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Hey guys, who likes to laugh?

Bloods EndBloods End Blade of TyshallePunch dimensionRegistered User regular
edited April 2009 in Social Entropy++
So apparently this guy
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will be putting on a show at my school today. I think I've only actually watched one of his stand up specials on the television. So this should be super awesome and hilarious or terrible. One or the other.

What comedy shows have you been to, ladies and gentlemen? Where they super awesome or terrible?

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm seriously considering seeing Neil Hamburger at the Triple Door on May 24

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  • Stupid Mr Whoopsie NameStupid Mr Whoopsie Name Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    I saw Arj Barker for valentine's day last year. That was a fantastic show.

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've seen Posehn and them on the Comedians of Comedy tour a bunch of times.

    Zach Galifianakis scares me sometimes.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I went and saw Henry Rollins once.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Mysst wrote: »
    I went and saw Henry Rollins once.

    Dang man

    I listen to Talk Is Cheap and Eric The Pilot in my car all the time

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    Druhim wrote: »
    wiggin's right
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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    ross noble is pretty damn funny

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Also I would like to see Patton Oswalt and Stephen Lynch

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    Druhim wrote: »
    wiggin's right
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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2009
    I saw John Pinette in Montreal. He's basically at the bottom of the mainstream barrel but I love him so much.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1uFHtcwkA

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  • RobchamRobcham The Rabbit King of your pantsRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I like laughing

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    NSFW, but somehow appropriate for this place

    Stephen Lynch - Gay

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    Druhim wrote: »
    wiggin's right
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  • ThemindtakerThemindtaker Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've seen Daniel Tosh perform, and I nearly wet myself it was so good. College shows are great because the comedians know they can get away with their courser and more obscure jokes because you spend all your time online visiting naughty websites and surfing wikipedia. So it's good times, and I would definitely say you should check him out.

    Saw Patton Oswalt at Blizzcon this year, too. He was pretty good, but his closer was the weakest part. kinda disappointing after he got off to a good start.

    And Stephen Lynch is fucking amazing, I try to see him anytime he's in the state.

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  • FalloutFallout ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)σ" Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    i saw brian posehn at Sounds of the Underground a couple years ago in Irvine

    we just locked eyes briefly as he saw me while leaving the venue after the show

    and that's my brian posehn story

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    bsjezz wrote: »
    ross noble is pretty damn funny

    Apparently I'm seeing him when he comes back out to Sydney.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Another one that's vaguely appropriate but still kinda NSFW I guess

    Stephen Lynch - D&D

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    Druhim wrote: »
    wiggin's right
    Twitter last.fm music blog (dead?) ficly
  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

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  • MorgensternMorgenstern ICH BIN DER PESTVOGEL DU KAMPFAFFE!Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I saw Heny Rollins about two years ago. He put on about a four hour long show. It was amazing.

    Also, Posehn is a pretty cool guy and is quite alright.

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

    I saw Eddie in Chicago last year like a week after I saw Kids in the Hall's first reunion show.

    Both were indeed fun times.

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Frank Brak wrote: »
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

    I saw Eddie in Chicago last year like a week after I saw Kids in the Hall's first reunion show.

    Both were indeed fun times.

    Oh, man! I wanted to see Kids in the Hall so badly. I think I ended up spending all of my dollars on a Lolla pass instead. On a scale of 1 to Holy Shit, how awesome was it?

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  • andrewandrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    Tweaked_Bat_ wrote: »
    bsjezz wrote: »
    ross noble is pretty damn funny

    Apparently I'm seeing him when he comes back out to Sydney.

    He's well worth seeing as many times as possible. I've still got 3 or 4 shows still left to watch on the Randomist DVD and so far the only repetition is of one or two set-piece jokes that he likes to get out, like the "chasing" joke on Sonic Waffle.

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    The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    man, I would love to see eddie izzard, dude is fantastic

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    Frank Brak wrote: »
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

    I saw Eddie in Chicago last year like a week after I saw Kids in the Hall's first reunion show.

    Both were indeed fun times.

    Oh, man! I wanted to see Kids in the Hall so badly. I think I ended up spending all of my dollars on a Lolla pass instead. On a scale of 1 to Holy Shit, how awesome was it?

    it was pretty awesome. Scott Thompson forgot some lines and then they wouldn't let go for the rest of the show.

    Since they're still back together, I hope they do another tour now that they've shaken the dust off.

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  • Burden of ProofBurden of Proof You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on. Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Zach Galifianakis came to a campus show here in South Carolina three years ago and it was so bad he said he wasn't coming back. I didn't know who he was back then.

