I found a cake or death mug at work to today which cheered me up no end

but who's your favourite stand up, is there a little known comic or venue that you recommend.

Or simply cake or cake?
This being B3ta I suspect the answer is death by cake ingestion.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:22, 40 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'll have the chicken please
I have always loved the Izzard... I also love the Bailey! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:24, Reply)

I really like Stuart Lee.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:26, Reply)

Stuart Lee = croissant

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:26, Reply)

Stuart Lee
I wanted to like him, I really did. Unfortunately his "comedy" vehicle was possibly the unfunniest thing to hit TV screens since Rushton's Illustrated in the late 1970's.

Repeating a phrase (in this case a 15 minute highly "amusing" ramble about rappers on Top of the Pops) over and over does not make it funny, you smug faced tosspot.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:30, Reply)

Comedy vehical wasn't great,
it was a bad format for him. His straight stand up is good and the shows he did with Richard herring were good.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:32, Reply)

Apparently it took him years to get the show on TV
I can see why. It was fucking awful.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:34, Reply)

Years ago I went to the Comedy Store
and saw a live version of 'Whose line is it anyway?' with unknowns (well, jobbing actors and comedians). I was very close to hysteria - real, full on hysteria - tears pouring down my cheeks, inability to breathe properly and people staring at me. When they asked for suggestions from the audience for a Sherlock Holmes mystery I shouted out, "Sherlock Holmes and the case of the rubber chicken" then almost expired from self-induced hilarity. They did it and I was very close to passing out.

Thank god for my (then) youthful pelvic floor muscles - not even a little bit of pee escaped.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:27, Reply)

A few years ago
I went to see Bottom 2 live, Eddie Izzard, Ardal O'Hanlon and Ben Elton in the same week. My chuckle muscles haven't been the same since.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:47, Reply)

You can keep Ben Elton
but the rest would have finished me off - I'd have been a pool of sweat and pee - even watching Bottom which revolts me and makes me laugh in equal measure!


BTW when you phoned back the other evening we were on the underground.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:15, Reply)

Ah, figured that might have been the case.
Ben Elton i can take or leave sometimes but that night he was on form.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:30, Reply)

In the Frog & Bucket in Manchester
I saw a comedian called Sam something on a Monday last comic standing night and he was hilariously funny, but I've completely forgotten his full name so I can't stalk him unfortunately.

I don't suppose anyone else happened to be there? He told jokes about reusing plastic bags to suffocate babies, it was hilarious.

Unfortunately some silly woman who sang folk songs about having the clap won though.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:46, Reply)

Stephen Wright
by a country mile.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:48, Reply)

I prefer Stephen Lynch
his ugly baby song cracks me up. And he's hot.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 12:50, Reply)

He's done some cracking stuff
'She Gotta Smile' being one of the best.

Might be going to see him in March!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:48, Reply)

He's good,
but Sadowitz is the daddy. Yes i know he has his critics, but for sheer venom and accurate hostility, he cannot be beaten.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:52, Reply)

fucking LOVE him
esp his stuff on John Davidson the Tourrette's chap from Galashiels, utter genius
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 14:01, Reply)

i was a bawhair
away from interviewing 'John', after a dare by none other than Aphex Twin himself, whao had sent me a copy of the John's Not Mad docu, which we had both seen when it was broadcast. I contacted John through the tourettes society and they invited me to meet with John...but i had no reason at all to be interviewing him other than an internet lolz, so i made my excuses and left.

John is a living LEGEND, did you see that follow up docu a few months back...funny as fuck, and it appeared as though he was now using his 'tourettes' to shout any abuse he felt like. best line by far was johns fellow sufferer and friend shouting at a female interviewer

"YOUR DUGS GOT TITS"

and john replies

"GHEE THEM A SOOK"
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 14:25, Reply)

You are a fucking WIZARD.
That second documentary was fucking MAGIC. The dog/tits one was good - but what had me literally weeping with laughter was 'CHOPPER'S DYED HIS PUBES GINGER'.

Superb, utterly superb.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 16:45, Reply)

YES
i totally forgot about that bit, did Chopper then not accuse John of watching gay porno's at that point? No, I think John was then saying something about 'falling in love with someone', to which Chopper piped up, 'Aye, another gay man".... Never a dull moment with those two, ah tell ye.

i had ideas of sampling the best bits and mashing them into some sort of breakcore mash-up....maybe one day :)
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 17:02, Reply)

I quite like
Lucy Porter ¬_¬

Reg D. Hunter was the last stand-up to have me in proper hysterics. I loved his routine on Fritzl. Shockingly enough I thought a couple of Stewart Lee's comedy vehicle were alright but on the whole it ended very badly.

For little known comics I'd recommend going back and checking out some of Jasper Carrot's early routines (70s/80s). He was a good story-based comedian.
( djtrialprice, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:26, Reply)

My Dad had a couple of Carrott albums
They were hysterically brilliant, much like Connolly's original storytelling style. Much better than what he does now.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:34, Reply)

Like bloody Golden Balls
I *hate* that programme because it encourages people to cheat and lie. Nasty, nasty show.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:39, Reply)

"I did it for my kids."
Well done. You taught your kids to fuck over strangers and try to rationalise your behaviour afterwards. Scum etc.
( djtrialprice, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:47, Reply)

Exactly
And then they all look uncomfortable while Jasper Carrott says goodbye.

Horrible programme.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

.
My favourite comedian is still Eddie Izzard.

But I love Stephen Lynch, he makes me laugh like a tosser. I'm a huge Ross Noble fan (and can be heard on his latest DVD, woo!).

As for little known, I'm not sure. But there is a comedian called Jason Rouse, who I thought was fantastic!

Here he is!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:43, Reply)

Just bought Nobleism...
Watching it tonight.

When can you be heard?
(R0SS, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:49, Reply)

Towards the end
He talks about Jesus and Easter, and how he is better than Jesus, because he doesn't have an inflatable.

I shout out about how it looks like Jesus 'at the end', and ended up getting a laugh and a clap.

It was a brilliant show!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

.
I'll keep an eye (ear?) out.

Went to see his West End run of 'Things' last month. Came out with smile-induced face ache.

The man's a legend.
(R0SS, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:54, Reply)

If I'm honest
the majority of comedians referred to in this thread are on my face punch list.

I'm friends with Andy Zaltzman who's fucking funny, but I'd like to draw all your attentions to one of my oldest mates Paul McCaffrey, who's won various competitions and is tipped for great things.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 13:57, Reply)

Monty in face punching shock!

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 11 Nov 2009, 14:10, Reply)

I've just watched Russell Howard's new show on the iPlayer
he holds some strange wobbly-eyed attraction for me. I enjoyed his show very much - not belly laugh funny but quite amusing and would watch again.

And even stranger...would, definitely.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 14:34, Reply)

Errr - he looks a bit Downs!
Errrr!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 11 Nov 2009, 16:46, Reply)