Unfunny comedians

[TheTecknician]

We've covered lousy actors and questionable singers. A further spin-off: who really isn't that funny, past or present? I offer:

Hale and Pace
Freddie Starr
Lenny Henry

Mean-spirited, I know.

On the plus side, I did like Jimmy Tarbuck. I'm probably being unfashionable but his delivery as a stand-up was perfect, even if some of the jokes wouldn't go down well today.

Michael macintyre - I just find him a bit dull

Michael bloody Macintyre. Nobody finds him as funny as he does. You’ll notice he’s seldom on panel shows like QI, Have I got news for you, 8 out of 10 cats etc. This is because he’s absolutely devoid of any spontaneous humour.

Jimmy Tarbuck was really funny. So was Bob Monkhouse

never find Michael McIntyre funny. He’s a bit dull and seems to try hard. Pleasant enough though

Rosie Jones

Milton Jones - the most unfunny person ever. Just bad attempts at one liners non-bloody stop.

@TaggieO I'd never noticed that before but you're right, he obviously only does fully scripted shows. Although I think it's safe to say that lots of panel shows are loosely scripted in sure.

Also, Little and Large. Their popularity astounded me even as a child in the 1970s.

Russ Abbot. Lovely bloke but painful to watch.

Agree Lenny Henry.

Lee Evans used to be funny, not anymore though. Now he just pushes the "I sweat loads and act like Wish Jim Carrey" to be funny and it's not. I can't watch him all sweaty and just scream at him to take his jacket off and get the air con on!!

Rosie Jones. But she was great in Call the Midwife earlier this year.

Alan Davies
Michale MacIntyre
Rosie Jones
Hale & Pace

Nish Kumar

Tom Allen
Rob Beckett
Romesh Ranganathan

Most of them!

I sometimes watch the comedians on tv, see the audience in hysterics, and wonder what they are laughing at.

Sarah Millican was crap live.I love Micky Flanagan though

Michael Mcintyre
Rosie Jones

Rosie jones

Russel Kane is vile, and not even funny with it (like, you can get away with being a bit awful if it's at least funny!)

Michael Macintyre was very funny when he first came along. He's still pretty good at that, but it's a bit dated and predictable now.

My biggest bugbear at the moment is all and sundry plonking a tea towel on their head, and doing a bit of a whiny voice in some cheap parody of a middle aged mum. Lazy, offensive, and worst of all - not even funny!

Romesh Ranganathan is just not funny, no idea how he is on TV
Sara Pascoe, most of my friends are much funnier than her!

I agree, Bob Monkhouse was one of the best, and I’ve never seen the appeal of Michael McIntyre.

Ross Noble live was excellent and Jo brand live was terrible!

Rob Beckett

sarah millican
mrs browns boys

i like milton jones and michael mcintyre

I've never seen Michael McIntyre in action but, going by what I'm reading here, I guess he wouldn't be able to cope with hecklers that easily. Chubby Brown does this very well (only seen him once - it was enough!), as does Jimmy Carr.

we saw Peter kay live this year and he was v disappointing to be honest !

I never got Tommy Cooper
Also I think comedy shoukd be about laughing with and not at so I never liked Michael Crawford in Some Mothers do 'Ave 'Em, Mr Bean or Norman Wisdom.