Are there too many stand up comics?

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 10:54AM #1

Anyone feel that we are oversaturated with people who have decided to make a career out of comedy? With social media theres been an explosion in people doing comedy skits, the overwhelming majority of whom are not even mildly amusing. Some of these people are ending up on TV panel discussion shows et al. Many of them are people who are probably gas craic down the pub with their friends/workmates but just don't cut it as someone I'd feel like paying money to go see.

Ash.J.Williams · 24-04-2017 10:57AM

I never understood where Dermot from Dermot and dave came from, was he an RTE employee? He was on TV before he was a "comedian" as far i can see. The only place i ever saw him do standup was the Late late Show. (and that was more of a lad talking then comedy)

Barry Badrinath · 24-04-2017 10:57AM

Alison Spittle.

Not funny

Dravokivich · 24-04-2017 10:58AM

Well then don't go pay money to see'em.

kunst nugget · 24-04-2017 10:58AM

darkdubh wrote: »

Anyone feel that we are oversaturated with people who have decided to make a career out of comedy? With social media theres been an explosion in people doing comedy skits, the overwhelming majority of whom are not even mildly amusing. Some of these people are ending up on TV panel discussion shows et al. Many of them are people who are probably gas craic down the pub with their friends/workmates but just don't cut it as someone I'd feel like paying money to go see.

Thankfully nobody is forcing you to pay money to see them…

But, aye, there's an awful lot of terrible comedians out there. Netflix has exposed me to an awful lot of them with their 'specials'.

hungry hypno toad · 24-04-2017 10:59AM

Doesn't impact me in anyway so don't have an opinion either way. Comedy is subjective, someone must find them funny, can't just be their mothers. Still waiting for Schumer to move to Canada though.

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 11:01AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I never understood where Dermot from Dermot and dave came from, was he an RTE employee? He was on TV before he was a "comedian" as far i can see. The only place i ever saw him do standup was the Late late Show.

Dermot Whelan? All I know him from is when he used to appear on The Panel on RTE, thought he was as funny as bowel cancer. Refuse to watch anything with him since.

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 11:04AM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Alison Spittle.

Not funny

Saw her mentioned in another thread here somewhere and looked up some of her standup on Youtube. I can't understand how some people find her funny. Her whole act is cringe inducing.

Ash.J.Williams · 24-04-2017 11:06AM

darkdubh wrote: »

Dermot Whelan? All I know him from is when he used to appear on The Panel on RTE, thought he was as funny as bowel cancer. Refuse to watch anything with him since.

on the other hand ...fair play to him he's probably set up for life now with all his media jobs, i guess he just went and did it..

osarusan · 24-04-2017 11:08AM

One too many, and that one is Andrew Maxwell.

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 11:13AM

There seems to be a blurring too recently of the line between comedians, travel presenters, actors etc. Travel TV shows nowadays in particular always seem to have some "gas man" type presenting them like Hector or that gaptoothed gob****e who was doing the show with his mother.

hungry hypno toad · 24-04-2017 11:15AM

darkdubh wrote: »

There seems to be a blurring too recently of the line between comedians, travel presenters, actors etc. Travel TV shows nowadays in particular always seem to have some "gas man" type presenting them like Hector or that gaptoothed gob****e who was doing the show with his mother.

You mean Baz the drink driver guy?

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 11:16AM

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

You mean Baz the drink driver guy?

Yeah thats him. Couldn't think of his name.

Glenster · 24-04-2017 11:18AM

darkdubh wrote: »

Dermot Whelan? All I know him from is when he used to appear on The Panel on RTE, thought he was as funny as bowel cancer. Refuse to watch anything with him since.

"Do you remember chipsticks?"

-Dermot Whelan's entire act.

Birneybau · 24-04-2017 11:19AM

Yes, time for a cull

irishgeo · 24-04-2017 11:23AM

There is too many comedians on the radio.

Ash.J.Williams · 24-04-2017 11:31AM

Glenster wrote: »

"Do you remember chipsticks?"

