Stand up recs

[Silent Majority]

Some comedians I really respect;

Dylan Moran

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Stewart Lee

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Ross Noble

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Russell Brand

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Ed Byrne

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[Wolter]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

haha, you're wrong about comedy too!

See: Sandler, Adam; Dome, Bio.

[eumaas]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

haha, you're wrong about comedy too!

See: Sandler, Adam; Dome, Bio.

Train, Evil.

[Wolter]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

haha, you're wrong about comedy too!

See: Sandler, Adam; Dome, Bio.

Train, Evil.

Yes, Fuck.

[Dr. Medulla]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

[eumaas]

There's a dried layer of wrong on Hoy's skin.

[Wolter]

There's a dried layer of wrong on Hoy's skin.

That's because he's wearing the skin of a failed Bruceling attempt like a shawl.

[matedog]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

The Tom Carvel ads. Again, funny at first - Tom Waits gargling hot asphalt. He does an impressions of the guy which is fine at first. He goes at it for another 2 minutes doing more impressions of this guy and doesn't change the joke, just keeps redoing it in different ways for another two minutes.

Robert Evans doing ESPN ads. Again, funny at first - Diane Keaton's apple juice vagina. He essentially redoes this joke four times (four rubik's cubes with Brian Dennehey, Gil Gerrard getting fisted, Angie Dickenson and Brian Dennehey, Loretta Switt's bush). There are no real variations it was merely coming up with a 70's star and involve them in a random sexual act. Which after the first time, the novelty wears off. I can do that. "Richard Roundtree and I were doing coke in the bathroom at the Chinatown premiere when an amputee rolled into the bathroom. Roundtree then began to rub his man meat all over the amputee's stumps, etc." So basically I've been listening to the joke for five minutes and it hasn't changed for the last four minutes.

[Wolter]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

The Tom Carvel ads. Again, funny at first - Tom Waits gargling hot asphalt. He does an impressions of the guy which is fine at first. He goes at it for another 2 minutes doing more impressions of this guy and doesn't change the joke, just keeps redoing it in different ways for another two minutes.

Robert Evans doing ESPN ads. Again, funny at first - Diane Keaton's apple juice vagina. He essentially redoes this joke four times (four rubik's cubes with Brian Dennehey, Gil Gerrard getting fisted, Angie Dickenson and Brian Dennehey, Loretta Switt's bush). There are no real variations it was merely coming up with a 70's star and involve them in a random sexual act. Which after the first time, the novelty wears off. I can do that. "Richard Roundtree and I were doing coke in the bathroom at the Chinatown premiere when an amputee rolled into the bathroom. Roundtree then began to rub his man meat all over the amputee's stumps, etc." So basically I've been listening to the joke for five minutes and it hasn't changed for the last four minutes.

God you are painfully Hoy.

[eumaas]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

The Tom Carvel ads. Again, funny at first - Tom Waits gargling hot asphalt. He does an impressions of the guy which is fine at first. He goes at it for another 2 minutes doing more impressions of this guy and doesn't change the joke, just keeps redoing it in different ways for another two minutes.

Robert Evans doing ESPN ads. Again, funny at first - Diane Keaton's apple juice vagina. He essentially redoes this joke four times (four rubik's cubes with Brian Dennehey, Gil Gerrard getting fisted, Angie Dickenson and Brian Dennehey, Loretta Switt's bush). There are no real variations it was merely coming up with a 70's star and involve them in a random sexual act. Which after the first time, the novelty wears off. I can do that. "Richard Roundtree and I were doing coke in the bathroom at the Chinatown premiere when an amputee rolled into the bathroom. Roundtree then began to rub his man meat all over the amputee's stumps, etc." So basically I've been listening to the joke for five minutes and it hasn't changed for the last four minutes.

Today's Hoy! Extry extry, read all about it! The idiot matedog weighs in!

