January 20Jan 20 Currently enjoying some brutal Jimmy Carr on the treadmill. But who's the best?My top 3 in order:Alan PartridgeJohnny VegasBernard ManningAus and NZ entrees welcome too.
January 20Jan 20 You invite Oz and Nz , why not Scotland , best of all Billy Connolly regards worgeordie
January 20Jan 20 4 hours ago, worgeordie said:You invite Oz and Nz , why not Scotland , best of all Billy Connollyregards worgeordie A good comedian will have mostly good nights, but can have some. pretty bad nights too. You can't pick one because so many are equally brilliant. Some of the great comedians acts have not aged well (e.g. Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Red Skelton). other comedians could do everything, sing, dance, standup and films. Jerry Lewis was one of those people.Some of the top tier that I believe will still hold audiences long after they are gone (and some have shown it) are;Frankie Boyle Robin WilliamsPeter KayRicky GervaisRowan AtkinsonDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersJoanne LumleyStephen Fry Ronnie BarkerLaurel and HardyCharlie ChaplinGeorge CarlinJoan RiversMarx BrothersThe 3 StoogesRodney DangerfieldBuddy HackettLouis de FunesDon RicklesRedd FoxxNorm MacdonaldRichard Pryor
January 20Jan 20 2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:A good comedian will have mostly good nights, but can have some. pretty bad nights too. You can't pick one because so many are equally brilliant. Some of the great comedians acts have not aged well (e.g. Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Red Skelton). other comedians could do everything, sing, dance, standup and films. Jerry Lewis was one of those people.Some of the top tier that I believe will still hold audiences long after they are gone (and some have shown it) are;Frankie BoyleRobin WilliamsPeter KayRicky GervaisRowan AtkinsonDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersJoanne LumleyStephen FryRonnie BarkerLaurel and HardyCharlie ChaplinGeorge CarlinJoan RiversMarx BrothersThe 3 StoogesRodney DangerfieldBuddy HackettLouis de FunesDon RicklesRedd FoxxNorm MacdonaldRichard PryorThat's a good list. I'd also have Billy Connolly and add Bob Newhart and Al Murray. (Although I accept that some AN posters will be confused by Al Murray's presence on a list of comedians as they believe 'The Pub Landlord' to be a politician.
January 21Jan 21 So let's be clear:English comedyStand-up, not sitcom or sketchPlease provide links to support your claims. Threads like this should be about sharing, not willy-waving.#4SC
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