daft twat wrote:Watched Chappelle's new specials. The first had some funny stuff and felt like a legitimate concert film. The second is astounding. It's just him talking to 50 people about shit going on that week, that day, and it's funny. And fucking ballsy. He says shit no other famous people would. He talked about Louis CK and it was heartfelt and brave and, man, I just admire his skill. He's peerless.
i really, really enjoyed both of these specials. much more than the previous netflix specials he put out. i loved the two different settings for these, shows how versatile he can be. that second one was full of really poignant and touching commentary.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed January 03, 2018 8:57 pm
by bodysnatcher
i'm also laughing at the fact that people are "up in arms" about a few of the jokes he made, which proved his point exactly.
goddammit, why do i even skim the headlines of some websites.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sun January 14, 2018 12:00 am
by Norah
Yeah the two new Chappelle specials are great. Much, much better than the previous specials he put out recently.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sun January 14, 2018 12:42 am
by Jorge
I'll check them out, or at least one of them. The last two were really fucking lame
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sun January 14, 2018 6:18 pm
by Norah
I agree. I nearly didn't watch these because the last two sucked. But I was bored and it Netflix was pushing it on me hard.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri January 26, 2018 1:02 am
by LoathedVermin72
Got tickets to see Anthony Jeselnik in June.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri January 26, 2018 1:27 am
by Simple Torture
I really liked his Comedy Central show. Deserved another season.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue February 20, 2018 5:08 pm
by Chris_H_2
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Got tickets to see Anthony Jeselnik in June.
i just picked up tickets to see him in may at the vic. my wife and i love this guy. he's so damn dark. we saw him 3 years ago at the vic, and he just eviscerated someone in the front row who got a little too chatty with him.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue February 20, 2018 5:12 pm
by Chris_H_2
still my favorite jeselnik joke (the day of the Boston Marathon bombing for context):
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Fri February 23, 2018 7:08 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I thought Dave Chappelle’s The Bird Revelation was super good.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Thu March 01, 2018 3:44 pm
by Simple Torture
RIP Barry Crimins. Way more influential to today's comedy scene than a lot of people realize. Watch "Call Me Lucky" if you've got the time.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sat March 03, 2018 4:48 am
by daft twat
Went out to see Nate Bargatze tonight. His delivery is fantastic. He was getting big laughs from, if you go by how the mc was received, a pretty discerning crowd, and he was doing it without swearing. Tha always impresses me. So much harder. Going through the list of comedians I’ve personally seen who didn’t swear - Seinfeld! Steven Wright, and this guy. After the show I wondered why I don’t go out for more live comedy.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sat March 03, 2018 12:47 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Brian Regan has had success without swearing
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Sat March 03, 2018 3:49 pm
by wease
Cosby kept it pretty clean. On stage, anyway.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue April 24, 2018 10:31 pm
by Peeps
david mitchell vs lee mack is phenomenal
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed April 25, 2018 3:35 am
by wease
Going to see Jerry Seinfeld in June.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:10 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:59 pm
by LoathedVermin72
That sounds like absolute hell
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 8:15 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
LoathedVermin72 wrote:That sounds like absolute hell
