What comedians have you seen live?

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Harry hill

Loads:

Adam Bloom
Bill Bailey
Frank Skinner
Ricky Gervais
Jackie Mason
Billy Connolly
Stephen Merchant

Dave Gorman who was blooming brilliant

Billy Connolly - brilliant
Rhod Gilbert
Jimmy Carr - disappointing

Joe Pasquale
Phill Jupitus
Mickey Flanagan
Lee Evans
Little Britain (does this count?)
Dara O’Whatsit
Greg Davies
Jasper Carrot
Sarah Millican
Bill Bailey
Al Murray
Simon Brodkin as himself & Lee Nelson
Russell Kane
Russell Howard
Jim Jefferies
Billy Connolly
Tim Minchin
Sean Lock
Kevin Bridges
John Bishop
Jo Brand
Shappi Khorsandi
Judi Love
The woman from Peter Kay’s Christmas song’s video, in the wheelchair. Not the one he did Car share with, the other one.

I’ve also seen a million lesser known comedians at comedy nights, a couple who I’ve seen as support acts who have gone on to be quite successful but I’ve forgotten their names, and I went to the C4 Stand Up to Cancer in 2010 and 2011 (once hosted by Alan Carr and once by (I think) Dermot o’Leary so saw lots of famous comedians there, but they only had five minutes or so each, so not really a full set.

Romesh- just amazing

Lots over the years.

Top 3 favourites were

Hale and Pace (back in the 80s, laughed so much I was in physical pain)
Rhod Gilbert
Joe Lycett (absolutely lovely show and the first time he’d done an arena show).

Biggest disappointment was Billy Connolly. I think he possibly wasn’t well though.

Micky Flanagan shit?! Noooo I love him

Most of these a long long time ago

Rowan Atkinson with Angus Deyton
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
French and Saunders
Victoria Wood
Peter Kay
Dave Gorman
Whose line is it anyway (Tony Slattery and Josie Lawrence and I can’t remember who else)
Flo and Joan

Sean Hughes twice (good first time - moody the second). Then at my student union, Craig Charles (he got booed off stage). All in the 90s - overall wasn't great and made for bad marketing as i was never interested in seeing a famous comedian after them!

I lasted 40 minutes of Ken Dodd. Left about 40 minutes in after a series of off colour anecdotes about "dolly birds" 🤮 I was back at the same theatre the following week for another act and apparently he had to be dragged off the stage at midnight. I feel I had a lucky escape although friends who saw him a few years previously said he was amazing.

I have seen
Peter Kay
Billy Connolly
David Baddiel
Jason Manford (brilliant)
Dara O'Briain
John Bishop
Jasper Carrot
Tom O'Connor
Tom Allen
Eddie Izzard
Harry Hill
Nish Kumar
Ben Elton
Lenny Henry

Billy Connolly (brilliantly brilliant)
Jack Dee (okay)
Alan Davis(very good)
Russell Howard (very good)
Jason Manford (very good)
Dara O'Brien (very funny)
Jo Brand (disappointing)
Frankie Boyle (very funny)
Rhod Gilbert (Brilliant)
Alan Carr (funny)
Jimmy Carr (funny)
Milton Jones ( very good)
Rik Mayall and Ade Edmundson (brilliant)
Michael McIntyre (hilariously brilliant)
Mickey Flanagan (very good)
Al Murray (surprisingly funny)
Jeff Dunham (okay)

I miss living in Oxford, where we saw most of these ☹️

We saw his documentary when he went to Ireland in the 70s in the cinema recently, he really didn't like the heckling his ego was quite fragile I think he learned to take it over the years and grew a thicker skin.

Eddie Izzard. In his hey day. Three times. Absolutely different league of intelligence and observational comedy. Watch his DVDs from back then, they are outstanding.

Makes me so sad now. He was genius.

Jimmy Carr... He was ok. A bit too much trying to be crude for crudeness sake and it was overpowering and just got a bit repetitive and crass. When he wasn't trying to shock for effect, he was quite funny.

Joe Lycett. Twice. Really nice, happy, silly shows. A bit of intelligent humour, but left feeling good vibes and would recommend.

Simon Brodkin. Saw online clips (of him, not when he was that buffoon Lee Nelson character) and those four or five online clips are his only good jokes. He rates himself massively and whilst he tries to sell it as self deprecated irony, he truly does think he's the dogs danglies and it is so apparent it makes you borderline dislike him by the time the act is finished.

Was disappointed with Michael McIntyre.

Seen John Bishop twice and honestly the first time i nearly wet myself.
The second time i couldnt breathe enough for laughing.

Love Ray Bradshaw!!

I think he’s the best one I’ve seen, went because DH wanted to and I wasn’t that bothered but he was absolutely brilliant

Jason Manford.
Absolutely brilliant .
He bangs out a good tune too.

Jon Richardson
Richard Herring
Greg Davies
Jenny Eclair
Alex Horne
Michael McIntyre
Sara Pascoe
Deborah Frances White
Lou Sanders
Sean Lock
Jason Manford
Russell Howard
Russell Brand
Sara Baron
Ninia Benjamin
Angela Barnes
Zoe Lyons
Shappi Khorsandi
Shazia Mirza

I'd like to see John Robins next.

I'm so jealous you got to see Victoria Wood live 😭😭😭

Tim minchin or whatever he’s called. It’s a bit odd

And had Greg Davies as a client. Which was hilarrrrrrrious.

obviously not a show but several 1;1 meetings. I used to leave work with an aching body from laughing so much!

Reginald D Hunter and Shappi Khorsandi. Booked to see Simon Brodkin in September.

Oh yes and Russell Kane.

Saw Rik Mayall and Ade Edmundson as a teen (Bottom Live).
Rhod Gilbert
Russell Howard
Mark Steel
Alisdair Beckett-King
Gary Delaney (my favourite!)
Nabil Abdulrashid
Adam Kay
Mark Simmons

Doesn't seem a lot but most were in the past year. Met a DP who loves stand up, and likes to see the smaller names that have appeared on Mock the Week etc.

Getting tickets to see Andy Parsons next.

Also, what comedians have you seen die (metaphorically)?
I don't think I've seen a well-known comedian completely bomb, but I did see Tim Vine play to 7 people in a room that could have seated 100 if the venue had sold it properly, but somehow go down a storm

Andy Parsons, Peter Kay, Sarah Millican, Dapper Laughs, Jimmy Carr, a few less famous ones. I'm most excited to see Greg Davies next year, have been wanting to for so long!