Steve Coogan
Al Murray
Lee Evans
The panel of I'm Sorry I Havn't A Clue
Jack Dee

No Frankie Boyle? woot!!! \o/

Seth Rogen! How to make a career of comedian by not actually saying anything funny, but by just looking funny! :P

Hm...seriously now...I always liked Peter Sellers. And I suppose he's not considered a 'quality' comedian(I'm not sure though) but I immensely enjoy watching Chevy Chase in pretty much anything...I don't know what is it, he just seems to have like a bubble of surrealism around him or something like that...is it his facial expressions or his voice, I don't know...he delivers lines and you think 'this isn't THAT funny but I just cannot stop laughing my ass off!'. Or that's how I am, anyway. :)

OTOH, Zach Galifianakis, I just don't get him. I've seen him in Hangover(which bored me to death) and Youth in Revolt(in a small role). Ok so he's fat, he has a beard, he farts and burps and stuff...that's it? I don't see how he's funny. Anyway...

On a slightly related note, does anyone find this whole Judd Apatow thing to be a bit overrated? 40 yrold virgin - ok, some decent laughs, but not anything spectacular. Knocked up - kinda seemed like an one-joke movie: "chubby loser hooks up with gorgeous carreer woman'. Funny people - well actually I enjoyed that the most, but it wasn't really so much of a comedy, I think. Like I said, Apatow is ok, but IMO he's being praised too much.

Yeah I agree about Apatow. 40yo Virgin was great. It was crude, but it had some sweetness. A lot of laughs. Everything else? Meh.

Quote: Original post by mikemanOTOH, Zach Galifianakis, I just don't get him. I've seen him in Hangover(which bored me to death) and Youth in Revolt(in a small role). Ok so he's fat, he has a beard, he farts and burps and stuff...that's it? I don't see how he's funny. Anyway...

More often I think it's his social ineptitude, general lack of understanding, bluntness, almost heartfelt innocence, and overweight physique that combine to make him funny--to me at least. It's definitely not the physique alone, though.

I mean, I don't think he's a phenomenal comedian nor is he one of my favorites, but I do find him pretty funny. I really enjoyed The Hangover more or less just because of his character.

Patton Oswalt
Brian Regan
Louis C.K.
Jim Gaffigan
Nick Swardson
Mitch Hedberg

I really like Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan. I have a recollection though of a few times in which Jim Gaffigan had a bit very similar to Regan's after Regan had done it. I only remember one specific example, but I know there were at least two jokes that looked like he may have ripped off from Regan.

Greg Giraldo used to be good, but I think he went a bit down hill the last few times I've seen him.

I like Ron White, but he is the only one I can stand from the Blue Collar Comedy guys.

Daniel Tosh is another good one. I love Tosh.0 and I think he was really funny on his early Comedy Central Presents gig. I loved the line, "Sometimes girls say to me 'I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual.' I like to reply, 'I'm not honest, but you're interesting.'"

No love for Dane Cook?

And Sarah Silverman?

And Doug Benson. I saw Sarah about a week before I saw what was one of Carlin's last performances. She blew him out of the water. But they all lose to Demetri.

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