The Big Bumper Thread of Stand-up Comedy
 

I know we have a funny videos thread. But I have decided in my infinite* wisdom that we also need a thread dedicated to the honourable art of stand up comedy.

So, here's the place to put stand-up comedy, interviews with stand-up comedians and programmes about stand-up comedy.

Bring out your Emo and Izzard. Let loose with your Robin Williams (back when he was coked up and funny). Lay waste to teh interwebs, with your Louis CK and Shappi Korsandi. Old and new. Mainstream and niche. It's all good. It's all butter.

I'mma kick off with a little Daniel Kitsune (nsfw)




And follow up with some Stewart Lee. Went to see him live doing this show (Carpet Remnant World) about a year or so ago. None of this was in it, because he rewrites the current affairs stuff as he goes around the country.


Note to American dwellars: bear with it

(also some nsfw language)




I was going to post a clip of Roy Chubby Brown talking about Islam, to clear up any confusion over references - but I got a couple of minutes into the clip and threw up a little in my mouth so....no.


Shappi Khorsandi:















* I borrowed some from a monkey

Great thread idea!

I'd like to say up front that any standup comedy clips could very well be NSFW!

Here's some Wanda Sykes. Hoping I'll find one of my favorite clips by her, but this one's pretty good:

I can only find these Comedy Central, so can't imbed the video:

http://www.comedycentral.com/video-c...es--feeling-26

http://www.comedycentral.com/video-c...-city-drinking

Paula Poundstone:

Carol Leifer (also a Seinfeld writer):

Jim Gaffigan on McDonalds

Sinbad on McDonalds

Mitch Hedberg

Wanda Sykes rocks!

Hahaha. I didn't see that when you first posted it.

'Even the sound of bacon is like hearing applause' hahahaha. Beautiful.

Having been to see Richard Herring last night, I've been on a herring kick today, which naturally led to a Stewart Lee kick (his former comedy partner and still bezzie mate).

Rather than posting his comedy material though, I'm going to post one of his 'Don't Get me Started' programmes. This one is about blasphemy and free speech. Really interesting, given his personal experience of religious fundamentalist objections to his work (Jerry Springer Opera)


Don't Get me Started: What's so bad about blasphemy?

And now for some light relief...so to speak - from Richard Herring's "Talking Cock" tour (his answer to the Vagina Monologues) "Where have you put your penis for fun?"

A really excellent interview with Marcus Brigstocke, from The Comedian's Comedian



Mark Thomas and Susan Calman talking at the free LGBT rights comedy gig in Edinburgh, outside the Russian embassy (2013)

Jon Richardson:





David O'Docherty :)

Time for a dose of utter weirdness - The Mighty Boosh, Live:


Bear with it - takes a little while to find its rhythm, if you're not already clued into their characters from the radio and tv shows. Also, probably nsfw

From 2012, Montreal - John Oliver comperes on The decline of the American Empire.

The comedians he introduces from 10 mins in are funny as well.

Part 1 -



Part 2 -

So I did this thing.



Remember a month ago, when I said that if I were going to attempt a profession other than my own, it would be stand up comedy? Well my life philosophy has always been, if you want it just go fucking do it. So I wrote some material, and last night I went and performed at Open Mic Night at the comedy club here in town.

It was seriously fun. It's hard to gauge when you're performing, but out of 25 performers I was definitely in the top 5 as far as number of laughs. Granted, several people were completely terrified to be on stage and abandoned ship even before their 4 minutes were up, and at least half of them brought a set list on stage with them to remind them what joke came next, so I obviously wasn't among professionals. But still, I was pretty proud of how I did.

There were a few drawbacks. The club has a 2-item minimum, which goes for anyone who sits in a chair, either in the showroom or at the bar. Performers are only exempt if they stand along the side aisle. Still easily able to see the stage, so not completely sequestered, but I was nonetheless standing in heels for 2 and a half hours.

I wish I'd had the courage to ask one of the other performers to record my set on my phone, but no one else did and it felt too weird. But I'm totally going to do it again.

I'd love to see that if you do. You have big courage.

Wow, the one thing people consistently ranked as a higher fear that death. Kudos, should we start writing jokes for you? Maybe someone recorded it and will youtube it. Naw, even if they did how would you ever find it.

Kudos to you! Well done!

Sent by thought transference

To be fair, public speaking in and of itself has never bothered me. I did lots of theatre and have a strong attention whore streak. Even if no one laughed at all, I had the set memorized backwards and forwards so I knew I could get through it, at least. But I know for sure no one was recording, it was a small audience of basically no one except friends of performers, and you would have been able to see a glowing phone screen in the dark.

Wow. Public speaking I can do. And in group interviews/ training sessions I always get volunteered to present results/ be the spokesperson.

But stand up?
Ohnonononono.

Please to do again and film this time.
(Wear flats and change before going onstage next time)

I'm impressed. Congrats on coming up big against your voice of reason. Awesome that you actually enjoyed it. I can't wait for the video.

I missed this somehow!

Go ComedyClod!

That's really exciting.

Sean Lock.

Moshe Kasher. I've watched many well-known comedians do improvised sets in this particular program, and many do not do nearly as well as you might expect. Moshe blows it away. (NSFW language)



Another awesome one. Again, not for the employed:

Oh they were excellent. I've seen some comedians I love not really coping well with the Set List.

Stephen K Amos - funny guy:



And Reginald D Hunter - brilliant comedian and completely adorable (may have posted this before - but can't be arsed checking the funny vids thread!)

