@mdlwilliams1990 good call! christ on a bike the second coming was is easily the best show ive seen all year, his othr shows on dvd are wicked, fist of fun was great etcetc....
@invisible1023, are you trying to say that today, no taste is fundamentally more feminine than masculine? That, nothing is associated more with women than with men? I think the rhetorical questions more than appropriate, since so many people find commentary on gender in society so "difficult" to bear. If you are unable to see such things, then maybe you lack insight. If you are a "feminist" don't even bother.
we're almost half way through the list and so far there's one woman. why didn't they just call this list "100 greatest male Stand-up comedians (with a few chicks thrown in to prove that we're not sexist)"
Not trying to sound sexist, but from evolutionary point, humor is one of the tools men use to attract female. Most famous comedians are men (funny both by women and mens standards)! Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin are the only female stand-up comedians (as far as I can think right now) which I happen to enjoy watching and yet I don't consider them "great stand up comedians"
The Steve Martin clips didn't even include the top 75% of his comedy. The only meaningful clip there was the cat at the end. Is there some kind of exposure issue in Britain with he and the other American comedians?
The list is biased because its a british show. Really how can Carlin and Emo not be in the top 20 at least? Peter Kay has nothing on Carlin and you can't understand comedy if you think otherwise.
@jacklow01 Ehh... Carlin isn't all that funny tbh.
Also, I swear when these lists are done in America only Billy Connolly ever martriculates as a UK representative. If anything, we give Americans too much due.
@jacklow01 Channel4 and E4 made this list so not really the whole of the uk got involved with this, it all comes down to exposure with George Carlin, why do you think Richard Pryor was so high on the list compared to George? because Britsh people saw his movies and he was always funny and they took an interest in his stand up, its sad but George never quite got that international exposure as i loved his comedy and still do so as a Brit please dont think we are a nation of Peter Kay lovers
mike reid dissing spikey!! loved it i know these lists are subjective but it seems like if you've worked on channel 4 you get in.how can steve martin not be a better stand up than most of this list and im english
how did they come to the conclusion that roseanne barr is funnier than george carlin?????????
Bratsofallages 2 weeks ago
why is everyone censored in this series except Steve Martin?
13abie 3 weeks ago
rossane higher than carlin, this shit is just a massive insult to american comedy stund up
rusamene 1 month ago
Sean lock ONLY 55! Wtf?
Totterdownmylove 1 month ago
haha, dave spikey ahead of mitch hedberg and steve martin in this list. could it be more british comedian biased? lol, what a joke
joestandupdotcom 2 months ago
@ScottishNonBeliever I agree. I love George Carlin too.
Molblu 2 months ago
Hahahaha DAVE SPIKEY in the top 100.....Stick to medicine you daft unfunny cunt.
dilwich123 3 months ago
Steve Martin ain't funny
g0801215 3 months ago
Sean LOCK! x x x
CornishRicky 3 months ago
Steve martin should be lower on the list, perhaps 12
CosmoGodfather 3 months ago
"HOW DARE YOU FIND THAT COMEDIAN FUNNIER THAN THIS ONE I LIKE, PERSON WHO WROTE THIS LIST!"
superspud94 4 months ago 4
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carlin should have been in the top 5
slatibaadfast 4 months ago
carlin should have been in the top 5
slatibaadfast 4 months ago
sarah bernhard is fucking irritating
rohitrez 5 months ago
Love Sean Lock .... OMG he looks sooo young :)
PADGEist 6 months ago
Where the hell is Richard Herring ?
mdlwilliams1990 7 months ago
@mdlwilliams1990 good call! christ on a bike the second coming was is easily the best show ive seen all year, his othr shows on dvd are wicked, fist of fun was great etcetc....
TobeUK 6 months ago
What inspired this list? Chaos theory?
Mement0o 7 months ago 2
i wish joan rivers would die
MannyJazzcats 8 months ago 2
how the fuck is julian clary ahead of tommy tiernan & goerge carlin!?! this list is very biased
DavidM4725 8 months ago 4
steve martin at 59?
nothingishelpful 9 months ago
Why did Sean Locke not get any other comedians talking about him? Not even the narrator mentioned him!
