oh yeah I hate Frankie Boyle
he tries too hard to be offensive. I admit on Mock The Week he has had his sharp moments but I hate the smug look on his face when he gets a laugh. And his stand up is just a collection of everything he said on Mock The Week.
(Spitz, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:53, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Same as Russell Howard on the stand up bit
But he always seems really happy to make others laugh, so I don't tend to hate him as much
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:54, Reply)

I can't decide if I like Russell Howard
sometimes he's really funny but sometimes his anecdotes are just stupid and he kind of looks like he has downs sometimes.
(Spitz, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:57, Reply)

he's from Bristol

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 9:01, Reply)

He's quite good live
I saw him at a teeny tiny venue doing warm up for his Edinburgh show, and he was actually really lovely and friendly when I met him.
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

your second point is correct definitely
also, he steals from sickipedia
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:55, Reply)

he does a weird twitchy thing as well when he finishes a joke, he twitches his glasses back up his nose

(Spitz, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:57, Reply)

Your second statement
is pretty much true of every stand up on every panel show, they all look for ways to crowbar in their material...
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:55, Reply)

that's true
I've seen Russell Howard tell the same story on two different shows and his own standup.
(Spitz, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 8:56, Reply)