Sort of comedians that don’t crack you up

always thought Bill Burr wasn't funny. I also think he will come out as one of those lunatic "centrists" eventually and disappoint a lot of people

Mangan has been very funny on TV shows and podcasts. Moran's more recent stand up seems a bit tired.

Moran's more recent stand up seems a bit tired.

tbh probably haven't seen him in 20 years. But he was very good then.

Kitson was ok once. Then he got racist. Disappointing

Then he got racist.

But he didn't though, did he?

Saw Phil Wang at Leicester DeMontfort Hall. How he managed to get to be funny enough to require an entire theatre is beyond me.

There were long long stretches where there was zero laughter from anyone in the theatre.

Some comedians are better suited to panel shows.

Throws in sadowitz hand grenade

My old drummer disappeared for 48hrs with Sadowitz after a chance meeting on a train. Not sure who corrupted who

Reginald D Hunter is devoutly unfunny as is Stephen K Amos. They were both there when I was flicking through YouTube, just now. Sarah Milligan is a sort of female version of Peter Kay but smuttier.

Reginald D Hunter. I like him a lot, I've seen him a few times

I've not seen him live but a couple of times on Live at the Apollo and none of it worked for me.

Rishi Sunak

Although someone at CCHQ must have a sense of hunour

I have always liked Alexi Sayle

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BpSkj7H_qS8

I think Sunak really came into his own in his last performance, with that backing music

Maybe just me, but all these online comedians who just make a living by being a fake Tory MP and who are now all over the political podcasts. I don't find them funny in the slightest.

Rosie what's her face? Yeah it's all pretty obvious and safe. I think the same about Michael Spicer (the spoof SPAD in another room). Funny for five seconds

Add Josh Berry

I don't pay much attention to them but I think the issue is that they mostly offer clapter rather than real wit.

Henry Rowley

Is this people we don't like? Oh well

Anyway I've always been quite into Paul Foot's stuff. Went to see him at Leicester Sq a few weeks back, i think it was one of the early goes at his new routine 'Dissolve.'. Had bought the ticket AGES ago. He came on and did the sort of stuff he does, but sort of teased that the beginning stuff wasn't the actual routine, this is bonus, and the real routine was coming up. It felt like he was playing with us and there was no Real Routine. And that sensation was funny and good. And the material he was using was good. There was quite a pointed bit about pedo priests at one stage. Then he moved on for some more silly, unfocussed, where-is-this-going stuff.

Then, all of a sudden, the funny Paul Foot sort of receded. And it got very serious. Somehow, as this developed, he managed to turn this last bit, the real routine, back into being funny, via a seriously cathartic and dreadful story which I won't detail. It was a very hard listen, with an inspiring element about healing oneself.

I have been in bits ever since, it was absolutely mind-meltingly dark and good and awful and very very emotional.

If you get a chance, go and see this routine. Genuinely life-changing.

This! Paul Foot is great

He sure stands out from the crowd.

I also saw Paul Foot do this show a couple of months ago. Completely agree. Best comedy gig I've ever been to, but obviously also some really dark horrible bits in it. I felt so weird coming out, reflecting, and thinking wow, that was really "good"!

I felt so weird coming out, reflecting, and thinking wow, that was really "good"!

Exactly. It was a all bit overwhelming.

Maybe he's taken a leaf from Hannah Gadsby's book, with the deadly serious part