Do you just want a progression of joke after joke? I like that Oswalt develops the joke. It gives the audience room to breathe in the joke and soak in the funny.

[matedog]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

Today's Hoy! Extry extry, read all about it! The idiot matedog weighs in!

Do you just want a progression of joke after joke? I like that Oswalt develops the joke. It gives the audience room to breathe in the joke and soak in the funny.

It doesn't develop though. It's the same joke. 70's movie stars doing absurd sex acts. It wasn't particularly funny to begin (really, anyone can come up with that) with and now I have to hear it four more times.

[eumaas]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

Today's Hoy! Extry extry, read all about it! The idiot matedog weighs in!

Do you just want a progression of joke after joke? I like that Oswalt develops the joke. It gives the audience room to breathe in the joke and soak in the funny.

It doesn't develop though. It's the same joke. 70's movie stars doing absurd sex acts. It wasn't particularly funny to begin (really, anyone can come up with that) with and now I have to hear it four more times.

Comedy = material + delivery

[Wolter]

Comedy = material + delivery

This.


Ultimately, there is no right or wrong when it comes to comedy (it's what makes YOU laugh), but Hoy's dismissal of (more-or-less) the entire underground comedy scene of the last 3 decades comes as close as possible to wrongness as this issue allows.

[Dr. Medulla]

I listened to Demetri Martin (my sis' rec) on the way down to LA and Patton Oswalt on the way up. Demetri was a poor man's Hedberg so he was okay. PO was alright as well. He went on waaay too long on nearly every bit but it had its moments.

Waaay too long = developing the point and potential of a topic.

I only know DM from his Daily Show appearances. Quite honestly, I always think he's the boss' son. I get what he's trying to do—at least I think I do—but he doesn't even amuse me.

Examples: The secret fantasy magazine bit. He begins on piss drinkers. Funny at first and then he goes into the upset editor bit for 2 1/2 minutes. Haha he said "corpse fucker." Haha, he said "whiffle ball fuckers" and "shit fit."

The Tom Carvel ads. Again, funny at first - Tom Waits gargling hot asphalt. He does an impressions of the guy which is fine at first. He goes at it for another 2 minutes doing more impressions of this guy and doesn't change the joke, just keeps redoing it in different ways for another two minutes.

Robert Evans doing ESPN ads. Again, funny at first - Diane Keaton's apple juice vagina. He essentially redoes this joke four times (four rubik's cubes with Brian Dennehey, Gil Gerrard getting fisted, Angie Dickenson and Brian Dennehey, Loretta Switt's bush). There are no real variations it was merely coming up with a 70's star and involve them in a random sexual act. Which after the first time, the novelty wears off. I can do that. "Richard Roundtree and I were doing coke in the bathroom at the Chinatown premiere when an amputee rolled into the bathroom. Roundtree then began to rub his man meat all over the amputee's stumps, etc." So basically I've been listening to the joke for five minutes and it hasn't changed for the last four minutes.

Have you seen The Aristocrats? The Robert Evans and Tom Carvel bits are perfect examples of why professional comedians love telling the aristocrats joke to each other. It's about building levels upon levels of outrageousness and tension, making the audience wonder what the hell could be next. It's the kind of joke that rejects ADD humour—pay attention to it, accept that things are getting weirder and weirder, wonder where the hell this will end. It's basically Oswalt saying over and over, "You think that's funny and weird? I can go a step further." It's also a hell of a lot harder to construct than it seems. Oswalt is just so damn good at it that it seems easy and, apparently, boring.

[matedog]

Comedy = material + delivery

This.


Ultimately, there is no right or wrong when it comes to comedy (it's what makes YOU laugh), but Hoy's dismissal of (more-or-less) the entire underground comedy scene of the last 3 decades comes as close as possible to wrongness as this issue allows.

When the fuck did I do this? I just said Patton Oswalt was pretty good but that his jokes dragged on too long and didn't get any funnier.