Your Favourite Comedian?

Steve_o

Mine's a toss up between Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran!

Debbio69

my fave is Jack Dee

Atrocity

ricky gervais, jack dee, johnny vegas

Tusky

Bill Hicks and Baill Bailey but most of all, Tommy Tiernan.

garred

The Diceman or Tiernan.

biko

Des Bishop

jonnybadd

Bill Bailey

honru

Mitch Hedberg and Stephen Wright.

The Gnome

Either Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard or Dylan Moran.

RotalicaV

Jack Dee

Basq

Tommy Tiernan and Peter Kay are my two personal favourites!

But of course Bill Hicks has gotta get a mention.

Mr.D.Leprachaun

Paul Merton, then Jack Dee.

Drazhar

Billy Connolly (WTF, how wasnt he mentioned) then daragh o brian and tommy tiernan (who seems to be copying BC a bit..)

Tobias Greeshman

I can't believe it took 14 posts to mention the world's finest comedian.... Billy Connolly of course!

Royale with Cheese

Billy is first... then in no particular order Jack Dee, Paul Merton, Bill Bailey. Same as everyone else really.

rubadub

biko wrote:

Des Bishop

biko

dermot moragan!god bless his soul although he didnt believe in him!

Nightwish

Bill Hicks

Capt'n Midnight

oddly enough just about the funniest thing I've seen was Ken Dodd during Red Nose day many years ago..

Mr.D.Leprachaun

Oh, god I forgot Billy Connolly! My apologies!:o

SoupyNorman

Tommy Tiernan is number 1 den in no particular order Des Bishop, Ricky Gervais, Bill Bailey, Billy Connelly.

Binomate

Billy Connely, Robin Williams, Tommy Teirnan, Chris Rock.

Goodshape

Bill Hicks.

spoofilyj

Bill Bayley

Because he gave jokes such as

Bring forth the chalkey dust of the love slamon.
The Pigeon has no agenda.
The Human slaves song...
& of course

U are not Bill Bayley you are but a Doppelganger I am the real Bill Bayley.

Hmm_Messiah

Woody Allen, Bob Newhart

I know their stand up seems ancient but the timing and how they can make you imagine the whole scenario
e.g. Woody and the Moose story or Newhart's Bus Drivers training.

Tiernan must be the most naturally talented @ it these days

Bill Bailey makes me laugh outloud so include him
Billy Connolly was funny, now I find irritating and he can join my least favourites:-Lenny Henry (can't believe we thought him funny once, maybe he was..then) and Des Bishop (who states the obvious and is less funny than any person I've ever heard say something funny in a pub)

Ellen Degeneres is probably the funniest of the women comedians, though Victoria Wood has a lovely innocent humour.

oops Vic Reeves.

MrJoeSoap

Ricky Gervais / Bill Bailey.

Was in stitches watching Lee Evans once but I think I was just in that kind of mood.

brian crackout

For Stand Up My Favourites would probly be
Billy Connelly
Tommy Cooper

For TV Comedy Probably

RIk Mayall/Ade Edmondson
Hale & Pace
Matt lucas & Dave Williams
Ricky Gervais

Fidelis

Bill Hicks/Denis Leary
Ricky Gervais
Bill Bailey
Richard Pryor
Patrice O'Neal

MrJoeSoap

Fidelis wrote:

Bill Hicks/Denis Leary

Haha, well put!

nitrogen

I think the difference between a good and great comedian is the ability to make people laugh outside your own culture.

Billy Connolly can obviously do this, Bill Hicks is another one and Richard Pryor. Besides those two, Bill Bailey is also excellent. Although Tiernan is funny, there's only so much I can take of Irish stand-up. Hence my first statement.

MrJoeSoap

nitrogen wrote:

I think the difference between a good and great comedian is the ability to make people laugh outside your own culture.

Billy Connolly can obviously do this.

Billy is succesful here because our culture is quite similar to Scotlands, but I don't think he would be as succesful in the States (if they could even understand him). Still a top, top comedian.

