Comedians you like/dislike

[schneebeli]

Do you find your tastes in comics change, or that they change in ways you don't like? Be interesting to see your lists:

Comedians you've always liked
Comedians you've always disliked
Comedians you used to like but now dislike
Comedians you used to dislike but now like

Ithangyou

[diplodocus]

Comedians you've always liked: Eddie Izzard, Jim Jefferies, Richard Pryor, Kevin McBride
Comedians you've always disliked: Bob Monkhouse, Jim Davidson, Frank Skinner
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Billy Connolly, Dara O'Brien
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Bernard Manning, Harry Hill, Al Murray (definitely got funnier)

[Johnni]

Comedians you've always liked - Chris Rock
Comedians you've always disliked - Eddie Izzard
Comedians you used to like but now dislike - Jimmy Carr
Comedians you used to dislike but now like - Frankie Boyle

[leelee]

like - frankie boyle, vic reeves and bob mortimer, chris rock, dave chappelle, ricky gervais

dislike - lee evans, michael mcintyre, russell howard

[xTKsaucex]

Comedians you've always liked: Ross Nobles
Comedians you've always disliked: Jimmy Carr
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Lee Evans (just because I've seen f-in live at O2 so much)
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: none

[wintertulip]

I don't change my opinions much.

I like russell howard, michael mcintyre, sarah millican, jimmy carr, and probably some more that I've forgotten.
I dislike milton jones and miranda hart - find them both completely unfunny.

[Emski]

I love Lee evans and Miranda Hart <3

[Rubik]

Comedians you've always liked: Ricky Gervais, Stewart Lee, Bill Bailey
Comedians you've always disliked: Patrick Kielty, Russell Brand, Lee Evans, Jack Whitehall
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Harry Hill, Dane Cook
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Rich Hall, Al Murray

[Saponara_Immobile]

I dislike Ross Noble, Eddie Izzard, Russell Howard and Billy Connolly. And Jack Whitehall and Alan Davies.

I pretty much like everyone else who's been mentioned.

Mine haven't changed much either. My ex was obsessed with Russel Kane but I couldn't stand him but recently he has grown on me a bit. Miranda Hart has grown on me too a little actually after really hating her for a while.

One that I have loved for over 15 years is Frank Skinner.

[BusterBluth]

Comedians you've always liked - Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Bill Hicks
Comedians you've always disliked - Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Julian Clarey

Comedians you used to like but now dislike - John Bishop, Russel Howard, Ed Byrne
Comedians you used to dislike but now like - Jack Whitehall, American comedy on a whole but now I've delved a bit deeper into it I LOVE it

[Tom123]

Comedians I've always liked - Jack Dee. Ricky Gervais. Sean/Shaun Lock. Chris Rock. Jimmy Carr.

Comedians I've always disliked - Jack Whitehall.

Comedians I used to like but now dislike - Frankie Boyle

Comedians I used to dislike but now like - Can't think of any of the top of my head.

[helenjane]

My all time favourite comedian is Frank Skinner i also like Lee Evans, Lenny Henry & Eddie Izzard.

I really dislike Michael Mcintyre (im puzzled as to why he's so popular ), Dawn French, Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr, Peter Kay (always uses the same material) and the old comedians like The Two Ronnies & Morecambe & Wise (I just dont understand what people are actually laughing at with the older comedians like two ronnies etc, ive seen their shows odd times and just dont get whats funny atall , i couldnt even force a laugh )

[ripple]

Comedians you've always liked: Robin Williams, Bill Hicks, George Carlin...
Comedians you've always disliked: Alan Carr, Ricky Gervais, Peter Kay...
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Frankie Boyle.
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Sue perkins.

[Salusa87]

Comedians you've always liked: None
Comedians you've always disliked: Billy Connely, Peter Kay, Jack Dee, Paul Merton
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: None
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Eddie Izzard

[HelloWorld]

I hate all comedy. Especially observational comedy. There's nothing funny about life. It's shit.

Your wife ran the bath and the water was too hot for you. We get it. Get a real job.

[Salusa87]

Originally Posted by HelloWorld

I hate all comedy. Especially observational comedy. There's nothing funny about life. It's shit.

Life is shit or observational comedy?

[HelloWorld]

Originally Posted by Salusa87

Life is shit or observational comedy?

Life, of course. Observational comedy is alright.

[Salusa87]

Hah. It can be.

