unfunniest "comedians"

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Jackie Mason was pretty good as Krusty's rabbi dad on The Simpsons, though.

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 26 January 2004 07:43 (twenty years ago) link

Graham Norton, Julian Clarey.

mei (mei), Monday, 26 January 2004 08:19 (twenty years ago) link

Momus

M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 26 January 2004 08:53 (twenty years ago) link

Graham Norton, Julian Clarey.

Homophone much? ;)

Anyway, Julian Clary has his moments.

Charles Hatcher (musenheddo), Monday, 26 January 2004 09:17 (twenty years ago) link

David Cross is good as a comedic actor (see Arrested Development), but David Cross as David Cross, well, it's a little much, and pretty forced.

The Luge (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link

Phil Jupitus.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 26 January 2004 14:54 (twenty years ago) link

I love Gilbert Gottfried, personally, but I can see how some might find him irritating.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 14:56 (twenty years ago) link

Ricahrd Blackwood is more a presenter than a comedian per se. He hasn't been on telly this century, has he?

He claims to be the UK equivalent of Eddie Murphy, although surely that would involve starring in films? He was on Channel 4's Top 100 worst songs (many which were actually dead good) defending his soiree into the music world (which wasn't). He was also on the Brass Eye paedophile special, sniffing keyboards and feeling "susceptible". He seems to be a particular bugbare of mine. I really dislike the man. He's also started to remind me in mannerisms of Harvey from So Solid Crew.

Nick H (Nick H), Monday, 26 January 2004 15:48 (twenty years ago) link

Horace Mann

All-onzo (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 15:51 (twenty years ago) link

four years pass...

Danny Gans, ladies and gentlemen.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 April 2008 04:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Lisa Lamapanelli

milo z, Monday, 21 April 2008 04:56 (sixteen years ago) link

Dane Cook.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 April 2008 06:25 (sixteen years ago) link

How about Lenny Bruce? No seriously, I mean he told stories, more than he delivered knee-slapping laffs. I'm trying to assume this thread isn't just about naming comedians you don't like.

B'wana Beast, Monday, 21 April 2008 08:13 (sixteen years ago) link

try harder.

s1ocki, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:23 (sixteen years ago) link

interesting pic under the lee evans one there.

Frogman Henry, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link

Brian Reagan makes Dane Cook look like Richard Pryor.

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Harry Hill. Just awful!

Dr.C, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:31 (sixteen years ago) link

http://i17.tinypic.com/6ptj2ua.gif

Free Peace Sweet!, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:35 (sixteen years ago) link

snoop's thinking of benny hill obv

blueski, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link

Tringelbert Wangledack.

kenan, Monday, 21 April 2008 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link

Never heard of him, but those Tim Vine jokes are all great.

OMG at Danny Gans!

BigLurks, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:52 (sixteen years ago) link

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

Harry Hill. Just awful!

-- 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

What was the other 20%?

-- 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


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