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Recommend some comedy?

Grim OutlookGrim Outlook Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
so i'm really into comedy, i love to laugh and stuff.

lately i've been getting into listening to comedy albums, they're pretty great, except when you're sitting on a bench and trying to stop yourself from laughing out loud so people don't think you're crazy.

but yeah i don't know many people who actually have comedy cds, but suggest some if you do.

or even just a good comedian you think is great.

for reference i have albums by/am into

jim gaffigan
mike birbiglia
demetri martin
mitch hedberg
maria bamford
michael ian black
daniel tosh
nick swardson
flight of the conchords [not exactly stand up, but still really funny]
steven wright
dane cook [actually i'm not really into dane cook that much, but i have his cds]
zach galifianakis

so yeah, who makes you laugh? anything along the same style as anyone i listed?

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Louis CK

    That is all

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Get some George Carlin. Classic.

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Eddie Izzard.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    How about some of the greats, like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin?

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  • CervetusCervetus Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nocturne wrote: »
    Louis CK

    That is all

    If you kinda like Dane Cook then you'll really like Louis CK because you get to see Cook's jokes as they were originally performed.

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  • WhizWartWhizWart Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    CHris Rock's Bigger and Blacker and Denis Leary's No Cure for Cancer

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nocturne wrote: »
    Louis CK

    That is all

    Pretty much this.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    All the advice in this thread is great, though Louis CK is a bit overrated.

    However, everyone has missed Bill Hicks. Check out, "Relentless."

    I like Jeff Dunham too, but YMMV.

    Louis Black can be pretty damn funny.

    And uh... I may be lynched for this one, but Ron White from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour is hilarious.

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I actually like Ron White, he's probably the only one I of the blue-collar guys I actively like.

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    There's also the possibility you just can't really grow a bear like other guys.

    Angel_of_Bacon wrote: »
    Not even BEAR vaginas can defeat me!
    cakemikz wrote: »
    And then I rub actual cake on myself.
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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Do you like offensive, hate everything comedy? Bill Motherfucking Hicks.

    My favorite segment, JFK

    Some random best-of

    Edit: And just found the clip I'm looking for, drugs and music:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10w3FuCwfQ

    (God damnit, I thought that last one included the part about the Beatles. But you get the idea of his range.)

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    I actually like Ron White, he's probably the only one I of the blue-collar guys I actively like.

    I find that to be a not uncommon opinion.
    Do you like offensive, hate everything comedy? Bill Motherfucking Hicks.

    Beated by five minutes! That's what you get for conveniently providing links.

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  • FightTestFightTest Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Doug Stanhope.

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Bill Hicks is indeed a legend, much like Carlin, and both are highly recommended. As a warning, I think Hicks isn't exactly the funniest comedian. His style of comedy is dark and presented more as a long, humorous rant.

    Also since I haven't seen it mentioned, all of Dave Chapelle's standup routines are amazing.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    admanb wrote: »
    All the advice in this thread is great, though Louis CK is a bit overrated.

    However, everyone has missed Bill Hicks. Check out, "Relentless."

    I like Jeff Dunham too, but YMMV.

    Louis Black can be pretty damn funny.

    And uh... I may be lynched for this one, but Ron White from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour is hilarious.

    I think Hicks is great, but is far more overrated then Louis CK. Most people have never even heard of Louis CK.

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  • pogo mudderpogo mudder Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I've heard that Adam Sandler's comedy albums from when he was younger are very funny. Also Jonathan Coulton is great, and The Lonely Island can be pretty good for hilarious catchy tunes.

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  • ScrumScrum __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    Patton Oswalt, David Cross, and Brian Posehn are all awesome. Burn your Dane Cook CDs.

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  • mechaThormechaThor Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Gotta love David Cross.

