Stand Up Comics

[wawa]

Nov 21, 2023 15:06:19 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

I don't think I've ever seen a comedy show live in person. Most of my experience comes from Netflix lol

I like Fortune F, Ron White (he is probably problematic in some way I haven't heard about) Gabriel Iglesias and Ronny Chieng (from the Daily Show)

ETA- I did watch Matt Rife. I was not impressed. 

I remember crying laughing about They Call Me Tater Salad back when that was a new thing in the early aughts.  He is one of those people I assume is problematic, but man I thought he was funny.  I literally can't hear the word potato salad without hearing his voice saying Tater Salad.

Just found out he's somehow still touring which is a suprise.

[agnes]

I have no idea who this Matt Rife is.

Off the top of my head, I like Allie Wong, Dimitri Martin, Hannah gadsby, Trevor Noah, fortune Feimster, Mo Amer

[StrawberryBlondie]

I have to say.... We saw John Mulaney live last year and he was way less funny than in his previous stand-up specials. IDK if he was funnier when he wasn't sober, funnier when he wasn't as well-known, or if he's funnier with the editing that goes with Netflix specials, but he was nowhere near as funny as he'd been in his Netflix specials. Sure, he was funny, but I wasn't laughing hysterically like I did with The Comeback Kid or Kid Gorgeous at Radio City.

[mrsukyankee]

We see a lot of comedy, though my H goes to more than me. It's easy in London to see good stuff and the UK has some amazing comedy shows, like the fore-mentioned Task Master, which brings stand-ups to our attention.

[BlondeSpiders]

Nov 21, 2023 12:52:17 GMT -5 sent said:

A friend just invited me to go see Allie Wong. I had never heard of her but when I read her bio, she is the genre of stand-up I wouldn't mind seeing.

I usually watch SNL to get my fix of comedy. Last season, Marcello Hernandez struck me as hilarious in his scenes. He came from stand-up.

Marcello really had time to shine in the Bad Bunny episode, it's like he was in almost every sketch! He's really funny.

[meanie]

We reeeeeaaaally want to see Nate Bargatze next time he is in our area

Craig Robinson was surprisingly great, he does a lot of music in his act as well

Jim Breuer was another really good stand up act that surprised us, we had free tickets and only knew him from Half baked

Seinfeld was great but duh, he's Seinfeld

ETA  - for anyone who is looking for new comedians to watch, I like Drybar a lot on YouTube. They just have short pieces of an act and the content is clean.

Ooh I also remembered that Chris Farley's brother Kevin Farley does stand up and is really funny!

[BlondeSpiders]

I love standup and have seen a few of my faves. By and large I prefer female comedians; I guess they're just more relatable? Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro (if you haven't seen Drawn, you MUST; it's hysterical) Aparna Nancherla, Maria Bamford, Bridget Everett, some others.

I had tickets to see Nicole Byer (who I absolutely adore) this past Saturday but J was on day 22 of a migraine and could not rally.

I just discovered the Handsome podcast, which is funny because I love all 3 of those comedians! Speaking of podcasts, I listen to 2 other comedy-focused ones:

- Good Ones, in which the host Jesse David Fox from Vulture will ask a comedian to talk about a specific bit (from their standup or on a show like SNL)
- The Last Laugh with Matt Wilstein from Daily Beast; he talks to comedians and funny actors

Podcasts are great for hours-long crafting sessions.

[windyseas]

Ron White is good friends with Dr. Phil. Even has a bit about hanging out on Dr. Phil's yacht.

I forgot that I'd seen Ron White too. He is funny, but has some questionable friends.

[1confused1]

Nov 21, 2023 11:02:51 GMT -5 wildrice said:

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Matt Rife - ugh. I've seen some of his stuff on Tiktok and actually found him to be decent at crowd work, but my H and I watched the first 5 minutes of his special without having heard anything about it, and turned if off. The immediate shitting on Baltimore AND domestic violence joke was an absolute no-go. Even before his punchline, shaming a woman for being a victim who dares to be seen in public was gross. And I'm sick of people who know nothing about Baltimore putting it down.

