Stand-up Comedy - Who's Your Favourite?

sanjayc · 31st January 2010, 13:35

Bill Maher (Realtime with Bill Maher on HBO Central - mostly watch it on youtube).
Jay Leno/David Letterman, more or less on the same scale
Conan o'Brien sucks..seems more like juvenile antics to me.

badboyscad · 31st January 2010, 15:37

Lewis Black

one of my favorite

YouTube - Lewis Black on Nuclear Holocaust

14000rpm · 31st January 2010, 18:10

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Originally Posted by Bumble Beast

Jeff Dunham and Russel Peters.
great to watch if you want to take the load off.

+1 to that..

in fact one of the best acts i've seen of Jeff Dunham

YouTube - Achmed the Dead Terrorist by Jeff Dunham

its a must watch

sujitm · 31st January 2010, 18:45

Jerry Seinfeld
Russel Peters

Technocrat · 31st January 2010, 19:13

Its Russel Peters for me too

Randhawa · 31st January 2010, 19:37

My favorite list;

Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Rowan Atkinson
Tommy Cooper
Russel
Billy Connoly

khoj · 31st January 2010, 20:24

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the Hindi ones which now come on TV generally suck. In fact, I feel nauseous when Siddhu laughs on national television.

Nice thread with its niche following.

The only thing I find upsetting are the last two sentences from the first paragraph of the opening post.

Where is the need to run down the Hindi ones on TV including Sidhu. Nauseous, I am sure that the channel can be switched/avoided and that is perfectly all right.

You wish to discuss English stand up comedy please go ahead and do so, even I like Drew Carey and follow Whose Line is it anyway but come on not by trampling over your own National language or shows associated with the language.

We have enough people who find it infra dig to speak in Hindi or be associated with it. If we cannot prevent it then at least let us not encourage this tendency.

I do understand this might not have been the intent and as an acknowledgement of the same, I have quoted only the relevant content from the post and removed all personal references.

BTW, I believe that Raju Shrivastava and Ehsaan Qureshi are World Class, there are a couple of others with very well prepared scripts, (Albela is another that comes to mind) and stupendous delivery styles.

As for N.S.S., his quotes & one liners on the show are legendary and his utterances in the QUEEN's language could put most of the Int'l stand up comedians to shame. Don't believe me, just catch him during one of his stints as a commentator for the ICC matches. It is one thing to stand and deliver from a script for so called 'Live shows' and a completely different thing to come up with appropriate put downs & one liners at the spur of the moment. The man has earned his right to Laugh away as much as his heart desires and then some more.

sanjayc · 31st January 2010, 22:53

+++ totally agree with khoj. NSS knowledge/delivery of both hindi/eng is second par none.

Give me Shekar Suman/Raju/Ehsaan etc anyday over the likes of Conan.

khoj · 10th February 2010, 03:19

@sanjayc

Thanks for the support man but it seems my little lecture above has dampened the spirits of the Angrej, so here is something to lighten the mood.

Wonder of wonders these guys are all Desis but what is that coming out of their mouths.. it is the Queen's language and it is rather humorous.

Indian Invasion Comedy - Civilizing The West - Now on DVD! - Indian/South Asian/Desi Stand Up Comedy Videos - The Best Funny Ethnic Stand Up Comedy Videos - Biography, Interviews, Watch Free Funny Videos/Clips Online, Full DVDs, Downloads, Torrents,

prateekm · 10th February 2010, 12:20

My bad for adding that statement! But you should see The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One now and you will understand the quality of the jokes. You will always get that "Ah! I have heard it somewhere" thought in your mind. Yes, I do watch Comedy Circus on Sony for all the good jokes which are generally 'below the belt' ones

Ehsaan Qureshi was really good, I feel he deserved to win the contest. Raju repeats the same joke at every comedy show he goes to. Shekhar Suman is also too good. I also remember that Punjabi guy who used to come on DD. Saw some of his old shows and his jokes were good and 'original'.

zaks · 10th February 2010, 12:27

Oh, oh,oo. How can you all forget the best- the one and only Bill Cosby.

absynthguzzler · 10th February 2010, 16:06

Lee Evans , Peter Kay and Eddie Murphy , oh! and Lenny Henry as well .

nutcracker · 3rd March 2010, 16:22

Jerry Seinfeld!!!!
Larry David
Ricky Gervais

nick17s · 11th March 2010, 15:48

Russel Peters
Sudesh Lehri

enfield1212 · 11th March 2010, 15:53

Pablo francisco
Russel peters
Raju srivastav
roy chubby brown

31st January 2010, 13:35	#31
sanjayc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 952 Thanked: 8 Times	Bill Maher (Realtime with Bill Maher on HBO Central - mostly watch it on youtube). Jay Leno/David Letterman, more or less on the same scale Conan o'Brien sucks..seems more like juvenile antics to me.
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sanjayc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 952 Thanked: 8 Times	+++ totally agree with khoj. NSS knowledge/delivery of both hindi/eng is second par none. Give me Shekar Suman/Raju/Ehsaan etc anyday over the likes of Conan. Last edited by sanjayc : 31st January 2010 at 22:54.
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khoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dilli Posts: 2,718 Thanked: 1,287 Times View My Garage	Come on back guys I ain't preaching no more @sanjayc Thanks for the support man but it seems my little lecture above has dampened the spirits of the Angrej, so here is something to lighten the mood. Wonder of wonders these guys are all Desis but what is that coming out of their mouths.. it is the Queen's language and it is rather humorous. Indian Invasion Comedy - Civilizing The West - Now on DVD! - Indian/South Asian/Desi Stand Up Comedy Videos - The Best Funny Ethnic Stand Up Comedy Videos - Biography, Interviews, Watch Free Funny Videos/Clips Online, Full DVDs, Downloads, Torrents, Last edited by khoj : 10th February 2010 at 03:26. Reason: link added
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prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 790 Thanked: 553 Times	My bad for adding that statement! But you should see The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One now and you will understand the quality of the jokes. You will always get that "Ah! I have heard it somewhere" thought in your mind. Yes, I do watch Comedy Circus on Sony for all the good jokes which are generally 'below the belt' ones Ehsaan Qureshi was really good, I feel he deserved to win the contest. Raju repeats the same joke at every comedy show he goes to. Shekhar Suman is also too good. I also remember that Punjabi guy who used to come on DD. Saw some of his old shows and his jokes were good and 'original'.
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