Off Topic Favourite comedians.

[Onewaggy]

In no order
Romesh Ranganathan
Micky Flannagan
Jack Whitehall

Mentions to the greats .... Peter Kay, Billy Connolly

 

[Onewaggy]

Gorman

Kay

Programme The Last Leg with Hills, Widdicombe and Brooker.

Are you Dave Gorman ?
Great show original but cant find it in any shops

 

[GAVINHR]

Stewart Francis
Stuart Lee

 

[Quill]

Rik Mayall (and Ade Edmondson by default)

As GLP said, Hills-Widdicombe-Brooker
Monty Python
Robin Williams, George Carlin, a lot of the early SNL lineup.
Peter Kay
Tim Minchin
Loads of others too. Depends on what in particular you're after, standup or sketch/tv/film? For example, I wouldn't call Simon Pegg a comedian, but he's great when he does comedy.

Can't stand Gervais, but he's obviously appealling to some out there.

I like Peter Kay even more now knowing BCC hates him.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

As an aside, I just learned that Cliff Richard is the second best selling British male solo artist of all time.

He must be great.

 

[Quill]

To be fair to BCC on the Peter Kay thing, Michael McIntyre made shedloads and he is the ****ing worst.

Peter Kay is still great though.

 

[Carmine Galante.]

Andy Parsons.

Unfunniest man alive, I appreciate this isn't a thread naming unfunny comedians but seeing as though I started it I can post what I like.

Deal with it.

 

[Carmine Galante.]

As an aside, I just learned that Cliff Richard is the second best selling British male solo artist of all time.

He must be great.

Wired for sound?

I rest my case.

 

[Qatartiger Cambridgetiger]

Mike Harding was superb live.

A message for all ships in the Oldham area ... Bugger off there's no water...

 

[originallambrettaman]

You said 'most successful British comedian of all time', not most successful British stand-up comedian of all time. And you yourself said Gervais has made more money from comedy than Kay.

He's made more money, though not necessarily all from comedy.

 

[PLT]

Since we're talking about comedy actors too, Steve Carell. Particularly his character in the Anchorman films.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

He's made more money, though not necessarily all from comedy.

I can only think of one straight role he's played off the top of my head.

 

[originallambrettaman]

I can only think of one straight role he's played off the top of my head.

Voice overs for cartons, childrens books and a successful production company.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

Rik Mayall (and Ade Edmondson by default)

As GLP said, Hills-Widdicombe-Brooker
Monty Python
Robin Williams, George Carlin, a lot of the early SNL lineup.
Peter Kay
Tim Minchin
Loads of others too. Depends on what in particular you're after, standup or sketch/tv/film? For example, I wouldn't call Simon Pegg a comedian, but he's great when he does comedy.

Can't stand Gervais, but he's obviously appealling to some out there.

I like Peter Kay even more now knowing BCC hates him.

"Do you remember space hoppers and teachers making you come into the school when it rained at lunch time?"

 

[Qatartiger Cambridgetiger]

Some ****ers on here are hilarious and don't know it.

 

[originallambrettaman]

In no order
Romesh Ranganathan
Micky Flannagan
Jack Whitehall

Mentions to the greats .... Peter Kay, Billy Connolly

I think Jack Whitehall is quite possibly the least funny person that ever lived.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

Voice overs for cartons, childrens books and a successful production company.

Indeed. The children's books were comedy. His production company makes comedy. It's as you said;
'The most successful comedian (in fanancial terms) is Ricky Gervais and he's a right annoying twat.'

 

[DMD]

I love it.

A thread about comedy turns into a row.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

I love it.

A thread about comedy turns into a row.

It's not a row, it's a discussion.

I just didn't realise that units shifted were a reflection on quality. Turns out I was wrong all along.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Indeed. The children's books were comedy. His production company makes comedy. It's as you said;
'The most successful comedian (in fanancial terms) is Ricky Gervais and he's a right annoying twat.'

To be fair Gervais' comedy is about being an annoying twat most of the time.