Unfunny Comedians

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Jo Pasquale, thread can be closed now

 

[cerbera45]

Katharine Ryan Tom Allen Rosie Jones

oh Tom Allen is awful

 

[BALDY]

If you want to see "a comedian" die on stage...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su19kJGGkfs&t=12s

 

[SUBBlue]

Rosie Jones

Had to endure Jones warm up act for Josh Widdecombe at the Cliffs Pavilion , painful to endure & not remotely funny.

Btw I got invited as a plus 1 for my mate whose girlfriend didn’t want to go. Widdecombe was awful as well.

A ‘no’ vote for Katharine Ryan as well. Just no.

 

[cerbera45]

Ellie Taylor

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Most comedians who are on TV nowadays. The standard of comedy in general in this country has declined so much. It's been killed by political correctness, wokeness whatever you want to call it.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Wow, can't believe some of those being mentioned! Seen Rob Beckett and Sarah Millican recently at the Cliffs and found them both very funny, I realise Sarah is an acquired taste, but she hits the mark so accurately so frequently that I think she's really very funny. Enjoyed Rob Beckett too.

Feel sorry for Rosie Jones in a way, she's clearly a clever woman (and she was great acting in Call the Midwife recently too) but her delivery is always going to annoy some people (hubby included on that).

For me, it's some of those who've been around a while. Ben Elton I have never found funny, although I admire his writing for others. Harry Enfield can be both funny and not. Can't abide Russell Brand or Eddie Izzard (and never could, @Tangled up in Blue, before you try and suggest it's because of his current persona). I like Jimmy Carr on 9 out of 10 cats but not as a stand up, and prefer Alan Carr as a stand up rather than a host.

 

[Swiss Tony]

I'm surprised no-one has brought up Rob Beckett and probably my number one most hated 'comedian' of current times Romesh Rangalangadingdong or whatever his name is.

IMO one of the most recent & blatant examples of box ticking if ever there was one. The fact that he's everywhere makes me hate him even more. Surely he's now past his sell by date?

Always feel there’s more then meets the eye with RR, ex teacher with an attitude and most of all not very funny imo.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Over the years I’ve seen almost all of the comedians mentioned here live (at least the ones under retirement age) and even if they weren’t necessarily my style of comedy they were almost without fail several rungs above the other comedians on the bill. And those other comedians on the bill were getting laughs (just not as big).

Comedy is like football: it’s much better live and in the moment. Stop watching panel shows on TV and get yourself down to your local comedy club.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Saw Eddie Izzard live here a few years ago and thought he was excellent.What is it you don't like about him? The fact that he does his act in drag or his left-wing views?

I don’t think Eddie is a drag act, I think he’s an everyday bloke and tart.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Over the years I’ve seen almost all of the comedians mentioned here live (at least the ones under retirement age) and even if they weren’t necessarily my style of comedy they were almost without fail several rungs above the other comedians on the bill. And those other comedians on the bill were getting laughs (just not as big).

Comedy is like football: it’s much better live and in the moment. Stop watching panel shows on TV and get yourself down to your local comedy club.

What like Col ewe?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

What like Col ewe?

Are you trying to tell me you wouldn’t laugh if they were relegated?

 

[WhiteNoise]

There have been a number who've made a pretty dark turn into 'anti-woke/anti-PC' comments (which is usually just a dogwhistle for being discriminatory and racist/sexist/ableist/transphobic etc.). Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr, Dave Chappelle etc. Comedians who were edgy but funny and successful but are now past their sell-by date and rather than **** off with their piles of cash and into obscurity, would rather be out right offensive and discriminatory and punch down on minorities.

 

[LCBB72]

Remember seeing Arthur Smith 'remember him' at The Palace Theater , based on seeing him on TV he was a funny guy . But when I saw him the only word for him was CRAP .

 

[Gremlin]

Saw Eddie Izzard live here a few years ago and thought he was excellent.What is it you don't like about him? The fact that he does his act in drag or his left-wing views?

I get the impression that many more people are laughing at Eddie Izzard pretending to be a woman or a politician than ever did when he was pretending to be a comedian.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Over the years I’ve seen almost all of the comedians mentioned here live (at least the ones under retirement age) and even if they weren’t necessarily my style of comedy they were almost without fail several rungs above the other comedians on the bill. And those other comedians on the bill were getting laughs (just not as big).

Comedy is like football: it’s much better live and in the moment. Stop watching panel shows on TV and get yourself down to your local comedy club.

This is a good post IMO. There are lots of comedians I think are hit and miss, a lot of them mentioned here! In the most part I can think of some of their material that makes me laugh.
I've seen people live that I haven't been keen on from their TV appearances and enjoyed.

The one exception i'll make on this list is Rosie Jones, and I do feel bad singling her out. So much of comedy is timing and delivery and because of her disability you are waiting so long for a punchline and sometimes can't understand it. She may be a funny person with good material, perhaps writing would be a better fit if that is the case.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I get the impression that many more people are laughing at Eddie Izzard pretending to be a woman or a politician than ever did when he was pretending to be a comedian.

Dunno about that (saw him just before his South American tour (when he was actively learning Spanish but FWIW my wife and I found his comic/political sketches very funny indeed.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I don’t think Eddie is a drag act, I think he’s an everyday bloke and tart.

He may be but he certainly wears a dress to do his act.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Wow, can't believe some of those being mentioned! Seen Rob Beckett and Sarah Millican recently at the Cliffs and found them both very funny, I realise Sarah is an acquired taste, but she hits the mark so accurately so frequently that I think she's really very funny. Enjoyed Rob Beckett too.

Feel sorry for Rosie Jones in a way, she's clearly a clever woman (and she was great acting in Call the Midwife recently too) but her delivery is always going to annoy some people (hubby included on that).

For me, it's some of those who've been around a while. Ben Elton I have never found funny, although I admire his writing for others. Harry Enfield can be both funny and not. Can't abide Russell Brand or Eddie Izzard (and never could, @Tangled up in Blue, before you try and suggest it's because of his current persona). I like Jimmy Carr on 9 out of 10 cats but not as a stand up, and prefer Alan Carr as a stand up rather than a host.

Can't say I care for most of the comedians you mention apart from EI.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

This is a good post IMO. There are lots of comedians I think are hit and miss, a lot of them mentioned here! In the most part I can think of some of their material that makes me laugh.
I've seen people live that I haven't been keen on from their TV appearances and enjoyed.

The one exception i'll make on this list is Rosie Jones, and I do feel bad singling her out. So much of comedy is timing and delivery and because of her disability you are waiting so long for a punchline and sometimes can't understand it. She may be a funny person with good material, perhaps writing would be a better fit if that is the case.

Rosie Jones takes a bit of time to get use to her cadence. First time I saw her it was a bit of a struggle and it was only towards the end of her (short) set I was in step with it. Subsequent times it’s been quicker to adjust. She has absolutely killer comedy timing once you get use to that cadence.

I don’t imagine she works as well on TV though where it’s more one liners and they don’t have the time for longer set ups or to build the tension and a lot gets lost in the edit. It’s a bit like cricket: panel shows are the T20 highlights. Sure it’s fun seeing someone smack a six but it’s an ephemeral moment: what sticks with me are the days when I watched the entire innings when things ebb and flow and are allowed to build and you don’t know how things will unfurl.