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dontworryaboutit

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r4ndom said:
I Am Pigeon said:
My favourite would probably be Mitch Hedberg. I've never really thought about why I find him funny but it probably has a bit to do with his delivery.
Yeah Mitch had amazing delivery, and some times no matter how sure you were where the joke was going, it always went the other way.

Personal faves of mine are

Eddie Izzard - Intelligent, great delivery, and just the right amount of personality.
George Carlin - Enough said
Bill Hicks - Ditto

EDIT - And christ... I almost forgot Stewart Lee. He is immense.
mentor07825 said:
Rodney Dangerfield because he never gets respect (poor guy) and Frankie Boyle for always crossing the line on "what's allowed"
coldwarkid said:
My favorites are: Dylan Moran, Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Andrew Maxwell.

Moran sounds like he's reading from a novel, Howard is so beautifully whimsical, Boyle manages to be witty and dance on the line (scratch that. He can't see the line) without seeming like a prick and Maxwell is my Chief Fullmooner.

And what makes them funny? Nothing, I don't think. It's the person watching that evaluates how funny they are. If something strikes a note with you, you find it funny. I think.
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
 

Meanmoose

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Dylan Moran

He is Irish, acts with a silly inteligence and has incredible charm. He is mi Idol.
 

SimuLord

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Mitch Hedberg was a master of misdirection, and his oddball delivery gave a little extra thrust to his work.

Personally, I like comedians that aren't afraid to say "what the fuck is society doing?" George Carlin, Tim Allen, and Drew Carey were/are about as good as it gets as far as saying "why do we do the things we do?" Pointing out society's utter stupidity allows us not just to laugh at it, but to realize that a lot of the rules aren't worth following. I don't just want to laugh at comedy---I want to nod my head in agreement with it.
 

James Cassidy

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Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P)

Why? Because he point out the truth in all of us that we were all thinking.

"I want to be a race car passenger...say man, can I turn on the radio?"
 

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If we could nail down what made people funny unilaterally, we could program computers to do it, and at that point, God help us.
 

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Timing, or something special. God, I love deadpan, or just plain bizarre humour. Anything making fun of Australia, with a prior knowledge of Australia. Like, crank out Crocodile Dundee jokes and I'll be like :|

Jokes about Harold Holt Swimming Pool? Now that's awesome. I enjoy people taking the piss out of my country with affection.
 

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dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
I love feeling loved =]
Run away with me.
*pretentious perfume advert voice* Only if you bring the beer...
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
Why of course, is there any other pretentious, tit-wielding perfume adverts out there that we would refer to?

If there isn't, there needs to be.
 

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Ross Noble and Dylan Moran are my personal favourites. They both give an impression of being unpredictable, of their shows having weird, swerving pace and constantly changing subjects.
 

dontworryaboutit

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coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
I love feeling loved =]
Run away with me.
*pretentious perfume advert voice* Only if you bring the beer...
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
Why of course, is there any other pretentious, tit-wielding perfume adverts out there that we would refer to?

If there isn't, there needs to be.
I sense a future career.
 

SimuLord

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dontworryaboutit said:
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
What tits? I've seen more fat on a skinless chicken breast. That chick needs to eat something once in awhile.
 

coldwarkid

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dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
I love feeling loved =]
Run away with me.
*pretentious perfume advert voice* Only if you bring the beer...
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
Why of course, is there any other pretentious, tit-wielding perfume adverts out there that we would refer to?

If there isn't, there needs to be.
I sense a future career.
Not for me my friend. I look like Joseph Carey Merrick. To quote Russell Howard, I'd be holding my floppers aloft like some ferrets I'd found at an illegal fairground.
 

dontworryaboutit

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coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
I love feeling loved =]
Run away with me.
*pretentious perfume advert voice* Only if you bring the beer...
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
Why of course, is there any other pretentious, tit-wielding perfume adverts out there that we would refer to?

If there isn't, there needs to be.
I sense a future career.
Not for me my friend. I look like Joseph Carey Merrick. To quote Russell Howard, I'd be holding my floppers aloft like some ferrets I'd found at an illegal fairground.
Merrick was a looker.
 

coldwarkid

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dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
coldwarkid said:
dontworryaboutit said:
I think I just found legitimate reason for polygamy.
I love feeling loved =]
Run away with me.
*pretentious perfume advert voice* Only if you bring the beer...
Done. And I hope this perfume ad is the one with Keira Knightley where she's got her tits out.
Why of course, is there any other pretentious, tit-wielding perfume adverts out there that we would refer to?

If there isn't, there needs to be.
I sense a future career.
Not for me my friend. I look like Joseph Carey Merrick. To quote Russell Howard, I'd be holding my floppers aloft like some ferrets I'd found at an illegal fairground.
Merrick was a looker.
Then you, me, and my floppers are going to get along like a house on fire.
 

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A good comedian makes you think that you are a friend and/or casual associate then says things that are more outrageous and stimulating than your real friends and/or casual associates would dare to say. In effect they are people who gets paid to eloquently say stupid made up nonsense to groups of people who they have don't personally care about.
 

Horus456

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Not sure about what gives a comedian their awesome powers but Ross Noble makes me nearly wet myself. Went to see him the other day and he is still on top of his game.