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[–] westfalenmicha@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

She is consistently very good, and has excellent stage presence.

[–] apotheotic 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

James Acaster is the correct answer in here - he is hilariously funny and very progressive

[–] LoamImprovement 8 points 1 year ago

"Can you tell us about your flapjack?"

"Started making it. Had a breakdown.

...Bon appetit."

[–] MaxPower@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

This fockin guy

[–] pli5k3n 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • James Acaster
  • Mitch Hedberg
  • Stephen Wright
[–] BlueKittyMeow 4 points 1 year ago

Love Mitch and Stephen - had never heard of James Acaster but took a chance based on your list and loved him :D thanks for the rec!

[–] Devi 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fern Brady I find always makes me laugh, it's like she's enjoying herself and just bringing everyone else along for the ride. Even in interviews I just end up really enjoying myself.

[–] quinnly@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Loved her on Taskmaster. "Have I met these potatoes before?!"

Between herself, John Kearns, and Munya, that season was a goldmine for 'comedians I had never heard of before and ended up loving'.

[–] Devi 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never watched taskmaster you know? People keep saying I should but there's just so much of it and only so much time in the day.

[–] quinnly@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Try Fern's season! You don't have to watch any of the seasons in order, they all exist in a vacuum. And it's all on YouTube! I say give S14 E1 a shot and see how you like it :)

[–] kia@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] MrJukes@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Seeing him again on Saturday. Can't wait!

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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago
  • George Carlin
  • Billy Connolly
  • Carl Barron
[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bill Burr, Eddie Izzard, Diane Morgan, James Acaster, Jimmy O Yang

German: Carolin Kebekus, Kurt KrΓΆmer, Teddy Teclebrhan, Loriot (Rest in peace)

[–] DarthSpot@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Rowan Atkinson. I'm unable to watch Mr Bean or Blackadder with a straight face. Everything he does is comedy gold.

Also the one and only Robin Williams, may he rest in peace. Watched his stand up program and spilled my drink multiple times

[–] StringTheory 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Billy Connolly

[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago
[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starma, to name but two.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

All feels like gallows humour.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] DarthSpot@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

His story about the rubber ducks is awesome

My personal favourite is Jon Richardson.

Frankie Boyle

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Joe Lycett, Stewart Lee, Philomena Cunk

[–] scott@lem.free.as 8 points 1 year ago

Cunk is a fictional character. Diane Morgan is the comedienne that plays her.

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[–] Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And his evil twin, Romesh Ranganathan

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He was one of my partner's teachers at school, she still finds it very weird when she sees him on TV.

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[–] whitepawn@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

Not stand up. David Sedaris, his life essays, not the short stories.

The Ship Shape, amiright?

[–] shiveyarbles 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That guy that's always drinking whiskey

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

"I'm Doug Stanhope, and that's why I drink"?

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[–] jmbmkn 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ross Nobel has a surrealist ability beyond all others, delivered in a geordie accent makes it perfect.

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[–] anothermember 4 points 1 year ago
[–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I'm going with the niche german option: Jan Philip Zymny. He is a former Poetry Slammer and writes hilarious dadaistic texts. An he can also do that spontaneous together with the audience.

And of course the german comedian Thorsten StrΓ€ter.

[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

You mean Ron β€œTater Salad” White ?

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Joe Pera

Todd Barry

[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Kyle Kinane

[–] macabrett@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Stavros Halkias

Jimmy O. Yang.

Jo Koy.

There are others, but these are the most recent I've watched.

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Don Rickles. Some of his stuff is very dated, but he skewers everyone... with love. πŸ™„

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Shane gilis and Matt mcusker mostly when they're not doing stand up. The conversations are just so perfectly stupid that it cracks me up every time.

[–] sara@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Patton Oswalt and Michelle Buteau. Kind of an odd pairing considering their comedy is very different, but they both make me regularly wheeze laugh.

[–] Yerbouti@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Kaamelott. You will need to kearn french first, but its totally worth it.

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 1 year ago

Milton Jones. His style is basically one-liners, but he's amazing at them. If you've ever watched his appearances on Mock the Week you'll know.

[–] newtraditionalists 2 points 1 year ago

Kathleen Madigan

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