Best ever british comedian?

[Barn]

Go choke on a haggis lad.

Gladly! I had haggis with chicken in a peppercorn sauce the other day. It was really nice, you should try it!

[ßringer]

I think British stand up is better than American, the US highlight are brief (admittedly very bright) but I'd rate guys like Evans, Connelly, Gervais (his stand up shows are hilarious), Boyle and co as better than most American stand ups.
Add in TV and you have a romping victory for the Brits.

My personal favourites are Carr, Gervais, Corbett, Evans and one of the best ever in Coogan.

George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bill Burr, Louis C.K, and Sam Kinison are some of my favorite comedians of all time.

I'd rate Connolly in a top 20 comedians of all time list, but not a top 10. Gervais also does nothing for me, but to each his own. Comedy is subjective anyway.

[ßringer]

NOT IN MY EYES. ijsodedf

Nor mine.

Granted I'm having a bit of fun here with the trolling, but I'll never lump you Scots in with those limey green teef ****s. I have too much respect for you lads.

[ßringer]

Chris Hoy is not my hero nor do I invest much emotion at all, if any, in national pride.

I reserve 'hero' status for people who do more than pedal round a track fast. People who go above and beyond the ordinary call of duty of merely existing. Heroes are people who eat iguanas. People like Lucas Matthysse.

Fuckin'a, Barn.

[Mooshashi]

Seriously? No Benny Hill on the list?

[EDD1]

Dude, it really IS.

"British" is not another word for "English", it's anyone from Britain, ie. England, Scotland, Wales. Plus some bits of Ireland.

I appreciate you're a great big fat ****ing Fat Yank, so I'll let you off.

HAAHAHAHA! Now this is funny!!!!!!!!

George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bill Burr, Louis C.K, and Sam Kinison are some of my favorite comedians of all time.

I'd rate Connolly in a top 20 comedians of all time list, but not a top 10. Gervais also does nothing for me, but to each his own. Comedy is subjective anyway.

Where's Gary Wilmot in your list?


Right now my top three stand ups, no order:


* Chris Rock

* Frankie Boyle (not British, apparently)

* Stewart Lee.

[ßringer]

Where's Gary Wilmot in your list?


Right now my top three stand ups, no order:


* Chris Rock

* Frankie Boyle (not British, apparently)

* Stewart Lee.

I've never heard much of Wilmot's material nor actually sat down and made a list.

Are you serious about Chris Rock though? Granted he had some funny bits, but I'm quite familiar with his career and most of it has been "black people do this" and "white people do this" bits.

I prefer a bit more social commentary and depth to my comedy. Carlin and Hicks being key examples of that preference.

[Mooshashi]

I've never heard much of Wilmot's material nor actually sat down and made a list.

Are you serious about Chris Rock though? Granted he had some funny bits, but I'm quite familiar with his career and most of it has been [I]"black people do this"[/I] and "white people do this" bits.
I prefer a bit more social commentary and depth to my comedy. Carlin and Hicks being key examples of that preference.

Chris Rock is nearly incapable if doing a comedy routine without denegrating "white people". He has little depth at all to his schtick, which
is unfortunate because his comment "if you've never thought about murdering someone, you've never been in love" is classic and true.

[ßringer]

Regarding the video you posted - He's absolutely on point and it hurts to say that.

Bill Burr and Louis C.K are the only active American comics worth a **** these days. Lewis Black too, to a lesser extent. Overall though the entire artform has degraded to what I think is a point of no return.

Even worse than the types of comedians Lee lampoons in that video is this new breed of supposed "comedians" whose entire act revolves around silly songs played on a guitar or piano.

It was funny when Flight of the Concords first started doing it but, much like popular music, it's become oversatured and played out.

If I wanted to listen to a marginally funny person with average musical abilities sing songs, I'd go to a Weird Al concert.