Stand Up Comedy.

[RedPandaMan]

1. What is your opinion on it in general?
I love Stand-up, but the problem with it, is that it is really opinion based and varies between each person and their tastes, as seen in this thread.
2. Favorite comedian alive today?
Dave Chapell, Daniel Tosh,and Christopher Titus are my top 3, in that order.
3. Favorite Comedian Ever?
Either Mitch Hedberg or George Carlin. Classics.
4. Least favorite comedian alive today?
Either Lopez or Larry the Cable Guy.
5. Least favorite comedian ever?
See above.
6. Have you ever tried stand up comedy? How did that go?
I can't do stand-up as I can't just tell jokes. My humor is all reactionary humor.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

1. Love it.
2. Dave Chappelle.
3. You can't make me choose. I love Chappelle, Pryor and Hedberg.
4. Andy Parsons?
5. Bernard Manning.
6. Nope. Maybe some day.

 

[THE_MUFFIN_MAN15]

1. I watch comedy specials all the time.
2. Rob Pue.
3. Irwin barker.
4. I Don't hate any of them...yet.
5. (see #4).
6. no.

 

[InnerRebellion]

1. Love it!
2. Danny Bohy, Daniel Tosh, Gabriel Iglesias, Ralphie May or Bill Engvall.
3. ^See above
4. I hate pot jokes. So if thats a big part of their act, I hate them.
5. ^See above
6. I would love to, but my agoraphobia prevents it. My dad should get on stage, the damn sarcastic guy.

 

[bconewsin]

1. What is your opinion on it in general?
I love stand up comedy, is the best form of comedy I think

2. Favorite comedian alive today?
Chris Rock

3. Favorite Comedian Ever?
Eddie Izzard

4. Least favorite comedian alive today?
Dane Cook

5. Least favorite comedian ever?
Dane Cook

6. Have you ever tried stand up comedy? How did that go?
No )...I know how will that go )...I just watch stand up and the other days I found a really good site (www.bestcomedyonline.com ) that has a lot of full stand up videos, so now I just finished watching Chris Rock - Kill the Messenger,,,awesome.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

1. What is your opinion on it in general?
I love it!

2. Favorite comedian alive today?

Today? Shit, I don't know.

3. Favorite Comedian Ever?

George Carlin
4. Least favorite comedian alive today?

Larry the Cable Guy.
5. Least favorite comedian ever?

Is Carrot Top dead? Make it so.

6. Have you ever tried stand up comedy? How did that go?

No, but I did develop some jokes, just in case.

Has anyone here ever seen the show Last Comic Standing? It's really good, and the comedians are all great.

 

[Betancore]

1. When well done it is pretty funny. Some of it just makes me groan though.
2. Henry Rollins.
3. George Carlin.
4. Probably Sarah Silverman.
5. Not sure who deserves that title, but there are a few candidates.
6. Yes, and if the objective was to have people laugh at me then it went very well.

 

[FieryTrainwreck]

Stand-up comedy is like books, movies, video games, anything at all, really: totally valid entertainment, but 95% of it is pure shit.

I think the really good stand-up comedians are the ones who transitioned into it from something else, whether it was another line of work or simply their funny lives. They are genuinely funny people in everyday life, so it made sense for them to pursue it as a career.

Contrast this with the "comedians" who simply decided they were funny, and who believe persistence in following their dreams is all it takes to make it in comedy. Bullshit. Nothing bothers me more than someone who thinks he or she is funny. See: most content on this site.

Anyways, favorite comedian alive and of all-time? Louis CK. He cracks up comedians.
Least favorite alive and all-time? Tie between Carlos Mencia and most every woman.
Have I ever tried it? No. Some of my family and friends think I should, but they're just trying to find something nice to say about me. I'm not a funny person, so I won't get up on a stage and torture people who are trying to have a good time.

By the by, Louis CK's new show is awesome, and his promotional appearances on Jon Stewart and The Tonight Show were classic. He got bleeped like four times on Leno.

 

[CloudKiller]

1. I freaking love stand up comedy!

2. I love the random tangents of Ross Noble and the intelligent comedy stylings of Eddie Izzard

3. One of the above, but it's too close to call

4 & 5. Peter Kay, I have no idea why he's considered funny

6. No never.

 

[Giest4life]

Ricky Gervais.