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.

Lee Francis, who did Bo Selecta (actually embarrassingly racist) and Keith Lemon. I cannot bear to watch him.

Jimmy Carr, absolutely vile

Jon Richardson, no wonder his wife left him, deeply unfunny.

@KingscoteStaff
Love Bob Monkhouse and love your user name, I've just re read End of Term and The Attic Term. I always wondered if Esther and Nicola sorted things out.

Al Murray's pub landlord

Reginald D Hunter. I had the misfortune of seeing him live. Not funny and then finished the evening off with a terrible "joke" about Katie Prices son.
He was a feckin disgrace.

Ricky Gervais is a great comedic writer. The Office is my favourite comedy ever BUT I hate him as a stand up. He’s also irritating for calling out Hollywood for being sell outs….and the guy has just launched a vodka brand. He’s the same as all the rest.

Actually, I hate everything else he has written too but the Office is so good I can forgive him.

Cannot stand her, and I have a disabled mum. Rosie is not funny and I hate it when she takes the piss out of herself then moans when folk don't laugh

Rosie Jones does have timing, I think. Though I am not keen on her, and hated her SCREAMING when she was reporting the Paralympics for The Last Leg

I don't like Billy Connelly either. I don't find him funny at all. Don't like Peter Kay either.
I agree Bob Monkhouse was probably the best. Used to like Jack Dee but the last DVD he did was absolutely awful.
Perhaps I don't have a sense of humour.

Frank skinner, Neil Delamere, Nish kumar, Jason Malford, Sarah pascoe, mindy kalinin, Sarah silverman, Karl Spain, aziz ansari, Jon Richardson.

You missed the best - Victoria Wood RIP ☹️❤️

I can sort of understand why a lot of posters have said they’re not keen on Stewart Lee, but personally I find him superb, especially his live shows.

Also, I think the smug persona is part of the act - saw him a few years ago (in Tunbridge Wells of all places) and he was in the foyer flogging DVDs after the show and was genuinely really nice, taking the time to chat to everyone who wanted to, even though you could see he was knackered and probably just wanted to bugger off home!

I've never found anything Lee Mack says funny

That was awful! SO unfunny! Yet the people in the audience (and the panel on TV) were all roaring with laughter. 🙄

I’ve seen Romesh and Jimmy Carr live and both were fantastic!

People I think are unfunny are Russell Howard and Lenny Henry. On the whole I’d lump Rosie Jones in here too, but she has her moments (such as Taskmaster which a previous poster mentioned).

Many of RJ's jokes seem to be about her large breasts.
Used to like Jo Brand but many of her jokes seem to be about her "useless" husband.

Rickie Gervais - I'm a big fan of The Office and Life's too Short, and I like when he's reacting to Karl Pinkerton BUT I absolutely detest him doing stand up! He just tries to be outrageous and comes across as a prick and the topics he tries to make funny simply aren't, he's really offensive but not funny.

I used to find Peter Kay funny when I was a teenager but when I re watch him now he just makes me cringe.

The only comedian who has proper made me laugh out loud is Kevin Bridges - especially his earlier shows, so relatable and just brilliant.

I don't either

Ken Dodd

He’s very funny on WILTY. The banter between him and David Mitchell is brilliant.

I’ve been beaten to it, Michael McIntyre is so unfunny and smug. Can’t stand him. Sean Locke was my all time fav. Genius.

Ellie Taylor
Lucy Beaumont
The randoms on dictionary corner on eight out of ten cats does countdown (partner watches it, I try not to!)

I thought Josie Lawrence was funny until I met her a few times because of work related things. She is dreadful and cannot stand any other woman being in the room (won't look at you, won't speak you either) and has to have 100% everyone's attention at ALL times, like everything is a show and she is the star of it. Awful, awful awful.

If Miriam Margolyes spoke the gross smut she comes out with with a working class accent, nobody would give her the time of day.

Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle. Neither of them are remotely funny and just come across like absolute cocks.

Also Ricky Gervais, but his face also makes me irrationally annoyed so that may be contributing.