what kind of stand up comedy do you like? what kind do you hate?

[Murphdogg]

hellifiknow, they are called call backs.

[walrusjk]

Murphdogg,
Whew. That's a hard question. Comedy is comedy. Now the comics who do the material is the make or break for me. I hate comics who project consciencely or unconsciencely an arrogance. These guys obviously are stuck up. Dennis Miller is an example and Dane Cook is another. It slaps you in the face just how cool they think they are and it manifests itself in their reluctance to poke fun at themselves. There's lots more and my knee jerk reaction is to say.."Oh you think you're so cool. What an asshole." and turn the channel. Guys who mug cutely for the camera and expect everyone else to think it's cute also makes me roll my eyes. Howie Mandel is a perfect example of this. To me the best comedy comes from people who have good material and are able to act well enough to enhance it. If you watch Pryor his acting ability is a magical part of the act and raises the impact of the material several notches. He's almost alone in this though. The others I like bend their jokes and routines in intelligent ways so that you're saying a) There' a smart person and b) There's a likeable person. Bottom line comics who help you feel less alone with your faults, opinions and insecurities are my favourites.

[hellifiknow]

Murphdogg,
Thank you sir, I like it when comics do that, sometimes it's well thought out and makes the audience think too.

walrusjk,
what you said! thats kinda what I was trying to say but you did a much better job.

[Appaloosa]

walrusjk,
i know what you mean ...........Bill Maher is one that comes to mind i dont really think he is a comedian i seen him do stand up on a stage before though....but he is like that....uppity an snotty......sorta like the Dennis Millerr thing...i dont know bout Dane Cook i think i seen him but im not for sure

[Mister Gee]

Appaloosa,

I like it when a comic isn't afraid to lose their audience and go off into a different subject matter because they are confident enough to win them back again. It takes a brave person to pull that off, because most comics are addicted to the continuous sound of an audience's laughter and feel more comfortable telling jokes all nite.

That's why I'll always admire TMIC because he stepped out of the "Safe zone" and took his audience to different places, (you can actually hear the laughter stop), but then like a pilot he brought you safely back to ground.

Peace gee

[Appaloosa]

Mister Gee,
oh yeah well your talkin about an exceptional person....i can hear some comediens an they talk like it is all rehearsed an strung together for the laughs but he talked to an audience....an told stories about life....and made it funny as hell....i remember standing in line for him on the big screen...the movie screen an more or less it was the next best thing to seein him in person...the anticipation was its gonna be funny cause it cant be unfunny with him there....i never seen anyone comic do that on the big screen since or after.....an its been a long time since he done it....i mean before or after....i miss that...there are very few that when they were on any show that it was gonna be hilarious....Dangerfeild was always funny...Rickles was always funny.....the list is few but hey....when you get up to their stature then there is no more