Best comedy currently-your pick?

musicismylife78
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read a real facinating article in RS about how modern day, or current day comedy is not concerned at all with punchlines. Jokes dont revolve around that anymore. They talked to conan and he agreed.
Basically they are saying that comedy no longer is concerned with that, its concerned with portraying odd/wierd sequences and just odd pauses. They talked about The Line, and Lazy Sunday, or Judd Apatow flicks as examples. How the comedy is almost dry, its not out for a quick laugh, it wants to make you think.
So where do you go or what do you turn on for your laughs?
THe Onion?
Funny or Die?
South Park?
The Office?
Snl?
Another source?
Basically they are saying that comedy no longer is concerned with that, its concerned with portraying odd/wierd sequences and just odd pauses. They talked about The Line, and Lazy Sunday, or Judd Apatow flicks as examples. How the comedy is almost dry, its not out for a quick laugh, it wants to make you think.
So where do you go or what do you turn on for your laughs?
THe Onion?
Funny or Die?
South Park?
The Office?
Snl?
Another source?
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Chappelle show was brilliantIf a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?0
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Even when comedy was all about punch lines it was all about the timing. Abbott and Costello didn't write "Who's on First?" they just nailed it.
Arrested Development is gold. There's good standup comedy too.she was underwhelmed, if that's a word0 -
two and a half men. its the show where every man wants to be charlie but realize theyre alanI will be what i could be
Once I get out of this town
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I like Scrubs, makes me smile, laugh and occassionally thinkI came, I saw, I concurred.....0
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Scrubs is hilarious but also a bit of a drama..... All out comedy for me would have to be How I Met Your Mother. Awesome!0
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Flight of the Conchords - they use punchlines
Arrested Development - most clever!be philanthropic0 -
MyselfAlpine Valley 2000
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson0 -
I like The Office (this season hasn't been the greatest, though). It's one of those comedies that loves milking awkward situations.
So called "comedies" like Kath and Kim, however, make me want to blow my brains out.Chicago 2000 : Chicago 2003 : Chicago 2006 : Summerfest 2006 : Lollapalooza 2007 : Chicago 2009 : Noblesville (Indy) 2010 : PJ20 (East Troy) 2011 : Wrigley Field 2013 : Milwaukee (Yield) 2014 : Wrigley Field 20160 -
flight of the conchords
the life and times of tim
curb your enthusiasm (terryible's post reminded me...how could i forget this one!?)
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Curb your Enthusiasm - Larry David is the man26/02/1998 Wellington, 09/09/2006 Marseille, 16/09/2006 Verona
23/09/2006 Berlin, 30/09/2006 Athens, 18/07/2007 London
02/07/2009 Honolulu (EV Solo), 22/11/2009, Sydney, 29/11/2009 Christchurch0 -
Mock The Week
Top Gearoh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.0 -
South Park
Old Eddie Murphy
Sarah PalinNERDS!0 -
jamie uk wrote:I like Scrubs, makes me smile, laugh and occassionally think
I do like it a lot though.
I just think the best episodes are the ones where you like, find that Dr Cox is human because he kills a patient and then hits the bottle etc and you want to die by the end of it.
As for me, Stewart Lee is the funniest man alive in my opinion."I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
dunkman wrote:Mock The Week
Top Gear
As for the latter, well I don't want to bore you"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
Jeremy1012 wrote:Frankie Boyle is the only funny person on Mock the Week in my opinion, most of it is cringe-worthy.
And Dara O'Briain is a genius.Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.0 -
BOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!
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oh and Flight of the Conchords and The IT CrowdBeen to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.0 -
Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:Frankie Boyle and Hugh Dennis are comedic gold together. And whenever David Mitchell is on as a guest, it's perfect.
And Dara O'Briain is a genius.Hugh Dennis is funny sometimes but not when he's being spontaneous. The thing where they walk back and forth to the microphone and say stuff is just awful
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
seinfeld cheers me up pretty quickly.0
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Britain is in serious need of Chris Morris again. His role in the IT Crowd was too small.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVibsNPXBx0&feature=related"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
Jeremy1012 wrote:Frankie Boyle is the only funny person on Mock the Week in my opinion, most of it is cringe-worthy.
As for the latter, well I don't want to bore you
i really dont like Russell Howard at all... i like all the others though.
I find Gina Yashere to be the least funniest person i've ever watched... and i once watched a 30 min documentary entitled "people in comas can't be funny" and even those poor coma victims were funnier than her.
but as Frankie Boyle doesnt have his own show (yet) then Mock The Week it isoh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.0
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