brvheart 1,752 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 he's okay i guess. i just don't think he's anything special. his sports show or whatever from last year or the year before was terrible. You're insane. That show was awesome. The problem was that they taped it too early in the day, and all the 'news' was old by the time it aired. It was also hurt by the fact that it was only once a week. If it was on after Colbert or something, it would have worked. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hedberg and Hicks. Carlin and Cosby. David Cross, because he riffs on a subject near and dear to my crotch: bestiality, in which he opines that bestiality is more legal in some states, like Texas, than consensual anal sex between humans. Now, I don't know about you, but ****ing an animal in the ass is just disgusting. Unless you have one of those Dyson vacuums and a quality hose hook up. Then, getting the creature to hold still is the hardest part. Except for my dick.And Tosh's stand up might be funny, but I find his show is similar to the Jackass movies. I prefer the cerebral stuff (see above). Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Louis CK fans should check out Bill Burr...same style of humor and a very funny whiteboy. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Norm is a genius. His bob Saget roast was the best thing I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Paul F. Tompkins is pretty great.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVpw1KYh5mYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JliMPq3oAS8 Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 The Norm stuff is amazing. The people on stage are losing it while the crowd is dead silent. Crazy stuff.http://vimeo.com/15823351http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdV4vxpZSg&feature=related Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Comedy is an almost biblical thing in the sense of Lenny Bruce begat Richard Pryor begat Eddie Murphy by way of influence. Therefore this list is long for me (and probably won't be comprehensive here). Just because someone is on my list doesn't necessarily mean I like the comic's entire catalog but can sometimes just appreciate their work for influence they had on comedians that are more contemporary. Like Henny Youngman. Without him there would be no Rodney Dangerfield as we know him, and without Rodney, Sam Kinison might never have been as big as he was. Get the picture?Henny YoungmanJack BennyBuddy HackettRodney DangerfieldDon RicklesBob NewhartBill CosbyLarry MillerDennis MillerGeorge CarlinBill HicksEddie MurphyLenny BruceDave ChappellePaul RodriguezMitch HedburgEddie IzzardBrian PosehnSteven WrightJim GaffiganEugene MirmanPatton OswaltZach Galifinakisi'm tired of thinking now... Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I went to the Improv last night, and sawTodd Glass (host)Karen KilgraffNick KrollMarc MaronNeil HamburgerAndy KindlerI hadn't heard of Karen Kilgraff--but she was funny and smart. She brought her guitar on stage and played songs. My favorite line, "if you don't like it, you can fck you."Nick Kroll was funny with a bunch of bits. My favorite was an imitation of characters of 1970s movies eating. My friends (who see a lot of comedy around town) say he's a hit and miss performer, sometimes too high for words.This was the first time I've seen Marc Maron do a set, though I've listened to his podcast.Aside--I think LA is great alt comedy town. Well, I think the two easiest, most accessible things about LA is the revival theater scene (like a new print and screening of Jaws or Lawrence of Arabia) and the stand up comedy scene. It's super cheap and at lots of venues. Last night, my ticket was $10. All this is with a caveat. It's only good if you're comfortable with seeing work in progress, not a complete set. There's also a lot of inside baseball style commentary on other comics and venues. Last night, 3 or 4 of the performers all made fun of Jay Leno.Neil Hamburger was good, there were a few lines that were funny, and a little uncomfortable vibe. I can't imagine how awkward it would feel if he was headlining in a place that wasn't expecting his style.Andy Kindler was okay. I mean, I'm a jerk, right? He's been doing it so long, and has had such solid feedback over the years, but he's just never going to cross over to bigger success. I kept looking at him, seeing the ghost of Nick Kroll's future. Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Neil Hamburgerholy crap I had never heard of this guy and he is awesome. I would love to see him live, especially in a place that's not expecting him. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 holy crap I had never heard of this guy and he is awesome. I would love to see him live, especially in a place that's not expecting him.I'm still thinking about one of his Madonna jokes:Why did Madonna feed her baby Alpo dog food? Well, that's just what came out of her breasts. Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Gotta bump this to mention Bo Burhnam. Earlier this year he released his latest special exclusively on youtube/netflix. Interesting move and his schtick is pretty unique. It's not laugh out loud funny the whole time and he could come across pretty self important but that's by design. There's lot of brilliant stuff in there and I found some other good stuff on youtube as well. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9I9zafXQkk Norm gets choked up at the end of this one, and can't get it back under control. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Im still not getting the whole norm macdonalds thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 At the birthday party I went to on Saturday, two of his good friends did a mini roast of him and had some prepared remarks. When they were done, they asked if anyone wanted to say anything. Me, being buzzed, and loving attention when I'm buzzed, I snatch the mic out of his hand and start yapping to a room of about 60+ people, more than half of which I don't know even a little. I talk about the bday boy a little and I'm just getting nothing from the crowd. Zero. I start to melt on stage, even though there wasn't a stage. Just dying. No matter what i said, nothing. I knew what it was like to bomb. It hurt. LUCKILY, I remembered to do what i do best, be a dick and pick on people. I say, it's a roast, so let's pick on some people. I scan the crowd and the first thing I see is a guy wearing jean shorts, a plaid shirt and some Jesus slippers, the ones with the Achilles strap, not just flip flops. So I lit into him by starting with Steve, I mean, jesus, those sandals. No, I'm asking, were those Jesus' sandals? You're a grown up, buy a respectable pair of shoes I then picked on a 40 year old woman who's still wearing bedazzled jeans and a guy that used to be handsome and now he's a bearded fatty. Those all got good laughs. I picked on myself and my poor wife, then called the musician back up. Someone suggested we do a duet. The guy was black, so for my ending joke, I asked him if he knew Ebony and Ivory. Big laugh, thank you and goodnight. I wouldn't mind writing some material and trying that again. But man, dying on stage is painful. But the laughs are soooo worth it 1 Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I went to the Improv last night, and saw Todd Glass (host) Karen Kilgraff Nick Kroll Marc Maron Neil Hamburger Andy Kindler I hadn't heard of Karen Kilgraff--but she was funny and smart. She brought her guitar on stage and played songs. My favorite line, "if you don't like it, you can fck you." Nick Kroll was funny with a bunch of bits. My favorite was an imitation of characters of 1970s movies eating. My friends (who see a lot of comedy around town) say he's a hit and miss performer, sometimes too high for words. This was the first time I've seen Marc Maron do a set, though I've listened to his podcast. Aside--I think LA is great alt comedy town. Well, I think the two easiest, most accessible things about LA is the revival theater scene (like a new print and screening of Jaws or Lawrence of Arabia) and the stand up comedy scene. It's super cheap and at lots of venues. Last night, my ticket was $10. All this is with a caveat. It's only good if you're comfortable with seeing work in progress, not a complete set. There's also a lot of inside baseball style commentary on other comics and venues. Last night, 3 or 4 of the performers all made fun of Jay Leno. Neil Hamburger was good, there were a few lines that were funny, and a little uncomfortable vibe. I can't imagine how awkward it would feel if he was headlining in a place that wasn't expecting his style. Andy Kindler was okay. I mean, I'm a jerk, right? He's been doing it so long, and has had such solid feedback over the years, but he's just never going to cross over to bigger success. I kept looking at him, seeing the ghost of Nick Kroll's future. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I saw this show on Wednesday night. Eddie Pepitone, Iliza Schlesinger, and Baron Vaughn--really good and happy I went. I should make an effort to see more comedy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I saw this show on Wednesday night. Eddie Pepitone, Iliza Schlesinger, and Baron Vaughn--really good and happy I went. I should make an effort to see more comedy. I love Iliza Schlesinger. I've never actually heard a full standup set of hers, but I used to listen to her (now defunct?) podcast now and then, and her elitism was world class. She was talking to someone about LA traffic, and her solution was that if you still haven't made it in the entertainment industry after 4 years, you should have to move back to the middle of the country. I can get behind a world view like that. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I wonder how many nbc execs she had to blow to get in before her expiration date? yeah, i could get behind that alright... Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I really like Guy Branum on Spotify. I like him so much I might stalk him a little, so don't tell, okay? Link to post Share on other sites
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