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  • RainOPainRainOPain Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Brian Regan, Patton Oswalt, Louis CK, David Cross

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  • RichardTauberRichardTauber Kvlt Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWjuIW4w7Q

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    steve martin's standup from back when he still did standup is hilarious

    also dave chapelle's standup is really good.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Scrum wrote: »
    Patton Oswalt, David Cross, and Brian Posehn are all awesome. Burn your Dane Cook CDs.

    just to be that guy, i really really liked cook's newest CD
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0dVAiXZDWE
    that said yeah his earlier stuff is pretty awful

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Dyscord wrote: »
    steve martin's standup from back when he still did standup is hilarious

    Yes this x10000

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2009
    Bill Burr:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnOg01N1u3w

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    pogo mudder wrote: »
    I've heard that Adam Sandler's comedy albums from when he was younger are very funny. Also Jonathan Coulton is great, and The Lonely Island can be pretty good for hilarious catchy tunes.
    I had Adam Sandler's "They're All Going to Laugh at You" CD a long long time ago and it was pretty great (at the time). It has a mixture of "skits" and music. I don't there was any stand-up on it though. Good times.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So there is this guy, Del Close, he pretty much trained the people who created modern day comedy. Everyone who trained with him for the most part hold him in the highest regard. He is the most famous man you've never heard of. He was a beatnick, a fire eater, a pioneer in psychedelic light shows, the house metaphysical physician for SNL, a huge figure in the improv scene, a mad scientist of sorts, a comic book author, a junkie, a warlock, and for the most part surrounded by his own legends.
    He also put out a comedy album called How To Speak Hip.

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  • AsiinaAsiina ... WaterlooRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Eddie Murphy in Delirious back when he was 22.

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  • SliderSlider Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Bill Cosby.

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I always thought Christopher Titus, specifically his Normal Rockwell is Bleeding standup special, was pretty amazing.

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  • Vater5BVater5B Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I am a big fan of Ricky Gervais's specials.

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  • darthmixdarthmix Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    Eddie Izzard.
    In my opinion Eddie Izzard is the greatest living stand-up comedian.

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    None of you fucks mentioned Stephen Lynch

    or Dylan Moran

    or Bill Bailey

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4bdqF5gwVw&feature=PlayList&p=E0558BA1FDDCBDE1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11

    you all suck

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Dara Ó Briain is pretty hilarious.

    Also hes the marmitiest of the comedians but I love Ross Noble.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    For classic, Bill Cosby. Nobody else can tell a story like Cosby can.

    Newer :

    Patton Oswalt
    John Mulaney
    Christian Finnegan
    Todd Barry
    Todd Glass

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  • CentipeedCentipeed Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Brian Regan has already been mentioned, but it was a passing mention, and that just isn't right.

    Listen. I like a lot of the same comedians you do. Watch Brian Regan.

    Watch Brian Regan.
    BRIAN REGAN.

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  • Richard_DastardlyRichard_Dastardly Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    FightTest wrote: »
    Doug Stanhope.

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  • CreepyCreepy Tucson, AzRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Dave Attell - Skanks for the Memories

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  • EarthenrockEarthenrock Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Pete Correale - The Things We Do For Love.

    Latest guy I've seen that really made me laugh.

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  • Bryse EayoBryse Eayo Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Bob Saget.

    He has an HBO show called "That Ain't Right" and it's excellent.

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  • VistiVisti Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    Eddie Izzard.


    I like Eddie Izzard like I like my women..


    He's fan-fucking-tastic until you realize how much of his clever, well-thought out, well-delivered comedy he's just adlibbing. Then it just blows your mind. Also I love his whole historical approach to things. It's rooted in something completely different in "write what you know" comedians. It makes it hard to post clips, though, because often the grand context makes it a lot funnier.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNjcuZ-LiSY

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp69rg6Hdlo

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Visti wrote: »
    I like Eddie Izzard like I like my women..

    In makeup and dressed like a woman?
    He's fan-fucking-tastic until you realize how much of his clever, well-thought out, well-delivered comedy he's just adlibbing. Then it just blows your mind. Also I love his whole historical approach to things. It's rooted in something completely different in "write what you know" comedians. It makes it hard to post clips, though, because often the grand context makes it a lot funnier.

    This.

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