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11 Oct 15
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Phil Jupitus
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how anyone can pay to see dave gorman they must be insane
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Phill Jupitus
Russell Howard Michael McIntyre |
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Gorman's maths routine is worth a watch imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R2B7dInR_E Like a lot of comedians, he says stuff amusingly and entertainingly, but if you want an old-fashioned gag merchant whose jokes you can re-tell to your mates in the works canteen, he's not your man. |
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Yes, I think DG's material is well observed and amusing but the only comedian of that sort of genre who makes me laugh out loud is Rhod Gilbert.
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Michael McIntyre (nap)
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Lee Evans but agree should be betting w/o McIntyre
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I thought his books, I'm Dave Gorman and Googlewhack, were very good.
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yes I dont mind him, a lot worse. havent seen any recent stuff though
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I paid to see him a couple of years ago. He was OK, but his slide show presentation thingy is wearing a bit thin.
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i heard the worst winter on record was 1962 but personally im sure it was bernie
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Never heard of Gorman.
I used to like Bernard Manning and Jim Davidson. I never see Jim on the telly these days. I think that's a shame because he always made me laugh. |
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I find it hard to believe that anybody could be worse as a comedian than Lenny Henry.
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don't think there I a day comedian who could be mentioned in the same breath as the legendary Bernard manning ! joan rivers made me laugh !
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modern day comedian ^^^^^
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did bernie winters ever make you laugh??? jesus i was young but i cringed in sympathy every time he was on tv
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Bernie Winters was only half of a very abysmal act.
His brother Mike was even less of an entertainer than he was. Yet they infested our screens for years on variety shows. Top of the bill sometimes as well. |
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but at least snorbitz was funny.......looking
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I've never seen Dave Gorman so googled and watched.
About as funny as Alias. |
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I'd agree, Gorman is pretty poor.
Always good to see Lenny Henry getting a mention......though it would appear from recent efforts, that he's a better comedian than actor. He really is just sh1t. Not sure if he counts as a comedian, as he also tries to be a ventriloquist, but Jeff Dunham is f'cking woeful. Another worth a mention is Gregg Davies. Any time I've seen him on stage, he looks totally uncomfortable, I think deep down he knows he hasn't got it, and shouldn't really be doing this.....but he's one of those who we're getting told to love whether we like him or not. Even the audiences at his gigs seem to struggle with him. Dire. |
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Mcintyre 1.01 (Nap of Century) id be all in @ 1.001 as funny as long john silver with woodworm.
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@geoff m would lose his tank on McIntyre, who is credited as being one of the reasons the family audience came back to live gigs.
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think dave gorman and lenny henry should team up send them both to syria telling isis there jokes and isis would quickly give up or kill themselves
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I think Marcus Brigstock is supposed to be a comedian
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That fat Geordie woman.
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Audiences these days are very kind, having paid £20/25 they are determined to laugh
no matter how poor the material is,indeed McIntyre just has to run across the stage to get a laugh.Kevin Bridges has sold circa 150 thousand tickets for his Scottish gigs alone and he gets great reviews but oddly when i ask people what he said they cant tell me "you had to be there" apparently. |
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Is Ruby Wax supposed to be a comedienne??? Would rather watch Trevor & Simon!!!!
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Defending Dave Gorman, I found his show to be warm and engaging. And he had time for his audience too. He's not funny, but his attributes put him ahead of many comedians who are , at first glance, "dominant." The sharp suit, the acid tongue, the willingness to go lower than any heckler in personal insults. Which is pretty much 90% of the comedy big-beasts. Special mention for Michael Macintyre, about as funny as a call to the Samaritans.
But the answer to the original question is Armando Ianucci, a very clever satirist who should never have appeared before an audience. He must be 50 now, though I doubt that anyone at the BBC has had the heart to tell him that he's just not funny. |
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I think it's essential to have a good drink before you go to one of these shows.
You'll laugh at anything when you're sloshed. Not that I'd ever sit through a session. |
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I'd certainly single you out if you turned up late for your seat and pissed, Dr Crippen.
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Ramruma 12 Oct 15 09:58
@geoff m would lose his tank on McIntyre, who is credited as being one of the reasons the family audience came back to live gigs. WAC. |
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Yes UB, and you'd still get a damn good hiding.
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My wife and I have seen many shows over the last decade, some she liked and I wasn't so keen such as Lee Evans and Russel Howard or the otherway round, Mark Steel and Tim Vine. We both enjoyed Andy Parsons, Rich Hall, Dara O'Briain, Milton Jones, Punt and Dennis, Daniel Kitson and Karl Minns. The only gig which was poor was Andrew Lawrence. It is the only one where the audience left in near silence. Bad taste can be funny, I saw Jimmy Carr about 15 years ago and he was funny but Lawrence just made us feel uncomfortable. Example of a Lawrence joke at the gig: a journalist asked me the other day what my life ambition is? I told him standing in my shower and finding a lump in my ball sack
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I started to watch a Gorman show on YouTube last night. I hadn't seen him before.
I didn't get far into his show before I got bored. If he's getting paid to entertain, then he's obtaining money under false pretences. |
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His comment about the Honey Monster not being the scariest tracksuited creature from the 1970s made me laugh but as a whole his show seems a bit laboured, reminds me of corporate entertainment. Also Gorman often plays the smaller venues, seating for 4/500 but charges a lot more than his peers. Gorman tickets for these venues are often 25/30 when others go at about £15
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where do I start?
 Howard Parsons Millican McIntyre Carr (the specky one, the smug one gets a pass) Kielty Amos Djalli |