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Comedians you have just never found funny?

333 replies

raythechay · 05/10/2023 23:24

Lee Evans

OP posts:
Joevanswell · 06/10/2023 02:43

Matt lucas
harry hill

Wincarnis · 06/10/2023 02:53

Rosie Jones
Lee Mack
Katherine Ryan
Michael MacIntyre
Jason Manford
John Bishop
Lenny Henry
Eddie Murphy
French and Saunders
etc
etc

I do like a good laugh, really, just not with these people!

CharlieBigPotatoes1 · 06/10/2023 03:00

Sarah Millican
Sara Pascoe
Michael Macintyre
Lenny Henry
Jason Manford
Roy Chubby Brown
John Bishop

pp have mentioned Caroline Quentin and Jonathan Ross, they’re not comedians!

Netaporter · 06/10/2023 03:05

Tim Vine. He was the corporate entertainment once at a trade bash I was at. Just embarrassing. Like being locked in the living room at Christmas with your 9 year old nephew constantly reading from a knock knock joke book.

Also Leigh Francis - seems like a bully. Lord knows who commissioned Bo Selecta, just seemed like dressed-up Jim Davidson racist shite.

The Mrs Brown’s Boys show, never really understood it.

Eddie Izzard

AbraKedavra · 06/10/2023 04:16

Can I add Hannah Gadsby, or does she not qualify as a comedian in the first place?

AbraKedavra · 06/10/2023 04:18

Moldywarpedalright · 06/10/2023 02:16

Welcome back to the 1950s everyone! 🙄

Can you actually name 2 funny female comedians?

yogasaurus · 06/10/2023 04:21

David Williams
Matt Lucas
Catherine Tate
The Pub Landlord
Rosie Jones

MariaLuna · 06/10/2023 04:27

Michael Macintyre (sp?).

Love French and Saunders!

FloofCloud · 06/10/2023 04:35

Kittensat36 · 05/10/2023 23:46

Bill Hicks

Nnnoooooo!! He was hilarious!

Robotalkingrubbish · 06/10/2023 04:41

Keith Lemon is just annoying
Billy Connolly swears too much
Frankie Boyle crude

Robotalkingrubbish · 06/10/2023 04:45

Oh and definitely Alan Carr

I love Sarah Millican and Lee Mack

Mothership4two · 06/10/2023 04:50

Crikeyalmighty · 05/10/2023 23:52

Keith lemon
Jimmy carr
Russell Brand
Roy chubby Brown

And whoever that person is that plays Mrs Brown !!

DH was taken to see Roy Chubby Brown by a friend and fell asleep!

Mothership4two · 06/10/2023 04:57

AbraKedavra · 06/10/2023 04:18

Can you actually name 2 funny female comedians?

I have seen Sarah Pascoe and Gina Yashere live and they were very very funny but very different and the audiences "were in stitches". Also have seen Nina Conti live, a comedian/ventriloquist, who was hilarious.

Would love to go to watch Aisling Bea and Mae Martin.

decionsdecisions62 · 06/10/2023 04:58

Russel Brand
Michael McIntyre

mjf981 · 06/10/2023 05:01

James Acaster - terrible
Jonathon Ross - also terrible

Mothership4two · 06/10/2023 05:08

Vic Reeves
Alan Carr
David Walliams
Rosie Jones

Not overly keen on Jenny Eclair

I have seen Alistair McGowan live (impressionist/comedian) - not good and we weren't alone in thinking that. Also saw Rik Mayall and Ben Elton do stand up when they were starting out and it was very hit and miss (more miss to be honest).

Mothership4two · 06/10/2023 05:10

I saw Eddie Izzard in the past 2-3 years and again really funny - had audience eating out of the palm of his hand.

Russell Brand was funny live too (2017) - I know 😱

bellylaughter · 06/10/2023 05:13

Kevin Bridges did a corporate event for my workplace once. He was very offensive. If he’d been funny with it then fair enough but he was just a twat.

Mothership4two · 06/10/2023 05:16

I didn't like frankie Boyle's style until I saw him on Taskmaster. Wouldn't want to watch him live though.

Inyourwildestdreams · 06/10/2023 05:23

The vast majority of those already mentioned are horrendous IMO 🙈

Billy Connolly & Kevin Bridges are fantastic 😁

@bellylaughter I’m surprised at your post about KB!! I usually hate comedians because of them being offensive and taking cheap shots at people but have seen KB live a few times and he always had a far more witty set! I really liked him!

Guavafish1 · 06/10/2023 05:24

jo brand

ArrrMeHearties · 06/10/2023 05:35

Inyourwildestdreams · 06/10/2023 05:23

The vast majority of those already mentioned are horrendous IMO 🙈

Billy Connolly & Kevin Bridges are fantastic 😁

@bellylaughter I’m surprised at your post about KB!! I usually hate comedians because of them being offensive and taking cheap shots at people but have seen KB live a few times and he always had a far more witty set! I really liked him!

I have saw Kevin bridges 3 times and loved him each time he's one comedian I can watch over and over again and laugh like the first time I saw him

HollyBerri · 06/10/2023 05:37

Vic Reeves - never got that humour. I love Bob though - always makes me chuckle.

Toomanysquishmallows · 06/10/2023 05:38

Stewart Lee , unbearably smug.

CurlewKate · 06/10/2023 05:39

I'm torn. I love Sarah Millican and Angela Barnes as people- their online presences are wonderful- but I don't find them funny at all.