Stand up Comedy :-)

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Who are some of your favorite stand up comedians?

You know, people who make you

 

[Webster]

Who are some of your favorite stand up comedians?

You know, people who make you

There's three that come to mind for me, Nebulous: George Carlin, Ron White and Bill Hicks.

 

[GoldenBlade]

I don't watch stand up comedy a lot, but my favorite would probably be Ron White.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Here's some of the ones I like and listen to on Pandora often:

Hannibal Buress
Bert Kreischer
Michael Loftus
Tom Segura
Louis CK
Gabriel Iglesias
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Jo Koy
Jim Gaffigan

 

[DrLeftover]

I find most current stand up comics stupid, offensive, with lame material, and no stage presence at all.

In fact, I blended several of them together and used the result in a murder mystery a few years ago.

Murder isn't a joke.
the Detective: 7

"You'll never take me alive, copper! I've always wanted to say that."
"Very funny," I answered.
"Of course! we're in a comedy club!" The man gestured to the small tables and outdated stage lighting.
"Of course."

... ... ...

As for the deceased woman who was found next to him, she was typical of those in his talent portfolio. Blanche Charlotte billed herself as the 'worst fat female comic you've ever heard'. As part of my investigation I sat through two videos of her appearances at the club, then I agreed with the summary.
In the first performance an MC had introduced her and she walked out to polite applause, then she sneered at the audience and said, "my name is Blanche, I'm fat, and I'm not funny." And at least for my part, she was right. The second appearance, recorded just a couple of months ago, was even worse.
Her routine was built around the general idea that she was miserable. And from the tapes, it wasn't very well done. The laughter from the audience didn't seem to be spontaneous as they enjoyed the routine. In fact, if I didn't know better, I would have to say that at least some of it was generated by a laugh track. I told myself to check that out.
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