Ditto this. I turned it on, heard the beginning and quickly shut it off.

[Pilsy]

I don't think anyone has mentioned Gary Gulman yet. I love him! He's great live, and he just published a memoir that's both funny and moving: www.amazon.com/Misfit-Growing-Up-Awkward-80s-ebook/dp/B0BPQSWKVD. 

His HBO special, The Great Depresh, is a bit dark but definitely worth a watch.

ETA: somersault72, tagging you since you appreciate the humor of mental health.

[dirtyred]

Jim Gaffigan, Brian Regan, Henry Cho.

[sent]

Nov 21, 2023 16:34:22 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

Nov 21, 2023 12:52:17 GMT -5 sent said:

A friend just invited me to go see Allie Wong. I had never heard of her but when I read her bio, she is the genre of stand-up I wouldn't mind seeing.

I usually watch SNL to get my fix of comedy. Last season, Marcello Hernandez struck me as hilarious in his scenes. He came from stand-up.

Marcello really had time to shine in the Bad Bunny episode, it's like he was in almost every sketch! He's really funny.

That was a really good episode. Three of the skits were almost entirely in Spanish! 

[tiramisu]

I feel like I'm dating myself with who I've seen perform live. I don't go to comedy shows much because I get STRONG second-hand embarrassment and it gets physically uncomfortable if the person isn't funny or isn't doing well.

The two comedians I remember seeing live are Margaret Cho and Lewis Black. I'd go see them in a heartbeat. I've also enjoyed Kathy Griffin's stand up specials I've seen and am considering seeing her new tour. I used to watch Comedy Central all the time back in high school when it was mostly just stand up specials.

[fernweh]

Nov 21, 2023 17:53:28 GMT -5 Pilsy said:

I don't think anyone has mentioned Gary Gulman yet. I love him! He's great live, and he just published a memoir that's both funny and moving: www.amazon.com/Misfit-Growing-Up-Awkward-80s-ebook/dp/B0BPQSWKVD. 

His HBO special, The Great Depresh, is a bit dark but definitely worth a watch.

ETA: somersault72, tagging you since you appreciate the humor of mental health.

I will have to check this out. My only experience with him is a clip online I saw about how the states got their abbreviations but H and I were cracking up, I didn’t realize he has a special out there.

[joy]

We saw Seinfeld years ago in Atlantic City. Tom Papa was his opening act. We found him so much more entertaining than Seinfeld! Well played.

[dutchgirl678]

I recently saw Taylor Tomlinson's show on Netflix. That was funny. We have never been to see a stand-up comic live, but have tickets to see Brett Goldstein next month and Jim Gaffigan in March. I would love to see Trevor Noah if he ever comes to town.

[Nugget T. Brain, The OG]

Roy Wood Jr and Dulcé Sloan are fucking hilarious. I have tickets with my mom to see Roy in February and I'm super excited.

[nothingcontroversial]

I saw Last Podcast on the Left when they came to Pittsburgh for a show. It was before Ben Kissel had to go on mental health leave for being abusive to a former significant other. So, it was Ben, Henry Zebrowski, and Marcus Parks. 

[redheadbaker]

Some of my favorites:

Taylor Tomlinson
Hannah Gadsby
Jen Brister
Jim Gaffigan
Nate Bargatze
Jo Koy

ETA: I haven’t been to a live comedy show since I saw Bill Engvall with my ex-husband in, like, 2006 or something. Jim Gaffigan and Nate Bargatze are both coming to the Philly area next year and I’m considering getting tickets for H for Christmas. 

[Captain Catnip]

Nov 21, 2023 9:34:05 GMT -5 TR said:

I don't know if you'd call Bridget Everett "stand up" per se, she does more than just tell jokes, but I adore her.

