Comedy, and so on

**jimmyM** · 01-11-2005, 22:21

so, what is your preferred comedy of the moment? i'd say the Spaced crowd I liked, the geniuses (geneii?!) behind Black Books also deserving commendation, bill baileys' stand up routine being most impressive (the-laminated-book-of-dreams at argos and kraftwerk doing "das hokie kokie" will stay with me till the grave...) and umm...I dunno, the python crowd and the movies and series by members; a fish called wanda and fawlty towers all being good, father ted, marion and jeff and so on also great. Shaun of the Dead being an example of a great comedy film of recent times...
all that being my rambling, incoherent, slightly cider-smelling introduction to The Comedy Thread, for logging comedians you like, films, series, perhaps an introduction to a comedy routine you've been working on, feel free to contribute...

a fish walks into a bar, and due to the physio-biological difficulties inherently involved, the joke rapidly implodes...

**IrishMike** · 01-11-2005, 23:13

BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR!!!!!

GET ER DONE!

Seriously who could pass up on that.

**Axeknight** · 01-11-2005, 23:55

Shaun of the Dead made me laugh more than any film I've seen in ages. I saw it on DVD with a few mates, and the bit where he goes for the cornettos and can of 7-UP and completely fails to notice that everyone's a zombie had the lot of us almost in tears. That and the deciding which records to fling at the zombie woman - "Dire Straits?" "Chuck it."

"Any zombies out there?"
"Can't see any. Doesn't look like it's that bad actually. Oh no, there they are."

**Kaiser of Arabia** · 01-12-2005, 00:13

GIT-R-DONE!
CHECK YOUR NECK
HERE'S YOUR SIGN
and
the inevitable
THEY CALL ME TATER SALAD!

**Big_John** · 01-12-2005, 00:16

my fav comedy of the moment, and of all future moments most likely is (will be) Mr. Show with Bob and David. nothing else really even come close for me.

fav current stand up comic is probably dane cook.

fav comic movies.. well, i'd have to think about it. some that come to mind are Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Super Troopers, Big Lebowski, Intollerable Cruelty.. but those are just the first four to pop into my mind..

**Beirut** · 01-12-2005, 00:34

I like the G.W.Bush World Tour. I get more laughs out of that than anything else.

(Also Larry the Cable Guy.

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**jimmyM** · 01-12-2005, 12:34

G.W Bush world tour, eh?. I'm not sure, the guy seems to have been getting complacent, no new material - just the old mispronouncing countries' names and long words (in a completely post-modern, ironic way, of course)
dane cook? don't ring a bell, must check some more out...
as regards monty python films, im not sure of the fav. possibly life of brian

**TonkaToys** · 01-12-2005, 14:22

What do you think of Little Britain? Seems to be getting loads of awards, but I find it puerile. Perhaps I haven't watched it enough?

I feel that there aren't any hugely entertaining comedy shows out there at the moment (well UK anyway). Where are the likes of The Fast Show, The League Of Gentlemen, Ab Fab, Father Ted, Monty Python, etc. You know, the ones that used to make you laugh out loud!

**jimmyM** · 01-12-2005, 15:11

I think Little Britain's appeal may depend greatly on how funny you find Matt Lucas capering round in a fat suit to be (in my case not greatly) it's funny but not great and isn't particularly anything new - though I found the commentary hilarious ;"i'm afraid i've got to go, as this room is full of rats, and i'm being eaten alive, goodbyche!". unfortunately this didnt get its own series...I never liked the office much (which i guess is "breaking comedic boundaries") but I liked marion and Geoff, in the same vein...the purpose of that ramble being something along the lines of "people like different kinds of comedy for some unknown reason, or something...except the British Comedy Awards, who are all whores in the pay of humourless boardroom ferrets for picking school of rock over shaun "

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**The Tuffen** · 01-12-2005, 15:46

I have to say spaced and Shaun of the Dead, those guys are funny. Hope the release a third series of Spaced.

Have to say that anything with John Cleese is funny, espec Fawlty Towers and a fish called wanda.

I feel that there aren't any hugely entertaining comedy shows out there at the moment (well UK anyway). Where are the likes of The Fast Show, The League Of Gentlemen, Ab Fab, Father Ted, Monty Python, etc. You know, the ones that used to make you laugh out loud!

Its a shame that there isn't many shows like them now. I used to love Harry Enfield and Chums and Father Ted.

**TonkaToys** · 01-13-2005, 14:25

Originally Posted by The Tuffen

I have to say spaced and Shaun of the Dead, those guys are funny. Hope the release a third series of Spaced.

Have to say that anything with John Cleese is funny, espec Fawlty Towers and a fish called wanda.

Its a shame that there isn't many shows like them now. I used to love Harry Enfield and Chums and Father Ted.

Even French and Saunders have whored themselves to the corporate machine and are producing exactly the same shows week after week after series after series!
Where is the comedy?

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 01-13-2005, 14:34

I like liitle Britain, but at the moment i have been buying great classic comedies on dvd with the complete blackadders series and buying bottom on dvd, the latter being the only comedy i have ever cried with laughter at.

Father Ted was hilarious got that on dvd too but nowadays some of the shows like My family and most others are unfunny crap.

The show perfect world with paul kaye was god damn hilarious with also Phoenix nights used to make me laugh quite abit.

**The Tuffen** · 01-13-2005, 14:49

I like liitle Britain, but at the moment i have been buying great classic comedies on dvd with the complete blackadders series and buying bottom on dvd, the latter being the only comedy i have ever cried with laughter at.

How could i forget Blackadder and Bottom. They were both excellent (damn it you've made me want to go and buy them).