"Comedians" that aren't funny

[Shaki]

Too fucking many of them.

Who's actually funny that's going about at the moment?

I just watched something called "Comedy Cuts" maybe Cutz with a "Z", anyway it was on BBC3 or ITV4 or one of these freeview channels. It was utter gash. A half hour show called "comedy cuts(z)" with nothing funny in it?! How do these people get on TV? Are the public more easily amused than me?

All the British comedians seem to have this observational comedy style with dead-pan delivery with a pause before their "stating the bleeding obvious" sarcastic punchline and that bores me. Little Britain (arguably the most successful British sketch show in the past 5 years?) makes me laugh maybe 1-2 times an episode and I'm not talking about belly laughs, more of a light snigger. That is not good enough.

My jokes are pretty funny, my friend's jokes are pretty funny, I laugh about 27 times a day. I like funny things. I like comedy. Where's the good stuff on TV/DVD/VHS? I'm sick of having to make myself laugh.

I want recommendations outside the following:

Funny to reasonably funny things I am aware of: Reeves & Mortimer stuff, Ricky Gervais stuff, Bill Hicks, Rich Hall, Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mighty Boosh, Russel Brand when he's not presenting TV shows...

Not funny things I am aware of: Little Britain, "Am I bovvered", The Vicar of Dibley, Comedy Cutz, any female comedian that ever walked the planet (unless you can recommend someone I've not tried) and of course most things trying to pass as comedy.

I just want to laugh at something.

[Fraser Shredwards]

Originally Posted by Shaki

any female comedian that ever walked the planet

That is so true.
I've been watching the peep show alot recently. It's my type of humour. Also Jimmy Carr and Ed Byrne stand up DVDs. Keeps me laughing.

[Old Gold]

Originally Posted by Shaki

any female comedian that ever walked the planet

Buuullshit.

[Jan Deal]

Try Doug Stanhope.

[Dayeth]

Counter-argue all you want, but I don't think Bill Hicks is actually a funny comedian at all.

I used to think Al Murray was terrible, but on reflection of his stand-up clips on YouTube, he's actually a genius.

The worst I've ever seen is the black woman that's on Mock the Week occasionally. Horrific.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Dayeth

but I don't think Bill Hicks is actually a funny comedian at all.

You have no soul.

[Teabags]

I also think Bill Hicks was vastly over-rated. Most fo the time I thought he just repeated one joike over and over and over, dshouted alot and condescended every fucking person on the planet.

Dylan Moran is a fucking genius. Mitch Hedberg was the fucking king however.

[Biz]

Comedy night 1st Sunday of every month at Drummonds, Gus comperes and is pretty good, it beats watching TV.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by thurisaz

I also think Bill Hicks was vastly over-rated. Most fo the time I thought he just repeated one joike over and over and over, dshouted alot and condescended every fucking person on the planet.

Right on the bastardin' nail, min

One of my ex-colleagues was right into him (no, not you Chris) and constantly cross-referenced and quoted him in whatever discussion we were having.

The thing was that although Hicks' material was good and relevant for the time, his delivery was obnoxious in the extreme.

Listening to his CD's was like sharing airspace with that clever, but constantly moaning uncle who ruins every family occasion by finding fault with everything and everybody.

So if Hicks was still alive (did he ever aim his vitriol at any tobacco companies, the stupid cancer-y fag-smoking cunt???) I'd say to him what I said to uncle Charlie at my 18th birthday bash...

..."Is there anything that you DO like, ya miserable auld CUNT"....

[Frosty Jack]

Originally Posted by Dayeth

The worst I've ever seen is the black woman that's on Mock the Week occasionally. Horrific.

You're wrong about Bill Hicks, but you're bang on about her. Gina Yashere. Why the fuck is she on TV? She must have a well worn set of kneepads. When she is on Mock The Week they actually do have to add on laughter track after she says something (you can hear the change in the sound). Then they cut to an edit of Dara laughing at something else. She boils my piss.