Your favourite comedians/radio comedies

[backontrack]

Comedy seems to be taking over this forum of late. But which comedians do you like, and which do you listen to on radio?

I like listening to some Radio 4 stuff, largely:

-Dead Ringers (an impressions programme)
-The Now Show
-The News Quiz (these three comedies make up Radio 4's Friday Night Comedy Podcast)
-Just a Minute
-I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue

As for comedians, one I particularly like is Milton Jones (aka the one with the wild hair of Mock the Week). There's a few clips of him on YouTube and they're worth a watch, and his radio programmes have been good too.

 

[DaleCooper]

I bought a Milton Jones DVD the other day, haven't watched yet as I'm working my way through Futurama Season 4.

Some other comedians I like:

Emo Philips
Eddie Izzard
Tommy Cooper
The Mighty Boosh
Sean Lock
Armando Iannucci

 

[Whistler40145]

I have been an avid fan of Sorry I haven't a clue and Just a Minute, both are very entertaining and good fun.

As for comedians, I'm not really into most of these modern comedians, I'm more of a traditionalist.

I enjoy the likes of

Tommy Cooper

Morecambe and Wise

The Two Ronnies

Ken Dodd

John Bishop

Billy Connolly

Jasper Carrott

 

[railnerd]

Hi.
The other half, being a signaller, listens to a lot of Radio 4 xtra. Her faves include...
Navy Lark
Hancock
Steptoe
Cabin Pressure

Earlier this year, we both saw milton jones live and im sorry i havent a clue. Both fab.

 

[jp4712]

Hi.
The other half, being a signaller, listens to a lot of Radio 4 xtra. Her faves include...
Navy Lark
Hancock
Steptoe
Cabin Pressure

Earlier this year, we both saw milton jones live and im sorry i havent a clue. Both fab.

Cabin Pressure. Sublime. And ISIHAC. Both utterly splendid.

 

[DaleCooper]

On the Hour
The Museum of Everything

 

[TheEdge]

Milton Jones.

 

[DaleCooper]

I'm going to be an iconoclast here and say that I think "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" is overrated and, I suspect, not as spontaneous as they would like us to think. It was only Humphrey Lyttleton that made it worth listening to.

 

[backontrack]

Someone posted one of Milton's shows on YouTube (a DVD recording, not smartphone fare): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghpxrIOZtmQ

[YOUTUBE]ghpxrIOZtmQ[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Arglwydd Golau]

I grew up listening to 'The Clitheroe Kid' 'The Navy Lark' 'Round the Horne' in the '60's....then 'I'm sorry I'll read that again'...think that was the title, (mix of Monty Python and the Goodies). In the 1980's 'Radio Active' was brilliant!

 

[Mvann]

I grew up listening to 'The Clitheroe Kid' 'The Navy Lark' 'Round the Horne' in the '60's....then 'I'm sorry I'll read that again'...think that was the title, (mix of Monty Python and the Goodies). In the 1980's 'Radio Active' was brilliant!

Correct. Been listening to I'm sorry I'll read that again and hello cheeky on 4 extra this week. Also like the burkiss way with Eric pode from Croydon.

 

[Bevan Price]

Far too many to list them all, so just a few:

Solo acts:

Frankie Howerd
Billy Connolly
Dave Allen
Max Boyce
Lucille Ball
Arthur Askey
Ted Ray.


Double acts:

Two Ronnies.
George Burns & Gracie Allen.
Morecambe & Wise.


Radio Shows:

Goon Show
Navy Lark
I'm sorry I haven't a clue.
Take it from here.
Life with the Lyons.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Milton Jones is very funny. He's probably the only stand up comedian on TV who doesn't swear and actually use clever humour.

For favourite radio hosts, can I say Alan Partridge fron North Norfolk Digital?

 

[railnerd]

Hi.

Tim Vine is another comedian who doesnt need to swear. Although his humour has been criticised for being a little like Tommy Coopers jokes!

Nevertheless, I saw him live about 3 years ago on a show called 'The chat show', where he got people out of the audience and had a chat with them onstage.

I thought it was all too well rehearsed, until he got me onstage and we both ad-libbed for about 8 to 10 mins. Brill!

 

[43106]

Comedians - Jasper Carrott, the late, great Dave Allen, Billy Connolly, Gary Delaney, American Steve Wright, Richard Pryor.
Radio shows - The Navy Lark, I'm Sorry I'll Read that Again (a program that spawned The Goodies)

 

[railnerd]

Hi.

Im sorry, but if we are gonna talk comedians (tho my other half will cringe)... I really like an American one liner comedian called Steven Wright. My other half just doesnt get him!

'i bought myself some powdered water, but i dont know what to add'
'some people are afraid of heights, im afraid of widths'
'whats another word for thesaurus?'

yeah... im weird!

 

[backontrack]

Hi.

Im sorry, but if we are gonna talk comedians (tho my other half will cringe)... I really like an American one liner comedian called Steven Wright. My other half just doesnt get him!

'i bought myself some powdered water, but i dont know what to add'
'some people are afraid of heights, im afraid of widths'
'whats another word for thesaurus?'

yeah... im weird!

No, there are some good jokes there. The water one was witty.

 

[DaleCooper]

Hi.

Im sorry, but if we are gonna talk comedians (tho my other half will cringe)... I really like an American one liner comedian called Steven Wright. My other half just doesnt get him!

'i bought myself some powdered water, but i dont know what to add'
'some people are afraid of heights, im afraid of widths'
'whats another word for thesaurus?'

yeah... im weird!

I agree with yoiu about Steven Wright, that thesaurus joke reminded of a classic exchange on Alas Smith and Jones which went something like:

Mel Smith: Do you know the average person has a vocabulary of more than one hundred thousand words?

Griff Rhys Jones: No, really? Cor blimey... (long pause)...what's a vocabulary?