Funniest person alive-Larry David?

Fr_Dougal · 25-12-2013 11:04PM

stpaddy99 wrote: »

There are many many funny people dead or alive
stand ups, comic actors, ust crazy zany funny folks

in the panthen of legends from laurel and hardy to bob hope, to george burns, to walter matthau and jack lemmon, dave allen to harold lloyd to richard pryor, bill hicks , andy kaufman and beyond

so to those funny people alive

the likes of billy connolly still going, bill cosby, eddie murphy, steven wright, mel brooks, robin williams, seinfeld, george carlin,billy crystal, john stewart, jasper carrott, garry shandling,woody allen, the younger breed, chris rock, bill maher, ellen degeneres, lous ck, eddie izzard, richard lewis, adam sandler, dylan moran, paul merton, joan rivers, jackie mason,

For me its larry david......curb your enthusiasm is a work of genius that ran for umpteen years, preceeded by 2 decades of the ingenious seinfeld and recently by his clear history tv film....mind bogglingly funny yet again
merry festivus larry you wonderful bald self loathing Jew:D

No. He's on a par with Des Bishop for being annoying.

Rebus2013 · 25-12-2013 11:10PM

For anyone who thinks Larry David isn't on top level, just watch season after season of curb....
Rather than deteriorate, it's just excelled more..

Arrival of Leon and the blacks...
Do you respect wood?
Wheelchair Wendy
Palestinian chicken
MJ Fox apparently abusing his illness

Comic genius

(Meanwhile the in laws have mrs brown on the box...if inventor of Tv knew it would be used for that ****e, he'd maybe have canned the project)

Gbear · 25-12-2013 11:12PM

I accept that he's really good but I just can't abide cringing on the scale experienced from watching shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm or The Office.

Aidric · 25-12-2013 11:16PM

Funniest person alive? No idea. The comedy writing of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker on Police Squad, Airplane and later the Naked Gun series was close to perfection, however. Not a single word wasted.

miralize · 25-12-2013 11:20PM

Conan O'Brien & Louis CK are probably the best comedic thinkers at the moment.

padd b1975 · 25-12-2013 11:21PM

The episode where Coogan plays Larry's shrink is pretty much a masterpiece of television comedy.

Talib Fiasco · 25-12-2013 11:22PM

Deleted User wrote: »

You're just wrong.

Wrong in saying I'm in the minority or wrong in saying it's sh*te...if the latter it's all opinion but I've never made it through more than a handful of episodes without switching because it was too boring, repetitive or unoriginal or all of the above...if I'm clearly missing out on his comic genius then fair enough but I know I'm not missing out on a whole lot...dead honest here, I didn't laugh once properly at this and I'm not trying to be biased towards my opinion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm4JWxvJhrA

25-12-2013 11:38PM

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Wrong in saying I'm in the minority or wrong in saying it's sh*te...if the latter it's all opinion but I've never made it through more than a handful of episodes without switching because it was too boring, repetitive or unoriginal or all of the above...if I'm clearly missing out on his comic genius then fair enough but I know I'm not missing out on a whole lot...dead honest here, I didn't laugh once properly at this and I'm not trying to be biased towards my opinion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm4JWxvJhrA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3y3QoFnqZc

Pretty much it.

Nodin · 25-12-2013 11:41PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Chappelle is regularly called "the best living comic" by other comedians, and there is a reason for that.
He's bloody hilarious.

He unfortunately seems to have lost his way, however.

Talib Fiasco · 25-12-2013 11:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3y3QoFnqZc

Pretty much it.

Wrong? Says you? Alright buddy, I was hoping you'd link me some of his good stuff but have it your way!

Irish Guitarist · 25-12-2013 11:43PM

I thought parts of Seinfeld were incredibly boring and unfunny while other parts were hilarious. It was worth sitting through the tedium to get to the hilarious parts though.

Curb Your Enthusiasm didn't really appeal to me. I think there were maybe two occasions where I really laughed at it.

Seinfeld ran for a lot less than two decades by the way.

Rabelais · 26-12-2013 12:11AM

Very relevant considering the day that is in it.

Amazing physical comedy from Larry David.

Birneybau · 26-12-2013 12:22AM

Aidric wrote: »

Funniest person alive? No idea. The comedy writing of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker on Police Squad, Airplane and later the Naked Gun series was close to perfection, however. Not a single word wasted.

Stone wall classic comedy.

Wattle · 26-12-2013 01:04AM

You can't control who pops in.

wp_rathead · 26-12-2013 01:07AM

Dylan Moran - could just read the ingredients of pack of crisps and he would make it hilarious

stpaddy99 · 26-12-2013 01:41AM

Sabre Man wrote: »

John Cleese?

genius of course forgot him and many others like will ferrell and sacha baron cohen etc

stpaddy99 · 26-12-2013 01:42AM

wprathead wrote: »

Dylan Moran - could just read the ingredients of pack of crisps and he would make it hilarious

tis true to be sure

Daqster · 26-12-2013 03:01AM

Billy Connolly for me. Don't think anyone else has made me laugh as much as he has. Just watched this gig he preformed in New York around ten years ago and nearly choked on a turkey sambo at the story he told about the old woman on the bus. Sad to see he is battling cancer and early stages of possibly Parkinsons. Man is, and always will be, a comedy legend.

Ol' Donie · 26-12-2013 03:07AM

Rebus2013 wrote: »

(Meanwhile the in laws have mrs brown on the box...if inventor of Tv knew it would be used for that ****e, he'd maybe have canned the project)

That's the funniest thing i've heard in ages!

:-D

pappyodaniel · 26-12-2013 03:07AM

Car wash cunt!

uch · 26-12-2013 03:08AM

My God !

stpaddy99 · 26-12-2013 03:22AM

Daqster wrote: »

Billy Connolly for me. Don't think anyone else has made me laugh as much as he has. Just watched this gig he preformed in New York around ten years ago and nearly choked on a turkey sambo at the story he told about the old woman on the bus. Sad to see he is battling cancer and early stages of possibly Parkinsons. Man is, and always will be, a comedy legend.

my fave stand up ever.

stpaddy99 · 26-12-2013 03:27AM

larry orders porn , I must try that voice when I order lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98-GgVyinbo

stpaddy99 · 26-12-2013 03:30AM

larry acts overly jewish to suck up to jewish surgeon in order to get his mate a kidney transplant, which saves larry donating his own kidney

Vincent Vega · 26-12-2013 05:10AM

tallus · 26-12-2013 10:56AM

Have to agree with the OP on Larry David, the man is a comic genius. Absolutely love Curb Your Enthusiasm.

darkdubh · 26-12-2013 11:04AM

Hate to be the one to break this but George Carlin is dead.

darkdubh · 26-12-2013 11:06AM

wprathead wrote: »

Dylan Moran - could just read the ingredients of pack of crisps and he would make it hilarious

He loses points for his involvement in The Comedians,the worst Irish film ever and by God its got some competition.

Darkglasses · 26-12-2013 12:53PM

Very young in his career but for my money Demetri Martin is the funniest guy out there today.

Frank Lee Midere · 26-12-2013 02:49PM

Gbear wrote: »

I accept that he's really good but I just can't abide cringing on the scale experienced from watching shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm or The Office.

If you mean the British Office I understand what you mean by cringe. For that reason I didn't really like the British Office, Brent is an in un selfaware bore who is being laughed at, not with.

Curb is different, as Larry can't be embarrassed and is totally self aware. He's also mostly right about things, he just doesn't have the social filters we have. I never watch David Brent and think "Yes, that's true. Well said. Were I not so polite..."

With David I do.

Funniest person alive-Larry David?

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