Tom 14000 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 He generally does daft things but he did do a great program in America in which he drove across the entire country without going to a single chain store or corporate business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Sounds like a scream Heard about it actually and it sounded canny. He's not funny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Saw Dave Gorman last week, he was excellent ! I think you need to be a certain type of person to find Dave Gorman funny. When he does these adventures following him round with a camera, it always strikes me what a boring cunt he is. I feel exactly the same about Harry Hill and Jack Dee, I just think pipe down you mug. Ross Noble is a poor representative of Newcastle, I don't find him particularly endearing or amusing. I know he's classed as an actor, but most of the gags in Blackadder were done through his genius, I think Rowan Atkinson is one of the funniest blokes to come out of Newcastle, even if he did go to RGS. My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Saw Dave Gorman last week, he was excellent ! I think you need to be a certain type of person to find Dave Gorman funny. When he does these adventures following him round with a camera, it always strikes me what a boring cunt he is. I feel exactly the same about Harry Hill and Jack Dee, I just think pipe down you mug. Ross Noble is a poor representative of Newcastle, I don't find him particularly endearing or amusing. I know he's classed as an actor, but most of the gags in Blackadder were done through his genius, I think Rowan Atkinson is one of the funniest blokes to come out of Newcastle, even if he did go to RGS. My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. I don't know like. A bit of blue for Dads now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10430 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Is Dave Gorman the zany, wacky prick that that Lou bird was always on about? OMG create your own cult!!!11 No, that's Danny Wallace. (Dave Gorman's erstwhile flatmate) They're very similar though, both do "dares" which take a while to complete and put them in odd situations and what not. If you don't like that kind of thing, you won't like them. Some of their anecdotes are very very funny, but I can see why people find their almost enforced wackery a little grating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11121 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thought Rowan Atkinson came from Consett? He is good though, loved his stuff on Not The Nine O'Clock News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) Is Dave Gorman the zany, wacky prick that that Lou bird was always on about? OMG create your own cult!!!11 No, that's Danny Wallace. (Dave Gorman's erstwhile flatmate) They're very similar though, both do "dares" which take a while to complete and put them in odd situations and what not. If you don't like that kind of thing, you won't like them. Some of their anecdotes are very very funny, but I can see why people find their almost enforced wackery a little grating. Danny Wallace is even less funny than Dave Gorman if that helps. Edited September 21, 2009 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10430 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. I think Peter Kay absolutely nailed the comedy that accompanied the nostalgia-wave we saw in fashion, music etc. The trouble is that most of his material is lifted directly from other comedians on the circuit. A lot of smaller acts found they could no longer use their stuff because he'd done it to a massive audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. I think Peter Kay absolutely nailed the comedy that accompanied the nostalgia-wave we saw in fashion, music etc. The trouble is that most of his material is lifted directly from other comedians on the circuit. A lot of smaller acts found they could no longer use their stuff because he'd done it to a massive audience. Meant to be basically Dave Spikey's act isn't it? Still funny like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. I think Peter Kay absolutely nailed the comedy that accompanied the nostalgia-wave we saw in fashion, music etc. The trouble is that most of his material is lifted directly from other comedians on the circuit. A lot of smaller acts found they could no longer use their stuff because he'd done it to a massive audience. Meant to be basically Dave Spikey's act isn't it? Still funny like. I can't put my finger on what it is, but I don't like that bloke. You can be funny with humility and he aint got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10430 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 He delivers it well, I'm just a snob when it comes to him. The disproportionate praise he got for what was, in effect, other peoples work really rankled me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10430 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 My favourite Northern comedian is Peter Kay, his humour appeals to old and young, he doesn't swear, keeps it clean, and can still be honest and genuinely funny. My favourite Southern comedian is probably Terry Alderton. I think Peter Kay absolutely nailed the comedy that accompanied the nostalgia-wave we saw in fashion, music etc. The trouble is that most of his material is lifted directly from other comedians on the circuit. A lot of smaller acts found they could no longer use their stuff because he'd done it to a massive audience. Meant to be basically Dave Spikey's act isn't it? Still