Comedians who aren't Irish but are still unfunny

razorblunt · 31-01-2020 12:57pm

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Gina Yashere, don't worry, I've mentioned her already

Dong the Lord's work!
Thank you!

Huntergonzo · 31-01-2020 1:10pm

The Nal wrote: »

Maybe the best of all time. Right up there with Pryor, Kinison etc.

I like Prior and Kinison, wouldn't have them in my top 5 but they're pretty good.

All a matter of taste I suppose but I gave Louis CK plenty of goes and he just doesn't do it for me.

pappyodaniel · 01-02-2020 8:19pm

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

One of my friend's is big into Norm MacDonald, I don't get the appeal, I'm trying to but I really don't understand it. If somebody could explain it so that I'm "in" on it that'd be great because right now I'm most certainly just a confused bystander watching a man (intentionally I think, but I'm not quite sure) being unfunny or just saying the most absurd things with absolutely no context.

If I had to pick my favourite all time comedian it would 100% be Norm Macdonald. A lot of my friends are baffled by him aswell and don't understand why I rate him so highly.

He's so far removed from being a polished performer and he doesn't toe the line with political correctness which has gotten him into trouble in the past.

I think you'd best describe him as a comedian's comedian.

MadDog76 · 02-02-2020 12:19am

Kevin Hart

Potential-Monke · 02-02-2020 1:02am

Alan Partridge. Never got his comedy, be it the stand up stuff on shows or his actual shows. Just never liked him.

TheRiverman · 02-02-2020 1:13am

Little and Large.They were dire.

RandomViewer · 02-02-2020 1:25am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Alan Partridge. Never got his comedy, be it the stand up stuff on shows or his actual shows. Just never liked him.

I'm guessing you are taking the Mickey here, the Partridge character is funny,

uch · 02-02-2020 1:28am

RandomViewer wrote: »

I'm guessing you are taking the Mickey here, the Partridge character is funny,

About as funny as tuberculosis

RandomViewer · 02-02-2020 1:29am

TheRiverman wrote: »

Little and Large.They were dire.

They had a Saturday primetime slot for about a decade got replaced by the even more dire Les Dennis .Bradley Walsh is probably the modern equivalent of this lukewarm tat

Capt'n Midnight · 02-02-2020 3:10pm

Norman Wisdom
Tony Hancock

Scathing 1961 review from the NY Times

Hangdogroad · 03-02-2020 2:19pm

Amy Schumer the joke thief.

Hangdogroad · 03-02-2020 2:23pm

TheRiverman wrote: »

Little and Large.They were dire.

Jaysus I'd forgotten about them. It was like they were trying to channel Morecambe and Wise but they had zero charisma or material.

03-02-2020 2:27pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Jaysus I'd forgotten about them. It was like they were trying to channel Morecambe and Wise but they had zero charisma or material.

or ITVs equivalent, hale and pace

10m viewers those boys used to pull in when there were only five or six channels

thank god for digital

storker · 03-02-2020 2:28pm

Stewart Lee

Mal-Adjusted · 03-02-2020 2:40pm

Sarah Silverman. Pretty much every joke of hers breaks down into "look at me... I'm so Jewish! Ha ha ha!"

Be right back · 03-02-2020 6:41pm

Rebel Wilson.

RandomViewer · 03-02-2020 7:46pm

Be right back wrote: »

Rebel Wilson.

Actress rather than comedian, painfully unfunny all the same

RandomViewer · 03-02-2020 7:48pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Amy Schumer the joke thief.

I like her,

NSAman · 03-02-2020 7:50pm

Anything on SNL..painfully unfunny

RandomViewer · 03-02-2020 8:11pm

Deleted User wrote: »

or ITVs equivalent, hale and pace

10m viewers those boys used to pull in when there were only five or six channels

thank god for digital

Jim Davidson, I think he introduced Hale & Pace on his totally unfunny hour long 8 o clock show in the late 70's. Jimmy Tarbuck used to make an odd appearance as well.

Be right back · 03-02-2020 8:54pm

RandomViewer wrote: »

Actress rather than comedian, painfully unfunny all the same

Thought she started as stand up. Terrible actress, especially in Bridesmaids.

pappyodaniel · 04-02-2020 1:55am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kbBIWnVjpA

There's a lot of folk wondering about Norm Macdonald's inclusion on this list and why he should or shouldn't be on this list.

He's intentionally playing up to his dumbass schtick but I think this interview is probably the closest you can get to the man, who is in my opinion a serious intellect who'd rather you underestimated him as a dumbass.

arcticmonkeys · 04-02-2020 2:36am

pappyodaniel wrote: »

There's a lot of folk wondering about Norm Macdonald's inclusion on this list and why he should or shouldn't be on this list.

He's intentionally playing up to his dumbass schtick but I think this interview is probably the closest you can get to the man, who is in my opinion a serious intellect who'd rather you underestimated him as a dumbass.

Norms treatment on the View where he had to apologize over defending Rosanne Barr and Louis C.K really did rub me up the wrong, how condescending the panel where towards him... granted he went on the show with no intention of apologizing and still managing to pull the wool over their eyes which was kinda genius lol.