Fortune Feimster makes me cry laughing.

seeyalater52 - I'm glad to see the positive review of Jonathan Van Ness's show, my friends and I just got tix to see them in January!

Have you listened to FF's podcast with Tig Notaro and Mae Martin? I love it.

[TR]

Nov 22, 2023 11:45:52 GMT -5 Captain Catnip said:

Nov 21, 2023 9:34:05 GMT -5 TR said:

I don't know if you'd call Bridget Everett "stand up" per se, she does more than just tell jokes, but I adore her.

Fortune Feimster makes me cry laughing.

seeyalater52 - I'm glad to see the positive review of Jonathan Van Ness's show, my friends and I just got tix to see them in January!

Have you listened to FF's podcast with Tig Notaro and Mae Martin? I love it.

I haven't! I don't generally listen to podcasts (my mind tends to wander with audio lol) but I might have to check that one out with so many recommendations for it.

[glw]

I'd say that in general, I don't like stand up. I do like smart people telling me a story while being funny. Stand up I do like from Eddie Izzard, Trever Noah, Hannah Gadsby, Tim Minchin, Gary Gulman. 

[pixy0stix]

In general, I don't find stand up comedy funny. I don't like going to shows because I don't like the parts where they single out people in the audience. No thank you.

[RoxMonster]

We have a really good local comedy club that gets a good mix of local/lesser known talent and some bigger names. Some comics we’ve seen there are Dave Coulier (twice), Caroline Rhea, Tim Meadows, and Brian Posehn.

We also saw Chelsea Handler elsewhere this year and she was pretty good.

[heyyounotyouyou]

Because Jim Gaffigan had been named a number of times - I used to work with one of his sisters and she had zero sense of humor and no personality. I always found it weird they were related.

[ksun]

In general I'm not a fan, but we have seen the Sklar Brothers several times and love them and just saw Brett Goldstein who was great as well. But other than that I have no real interest in it.

[kiminky]

Nov 22, 2023 14:00:40 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

In general, I don't find stand up comedy funny. I don't like going to shows because I don't like the parts where they single out people in the audience. No thank you.

My husband is the same way. It makes him super anxious. He doesn't want to be singled out, but I don't think he likes the jokes ribbing people either.

[msmerymac]

Holy shit, I was flipping through Netflix last night and saw that his comedy special was #2. I hadn’t heard of him, but I hadn’t heard of Hannah Gadsby either before watching her specials. Anyway, glad I chose to watch more Suits and Selling Sunset! That transcription is horrific. It’s offensive to everyone except rich white dudes, honestly.

[jlt19]

I hadn’t heard of Matt Rife until he was coming to town and my FB feed was full of my female friends excited about it. I was a bit intrigued but not enough to seek him out. I mostly assumed I’d dislike him based on who wanted to see him. I feel somewhat vindicated in my distaste now.

[heygrey]

Nov 22, 2023 15:34:56 GMT -5 heyyounotyouyou said:

Because Jim Gaffigan had been named a number of times - I used to work with one of his sisters and she had zero sense of humor and no personality. I always found it weird they were related.

I feel like he's funny for a select audience. We had a couple of his older shows on CD (circa 2008-2009) and listened to them on long road trips and they were hilarious. Because he's Catholic a lot of his jokes were bible/religion based which is completely lost if you don't understand the context. Every time he had a new show on Netflix H and I would watch it and I enjoyed his newer stuff less. He did a series where he toured a country and basically did a roast. The Canadian show was hilarious to H and I, but again, a viewer without the cultural context wouldn't find it funny. We tried to watch the rest of the series, but didn't enjoy it because we don't know enough about the countries he was in to get the jokes. There was one special he did post covid and so many jokes had such potential and just fell flat. 

I do appreciate that all of his jokes are clean. I can appreciate a well placed sex joke, but I don't want to listen to a full hour of it.