funny like. I can't put my finger on what it is, but I don't like that bloke. You can be funny with humility and he aint got it. I'd agree with that, he's got a smugness to his style that doesn't really get you to warm to him. And when his shtick is all about "do you remember when" nostalgia stuff, you really need for there to be a connection between the act and the audience, in a way that's not neccesary for Deadpan stuff. You don't have to want to go for a pint with Steven Wright to think he's fucking hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 He delivers it well, I'm just a snob when it comes to him. The disproportionate praise he got for what was, in effect, other peoples work really rankled me. Thing is with Peter Kay is that he's only got one stand-up act as far as I can tell. Seen him live and a few different performances on the telly and it was almost word-for-word at times. I think That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights were brilliant though (as was his stand-up the first few times you saw it). Max and Paddy though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15115 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I always thought 8 Out Of 10 Cats showed Dave Spikey up to be a bit of a comedy charlatan. All he ever did was answer questions with "Is it [something obviously wrong]?" so that he could deliver a bit of his stand-up routine about that subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I like the statistical analysis Gorman used to do on his comedy. "what's that done to the graph?" I realise that's about as funny as GCSE geography for 99% of people like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10430 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Well yes, but what's that in MPDG? I found it funny, mainly because it was new. I'm glad he's stepped away from that now though, it would very quickly become schlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 He delivers it well, I'm just a snob when it comes to him. The disproportionate praise he got for what was, in effect, other peoples work really rankled me. Thing is with Peter Kay is that he's only got one stand-up act as far as I can tell. Seen him live and a few different performances on the telly and it was almost word-for-word at times. I think That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights were brilliant though (as was his stand-up the first few times you saw it). Max and Paddy though.... "Have you done a pump?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Well yes, but what's that in MPDG? I found it funny, mainly because it was new. I'm glad he's stepped away from that now though, it would very quickly become schlock. I think he makers a better writer than stand-up. He filled in for Frank Skinner on the radio for 3 weeks a few months back and he was utter shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6581 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thought Rowan Atkinson came from Consett? He is good though, loved his stuff on Not The Nine O'Clock News. He did indeed. Allensford to be exact. His parents owned the farm which later became the Royal Derwent Hotel - now the Derwent Manor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Billy is and always will be no 1 for me, followed by Dylan, I like his style. I watched Alan Carr the other night and surprisingly really enjoyed it I was prepared to turn over! I have an old DVd of Alan Davies too and he was class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42647 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thought Rowan Atkinson came from Consett? He is good though, loved his stuff on Not The Nine O'Clock News. He did indeed. Allensford to be exact. His parents owned the farm which later became the Royal Derwent Hotel - now the Derwent Manor. Nice knowledge Craig Not just that his parents owned the place, but bringing us right up to date through two name changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6581 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thought Rowan Atkinson came from Consett? He is good though, loved his stuff on Not The Nine O'Clock News. He did indeed. Allensford to be exact. His parents owned the farm which later became the Royal Derwent Hotel - now the Derwent Manor. Nice knowledge Craig Not just that his parents owned the place, but bringing us right up to date through two name changes. I thank you! Need to find something useful to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4256 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Billy is and always will be no 1 for me Funniest I've seen live or probably on vid - however Hicks is still my favourite because of the edge/cleverness of his material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Haven't seen too many live but Jimmy Carr was 'struggle to take in oxygen through excessive laughing' for a lot of his show I went to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccermom 0 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Rowan atkinson was actually born in the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in Gosforth and he used this in the thin Blue line to create the name Gasforth the fictional town in which his station was set. Like eddie izzard on a panel, think some of his standup is utter shite though. Depends on if he's delivering to a US or UK audience, some of that comedy does not travel well. Dave Gorman's Googlewhack was hilarious and original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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