This chick is awesome:

Last one then I stop (or at least pause :p)

Rich Hall

Working my way through the clips.
Saw Stephen Amos and Reginald D Hunter live.
Even better than they are on panel shows, and RDH is daymn funny on those.
Both very versatile.

Need to check out the chick next as I see the name and think I know it but not sure of the face (un the still image youtube provides)

You mean: Reginald Delicious Hunter? :p

I mean I'd ride cross-country on that hunter

Hah! Very nice! :lol:

Ahhh fraid I can't claim that one :p It was one of his - on Would I lie to You if I recall aright

I know, I was laughing at the reference. I have watched all the WILTY episodes on YouTube at least twice.

first of all, WOW, awesome, just awesome.

Second of all, did this guy perform the same night?

DEATH STAR CANTEEN


LOUIS CK ON BEING WHITE


AND THE 'N' WORD
literally.


one more louisck this one has a bit that reminds me of my former married life



the rhetorical question that she demands an answer to is verrrrry familiar.

Ha! Then: well spotted!

No, that was 1st of June, I did it on the 8th. I haven't been able to sign up again yet, because they get about 100 requests for 25 slots every week, and they have to rotate. And Mr. Clod has to do a server upgrade on the evening of the 29th, so I'm not even asking for this weekend. But maybe on the 6th of July.

P.S., I was way funnier than that guy. :)

Look Ali, muffin humor



The whole video is funny, but the muffin part starts at 49:20

Bill Burr

Oh, I really like him!

He's in my top ten. I love stand up. I could flood this thread very easily. If you have Pandora, you can get a stand up channel going. I have a couple.

John Pinette, who unfortunately died this year. Fucking shame. You don't get better from that.

God said "You here too long! You go now!"

Watched Russell Howard and Greg Davies last night.

Russell Howard relies a bit on the silly voices, but his pace is so frenetic it's entrancing. A bit from the middle, but the whole thing was great:



Still looking for a good clip of the Greg Davies special...

I really like Greg Davies. He's done a couple of good sitcoms as well. One of them (Man Down) I've only seen bits of and keep intending to catch up on it. Only one series so far I think - his father in the show was played by Rik Mayall.

OMG. Tried watching Dave Foley's new work last night. So, so depressing. Stay far the fuck away from it.

Here's the gist of it: His career is in the toilet. He regrets most of the decisions in his life. He's on antidepressants, can't manage to have orgasms most of the time, and pays $17,700 a month in child support despite having an income nowhere near that anymore. None of this was delivered in a humorous manner, it was just really awkward complaining. And he has a terrible dye job.

We had to turn it off.

I think I almost watched that on Netflix last night. Thanks for the heads up.

I have watched two Jim Norton shows, lately, "Please, Be Offended", and "American Degenerate". I recommend both.

If you don't know Jim Norton, prepare to be offended.

"Looks like someone dumped a bucket of Aids on his head "

Excellent radio interview with Marcus Brigstocke:

There was an interesting little piece on the Guardian website by an Aussie standup today. She talks about a story she tells in her act - a true story - that she kind of cringes about now. It involves a heckling incident which really freaked her out and which actually scared her quite badly - she then built a section of her act around it and ended up with something very, very funny - but has since begun to think that by doing so she betrayed the seriousness of what happened and how it affected her at the time.

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/201...exual-violence

She does it so well though - it is a shocking story, particularly the responses of the audience at the time, but her telling of it is hilarious.

I've been playing stand up comdey sets in the kitchen while i work, since you mostly don't need to see them, just listen.

Best one recently was one by Bobcat Goldthwaite, "You don't look the same either" streamed on netflix. He's obviously working from a script or set, but it still feels pretty off the cuff I don't think he does stand-up regularly any more, he mentions directing, so there's a little bit more doing it because he can, I'm sure the paycheck is nice too.

Near the end there is one the greatest, I shouldn't laugh at this but it's funny gags, about a Firetruck.

…it was kind of fisting this McDonald’s Happy Meal into the bleak, stygian abyss of its gaping maw and there was just this sound and I was not sure if it was the noise of the happy meal being ingested or the sound of my ovaries shriveling as I looked at it…

Okay. Deep breath. Not afraid to show this to people who know me, not afraid to show this to people who know me...

I went up again last night. Not my best set, but several people before me had gone long, and they were clearly getting pushier with the 4-minute limit, and I already knew my bit ran long because they always do because I'm a bad person who can't follow the rules. So I was really rushing it (and still, see that 4:47 running time?) and missed several laughs I know I could have gotten if I'd delivered it the way I wanted to.

Anyway. Enough backpedaling and excuses. Most of it is a story I already shared on here a couple months back, so I'll know if you're really reading my posts or not.

Oh, right, some of you who know my real name may notice this isn't it. I've been using a stage name from the beginning because I don't need the PTA to accidentally google me saying "cunt" a bunch of times. I don't say cunt in this bit though, just a few fucks and one shit.

Namaste indeed!

Fucking brava!

I LOLed at 1:59 despite myself.

Oh, and *thank you*.

I got a minute in and had to stop cause I was really laughing and didn't want to miss anything.

Then I listened to the rest.

I do remember readingthat story and it making me smile - but hearing you tell it was soooo much funnier.

Your delivery is awesome. You sounded really confident, like you've been doing standup gigs as a career for years.

Back in the day, me and J used to watch a lot of new stand ups - open mic type stuff. Saw some people die hard. Saw some die but knew they had the funneh somewhere. Saw some and just knew they had no funneh at all - and saw some that just got the audience right on side and held the room. You put me in mind of the latter.

Well now I envy you for one more thing!

Very nicely done.

The line about paying a man more made me laugh so hard.