Murray, admittedly, is pretty hit and miss on telly, but his stage shows are usually great - his forte is playing every audience very specifically, a skill which gets more or less completely lost on TV.
― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Al Murray is just a watered down Alf Garnett. I find him (as I found AG) funny in small amounts but the joke wears thin pretty quickly.
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
i can't believe you all watch Al Murray
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't, I switch it over
― Tom D., Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Hopefully not to the Froiday Noight Projact.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Spoiled for choice really
― Tom D., Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link
in what way? (slight return)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 08:38 (sixteen years ago) link
...Punt and Dennis... -- pete s, Sunday, 25 January 2004 02:12 (4 years ago) Link
Four years on has anyone ever met anyone who finds Punt and Dennis funny? Ever?
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 08:49 (sixteen years ago) link
There were some very unfunny comedians on the Wall.
― jel --, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Increasingly, in this day and age, Jimmy Carr is being made to look funny.
― jel --, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 08:52 (sixteen years ago) link
The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show also features skits from Jon Holmes (with jokes about his height), Laura Shavin (earlier series had Emma Kennedy, or occasionally Sue Perkins, for the female voices), a monologue (usually more of a rant) by Marcus Brigstocke, and music by Mitch Benn.
And they're up to series 24!
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 08:53 (sixteen years ago) link
finds, no. found, yes.
― blueski, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 10:22 (sixteen years ago) link
I rather like the now show, especially now that the brigstocke slot rotates between several comedians.
― Ed, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 10:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Omid Djalili = Alexei Sayle, but funny
― JTS, Thursday, 24 April 2008 04:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Newsweek Nails It.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
okay when the funniest people on your list are Emo Phillips (who can be legitimately funny) and Yakoff Smirnov, you have assembled some terrible, terrible comedians
lol at Carrot Top being described as a low-budget Gallagher and them BOTH being on the list
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:58 (fourteen years ago) link
newsweek taking on the tough news of today
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
taking a bold anti-andrew dice clay stance
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
omfg what the hell did Gallagher smash in that picture
evidence points towards "incontinent baby"
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
finally taking gallagher down from his ivory tower
launching harsh zings at zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
not the typical pointed cultural criticism you expect from newsweek's photo gallery section
― bnw, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, i didn't think newsweek did culturally commentary
esp since i smugly assume that much of their readership actually finds half of these dudes funny
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
am currently judging the hackney empire' "new act of the year" auditions and... man i'm seeing some unfunny acts
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/11/hackney-empires-new-act-of-the-year-audition-3/
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Pretty much the 12 easiest targets imaginable. Is Newsweek a college paper?
― bigem smacks (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, Emo Phillips is hilars
Posted By: pjrigazio @ 11/17/2009 10:55:38 AMSeems like this writer is just trying to feel better about himself by attacking 12 people who have been extremely successful at doing exactly what the writer is claiming they have no talent for. Sounds like this guy might need a couple glasses of 'get over yourself'.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^ that person is a republican
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
"Hey, guy whose career has been dead since the '80s. Yeah, you. You SUCK."
― dmr, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm not gonna lie, I've def laughed at some Gallagher and Carrot Top in my day. I think they're generally considered "OMGROFLWTF bad comediansOMG!!11" because they rely so heavily on schtick. Gallagher could prolly do OK even if he wasn't smashin melonz
― bigem smacks (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Emo's joke about religion is really funny
― Valid point, imaginary rude person (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i saw emo live like 15 yrs ago. he was funny as hell.
― bnw, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link