100 Greatest Stand-up Comedians - (part 17)

Numbers 14 to 11.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• stand
• up
• comedy
• live
• on
• stage
• woody
• allen
• jack
• dee
• jimmy
• carr
• ricky
• gervais

[NICKvavavoomCAREY]

the 2010 version of this was much better in my opinion. George Carlin went up considerably, Bill Hick's went up, Ricky was no. 2, Stewart Lee went up considerably and Frankie Boyle was included! They also got rid of that fucking Dice Clay. So there's plenty of hope for comedy.

[dogsrgreat100]

I love Jack Dee, i've been watching him with my mum since i was 10. He definitely deserves to be this high up the list. Well thats what i think x x x x x x 

[brez002]

@jockeylad Hahahaha, that's funnier b/c I'm extremely skinny.

[jockeylad]

@brez002 I agree fatty!

[brez002]

@jockeylad obviously, but the internet was invented so ppl could overgeneralize about other groups of ppl.

[jockeylad]

@brez002 Well obviously this list is not the exact view of all British people, as I, like many think George Carlin and Louis CK are definately up there.

[brez002]

I didn't realize how different my sense of humor was from British people until I looked at this list. The one thing we can agree on is that Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais are funny. But I still think it is outrageous that George Carlin didn't crack the top 60!!! And Louis CK didn't even make the list!! Wake up and watch some real comedy UK...

[thirteenfingers]

@WelshDegenerate I've seen Animals but didn't think much of it.

There were a few chuckle worthy bits in it, but only enough to fill maybe a 10 or 15 minute piece, not a whole show.

It's good that there are different kinds of comics who appeal to different people, but while I can often appreciate the appeal of comics I don't personally like, I just don't see it with Gervais.

[WelshDegenerate]

@thirteenfingers Well he's got worse. He does go for easier lines now.

But 'Animals' is an amazing show, and very original. And it's not about punchlines, it's apt observations and personifying animals, it's absolutely hilarious.

[thirteenfingers]

@thirteenfingers There are quite a few standups I dislike quite deeply and yet I still see the funny side of what they are doing, or simply put it down to a matter of taste... but Gervais really is hugely overrated as a standup.

[thirteenfingers]

@WelshDegenerate Don't be so sure that people call his standup shit because they dislike him.

Just this weekend I caught a bit of his standup again and was reminded of why I just can't get along with his work.

He built up to a point where he could have gone for any of a number of killing punchlines, but instead he went for a weak, cheap line which got just a tiny giggle. It wasn't a one-off either. Some people genuinely think his standup is shit after giving it a far chance.

[jdenoyon]

LOL I'm so glad I've watched this! It's introduced me to comedians I never knew existed, like Jimmy Carr and Jack Dee! I wish I'd discovered them sooner!