[Closed] Name your favourite and least favourite comedian

Russell Howard 😕 failed childrens tv presenter so went into 'comedy'

Best has got to be Lee Evans or Stephen Lee for me

Favourite: Bill hicks
Least: Peter Kay

Favourite is probably Ross Noble and least favourite is Shappi Khorsandi.

Favourite: Michael MacIntyre and The Pub Landlord
Least Favourite: Eddie Izzard & Stewart Lee.

Reginald d hunter is doing it for me ATM.

Least funny - frankie Boyle

best - peter kay or mickey flanagan

least - lee evans (EDIT: and frankie boyle 😀

saw Reg D Hunter-- he was up there with the best- there are so many crap ones you could fill the albert hall

Franky Boyle sucks.
Al Murray makes me laugh.

Fav are Frankie Boyle, jimmy Carr, John bishop, Greg Davies, Jack Whitehall

Least fav ShappiKhorsandi. She's Iranian you know, she's also a woman in case you didn't get that. Stuart Lee

Reg D Hunter, Bill Bailey or Rich Hall possibly favourite. Can't stand Julian Clary or Michael Macintyre.

I'm mostly loving Rhod Gilbert at the moment.

Dunno as I have a 'least favourite'. I tend to ignore the ones I don't like.

Love - Frank Skinner & Stuart Lee

Hate - John Bishop & Paddy McGuiness

Currently like John Bishop but he is appearing too much on TV and that play he did at Xmas, The Panto maybe, lost him a lot of credit.

Worst is Miranda get her off the TV and any form of entertainment just awful.

Most: Henning Wehn
Least: Sue Perkins.

Generally dont watch TV, so my comedians are R4 ones.

Best - Rhod Gilbert
Worst - David Cameron

most favourite - ben elton circa 1982 - 1990.

least favourite - ben elton ever since.

Best: Bill Hicks R.I.P.
Worst: Fat bag Miranda. Why does being fat stupid and clumsy make you funny. If this was true walking down the local high street would be hilarious.

Current Fav - Greg Davies - Saw him live last year...weren't sure what to expect but found him very funny and a genuinely affable chap

Current Least Fav - Katherine Ryan - She been on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats etc recently. Not funny imo

Like Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges
Dislike Jimmy Carr

Best: Stewart Lee
Worst: Frankie Boyle

Is Frankie Boyle a comedian? I thought comedians were meant to be funny.

Bestest - Barry Cryer, Tim B-T and Graeme Garden. And Colin Sell, of course.

Favourite - David Sedaris.
Or if stand up, Stewart Francis, Tim Vine or Kevin Bridges.
And I like Miranda. 😀

Least favourite - Sarah Millican.
She's ok, but she's been on every single TV programme for the last 3 years.
Can't stand Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr, Michael Macintyre, Russell Howard, Andy Parsons or Chris Addison.

I can't believe nobody has yet suggested Brendan O'Carroll as the worst.

The worst is clearly Andrew Dice Clay and anyone who nominates anyone else clearly hasn't been unfortunate enough to have seen even a minute of his material.

Best is tricky. Lots to choose from.

If I met John Bishop I'd probably shoot him in the face (but then I have a pathological hatred of anything from Merseyside). If he was with Michael Macintyre, I'd stripe 'em both. Then Frankie Boyle.

However, I would let Ross Noble, Lee Mack and Al Murray bring me tea and biscuits.

Stoner

Most: Henning Wehn

Best, mmmm so many to choose from and echo a lot of the above. On reflection, Bill Hicks, Rhod Gilbert, Jimmy Carr, Sean White to name a few.

I can't believe nobody has yet suggested Brendan O'Carroll as the worst.

This. I absolutely detest the man.

Liking, Stewart Francis, Shaun Lock, Bill Hicks (when he was still with us), Jack Dee in his hay day.
Not so keen on, Michael Macintyre, Russell Howard, Shappi...

I can't believe nobody has yet suggested Brendan O'Carroll as the worst.

Harry Hill is awful, had the misfortune to see him before his Fame with TV, biggist laugh was a heckler telling him as he walked off stage, to 'get a haircut'

Another fan of Frank Skinner

I would pay to be allowed to execute Roy Chubby Brown

Least Fav: Michael Macintyre, John Bishop, Miranda Hart -I've seen a funnier stone than her

Favs: Rich Hall, Rhod Gilbert, Reginald D Hunter

Dunno if he's strictly a comedian, but Alan Carr really makes me grind my teeth. No real favourite

Favourite - Bill Bailey, Jim Jefferies, Kevin Bridges. The second gave the finest stand up performance I have ever seen whilst being so drunk he couldn't stand up.

Least - Chubby Brown is just appalling, Miranda I wouldn't even describe as a comedian, Andy Parsons is also very unfunny IMO.