Maccattack

Paul Hogan. Anyone remeber his TV show. I used to get stomach cramps and loss of breath from laughing at him. The movies were sh*t though...

Des bishop and Jack dee:D

nitrogen

MrJoeSoap: Billy has been performing in the US for years and not just to expats.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B8TJ6C/qid=1133281642/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/203-5419272-6883935

Aurther Hugh

Dylan Moran

j22

Bill Hicks definitely number 1. Richard Pyror, Jimmy Carr, Dave Chappelle.

Dont really find Des Bishop funny at all. Surprised he got mentioned so often. Syrprised Jimmy Carr didnt get mentioned

whiskeyman

Phil Kay (no, not Peter).
Funniest comedian I've ever seen.

Jack Dee, Jasper Carrott, Ross Noble, Bill Bailey all get a good look in too...

Kingsize

j22 wrote:

Dont really find Des Bishop funny at all. Surprised he got mentioned so often. Syrprised Jimmy Carr didnt get mentioned

Personally i think he's a twat.(bishop )
ive recently heard that he's allegedly been living here for some years (i.e since he was about 12?)which kinda makes the whole "FITTING IN" thing seem a bit hollow.I'd rather go and see "hows yer tits & vagina?" by brendan ocarroll.
jimmy carr is very good but underrated ( probably cos of his media whore activities - he'd appear in a line up uf rapists if the price was right)

For my money in all seriousness its gotta be harry hill.

MuffinMonster

1. tommy tiernan
2. peter kaye
3. billy connely

RefulgentGnomon

Most of those mentioned are great acts, Billy Connolly always makes me laugh.
I thought the comedian warming up the crowd before Rip Off Republic (in the Helix) was excellent. He was on that weird Irish football show on TV3 recently, he was giving betting tips, I think his name is Brendan something...
(not O'Carroll or Grace)

kincsem

Rodney Dangerfield RIP

What do I get? No respect!

Bard

My favourites would have to be Bill Bailey, Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, and Dylan Moran (not necessarily in that order).

Dara O'Briain is good live too - he was bloody brilliant on Jack Dee's "Live at the Apollo" show. Paul Merton is also regularly hilarious - only really on "Have I Got News for You" though.

Pretor

Curse the American TV trash I watch but the best comedians i've seen are Russell Peters and Chris Rock....

Heres a 45min vid Peters made, watch it or "Sombody gonna' get a-hurt realll baddd!"

Zaph

Maccattack wrote:

Paul Hogan. Anyone remeber his TV show. I used to get stomach cramps and loss of breath from laughing at him. The movies were sh*t though...

Loved that show, absolutely hilarious.

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/comedy/paulhoganshow.htm

Favourite comedian is Billy Connolly, by a mile. Tommy Tiernan is probably next.

buzzerxx

Fidelis wrote:

Bill Hicks/Denis Leary
Ricky Gervais
Bill Bailey
Richard Pryor
Patrice O'Neal

all good choices ,Patrice O'Neal is absolutely hilarious i thinks.

Beekay

John Pinette
This guy is so funny,Especially his impression of an Ewok

And Richard Pryor

Steve_o

Surprised Ardal O'Hanlon wasn't mentioned hes fairly funny!!

Nimrod's Son

Ardal O'Hanlon is very good but he doesn't come up with fresh material often enough.
My personal faves are Dylan Moran, Tommy Cooper and Marcus Brigstock.

anonymous_joe

Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey are my favourites.

On the Irish scene I'd say my favourite comedian's David O'Doherty.

limerick_man

Chris Rock
Lewis Black
Des Bishop
Dara O'Brian (i have to see him live at some stage)
Karl Spain (he doesnt sem to come up with alot of new matieral though)
Billy Connelly

Sorchie

My all time favorite has to be Des Bishop.He's really good live and that work experience show he had out a while back was classic!And who could forget poor old Dermot Morgan as Father Ted!I've seen all the episodes of that show a million times and they always make me laugh!:D