Comedy Albums

Tav

Thread does exactly what it says on the tin. Recommend me some stand up comedians who've released stand-up albums... Here's a semi-comprehensive list of comedians who I've listened to and enjoyed:

Aziz Ansari
Amy Schumer
Bill Hicks
Bill Burr
Bo Burnham
Brian Regan
Dave Attel
David Cross
Doug Stanhope
Doug Benson
Eugene Mirman
George Carlin
Greg Giraldo
Jim Gaffigan
Louis CK
Kathleen Madigan
Maria Bamford
Lewis Black
Michael Ian Black
Mitch Hedberg
Patton Oswalt
Paul Tompkins
Stephen Lynch
Todd Barry


I've also listened to Carlos Mencia, Daniel Tosh and Christian Finnegan and they are all painfully unfunny.

darkmayo

Now, I am not sure how well it has aged since Adam Sandler is fucking horrible now, but I loved "They're All Gonna Laugh at You" this was back in 93

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They're_All_Gonna_Laugh_at_You!

Cant go wrong with old Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy either

Iruka

If you dont have Spotify, I just want to point out that a lot of comedy albums are up on it, which is a surprisingly excellent way to get some stand up with the small price of either 5 bucks a month, or ads.

While Mencia and Tosh tend to rub people the wrong way, Im interested to know why you dont like Finnegan. I would suggest Jesse Joyce, but it could be you wouldn't like him either.

Marc Maron, love or hate his podcast, This Has To Be Funny is pretty great. People who like Patton Oswald tend to also like Brian Posehn (though hes not my favorite). You may be enthused by the antics of the Sklar Brothers, though the twin thing is a little gimmicky if you listen to their albums back to back. Myq Kaplan is pretty fresh and very fast, lots of word play.

Esh

No Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor? For shame.

Tav

Unfortunately, Spotify isn't available in Ireland yet

Finnegan just isn't very funny. I listened to his cd a few times and didn't even smirk. He wasn't as bad as Mencia or Tosh, but being that awful takes effort. I found I had the same "yeah he's kinda ok but who gives a shit?" reaction to Nick Swardson.

Oh yeah, I have Maron's albums. He's pretty funny alright. I wasn't mad about about Posehn, but I'll check out Sklar and Kaplan.

TychoCelchuuu

You're missing like, all the funny black people, for one. Definitely at least hit the classics like Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, etc. You should also check out Rodney Dangerfield.

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Steve Martin put out some great stuff back when he was doing stand-up. Also, yes, Richard Pryor is a must, even if a lot of his stuff seems weird now.

Iruka

If you want some modern funny black people, Try Donald Glover (though Im not sure he has any albums). Kevin Hart is kinda funny too, but alot less alternative in his comedy. Of course Pryor, Murphy, and Cosby you need to hear at least once, but I tend to prefer to hear new stuff.

Most of the new comedians I find, I either come upon by Keith and the Girl (new york) or Never Not Funny (LA, ucb theater crowd), If they have a guest on that is pretty funny, I'll look them up. If you are into podcasts, thats an easy way to have some new comedians just appear out of nowhere.

Edit: oh shit, you may want to try Mike Birbiglia as well, his first album was great, though admittedly I haven't heard anything new from him in a while.

L Ron Howard

No Dane Cook?

Don't hurt me!!!

davidsdurions

I don't see a need to go beyond George Carlin. Maybe, mayyyyybe Lewis Black, but if you have George Carlin, why do you need Lewis Black? :P

Okay, what about the Richards? Belzer, Lewis, and (omg he's not on your list yet) Pryor.

I'd also say Martin Lawrence is a good choice.

Dave Chappelle? Dennis Leary?

Eddie Izzard!!!

davidsdurions

Oh, I forgot...

Robin Williams.

y2jake215

You seem to have the main ones covered. Maybe Zach Galifianakis? I recommend listening to the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast. It's basically just some of the greatest improv comedians in the world (and some not so great) riffing week to week. Out of several hundred I can count on one hand ones I haven't been entertained by

Waldo

2 recent-ish reccomendations:

Kyle Kinane - Life of The Party
--probably my most listened-to comedy album since it came out 2 years ago. Amazing delivery, kinda self-lacerating (but always in a hilarious way) and really great in general! Also, he intros a story-segment that is essentially about pooping in a dive bar by saying that it is "about the triumph of the human spirit"--and he is absolutely correct, but I didn't notice upon first listen because I was having trouble breathing from laughing too much.

Pete Holmes - Impregnated with Wonder
I had already drunk the cool aid, so to speak, for Holmes by him being a great (and frequent) guest on the "Doug Loves Movies" podcast, and more recently his wonderful and unique podcast, "You Made It Weird". The album is turned me into a true-believer.

