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Stand Up Comedy Thread
Raijin Quickfoot
I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
Alright, so at my job I sit and process applications for Healthcare for the state... I'm going to be working about 60 hours a week for the foreseeable future.
The good thing is I can listen to Spotify. I find that stand up comedy is one of my favorite things to listen to to pass the time.
So let's discuss awesome comedians... If they are on Spotify that's a bonus!
I'll get us started!
I'm going to start with my all-time favorite.
Mitch Hedberg (RIP)
https://youtu.be/Qqaq7MIcN0A
John Mulaney is great and does a mean Ice T impression
https://youtu.be/H4pQBYg1vfA
Jim Gaffigan does jokes that fat dads can relate to so it's perfect for me
https://youtu.be/3KoDEoTryS0
Mike Birbiglia can spin a hilarious yarn
https://youtu.be/EO8m-nIkA0s
Ali Wong is fantastic and relatable if you've ever been a pregnant Asian woman
https://youtu.be/SJpD4URV4L4
Then you've got your classics, Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy... A lot of these guys go to some unfortunate places with their comedy but it was OK back in the 80's!
So yeah, let's discuss great comedians that might be on Spotify for me to listen to.
The good thing is I can listen to Spotify. I find that stand up comedy is one of my favorite things to listen to to pass the time.
So let's discuss awesome comedians... If they are on Spotify that's a bonus!
I'll get us started!
I'm going to start with my all-time favorite.
Mitch Hedberg (RIP)
https://youtu.be/Qqaq7MIcN0AJohn Mulaney is great and does a mean Ice T impression
https://youtu.be/H4pQBYg1vfAJim Gaffigan does jokes that fat dads can relate to so it's perfect for me
https://youtu.be/3KoDEoTryS0Mike Birbiglia can spin a hilarious yarn
https://youtu.be/EO8m-nIkA0sAli Wong is fantastic and relatable if you've ever been a pregnant Asian woman
https://youtu.be/SJpD4URV4L4Then you've got your classics, Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy... A lot of these guys go to some unfortunate places with their comedy but it was OK back in the 80's!
So yeah, let's discuss great comedians that might be on Spotify for me to listen to.
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followed closely by Mitch Hedberg and Chris Rock, and an honorable mention from George Carlin... but Carlin's career is so long and there's only a slice if it that I like... basically just the 90's through 2001
I badly desire to see Chapelle live, his new Netflix was stuff was superb
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
Have you seen the airfare? It's no deal at all anymore.
What the hell is wrong with you, man
He's one of the best!
If I name every comedian in the OP what are we going to talk about!
Gary Gulman
Brian Regan is top tier! He's OP! He's S class material!
It's not like say Greg Geraldo, who is fucking amazing but not the absolute best at stand-up.
Now, as a roaster however...
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/661a77b3da/norm-macdonald-trolls-the-bob-saget-roast
The karate kid bit is so good.
Let's see. Kyle Kinane, Nate Bargatze. Jen Kirkman can be pretty dang good.
All time best is Norm tho. His new Netflix special is 100% hits.
That is an amazing story.
It is un fucking believable.
this is incredible, a stand-up routine crafted to make fun of stand-up
bill burr
kyle kinane
ali wong
george carlin
mike birbiglia
nick thune
patton oswalt
rory scovel
jerrod carmichael
the lucas brothers
I got to see them in DC a couple months ago, and they also have a fantastic weekly showcase/podcast at UCB LA where they riff with each other and then have on 4 or 5 comics, sometimes up-and-comers, sometimes big names like Patton Oswalt or Tig Notaro. Cameron does a lot of good crowd work and attitude-based material (her bit about periods is nicknamed "Chunks" and involves a lot of yelling), while Rhea's material is much more about tight writing, wordplay, and physicality.
Speaking of, Tig Notaro is also great.
Personal writing (her famous breast cancer piece from a few years ago, then doing a good portion of a special topless post-mastectomy), and one of the best deadpans since Mitch Hedberg.
Kumail Nanjiani is more well-known for Silicon Valley and The Big Sick, but his special "Beta Male" is one of my favorite recent albums.
I also love a good comedy podcast: Paul F. Tompkins, Paul Scheer/Jason Mantzoukas/June Diane Raphael (How Did This Get Made?), Emily Heller/Lisa Hanawalt (Baby Geniuses), Tess Barker/Barbara Gray/Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady), and Alice Wetterlund/Veronica Osorio (Treks and the City) are my current favorites.
Hannibal is fuckin incredible
Kumail Nanjiani
Kyle Kinane
Pete Holmes
Norm Macdonald
John Mulaney
Mike Birbiglia
Wyatt Cenac
Patton Oswalt
Bryan Regan
Jerry Clower
Nikki Glaser
I was super happy to them both this year.
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What's the best show for introducing new comics in 2017?
Saw John mulaney earlier this year and I came dangerously close to pissing myself from laughing so hard. Best of the three by a meter
I love this bit, I also love the thing Andy Samberg did at the James Franco roast, of which I can't find a video anywhere.
seeing Chris Hardwick do a mini standup set at Blizzcon was hilarious but also made me kinda sad that @midnight is gone
that show was a delight
John Mulaney is a new favorite. This one is a classic.
If you didn't watch Mike Birbiglia's special in the OP it's actually a well crafted and kind of beautiful story in it's own right. Not for guffaws but a feel good special if that makes sense. At least I thought so.
Kyle Cease did some goofy stuff loooong ago and now he does like motivational speaking through comedy/improv or something? I dunno.
And I've loved John Oliver for a while.
And that's why you don't teach lessons to your son.
Also, for old sets that are pure fire, Bernie Mac can do that.
My favorite stand up show ever was something I watched when I was in high school. HBO played what I believe was supposed to be the introduction of Billy Connolly to the US with Whoopi Goldberg introducing him. My cousin and I recorded it on VHS and watched it to the point of wearing out the tape. I'm not entirely sure how well it would age now but at the time we thought we had found the absolute pinnacle of humor.
I was a real asshole back then, I guess.