I'm a huge fan of comedy in general...stand-up, movies, TV shows, etc. Yet there are very few things nowadays that can actually make me laugh out loud. I've been in kind of a comedy slump recently. I want people to recommend to me stuff they think is funny, that I may not have heard of. It could be anything, really.
My favorite TV shows:
Mr. Show
Dr. Katz
Home Movies
Seinfeld
Curb Your Enthusiasm
most of the stuff on [adult swim] I find funny but don't necessarily watch all the time
My favorite comedians:
Louis CK
David Cross
Bob Odenkirk
Paul F. Tompkins
Patton Oswalt
etc.
My favorite voice actors, etc. that may also do stand-up but I have only really heard their voice work:
H. Jon Benjamin
Jon Glaser
Dana Snyder
Tom Kenny (he's in anything that's animated really)
I'll also just throw out there that I think all the guys here at Giant Bomb are funny and make me LOL from time to time.
Recommend something that you don't see on the list. I'd greatly appreciate it. Conversely, f there is someone/something on this list you haven't heard of I'd suggest you check it out as well. I value laughter more than anything, it's definitely the second best medicine, next to actual medicine of course.
What do you think is funny?
I'm a huge fan of comedy in general...stand-up, movies, TV shows, etc. Yet there are very few things nowadays that can actually make me laugh out loud. I've been in kind of a comedy slump recently. I want people to recommend to me stuff they think is funny, that I may not have heard of. It could be anything, really.
My favorite TV shows:
Mr. Show
Dr. Katz
Home Movies
Seinfeld
Curb Your Enthusiasm
most of the stuff on [adult swim] I find funny but don't necessarily watch all the time
My favorite comedians:
Louis CK
David Cross
Bob Odenkirk
Paul F. Tompkins
Patton Oswalt
etc.
My favorite voice actors, etc. that may also do stand-up but I have only really heard their voice work:
H. Jon Benjamin
Jon Glaser
Dana Snyder
Tom Kenny (he's in anything that's animated really)
I'll also just throw out there that I think all the guys here at Giant Bomb are funny and make me LOL from time to time.
Recommend something that you don't see on the list. I'd greatly appreciate it. Conversely, f there is someone/something on this list you haven't heard of I'd suggest you check it out as well. I value laughter more than anything, it's definitely the second best medicine, next to actual medicine of course.
well, i watch Comedy Central from 11 to 12 almost every weeknight, so obviously Stewart and Colbert. I also love South Park and enjoy Futurama, and i really liked Drawn Together while it was around. I usually watch new Simpsons episodes.
I enjoy watching people get hurt on youtube............I don't know why but it just makes me lol sometimes.
And I love Stewart and Colbert too. They don't always make me laugh out loud, but I just love the way they report the news, I like to keep up with it, but I'm wary of getting the news from Fox or CNN or something.
Im a bit of a comediophile myself, (that sounds I like sex with dead comics) and I actually wrote a half hour a few months ago but there arent any clubs around here. I really like everything, well except Dane Cook, obviously.
Robert Schimmel
Doug Stanhope
Mitch Hedberg
Daniel Tosh
Mike Birbiglia
Comedy shows
Squidbillies (Yeah that squidbillies)
Arrested Development
Frisky Dingo
many many more...
i like daniel tosh, hes pretty good. though he has become comedy centrals bitch...josh sneed is not well know, but hes fantastic...
tv stuff, scrubs...though its older stuff is smarter comedy i think, after like season 4 its just random stuff (i still liked it though)...
"i like daniel tosh, hes pretty good. though he has become comedy centrals bitch...josh sneed is not well know, but hes fantastic...
"
tv stuff, scrubs...though its older stuff is smarter comedy i think, after like season 4 its just random stuff (i still liked it though)...
Tosh seemed like kind of a Soup ripoff in that new show, but that's the only material i know of his so i may be off base.
All those shows you recommended are good too. Too bad Arrested Development got cancelled, but I think there's a movie in the works now.
I didn't like Squidbillies at first, but it really really grew on me. It has some of the best dialogue ever, and I'm from Georgia which is the setting on the show, so there are lots of little inside jokes for Georgians that make it even more enjoyable.
Doug Stanhope is the dirtiest comic ever. So if anything can offend you he isnt your cup of tea. He is a damn fine joke writer though, he doesnt fall into the trap of being really childish.
Also Daniel Tosh is one of the best standups in the country, his show is really stupid though.
"@gingertastic_10 said:Good point with Scrubs. Love that wonderfully absurd show"i like daniel tosh, hes pretty good. though he has become comedy centrals bitch...josh sneed is not well know, but hes fantastic...
"
tv stuff, scrubs...though its older stuff is smarter comedy i think, after like season 4 its just random stuff (i still liked it though)...
Tosh seemed like kind of a Soup ripoff in that new show, but that's the only material i know of his so i may be off base. "
But, to each his own, I'm not trying to bust anyone's balls for liking the show.
"@gingertastic_10 said:Good point with Scrubs. Love that wonderfully absurd show"i like daniel tosh, hes pretty good. though he has become comedy centrals bitch...josh sneed is not well know, but hes fantastic...
"
tv stuff, scrubs...though its older stuff is smarter comedy i think, after like season 4 its just random stuff (i still liked it though)...
Tosh seemed like kind of a Soup ripoff in that new show, but that's the only material i know of his so i may be off base. "
not his best, but just to give an example for you
One of my favorite comics is Frankie Boyle. He is way too dark and offensive for most people, but I find him hilarious.
I'd recommend check out Russell Peters. If you're offended by any racist jokes, though, don't. You might also want to watch Scrubs, it's pretty funny. Recently, though, my dad and I have been watching a lot of Entourage. I can't believe I went so long without watching this show! It's definitely one of my favourite series on TV!
Down to earth social commentary, like Chris Rock.
Old, well-written and choreographed works of Peter Sellers.
And the classic slapstick shenanigans of Laurel & Hardy.
I have no idea what style of comedy I'm into but I think the Persona 4 ER (and everything else GB does) is hilarious. Some of my favorite comedy shows ever are It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Frisky Dingo, Futurama and Squidbilles. I don't watch a lot of stand up anymore but my favorite comedian I've seen recently is Jim Gaffigan.
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