Great Comedians

STEED · 01-05-15, 11:53 AM

Post your favorites..

For me the greatest comedian to come out of Ireland was the late great Dave Allan.

Just under hour, enjoy.

Dave Allen - The Immaculate Selection (2014)

Sailor Steve · 01-05-15, 12:05 PM

Steven Wright. A lot of people quote his stuff and never know it.

Rockstar · 01-05-15, 12:15 PM

Off the top of my head I'll go with George Carlin, Chris Rock, Bob Hope

jacobston · 01-05-15, 12:16 PM

Most of my favorite comedians were, at one point, on SCTV

mapuc · 01-05-15, 12:21 PM

Dave Allen
Rik Mayall

Markus

Tango589 · 01-05-15, 12:43 PM

Ken Dodd FTW

Dave Allen

Victoria Wood

Early Billy Connolly

Oberon · 01-05-15, 02:09 PM

eddie · 01-05-15, 02:31 PM

John Cleese
Robin Williams
Don Rickles
W.C. Fields
Red Foxx
Smothers Brothers

Herr-Berbunch · 01-05-15, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Post your favorites..

For me the greatest comedian to come out of Ireland was the late great Dave Allan.

Just under hour, enjoy.

Dave Allen - The Immaculate Selection (2014)

I watched that on New Year's Eve. Brilliant stuff.

Jimbuna · 01-05-15, 01:34 PM

Dave Allen
Billy Connolly
Chubby Brown

Aktungbby · 01-05-15, 01:42 PM

Richard Pryor; Chris Rock; George Carlin, Robin Williams-standup

d@rk51d3 · 01-07-15, 05:24 AM

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were always a good combo.

Eichhörnchen · 01-07-15, 05:55 AM

(Here hosting "The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club", a fictional Northern Working Mans' Club on TV in the '70s, supported by Bernard Manning). I think he looks a bit like Frank Skinner...

swamprat69er · 01-07-15, 06:50 AM

Foster Brookes
George Carlin
Dean Martin
George Burns & Gracie Allen
Robin Williams
Redd Foxx

01-05-15, 11:53 AM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Great Comedians Post your favorites.. For me the greatest comedian to come out of Ireland was the late great Dave Allan. Just under hour, enjoy. Dave Allen - The Immaculate Selection (2014) __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Steven Wright. A lot of people quote his stuff and never know it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Ken Dodd FTW Dave Allen Victoria Wood Early Billy Connolly __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	John Cleese Robin Williams Don Rickles W.C. Fields Red Foxx Smothers Brothers __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Off the top of my head I'll go with George Carlin, Chris Rock, Bob Hope

01-05-15, 12:16 PM	#4
jacobston Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 338 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Most of my favorite comedians were, at one point, on SCTV

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Dave Allen Rik Mayall Markus

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Richard Pryor; Chris Rock; George Carlin, Robin Williams-standup __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were always a good combo.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,368 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Colin Crompton (Here hosting "The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club", a fictional Northern Working Mans' Club on TV in the '70s, supported by Bernard Manning). I think he looks a bit like Frank Skinner...

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swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Foster Brookes George Carlin Dean Martin George Burns & Gracie Allen Robin Williams Redd Foxx __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.