Funny list continued... Funny in their day and remembered fondly even though much time has passed Sid James Clive Dunn Warren Mitchell Les Dawson Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse Rick Mayall and Ade Edmundson (in Bottom) Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones (in Not the Nine O'Clock News) ... I didn't like their own show so much. Rowan Atkinson (Not the Nine O'Clock News & Black Adder series 1 & 2) .... faded a bit after that, and 'Bean' was crap. Funny in a very understated or laconic kind of way David Niven John Lemesurier Peter Sellers Funny in a clever / witty / sarcastic kind of way Clive James Paul Merton Can be mildly amusing sometimes, but not as funny as they think they are Any of the 'camp' comedians (except Kenneth Williams).... nothing wrong with being camp if that's your thing, but I don't usually find it funny. Harry Hill Steve Coogan Lovable buffoons Arthur Lowe
I detest Frankie Boyle. He is about as funny as a house fire. It gave me great satisfaction when he recently Blocked me on Twitter - it meant that he had read my abusive comments about him
@lardiman Not sure David Niven was a comedian ? (Although he made some films which were laughably bad).
Peter Cook was an absolute genius. Sadly, you couldn't get away with most of his race/sex stuff from the 60s now, due to political correctness. He died far too young, but didn't look after himself. It was Cook who minted the much used line about avoiding a social gathering with someone you don't like... "I find I am washing my hair that night".
Favourite comedy moments in no particular order Only Fools and Horses The Chandelier Fawlty Towers, Mrs Richards Billy Connelly, The Crucifixion, The Jobby Weecha. Peter Cook, The Judge's Summing up in the Jeremy Thorpe Trial Tony Hancock The Blood Donor Pete and Dud, The One-legged Tarzan
Lord Melchett is a classic in Fawlty Towers...particularly the scene when he finds the bricks in his briefcase
The Kipper and the Corpse sketch was taken from real life. Cleese was doing some research into hotels, so asked the Savoy what was their biggest problem, and was told "Getting rid of the stiffs" (a bit like CAFC).
"Trigger's Broom" is now a scientific definition for something which changes and stays the same (sic). That was Trigger at his best.
Granted I did expand the definition from just comedians to sitcom actors and even movie stars who have dabbled in comedy. I don't watch many comedy shows anymore. I used to enjoy 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue' on the radio, and even repeated episodes of 'the goon show' (I am too young to remember them first time around). On the subject of things that don't turn out to be funny after all; I remember listening to the first ever episode of 'Little Britain' on the radio, before it moved to TV. I thought it was very funny and inventive, and I looked forward avidly to the second episode. Then all they did in the second episode was do all the same gags over again. And it's been the same ever since. Total crap.
Not a massive Ricky Gervais fan, but David Brent is one of the best characters to ever exist. Sean Lock cracks me up too