815165

Joey Diaz - It's Either You or the Priest

Enc

Eddie Izzard, definitely.

Also: Jeff Foxworthy is a lot better than you might expect.

quietguyintheback

I'm going to second Kyle Kinane. He's embraced the whole "bleak and misanthropic" description to great effect.

As for adding someone, I'll say Hannibal Buress. He's like the weird kid in school given an audience and recording equipment.

localh77

Check out Gary Gulman. My list would include a lot of the same ones on your list, and I find him hilarious.

Also David Huntsberger; not one of my favorites, but definitely funny.

And Anthony Jeselnik's CD is somewhat dark, but I love it. On the uselessness of Shakespeare: "If it weren't for Romeo and Juliet, I would have totally overreacted when my fiancee killed herself".

And then there's Nick Swardson, which is almost a guilty pleasure for me. His material is pretty stupid, but for some reason I can't explain I really enjoy it. On Wheel of Fortune prizes: "You just won your very own... wolf. That's right, it's a beautiful, healthy wolf."

localh77

By the way, I just move to Austin last year and I've really enjoyed the 24 comedy station they have (102.7 FM). I've discovered quite a few new comics just listening to that on my way to and from work. I don't know if it's possible to listen online (I've never tried), but it might be worth a shot.

badpoet

I'll preface this by saying that I grew up in the 90's, so my idea of comedy is generally irreverent, profanity-laced, and pretty politically incorrect.

Denis Leary's No Cure for Cancer is wonderful (yes, I realize a lot of ripped from Bill Hicks, but his delivery makes the album).

Bill Hicks is worth looking into.

Eddie Murphy Delirious and Raw.

If you want to see where most great comedy stems from, check out Lenny Bruce. Without him, there might not have been a Carlin, Pryor, Red Foxx, or Eddie Murphy. His stuff is hopelessly dated, but still interesting. Also, if you decide you want to find out more, check out his autobiography How to Talk Dirty and Influence People.

Sam Kinison Live from Hell is pretty funny, particularly his bit about world hunger.

A Dabble Of Thelonius

Donald Glover does have an album, just came out actually. Quite good.

John Mulaney has two albums, both quality products.

Wyatt Cernac, one album, very good.

I quite enjoyed Christopher Titus' latest album as well.

Reverend_Chaos

Bo Burnham - similar to Steven Lynch
Joe Rogan
Myq Kaplan is one of my favorites
Anthony Jeselnik
Greg Giraldo
Bob Saget
Kyle Cease

Sir Carcass

I'll second Hannibal Buress. Love his stuff.
I also like Greg Warren.

Waldo

Sir Carcass wrote: »

I'll second Hannibal Buress. Love his stuff.
I also like Greg Warren.

Yeah, I forgot Buress, who is really great. I especially like his newest album Animal Furnace, since I feel like he lightens the deadpan-ness a tiny bit and really starts "punching" the punchlines more, to great effect.

Sir Carcass

Ooh, didn't know he had a new album. I just have My Name is Hannibal. I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

DekuStick

Joe Rogan has a new album coming sometime in september. The others are good stuff as well.

Gaffigan recently put out Mr. Universe and you can buy it for 5 bucks at www.jimgaffigan.com

Doug Stanhope has a bunch of albums out.

815165 brings up Joey Diaz - It's either you or the priest. Definitely worth checking out.

darkmayo

Don Rickles is another one that is fantastic.

grouch993

Know this is older, but didn't see Bill Cosby listed. We had two of his concerts on vinyl when I was growing up.

Johnny Chopsocky

Seconding Dave Chappelle. 'Killing Em Softly' is one of my all-time favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzn55RGAvuA

matt has a problem

Steven Wright and Jeremy Hotz are two I'd recommend, looking at your list.

Nija

Jim Jefferies
Brad Williams (funny midget)

punk

Tom Papa
Dat Phan
Steve Byrne

And I'll second John Mulaney as well.

Talka

As far as comedy albums go, it's hard to top these two guys:

Mike Birbiglia
Stewart Lee

Really, most comedy albums are just 60-90 minutes of funny bits without any kind of internal structure.

Griswold

Woody Allen not being mentioned yet is a crime against humanity.

I don't find Tom Papa or Steve Byrne to be very funny. A lot of this boils down to opinion, though.

Tav

woah, really wasn't expecting this thread to get this big. There's a load of recommendations here who I've never actually heard of before, so gonna see what I can find.

I was leaning towards albums because I can listen to them on public transport. I thought a lot of older/black comics only really did recorded shows, but apparently not. Definitely have to do some research there.