Stand Up Comedians

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Originally Posted by sspadowsky

No hard feelings. Some people just won't like him. So we'll just have to agree to disagree about how wrong you are.

I was conceding victory until I read the last three words. Got me good.

I just think he ran the Man show into the ground. Everytime I've seen him he just seems like a drunk with a mic. I do like Artie Lange though. My validity seems to be shot in the foot.

[sspadowsky]

Originally Posted by 10,000 Volt Ghost

I was conceding victory until I read the last three words. Got me good.

I just think he ran the Man show into the ground. Everytime I've seen him he just seems like a drunk with a mic. I do like Artie Lange though. My validity seems to be shot in the foot.

Doug will be the first to admit that the Man Show sucked. They had some great material, but the censors and producers fucked with everything so much that, as he said, "we were lucky if we ended up with the same premise, let alone the same bit." Besides that, Stanhope and Rogan's material is way too dark for that show, and they both had nothing but contempt for the retarded frat-boys that made up so much of the show's audience.

And he is a drunk with a mic, and he'd be the first to admit that, too. But if you listen to some of the social issues he mocks, he's spot-on, and funny as hell while he's doing it. Check out "No Refunds," if you get the chance.

All those guys I listed above are similar in terms of how far they push the envelope, and how creative they are with the angles they choose. And they're all human train wrecks, too. That's the best part about them. None of it is a schtick. Every night, there's a good chance things may derail, and it's always more fun that way.

[Angryhydralisk]

I can't help but say Jeff Dunham is not only funny, but also fascinating and disturbingly talented at throwing his voice back and forth at the speed he does it.

And for some reason I enjoy asian comedians and hick comedians...though to be realistic Henry Cho was probably funnier on designing women than on his stand-up.