It's weird how this exact same thread surfaces every few months. obviously not by the OP, but i think if you searched the forum you'd find at least half a dozen threads about "comedians i don't find funny"
It's weird how this exact same thread surfaces every few months. obviously not by the OP, but i think if you searched the forum you'd find at least half a dozen threads about "comedians i don't find funny"
Non of the current so called comedians even make me smile, cringeworthy at best.
I feel exactly the same, to the extent that whenever I hear a "new comedy talent" introduced for the first time my immediate reaction is scepticism.
Jo Brand
Russell Brand
Ricky Gervais
Michael McIntyre
Victoria Wood
John Bishop
French & Saunders
(won't you go home) Bill Bailey
Baddiel & Skinner
Paul Merton
Ben Elton
Jimmy Carr
Eddie Izzard
Ross Noble
Reeves and Mortimer
Harry Enfield
Alexei Sayle
Catherine Tate :yawn:
that will do for a start
edit : yes and Johnny Vegas, Alan Carr, that middle eastern bloke who did the car insurance ads, James Cornden, Sarah Millican, Miranda Hart, Steven K Amos
Jo Brand - has the delivery of a fat Julian Clary
Michael McIntyre - about as funny as having a log the size of Essex stretching ya crack!
Gina Yashire, Andy Osho - is it 'cos they is Welsh?
Jarred Christmas - just... why? (is he actually famous or well received?)
How anyone can say Ben Elton is beyond me. I know it is all down to personal taste, but wow! He may have a strange personal style to his delivery, but as a writer... he is brilliant. He saved Blackadder... the first series was a mildly funny look at history... but it focused too much on the history aspect. Ben Elton got involved in the writing for the second series... and the rest is history... as they say!
Holly someone-or-other - did a 'sketch' where she dressed up and played a boy with mental health issues, interviewing 'celebrities' and asking rather inappropriate questions. I'm not one to be offended at all, especially not by comedy, but this was beyond the pale.
Mickey Flanagan, I think it is, who does a joke about tasting ketchup like wine in a restaurant with 'ambience'. Maybe it's just his voice I don't like.
Miranda Hart - haha, she's tall, falls over a lot and isn't conventionally pretty.. just don't get it.
ETA: John Bishop - saw him on Saturday night on TV, very predictable 'Women like shopping, men hate shopping'.. wasn't impressed
I just don't 'get' him at all? In fact he gets right on my f**king nerves :mad::mad::mad:
Same here! And, sorry OP but I hate the word "get" used in the sense of not finding something funny or enjoyable. To me it implies that just because I watched one episode of the The Office wondering when I was going to start laughing (I never did!) I'm not as intelligent as people who do :mad::mad:
No one has mentioned that Irish twit Graham Norton, his humour is mean and absolutely loves himself.
Is he even a comedian? I thought he was just a rude gay Wogan! I refuse to watch anything that involves him. He is as entertaining as looking at used toilet roll after a lavatory respray!
I just DON'T get it ! He's smug ,awful and there just isn't anything funny about him .I've been saying this years ,while everyone has been raving about him! so glad to see others have the same opinion.
I have to say ,I do like Miranda Hart ,I thought I wouldn't enjoy her show but I've watched a few episodes and I laughed out loud which I hardly ever do at the t.v .It was mainly the bits with her mum though,she's great character .
Also on John Bishop,watched his Britain thing the other day ,his material was rubbish ,I could have wrote it! Maybe he it's supposed to be funny cos of THAT accent?
Ken Dodd. I walked out after 2 hours and he hadn't reached the bloody interval. He got bluer and bluer in an attempt to get a laugh. The last straw was to get his "neice" on stage to do some karaoke! One of the most depressing evenings I have ever spent in a theatre - and I've seen Ibsen plays!
I love Jasper carrott from before he did his quiz show, he makes me laugh
I also liked bernard manning, although controversial to some people i liked his stuff.
Ken Dodd. I walked out after 2 hours and he hadn't reached the bloody interval. He got bluer and bluer in an attempt to get a laugh. The last straw was to get his "neice" on stage to do some karaoke! One of the most depressing evenings I have ever spent in a theatre - and I've seen Ibsen plays!
Ah, Doddy, a national treasure-unlike those dishonestly obtaining benefits. Still, you can be forgiven for defrauding the national exchequer, as long as you make people laugh....
Do you remember that stalker Doddy had, who sent him a dead rat?
Victoria Wood (very famous and very popular- justdon't get her at all or why she is considered as funny and talented as she is.)
Lee Mack- Am I missing something that everyone else can see?
