Personally, as much as I loved Bill Hicks at the time, and he died far too young, I don't think his material has aged well. The level of corruption he was railing against just seems cute these days.
I'm amazed no one has mentioned Susie/Eddie Izzard yet. Their sets are rather old at this point so I shouldn't be too surprised, but they are all great and I highly recommend them, especially if you are into history at all.
The latest I've seen was the one where he's on a round stage like Elvis' Christmas Special, I think it was 2022. My wife and I felt that he had become out of touch. He is visibly richer, and healthier, and his jokes are less relatable.
I'm surprised I received two downvotes for recommending him. He's about as vanilla as a comedian can get imo.
The randomness of python packaging attempts. Recommend reading the source code of Chimera Linux. How to build a distro and write everything as a script.
And any recent dramas bad reviews on imdb. Forget about watching the videos, the reviews are priceless
If you want the opposite of funny, anything recent by Roseanne Barr is the unfunniest drivel to ever be generously called standup. It’s like watching an angry boomer rage against everything that’s changed since they were a bigoted little shit, because that’s exactly what it is. If you’re also an angry boomer who hates everyone younger and/or smarter than you, you’ll probably like it.
Ashley Gavin is also on TikTok and YouTube. One of the very few stand up comedians who is funny buy NOT making fun of disabled/trans/disenfranchised/etc people
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Kevo@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
James Acaster has a good 4 part comedy special. Jeff Arcuri is pretty active on YouTube and instagram
tupalos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Ya I’ve seen Jeff Arcuri. He’s great but I’ve only seen his shorts. Does he have long form stuff online?
hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org · 12 pts · 1y
Josh Johnson. https://youtube.com/@joshjohnsoncomedy
Anissem@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y
Bill Hick’s Rant in E Minor
George Carlin
Mitch Hedberg
Bill Burr
Wanda Sykes
wewbull@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y
Personally, as much as I loved Bill Hicks at the time, and he died far too young, I don't think his material has aged well. The level of corruption he was railing against just seems cute these days.
Anissem@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
“I can’t watch TV longer than five minutes without praying for nuclear holocaust.” - Bill Hicks
boaratio@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Mitch Hedburg is a legend. No one has ever had a comedic style like he had. He was taken from us way too young.
https://youtu.be/qHYRjco2aTc?si=R1T3xOgKK17U0zOb
davel@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Josh Johnson has been coming up
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLuYADJ6hESLHX87JnsGbjA
owsei@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
Randy Feltface
callouscomic@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Jimmy Carr
Fern Brady
Aisling Bea
Fiona Cauley
Lewis Black
Taylor Tomlinson
wewbull@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
Starting off on the gentle stuff there.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I'm amazed no one has mentioned Susie/Eddie Izzard yet. Their sets are rather old at this point so I shouldn't be too surprised, but they are all great and I highly recommend them, especially if you are into history at all.
wewbull@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
George Carlin. Start with Class Clown, it's more approachable than his later stuff but once you get him you can pick up anything.
HatchetHaro@pawb.social · 3 pts · 1y
I'm a big fan of both Jon Richardson and Joe Lycett.
HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Check out the YouTube channel 'Don't Tell Comedy's some pretty funny comedians on there. My favorite is JC Currais: https://youtu.be/3A4TLB7pDm4?si=ppY5EzsxrbZsLVWk
tipicaldik@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Ha! I came to post this! I've LMAO'd at every comedian I've seen on that channel!
HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I first watched JCs standup about edibles while I happened to be high off edibles, lol. LMFAO. Dude always makes me laugh.
darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
root@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ismo Leikola
Lootboblin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I think his international name is just ”Ismo”
fadhl3y@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Can I get some love for Stewart Lee?
Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 1y
He's a genius and so am I because I like him.
CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 1y
If you have Netflix Sweet and Juicy featuring Sheng Wang, or Good Deal from Jimmy O. Yang on Amazon Prime.
Eczpurt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Norm MacDonald has some great bits
Venicon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Representing Scotland here with suggestions of Billy Connolly and Kevin Bridges.