Fav - Marcus Brigstocke

Least Fav - Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr, Chris Ramsey

Favourites: Sean Locke, Al Murray, Greg Davies, Simon Day.

Worst: Jim Davidson or anyone of that ilk.

Ross Noble gave the best standup performance I've ever seen. Reginald D Hunter probably the worst.

I love Simon Munnery. He's the definition of hit and miss, but somehow it's the misses that make the hits so good.

sorry, never heard of him.

If I mention "Mrs Brown's Boys" would that help? (I had to google)

Favourites: Jack Dee, Ardal O'Hanlon, Rhod Gilbert, Bill Bailey
Least favourite: Michael McIntyre, Jim Davidson (and all like him). I also can't watch Tommy Cooper - how anyone can find him a "legend" is beyond me, the guy was cringeworthy.

Honourable mentions have to go to Ronnie Barker and David Jason for being the best in TV comedy.

I tell you what though: Miranda Hart must have the best agent in the business. To get someone that unfunny, and that untalented, so much work is nothing short of a miracle. Perhaps she sold her soul, or something.

Funniest: Dara O'Briain; Rhod Gilbert; Rich Hall; Reg D. Hunter; Milton Jones is quite amusing; Bill Bailey. Do they have to be current? Morecambe and Wise.

Least funny: Roy Chubby Brown, Jim Davidson, and anyone of their ilk. Most female comedians these days, with the possible exception of Sarah Millican: Sorry to be sexist, but to spend all your time wittering on about periods and getting a boyfriend does not cut it. Who is that other one who's sole repertoire consists of doing impressions of her Jamaican mother? Oh, and I can't watch Lee Evans either.

stewart lee for best

Jack Whitehall is my least favourite at the moment. The jokes seem very weak, I can imagine him being popular at student nights but can't understand how he has become main stream popular.

Favourite- Billy Connelly from back in the day

Worst- that Iranian bird.

Fav ..Eddie Izzard .best live act I have seen.

Worst .. The very overrated ..Lee Evans

Can't believe it was a whole page before anyone mentioned Jim Davidson. Yes I suppose he is y least favourite. And Joe Pasquale.

I quite like that Henning Wehn off the radio, Rich Hall and Ross Noble.
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crazy-legs - Member
Favourites: Jack Dee, Ardal O'Hanlon

Did you know Ardal has just announced a new tour?

Anyway, mine-
Have to go current & old, as per
Fave current: Micky Flanegan (despite the fact that he's every-bloody-where
Fave old: Alexei Sayle - just the funniest live comedian ever (and I have seen em all!). Physical pain after the gig from laughing so damn hard. & Frank Skinner - fantastic live (dunno what he'd be like now)

Least fave old: Bob Monkhouse (just his face makes me cringe and his delivery: shite)
Least fave current: Shappi. Just not funny.

I like Frankie Boyle, but just cos he winds so many people up.
The OP's choice is very odd - Stephen K Amos - real MOR, unfunny stuff in the Bobby Davro league (that's a real league you know) IMO.

Miranda Hart must have the best agent in the business

Probably got the same agent as Emile Sande.

banks - Member

Russell Howard failed childrens tv presenter so went into 'comedy'

Best has got to be Lee Evans or Stephen Lee for me

...the snooker player ??

Best: Daniel Kitson

Worst: Didn't find Jack Whitehall that amusing, not a great fan of Michael McIntyre

Bill Hicks + Billy Conolly in the hairy days, unbeatable.

Would pay to watch them both beat the living cr@p out of Michael McIntyre

bobby chariot ?

al murray, mcintyre and john bishop are stealing a livin. Bishop has turned into a bad impression of himself.

Favourites. John Finnemore, Andy Zaltzman, Mark Watson, Henning Wehn.

Hate. Frankie Boyle. Most overrated git I've ever had the bad luck to see. Totally unfunny and a very sad man.

Bobby Chariot? The mere mention of him just made me chuckle. Not as good since he's been on pills for his nerves. And living in his Jag.

Like Ross Noble, Sean Hughes and Frank Skinner (not been out much lately)

When I had encephalitis I was convinced that Jack Dee was trying to murder me. I quite liked him before but cannot watch him nowadays.

Nice to see Kitson getting a shout. Shame I'm always a few minutes late to book when I get his emails.

Excellent... So many. Of those I've seen this year Bridget Christie, Micky Flanagan and Brendan Burns were outstanding.

Bad... Peter Kay, lazy stuff. Michael McIntyre of course. Getting a bit bored by Susan Calman.

Best. Eric Morecombe, Les Dawson, Billy Connolly, Tommy Cooper, 2 Ronnies, Bill Bailey, Sean Lock, Max Wall, Lee Mack, Monty Python team

Worst. Lenny Henry

Bobby Chariot? The mere mention of him just made me chuckle. Not as good since he's been on pills for his nerves. And living in his Jag.