TomHPMc 9 months ago
joan rivers, get off steve martins dick!
deathmoster 9 months ago
Peter Kay sucks and who would put George Carlin not in the top ten
HawkmanWalker 10 months ago
The more I watch this, the more I get the impression that at least half of the "panel" of "judges" were women...
semasiologistics 10 months ago
@semasiologistics Really? You really wanna go there?
invisible1023 9 months ago
@invisible1023, are you trying to say that today, no taste is fundamentally more feminine than masculine? That, nothing is associated more with women than with men? I think the rhetorical questions more than appropriate, since so many people find commentary on gender in society so "difficult" to bear. If you are unable to see such things, then maybe you lack insight. If you are a "feminist" don't even bother.
semasiologistics 9 months ago
58?!?
Dave Spikey is 58 and Peter Kay is what ... 3?
Dave Spikey wrote most of Peter Kay's jokes ffs!
JakkoWilko 10 months ago
we're almost half way through the list and so far there's one woman. why didn't they just call this list "100 greatest male Stand-up comedians (with a few chicks thrown in to prove that we're not sexist)"
aerochick42 11 months ago
@aerochick42 Cause women are not funny?!
Not trying to sound sexist, but from evolutionary point, humor is one of the tools men use to attract female. Most famous comedians are men (funny both by women and mens standards)! Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin are the only female stand-up comedians (as far as I can think right now) which I happen to enjoy watching and yet I don't consider them "great stand up comedians"
I think you're just taking this too personal!
ShahnamPersia 8 months ago
sean lock is my favourite comedian of all time, and he gets 37 seconds. bugger
jeevesthepunk 1 year ago
If Carlin didn't make #1, I don't want to know who did...
95Ingy 1 year ago
george carlin,bill hicks,Lenny Bruce,best comics ever.
oyindw 1 year ago
doesnt anyone who cant get over the carlin thing not hear them say he is just about unknown in the uk?
this show clearly same from the united kingdom. christ. why would they put someone so high up the list if no one watching will know who he is?
i totally agree that some of the people on this list seem completely shit and should stop doing stand up. but its just a tv show
treytoshable 1 year ago
"Joe Pasquale walks into a bar...."
williamwilson666 1 year ago
Was that it for Sean Lock? He's a brilliant comedian, he deserves more than that.
sausagedogmcgee 1 year ago 2
Man... why is george carlin not in the top 50 at least? I mean really.
CotardDelusion 1 year ago 20
I love Sean Lock :)
RoseBeautyDuffy 1 year ago 2
The Steve Martin clips didn't even include the top 75% of his comedy. The only meaningful clip there was the cat at the end. Is there some kind of exposure issue in Britain with he and the other American comedians?
matrixphijr 1 year ago
@matrixphijr Yeah, just like americans don't know shit about some of the greatest British comedians, so hey.
MikckeyW1989 11 months ago 2
@MikckeyW1989 Oooh, ooh, okay. Ouch. Touché.
matrixphijr 11 months ago
Emo's hilarious but I hope to God he doesn't talk like that in real life or he'd be really really horrible to be around.
RantCasey01 1 year ago
its very werid whenever the comic is american joan rivers comments...is she the only american comedian they could get?
jymiurine 1 year ago
The list is biased because its a british show. Really how can Carlin and Emo not be in the top 20 at least? Peter Kay has nothing on Carlin and you can't understand comedy if you think otherwise.
jacklow01 1 year ago
@jacklow01 I'm British and I agree with you, George Carlin beats Peter Kay every time.
SuperSiddall123 1 year ago 27
@jacklow01 Ehh... Carlin isn't all that funny tbh.
Also, I swear when these lists are done in America only Billy Connolly ever martriculates as a UK representative. If anything, we give Americans too much due.
owenhunt 1 year ago
@jacklow01 Channel4 and E4 made this list so not really the whole of the uk got involved with this, it all comes down to exposure with George Carlin, why do you think Richard Pryor was so high on the list compared to George? because Britsh people saw his movies and he was always funny and they took an interest in his stand up, its sad but George never quite got that international exposure as i loved his comedy and still do so as a Brit please dont think we are a nation of Peter Kay lovers
lickstickly 1 year ago
mike reid dissing spikey!! loved it i know these lists are subjective but it seems like if you've worked on channel 4 you get in.how can steve martin not be a better stand up than most of this list and im english
bishbosh75 1 year ago
I think the producers could have done us all a favour by making this programme.."50 Greatest Stand-ups". Nearly all those below 50 are CRAP!!
priapus56 1 year ago
@priapus56 What?? How can you say that?Some of the best comedians out there are below 50, clearly this list is fucked.
ben6993 1 year ago
I wish steve martin would go bk to stand up :(
filmgeek22 2 years ago 3