CircuitSpells@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Sheng Wang is hilarious, I think his humor would align well with a lot of people here. He has a special on Netflix worth checking out
jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Shane Gillis
Edit: https://youtu.be/UVSnc9xSYoY?si=ku4mf2I0Ca2qZQE1
kn33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
If you're Midwestern: https://youtu.be/_wEzagimGjc
Also, not Midwestern, but Taylor Tomlinson
200ok@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What are some of your current favorites?
TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Jim Jeffries kills me with this bit. First time I saw it, I was crying with laughter...
https://youtu.be/XsLwzXxeBe8?si=5RT1LkXY5N0rxXGo
TimeChild@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Mike Birbiglia, Kumail Nanjiani, and Patton Oswalt are three recentish faves of mine
Heikki@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Two of my favorites are Kyle Kinaine and Dave Stone
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Nate Bargatze's earlier stuff.
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
I find his later stuff better, YMMV.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The latest I've seen was the one where he's on a round stage like Elvis' Christmas Special, I think it was 2022. My wife and I felt that he had become out of touch. He is visibly richer, and healthier, and his jokes are less relatable.
I'm surprised I received two downvotes for recommending him. He's about as vanilla as a comedian can get imo.
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y
For me he’s tightened up his material and polished the delivery. But I agree with you, he’s less of a common guy and in danger of losing touch.
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
Alex Edelman: Just for Us (2024). It’s well constructed, original, and makes a statement.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
I gigged with Alex Edelman, he's a nice dude.
Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
There was a thread on !AskUSA@discuss.online on that topic recently
https://lemmy.world/post/23097298
Grapho@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
Roy Wood Jr. is hilarious and so is Hannibal Buress, pretty much anything from them is great.
Stavros Halkias has good specials, just don't go near the crowd work (but that's pretty much every comic).
Aamer Rahman is great and he just came out from hiatus, check his older stuff first and see if you like it.
Michael Che has good stand up too, even if you know him from SNL and don't like his stuff there.
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
Jimeoin. Northern Irish comedian.
NichtElias@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Not standup, but a comedy improv group: shoot from the hip.
They have a lot of stuff on youtube
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
More Trevor Noah please.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Kill Tony, sometimes the jokes are good and the interviews can be good when they aren't.
Anthony Jeselnek, if you like dark humor.
Older Amy Schumer, if you like dark humor, newer Amy Schumer if you have a liberal arts sense of humor.
Kam Patterson, if you like black humor, rocks, and hood shit
Randy Feltface, if you like puppet humor and Australian accents.
Jeff Dunham, if you like puppet humor and stereotypes.
Casey Rocket, if you like stupid irreverent brilliant insanity.
Bo Burnham, if you like brilliant poignant commentary of a jester mocking himself and society.
Theo Von, if you like redneck humor.
Ron White, if you like alcoholic redneck humor.
0_0j@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
Good Lord, zero akaash Singh mention. Lemme fix that.
Here's a Teaser for you.
And yes, he's racist AF, and I'm here for it.
logging_strict@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 1y
The randomness of python packaging attempts. Recommend reading the source code of Chimera Linux. How to build a distro and write everything as a script.
And any recent dramas bad reviews on imdb. Forget about watching the videos, the reviews are priceless
hperrin@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 1y
If you want the opposite of funny, anything recent by Roseanne Barr is the unfunniest drivel to ever be generously called standup. It’s like watching an angry boomer rage against everything that’s changed since they were a bigoted little shit, because that’s exactly what it is. If you’re also an angry boomer who hates everyone younger and/or smarter than you, you’ll probably like it.
thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -3 pts · 1y
Because all the usual comedians people mention here are toxic as fuck or have a lot of racism sexism or fucking assholes "comedy" styles.
Here's one of my favorites that I haven't seen ever to have any of the "make fun of minorities" jokes.
https://www.ashleygavin.tours/america
Ashley Gavin is also on TikTok and YouTube. One of the very few stand up comedians who is funny buy NOT making fun of disabled/trans/disenfranchised/etc people
hddsx@lemmy.ca · -4 pts · 1y
The US government
logging_strict@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
Great entertainers.
Are we not entertained?
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
This episode was boring. Next episode is going to suckkk
logging_strict@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
The funny thing. People keep watching political theater. And cannot seem to kick the addiction to manufactured rage designed into each narrative.
Rage addicts reactions become a pattern.
I made fun of a friend getting burnt out from this. Had to point it out, kindly, multiple times. Eventually he got it.