+1

Surprised no one's mentioned Jimeoin, either good or bad. I think he's pretty funny

Gina Yashere!! That's who I was thinking of: Burning her at the stake would be funnier.

Best - Doug Stanhope, Jerry Sadowitz, Stewart Lee

Worst - some of the amateurs I've seen at The Stand in Glasgow (although I have seen Mssrs Bridges & Boyle there at 2 quid a pop).

Henning Wehn is good, Jim Jeffries also, Sean Locke, Jon Richardson....its rare to find a stand-up i dont like to be honest.

Best: Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope

Worst: Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boyle, Michael McIntyre

Jim Jeffries can be brilliant... Sometimes gets a bit too caught up in the shock-and-awe, but his delivery and craft can be just perfect. Getting my mum to laugh at a punchline like "You're making this rape really awkward!" is impressive stuff.

Rich Hall / Bernard Manning. Do I need to say which is which?

Don't have favourites, but Simon Evans was very funny the few times I've seem him on telly.

Favourite/s: early Chris Rock (Bigger & Blacker), Daniel Kitson, Sean lock, Bill Hicks, possibly Stephen K Amos (seen him twice - once was excellent & cryed with laughter, the other was midly amusing & very dissapointing), Reg D, Jimmy Carr, Kevin Bridges

Proper sh!t/s: Jim Davidson/Roy 'unfunny' Brown/Bernard M etc, Miranda, Shappi Korsandi, Nina Conti, John bishop, Lee Evans, Harry Hill

Rich hall is brilliant. I don't like any who are too political. Not a fan of Stewart lee.
The worst I've ever seen is Andrew dice clay.

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Theres a lot of hate in the room for Miranda, surprises me.
I for one have a minor crush on her

For all those slagging off Miranda: when will I next see you on TV?

Once again STW proves it is subscribed to by A LOT of pretentious, sanctimonious and pious pricks.

I love them all for having a go. Hicks, Hart, Izzard, Carr et al. Good for them not getting splinters in their arses and heckling from that over populated fence.

Best: peter cook
Worst: Frank Sidebottom

Favs: Daniel Kitson, Rhod Gilbert, Stephen K Amos, Ben Elton, Billy Connelly (when he was in his prime), Les Dawson, Ronnie Barker

Dislike: Miranda, John Bishop, Harry Hill, Johnny Vegas, Ricky Gervais

Bill Bailey of the current generation but as mentioned above Billy Connolly was brilliant way back when. Had the good fortune to see him at the Hammersmith Apollo in his prime and wept with laughter.

Love Milton Jones for his clever one liners too.

Worst: never really understood the appeal of Lee Evans.

Have to confess I'd never heard of Daniel Kitson until now and have just been YouTube-ing him.

The guy's a genius.

Favourites: Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Tim Minchin

Least favourite: Lee Evans, Roy Chubby Brown, Jim Davidson (had a friend whose dad loved them, was excruciating going around her house when he was watching them).

Favourite would probably be Stewart Lee..

Least favourite is tricky, anyone I see that sucks I usually won't hang around to get their name.. Ricky Gervais? For some reason I have him in my mind as sucking really badly, but I don't think I've ever actually seen him much so I'm not sure what that's based on.

best John Shuttleworth
worst Lenny Henry

+1 Tim Minchin, along with Steve Hughes, Al Murray, Dara O'Briain, Rhod Gilbert.

Least favourites: Miranda, Michael McIntyre, Phill Jupitus, Jack Whitehall, Paddy McGuinness.

The likes of Manning, Chubby Brown etc don't even register.

Can't decide on favourite.

Can't stand Jimmy Carr or Michael Macintyre.
Someone mentioned Ricky Gervais. WOuldn't even classify him as a comedian. Aren't they supposed to be funny? Can't stand him either, anyway.

when I was at university I was persuaded to go and see Bernard Mannning at the embassy; I went on the rationale of 'I can say I've seen him'

his first 20 minutes were great - not offensive, just oldschool funny with great timing and really had the crowd fixed, I could see why he got big gigs at Vegas...

then the racist stuff started and he COMPLETELY died on his arse in his own club (with the exception of a few sycophants at the front who would have laughed at a train timetable)

I like Dara O'Brian, his stand up is good

Have to confess I'd never heard of Daniel Kitson until now and have just been YouTube-ing him.

The guy's a genius.

He's generally regarded as the comedians' favourite comedian. Doesn't appear on TV anymore after a fall-out with Peter Kay. I've seen him a few times, but is one of the gigs you really need to book immediately as despite his lack of profile on TV, tickets go really quickly. Last time I saw him I had to put up with Tony Robinson (of Baldrick fame) playing with his young girlfriends g-string in the seats in front, which was rather off-putting to say the least.