[paulthequiet]

Comedians you've always liked: Ross Noble, Jack Dee, Bill Bailey, Paul Merton(even though he seems bored on HIGNFY these days).
Comedians you've always disliked: Ricky Gervais, Lee Evans, Russell Brand
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Peter Kay, Frankie Boyle, Lenny Henry
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Rhod Gilbert, Eddie Izzard, Rich Hall

[anxiouslondoner]

like: Marcus Brigstocke, Bill Bailey, Armando Ianucci
dislike: French & Saunders, Jo Brand, Lee Evans, Michael Macintyre,
not sure: Stuart Lee
used to like Dylan Moran but not so sure now
used to like Vic Reeves when he was surreal, now he's gone a bit boring

[Munkeh]

Comedians you've always liked : Dylan Moran, Bill Hicks, Stewart Lee, Kevin Bridges, Dave Chappelle
Comedians you've always disliked : Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Jack Whitehall, Noel Fielding
Comedians you used to like but now dislike : Frankie Boyle, Russell Brand
Comedians you used to dislike but now like : Tommy Tiernan

[HelloWorld]

What's all the fuss over Frankie Boyle? It's like when a toddler shouts the same naughty words over and over to get a reaction. It's not funny (after the first five minutes) but it's hard to get offended by it. He was the best thing about Mock the Week but then that's like being the most talented Pussycat Doll. But he has no structure to his act. Obviously, he's playing a character. I think it's much worse to say you don't mind most of it but then when X is mentioned you think that's going a bit far. Accept it all for what it is or none of it. If you want to see it done properly - Jerry Sadowitz has a DVD out soon.

[Jimmytightlips]

Originally Posted by leelee

like - frankie boyle, vic reeves and bob mortimer, chris rock, dave chappelle, ricky gervais

dislike - lee evans, michael mcintyre, russell howard

Russel howard +1
Though i do think he'd be a nice guy, He's just so irritating
I frickin love vic and bob, their new utube vids are giving me Hemorrhoids of glee

[Jimmytightlips]

Originally Posted by Mazuru

Comedians you've always liked - Jimmy Carr , Frankie Boyle , Chris Rock , Kevin Bridges , Bill Hicks , Lee Mack , Milton Jones

Comedians you've always disliked - Gina Yashere , Andy Parsons , Roy Chubby Brown , Jack Whitehall , Sean Lock , Noel Fielding

Are you kidding me, Sean lock is the funniest man in the world, I also love noel. I second gina, parsons and chubbs btw

[Jimmytightlips]

Originally Posted by abc

Comedians you've always liked: Stewart Lee, Richard Herring
Comedians you've always disliked: Too many to list. Michael McIntyre is by far the worst.
Comedians you used to like but now dislike: Al Murray, Ricky Gervais
Comedians you used to dislike but now like: Frank Skinner, Jack Dee

I think Micheal McIntyre gets a bit too much stick to be honest ( I agree with Adam Buxton with that one - he's one of my faves btw)

There are much worse than him, even if he does point out the obvious for a living. Of course it is all subjective. Apart from Sean Lock

[BusterBluth]

Kinda surprised at all the hate for Frankie Boyle, I think he's superb and Tramadol Nights was damn funny, the gritty version of Knight Rider was amazing...

It was hit n miss but I'd say more hit, nice to see someone take a chance like that with some crazy ideas as oppose to the usual generic stuff we see. I enjoyed it anyway...

I haven't heard enough of his recent material to comment in terms of anything he might have said about disabled kids etc I must have missed all that I'm glad we've got him and there's a place for his brand of comedy on mainstream TV

[Jimmytightlips]

Originally Posted by abc

^Excellent post. The problem with Frankie Boyle is that he tries to be shocking at the expense of being funny. I don't find him particularly offensive but I don't find him that funny either. The show he did on Channel 4 was dreadful but I didn't think it was as "controversial" as a lot of people made it out to be. A lot of people over-reacted to the joke he made about Jordan's kid. I took it to be a joke about her and Peter Andre being shit parents, rather than a joke about the child being disabled. I didn't think it was funny, but I didn't think it was offensive either. It was just a bit a shit really.

I liked the first few series of Mock the Week but the later ones have been terrible. They had a much better standard of contestants in the earlier series. The current regulars are awful. How Michael McIntyre keeps getting work baffles me.

I agree, the only offensive thing about Frankie Boyle is that he expects us to laugh at his shit material...

(ok, so he has a few good jokes, but why not try developing them into an act, rather than say things in a disjointed sequence)

[Jimmytightlips]

This looks as if Im trying to lay down the law and tell people what to like, Im really not trying to do that.....Im just interested in the topic +how intelligent people can have different opinions

[BusterBluth]

Originally Posted by Jimmytightlips

This looks as if Im trying to lay down the law and tell people what to like, Im really not trying to do that.....Im just interested in the topic +how intelligent people can have different opinions

You fascist monster jimmytightlips... yeah it's a cool thread a few coomon trends appearing for sure like the disdain for Michael McIntyre

Not that I don't find some of his jokes hilarious and admire his writing, there's just something evidently annoying going on, must be the posh accent and the big floppy hair lol

[Sea]

I really don't like any comedians at all. I just don't find pre-meditated comedy funny.
I guess I have no sense of humour