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Your favorite comedian stole all his jokes from my favorite comedian.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    The last comedian I saw live was Dane Cook sadly. It was in Orlando and $80 a ticket but a large group of friends wanted to go so I went. He did the same shit he always does and at the end he rips his shirt off clearly sucking in his stomach. It was awful.

    I have seen Lewis Black, Mitch Hedburg, and Steven Wright in the past though.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    Frank Brak wrote: »
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

    I saw Eddie in Chicago last year like a week after I saw Kids in the Hall's first reunion show.

    Both were indeed fun times.

    Oh, man! I wanted to see Kids in the Hall so badly. I think I ended up spending all of my dollars on a Lolla pass instead. On a scale of 1 to Holy Shit, how awesome was it?
    no intent to rain on Brak's parade, but when I saw them live I was underwhelmed
    I loved the show, but when I saw them live it was basically just them doing mostly the same sketches and it just didn't flow right on stage

    perhaps they've changed things around since then

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Well, since I missed them anyway, I'd feel better pretending that they suck live. I'm still sad I missed it, but I'll mask it with a demeanor of superiority.

    I'd like to see Dylan Moran live sometime, I think.

    Hangovers

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I just got John Mulaneys first album and it's quite good.

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've seen Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, and Demetri Martin live in Atlanta.

    one guy I wish I had seen before he died - Mitch Hedberg. goddamn him for dying.

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    Frank Brak wrote: »
    Lost Salient wrote: »
    I've seen Eddie Izzard, which was pretty great.

    Other than that, though, my live comedy experiences are all open mic night related, and... I don't mean that as a compliment.

    I saw Eddie in Chicago last year like a week after I saw Kids in the Hall's first reunion show.

    Both were indeed fun times.

    Oh, man! I wanted to see Kids in the Hall so badly. I think I ended up spending all of my dollars on a Lolla pass instead. On a scale of 1 to Holy Shit, how awesome was it?
    no intent to rain on Brak's parade, but when I saw them live I was underwhelmed
    I loved the show, but when I saw them live it was basically just them doing mostly the same sketches and it just didn't flow right on stage

    perhaps they've changed things around since then

    did you see them in 08? cause it might have just been their excitement that sold it for me because it was literally their first show back together.

    also, I think most of what they did was new material. I dunno.

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Demetri Martin and Eugene Mirman are two people I some how miss every single goddamn time they perform in Chicago.

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've seen Stephen Lynch but that's it.

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  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dane Cook is like that buddy you have and when you're all drunk and it's 3am he tells a couple of funny jokes and tells them really loudly and you all laugh. So then he just starts repeating the same jokes over and over and gets louder and louder and when you don't laugh he just goes online and steals jokes from people who did it better and throws himself around like a child because he is now addicted to the attention.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Bravo


    But seriously, John Mulaney. Delightful.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm still oh-so-pissed that I didn't get to see Carlin live before he died. I had hoped to go to his NY appearance last year, but then his heart failed and everything got canceled.

    I've seen Pinette live. He is fabulous. I'm surprised he's not more famous.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »
    Dane Cook is like that buddy you have and when you're all drunk and it's 3am he tells a couple of funny jokes and tells them really loudly and you all laugh. So then he just starts repeating the same jokes over and over and gets louder and louder and when you don't laugh he just goes online and steals jokes from people who did it better and throws himself around like a child because he is now addicted to the attention.

    I know all the cool kids love to hate on Dane, but I actually find him rather amusing.

    If you don't like him because he steals jokes, that's a whole different matter. I can fully understand that. But to say he isn't funny is a little strange to me.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    He was funny the first time through. I actually thought his first cd was quite funny and the second one was ok. Then it got bad. Then it continued to be bad because he has no replay value.

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »
    Dane Cook is like that buddy you have and when you're all drunk and it's 3am he tells a couple of funny jokes and tells them really loudly and you all laugh. So then he just starts repeating the same jokes over and over and gets louder and louder and when you don't laugh he just goes online and steals jokes from people who did it better and throws himself around like a child because he is now addicted to the attention.

    I know all the cool kids love to hate on Dane, but I actually find him rather amusing.

    If you don't like him because he steals jokes, that's a whole different matter. I can fully understand that. But to say he isn't funny is a little strange to me.

    It's very easy to say it because he's terrible. I suppose if you like mediocre frat boy humor though he's a god.

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  • WimbleWimble Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I really like Louis C.K.

    He is one of the few comedians who make me laugh during talk show host interviews as well

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Oh, hey, I remembered someone else I've seen live.

    Bill Cosby.

    Say what you will, it was awesome.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Say what you will? Fuck anybody who says anything bad about Cosby. Man is the KING of comedy. Nobody can do what he does.



    Also, I saw Norm McDonald once. That was fantastic.

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