Greatest standup ever

[Sadken]

Dunno about ever, but David Cross is right up there for me.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

of course Bill HIcks and Stweart Lee, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, blah blah.

Recently I have got into Doug Stanhope.

 

[Sadken]

I sort of like Doug Stanhope but at times he comes off like a Bill Hicks tribute act.

Glenn Wool is good stuff, Reggie D Hunter, Lloyd Lannegan....they're all good.

Stewart Lee, it's hard for me to see him as the best of all time, although he's probably my favourite and I've been bang into him since FOF.

Rob Newman's up there for me too.

 

[Gromit]

Eddie Izzard - before he started doing movie roles though.

 

[PacificOcean]

Lily Savage.

 

[The Octagon]

Chris Rock

Particularly 'Never Scared' -

"Another kid? ANOTHER KID?!"

 

[Sadken]

Dave Chapelle

 

[Onket]

Tony Clifton.

 

[Gromit]

Tony Clifton.

He was a singer not a stand up comedian

 

[Onket]

And Jerry Sadowitz is a magician, but they're both still better than the rest on this list.

 

[purplex]

That Ben Elton chap is quite funny, but I think his political stuff is a bit near the knuckle. I hope he mellows a bit when he grows up, he'd be ideal then.

his books are funny

 

[D'wards]

tbf, when he's on form, billy connolly is amazing.

too true - i had his "audience with Billy Connolly" on tape for years and loved it.

Part of the establishment now (not the Peter Cook club) so won't do too well on here - not very "edgy" anymore

 

[Maurice Picarda]

his books are funny

You what? Leadenly written and with characters who barely achieve unidimensionality, his books are only driven by their numbingly predictable plots and by weak, weak sixth-form satire.

They should be burned. Along with their author.

 

[Goatherd]

Dunno about ever, but David Cross is right up there for me.

There are some excellent DC live recordings in mp3 here.

 

[albionism]

Charly Chuck

 

[Badgers]

I sort of like Doug Stanhope but at times he comes off like a Bill Hicks tribute act.

Doug Stanhope is good and I saw him once deal with a heckler who accused him of being a Bill Hicks tribute act.

Doug Stanhope took him to pieces

 

[Maggot]

You've got one youtube/whatever link to make your case, no more, no less.

So, who is it?



George Carlin

Good to see you've all grasped the "one clip to argue your case" aspect of the thread

Your clip don't work:

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by WMG.

 

[Maggot]

Eddie Izzard: