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    Posted: July 14 2017 at 15:31
Vote for your favourite, I voted for Stanhope k
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No room for female comedians?
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Don't know them all, voted CK for his blasphemous honesty.
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Originally posted by Blaqua Blaqua wrote:

No room for female comedians?

Sure there is, but the list is off the top of my head and I didn't happen to think of any good ones.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Don't know them all, voted CK for his blasphemous honesty.

What do you mean by blasphemous? He's telling off Muslims? 
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^ Outrageous?  Inappropriate?  Politically incorrect?
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by Blaqua Blaqua wrote:

No room for female comedians?

Sure there is, but the list is off the top of my head and I didn't happen to think of any good ones.
OK I don't blame you.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

^ Outrageous?  Inappropriate?  Politically incorrect?

Although I'm not a fan of standup and don’t follow standup stuff often (I mostly know females, they are more promoted nowadays!), I think it's in the nature of all standup comedians to be politically and socially incorrect and unconventional, even foul-mouthed, vulgar etc.  Perhaps this CK you voted for is more politically incorrect and unconventional than the others.

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Anyways, I voted for Bill Burr, vote based on some funny stuff of his I had seen, and plus a friend of mine had spoken to him and said he was a nice fellow too.
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From the available list I like Bill Burr and Steve Hughes but there are loads of others I adore not listed:

Ed Byrne, Rich Hall, Steve Wright, Mickey Flanagan, Eddie Izzard, Seann Walsh, Danny Bhoy, Kevin Bridges, Dave Hughes, Sarah Milican, Ross Noble, Tim Minchin, Tony Law, Maria Bamford, Jo Brand, Russell Peters, John Oliver, Stewart Francis, Frankie Boyle, Stephen K Amos, Bill Bailey, Marcus Brigstocke, Hal Cruttenden, Jack Dee, Harry Hill, Lee Mack, Milton Jones, Al Murray, Jerry Sadowitz,

Voted other: Dylan Moran
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Points: 67407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2017 at 17:02
Completely forgot about Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey, both would be in my top 5ish.
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Originally posted by Blaqua Blaqua wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

^ Outrageous?  Inappropriate?  Politically incorrect?
Although I'm not a fan of standup and don’t follow standup stuff often (I mostly know females, they are more promoted nowadays!), I think it's in the nature of all standup comedians to be politically and socially incorrect and unconventional, even foul-mouthed, vulgar etc. 

Not like Louis.




Edited by Atavachron - July 14 2017 at 17:42
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Bill Burr is great sometimes.  Lately I really like Sebastian Maniscalco. 
(Also love Louis CK bit about smoking weed with millennials.)  If anyone knows of a great comedian similar to the two I mentioned, but not political, let me know.  I'm always up for checking out new names.  
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That old guy who is funny 
Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.

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I've not heard of most of those, but I do like Doug Stanhope, Stewart Lee and Jim Jeffries.
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Points: 13065 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2017 at 07:23
Of course it would have to be the best living stand up comedian. Very few dead comedians can stand up.
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I'd hardly call him the best, but man I get such a laugh from Norm Macdonald. Love how much of his material is kind of shambling and falls flat equally as much as what hits the mark, but his delivery cracks me up all the time.



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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Of course it would have to be the best living stand up comedian. Very few dead comedians can stand up.
LOL  Dark Elf is now the best living comedian with that witty observation!

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