beg to differ. I saw him last year at the nasty show in montreal. he had a 15 minute set that was hilarious.

The next night I saw an ad in the paper that he had a solo 2 hr show for 15 bucks so obv. I went down and he was amazing. Paper said the performance stole the festival and I agree. ****ing hilarious and anyone able to do a set that long deserves respect.






Have tickets to see lewis CK this summer at the just for laughs, pretty excited

What are you begging to differ? I think he's great, I just can't justify putting him a list of my favorites without hearing a lot more material.

My appreciation for Louis C.K. went through the roof once Carlin died. Louis was saying how his first special took like 10 years, then his next special took about 5. Once Carlin died, he wanted to do the same thing where he starts out with a bunch of new material, works it out, performs it for a special, then starts over from scratch. And he wants to do it like that from now on. I already thought Louis was amazing, now he's probably my favorite. Slightly above David Cross, who used to be in the lead, but he hasn't anything new in quite awhile. His Bonnaroo set a couple years ago had only a few decent bits and neither of those were at his usual level.

Where do you guys go to see standup live?

I live in DC and have been to DC Improv a few times (Dupont Circle area). It's been a lot of fun -- saw a comedian hypnotist once, and then Aisha Tyler a few weeks later.

Went to Comix in NYC once (meatpacking district) to see gf's cousin do standup and really liked this place. Funny comedians, excellent food/drinks/service, very clean.

Any suggestions for DC/NYC/San Diego/anywhere else?

I live in Hollywood, so there's tons of places. UCB theater, Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, plus tons of small places with unknowns. I'm pretty lucky there's so many places around. And they're all really close.

Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa is my favorite spot in LA.

willie,

What did you think of Dane's new special? He seemed to consider the criticisms about him, and toned down the voices and being loud and all that. Which made him less annoying, but seemed to expose him in some areas. He still had some funny bits though.

don't understand the love for gervais, his stand up is mediocre at best imo

would have to go with ed byrne personally.

Katt William cracks me up more than anyone lately

I thought the Sarah Silverman from a few years ago was funny even though she is kind of annoying in just about anything else

Joe Rogan:Live was absolutely hillarious

I also like all of the comedy central roasts

I dont think brian regan has been mentioned. Hes worth checking out.

If you have some time to kill check out some of these videos featuring a couple comics mentioned.



Mitch Hedberg radio show call in a few weeks before he died http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uc6SuNblVs

Patrice O'Neal on Wesley Snipes going to prison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQMRFN9I5k

Louis C.K http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO1KsU1rG7s

I'm also a comedy nerd.

Not mentioned yet:

Todd Barry: Very dry and deliberate. His Comedy Central Presents episode isn't that great but his albums are fantastic.

Eugene Mirman - not sure how to describe his stand-up but it's great. He also has some funny videos where he records calls from an anti-gay phone company.

http://eugenemirman.com/audio-treasures

DC11GTR listed a lot of my favorites. David cross is my all-time favorite.

Worth noting:

Zach Galifianakis - check out his DVD, "Live at the Purple Onion"

Patton Oswalt - I recommend finding the album "2:22". It's the entire set that was later pared down to create his mainstream album "Feeling Kinda Patton". His Robert Evans bits are priceless too.

Jim Gaffigan - his early albums are better than his current material but the audio quality sucks.

Joe Rogan - "Shiny Happy Jihad" is a fantastic album. It's mostly material from Joe Rogan: Live. His earlier material is much less polished.

Louis C.K. - check out the experimental section on his website. The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa actually posted a warning about his explicit material. That's the first time I've ever seen something like that at a comedy club. Some people still walked out.


Comedy venues in San Diego:

Comedy Store in La Jolla - they rarely get anybody I've heard of. I've been to shows there on multiple occasions and the talent ranged from mediocre to terrible.

4th & B - It's really a music venue but they get quite a few big name comedians. ( Joe Rogan and Zach Galifianakis among others)

Great freaking call on 2:22. Love the bits that got cut. I quote the Robert Evans bits and the Stella Dora Breakfast treats a lot.

Also, those 2 have a cd out called Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton that's pretty good. The idea of that could be amazing if they could get all the people from that crew to do one too.

haven't caught it yet .

he's nowhere near even top ten, but he's def the highest gross and is still filling arenas right now so- people can hate but he's wildly successful and enjoyed by some people.

when i saw Louis CK in peekskill Todd Barry opened up for him.

talk about a great opener and amazing headliner.

My all-time favorites are George Carlin and Bill Hicks and I consider them to be the most talented comedians of all time. To see George in his seventies and still going strong was a true revelation.

Also, Rowan Atkinson's stand up shows are immaculate. This guy is so much better when he actually speaks, rather than the Mr. Bean show. I remember how Mr. Bean movie blow me away with different emotions, while the show was good but nothing special once you watch a few episodes.

Also, "Original kings of comedy" featuring the late Bernie Mac and others is great **** if you like african american kind of street humor.

Jeff Dunham is by far the best ventriloquist, and it's amazing how someone can be so funny in multiple roles (Achmed, Walter, Sweet Daddy D etc...).

A true gem I found some time ago: Godfrey. Just watch the video, he made himself laugh the whole act.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYFk96OuyII

Completely forgot about him. His Live VCR/DVD the 80s is brilliant. Have no idea what he's done since then though.