-Dermot Whelan's entire act.

he also managed to get a "song" release for the euros ....can't believe how atrocious it was

Glenster · 24-04-2017 11:33AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

he also managed to get a "song" release for the euros ....can't believe how atrocious it was

I'm so happy I missed that.

King George VI · 24-04-2017 11:47AM

The only funny Irish comedian in stand-up is Dara O'Briain, and even then he's miles behind the Americans and most British comedians. Actually now that I've thought about it Dylan Moran is hilarious too, but the rest are just pure scutter.

The Panel was awful, Irish radio comedy is terrible nowadays and the upandcoming comedians (Fred Cooke mainly) are absolutely atrocious.

The_Valeyard · 24-04-2017 11:48AM

King George VI wrote: »

The only funny Irish comedian in stand-up is Dara ? Briain, and even then he's miles behind the Americans and most British comedians. Actually now that I've thought about it Dylan Moran is hilarious too, but the rest are just pure scutter.

The Panel was awful, Irish radio comedy is terrible nowadays and the upandcoming comedians (Fred Cooke mainly) are absolutely atrocious.

Dara is far ahead of most US and Brit comedians.

King George VI · 24-04-2017 11:52AM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Dara is far ahead of most US and Brit comedians.

Ahh now, he's no Louis CK. He's fantastic but most comedians in the UK and US are funnier in my opinion. Suppose it's down to personal preference.

Ficheall · 24-04-2017 12:02PM

King George VI wrote: »

most comedians in the UK and US are funnier in my opinion

Ahh now, yourself. There must be millions of the ****ers.

darkdubh · 24-04-2017 12:03PM

"Internet sensations" like Cian Twomey muddy the water too though thankfully he doesn't seem to have made the leap from social media into tv & radio just yet. Doesn't bode well for the next generation of comedy when the likes of him and Dapper Laughs can build up a huge audience of easily amused millenials who'll laugh at anything.

24-04-2017 12:17PM

darkdubh wrote: »

"Internet sensations" like Cian Twomey muddy the water too though thankfully he doesn't seem to have made the leap from social media into tv & radio just yet. Doesn't bode well for the next generation of comedy when the likes of him and Dapper Laughs can build up a huge audience of easily amused millenials who'll laugh at anything.

Thank god he's either gone quiet or has blocking him on Facebook finally worked..an absolute douchebag

Al Porter should be another one to be culled...the carry on/Alan Carr style humour is dire

Parchment · 24-04-2017 12:20PM

Dara O'Briain while he seems like a nice guy is not funny.

Dylan Moran is brilliant - a comic genius. The rest of the Irish crowd are dire.

kunst nugget · 24-04-2017 12:30PM

King George VI wrote: »

Ahh now, he's no Louis CK. He's fantastic but most comedians in the UK and US are funnier in my opinion. Suppose it's down to personal preference.

I don't know, there is an awful lot of scutter out there in terms of US comedians - Netflix has exposed me to an awful lot of rubbish comedians. For every Louis CK or Bill Burr or Anthony Jeselnik, there's thousands and thousands of deeply unfunny US comedians out there. There's a shít-ton of desperately bad UK comedians out there as well.

Ash.J.Williams · 24-04-2017 12:32PM

I enjoy Farmer michael on youtube, anyone like or dislike him? most seem to dislike.

hungry hypno toad · 24-04-2017 12:35PM

darkdubh wrote: »

Yeah thats him. Couldn't think of his name.

A complete gob****e.

Ralf and Florian · 24-04-2017 12:35PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I enjoy Farmer michael on youtube, anyone like or dislike him? most seem to dislike.

He just rips off that barman character from The Savage Eye from the little I've seen of him.

Noveight · 24-04-2017 12:40PM

Ed Byrne is a dose.

Parchment · 24-04-2017 12:42PM

Noveight wrote: »

Ed Byrne is a dose.

He also seems like a nice guy but he REALLY is not funny. He reminds me of some awkward cousin you have who tries to impress everyone with "jokes" at family events. Like his mom says "ssssshhh everyone Ed wants to tell his joke".

Are there too many stand up comics?

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