Sarah Milican-Is someone I like and find funny, but people say she is hillarious and brilliant and I don't see that and I wouldnt pay to see her, as much as i like to see her now and again on tv.
I'm with you on that, I think he's awful. That TV programme that he has is just terrible, I can't believe it's been recommisioned.
I don't get Lee Evans either, bores the arse off me.
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Ricky Gervais
Jack Whitehall
Russell Brand
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I feel exactly the same, to the extent that whenever I hear a "new comedy talent" introduced for the first time my immediate reaction is scepticism.
Jo Brand
Russell Brand
Ricky Gervais
Michael McIntyre
Victoria Wood
John Bishop
French & Saunders
(won't you go home) Bill Bailey
Baddiel & Skinner
Paul Merton
Ben Elton
Jimmy Carr
Eddie Izzard
Ross Noble
Reeves and Mortimer
Harry Enfield
Alexei Sayle
Catherine Tate :yawn:
that will do for a start
edit : yes and Johnny Vegas, Alan Carr, that middle eastern bloke who did the car insurance ads, James Cornden, Sarah Millican, Miranda Hart, Steven K Amos
This.
I just don't 'get' him at all? In fact he gets right on my f**king nerves :mad::mad::mad:
Michael McIntyre - about as funny as having a log the size of Essex stretching ya crack!
Gina Yashire, Andy Osho - is it 'cos they is Welsh?
Jarred Christmas - just... why? (is he actually famous or well received?)
How anyone can say Ben Elton is beyond me. I know it is all down to personal taste, but wow! He may have a strange personal style to his delivery, but as a writer... he is brilliant. He saved Blackadder... the first series was a mildly funny look at history... but it focused too much on the history aspect. Ben Elton got involved in the writing for the second series... and the rest is history... as they say!
^ This.
John Bishop Too Slow and too predictable.
Jack Dee. Used to like him until he started popping up on every TV panel show.
S. Millican. Like a boring old farmers wife.
M Mcintyre. Like a naughty 12 year old schoolboy in a mans body and talks like one.
Many Many More in fact not sure I like one of them they are just unfunny ego's on TV.
With the exception of Lee Evans:D
Jack Whitehall
Ruby Wax
Holly someone-or-other - did a 'sketch' where she dressed up and played a boy with mental health issues, interviewing 'celebrities' and asking rather inappropriate questions. I'm not one to be offended at all, especially not by comedy, but this was beyond the pale.
Mickey Flanagan, I think it is, who does a joke about tasting ketchup like wine in a restaurant with 'ambience'. Maybe it's just his voice I don't like.
Miranda Hart - haha, she's tall, falls over a lot and isn't conventionally pretty.. just don't get it.
ETA: John Bishop - saw him on Saturday night on TV, very predictable 'Women like shopping, men hate shopping'.. wasn't impressed
And if you do I found some of the individual interviews hilarious and others horrendous.
Same here! And, sorry OP but I hate the word "get" used in the sense of not finding something funny or enjoyable. To me it implies that just because I watched one episode of the The Office wondering when I was going to start laughing (I never did!) I'm not as intelligent as people who do :mad::mad:
Ricky Gervais (so punchable)
No one has mentioned that Irish twit Graham Norton, his humour is mean and absolutely loves himself.
Is he even a comedian? I thought he was just a rude gay Wogan! I refuse to watch anything that involves him. He is as entertaining as looking at used toilet roll after a lavatory respray!
I just DON'T get it ! He's smug ,awful and there just isn't anything funny about him .I've been saying this years ,while everyone has been raving about him! so glad to see others have the same opinion.
I have to say ,I do like Miranda Hart ,I thought I wouldn't enjoy her show but I've watched a few episodes and I laughed out loud which I hardly ever do at the t.v .It was mainly the bits with her mum though,she's great character .
Also on John Bishop,watched his Britain thing the other day ,his material was rubbish ,I could have wrote it! Maybe he it's supposed to be funny cos of THAT accent?
Ahh yes I do, thought it was Holly Walsh
Still don't find either of them funny
He creaps me out
Dont like him, gives gay men a bad name
some things funny but she goes on about womans bits a bit too much
not funny at all
I love Jasper carrott from before he did his quiz show, he makes me laugh
I also liked bernard manning, although controversial to some people i liked his stuff.
YES!
He is not funny in any way...
Ah, Doddy, a national treasure-unlike those dishonestly obtaining benefits. Still, you can be forgiven for defrauding the national exchequer, as long as you make people laugh....
Do you remember that stalker Doddy had, who sent him a dead rat?
I'm with you on that, I think he's awful. That TV programme that he has is just terrible, I can't believe it's been recommisioned.
I don't get Lee Evans either, bores the arse off me.