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[Shaki]

Originally Posted by thurisaz

For those that don't know Mitch Hedberg

YouTube - Mitch Hedberg - 5 minutes special

Haha, excellent. Had never heard of him, good shout. There's not much of his stuff avaiable but a CD called "Mitch All Together". Worth a purchase?

[Shaki]

Copyright claims from Viacom seem to be inhibiting seeing any more Mitch Hedburg

[Teabags]

Originally Posted by Shaki

Haha, excellent. Had never heard of him, good shout. There's not much of his stuff avaiable but a CD called "Mitch All Together". Worth a purchase?

Mitch All Together indeed is a worth a purchase. His first CD< STrategic Grill Locations, is also good, but not quite as good.

For your viewing pleasure....

GorillaMask.net: Mitch Hedberg on Conan
GorillaMask.net: Mitch Hedberg on Conan

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by thurisaz

For those that don't know Mitch Hedberg

YouTube - Mitch Hedberg - 5 minutes special

Fuck Me!!! - It's Fenster from the "The Usual Suspects" on stage!!!!

He's good, by the way.

I like Bill Hicks because I think his material is funny, never realised enough people still knew about him who weren't actually aware of him in the first place for him to carry any 'cool' quotia. I also like Denis Leary, besides the duplication of Hicks material, he had some very funny stuff of his own in there and Demolition Man is not the only film he ever appeared in, probably one of the worst though.

I think Bewilderness is the funniest Bill Bailey DVD, if you by the DVD of his earlier stand up show (forget the name offhand) an extended cut of Bewilderness is on there too, save some cash

[Davey_sc]

Originally Posted by Chris

There's a guy called Russell Howard (I think) on Mock The Week who's pretty shit. The kind of guy who would be the funny one in a group of friends but looks completely outclassed next to Frankie Boyle, Ed Byrne, Dara O'Brien and Hugh Dennis.

I thought that too actually. And that Andy Parsons guy is on and off.

This may have been mentioned, but I can't be arses searching through the thread, but Ben Elton is not funny.

[Afro Droid]

Originally Posted by Stripey

It doesn't surprise me that noel fielding and russel brand get along, they both seem to have similar lowbrow ideas of what comedy is.

Don't jump down throat and cal me an idiot please, but I'd be interested to hear how you reconcile your apparent appreciation of Julian Barret with his work with Noel Fielding on The Mighty Boosh?

[Alkaline]

I dislike most stand-up comedy. Bill Hicks was alright but vastly over-rated. Bill Bailey is funny to an extent but he's a bit of a one trick pony.

I do like Sarah Silverman though, she's cute and has an awesome potty mouth. But i guess it's that combination that makes her good for me, she looks innocent but she most certainly isn't.

My favourite comedian will always be John Cleese though. I can't suppress the laughter when i watch Fawlty Towers and he reminds me of my father.

The Aristocrats is shit.

[Balvack]

Ok I know this is off-topic as the thread's about non-funny comedians but I'm surprised there's been no mention of Stewart Lee so far. His show at the Lemon Tree a year or so back was fantastic, though the audience was literally divided by him. "Gaping anus of Jesus !"

There's probably been enough said on Bill Hicks (I'm pretty much with Chris on that one) what the hell I may as well wade in too as I'm an oldie who saw him live in Edinburgh in the early nineties.
Of course it may seem dated if you watch it now - it was more than 15 years ago ! In my opinion the best stand-ups are like a good gig: nothing really beats being there for a one-off experience that connects with what's going on here and now (or there and then, as it were) . My take on BH (and Stewart Lee for what it's worth) was that he was trying to get folks to think for themselves, not just blindly accept what authority, TV, or even he, said. Viz Stewart Lee getting a rise out of the Lemon Tree audience with his "scottish heros were guy" bit. Yes Bill Hicks would take the piss out of "his audience" but mainly if they weren't willing to even contemplate any opinion other than their own, or rather, one they'd blindly accepted from the powers that be. He maybe wouldn't give a damn if you didn't like him, but at least give free speech a go eh ?

[medichi]

Bill Hicks was great - half preacher, half comedian. Loved it all, and Goatboy too....

Never heard of Mitch Hedberd before - very funny for those 5 mins posted anyway, will look out for more.

Lee and Herring - y'all know they reformed for a bit recently? Funny as fuck - check it:

Part One:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih41uU17P_o

Part Two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24UJx0v9Og

Pissed myself laughing.....