Quote: Splodge @ November 16, 2006, 1:03 PMAndrew Lawrence
Ooh yes.
Now, he *is* the ginger one and not the little Irish one, yes?
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Quote: Mike @ November 16, 2006, 12:30 PMDefinitely not true. His DVDs are easily the best Stand-Up DVDs I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a lot. I've never seen Bill live, but it's clear that nothing is lost on the DVDs.
Pardon? How can you say that? I didn't say that the DVDs were bad, or really any less funny - far from it in fact - but how can you POSSIBLY make any argument here when you've not seen him live?
I'm telling you, as someone who has seen Bill Bailey live numerous times - and I'm sure most other people who've seen a show or performer live and then on TV/DVD/etc would agree with me - that there is a certain extra "magic" in the air, a proper atmosphere, just something special which can never be recreated on DVD. Perhaps it's not entirely the case for all performers, but IMO, it certainly is for Bill.
I'm sure there is a great atmosphere created at Bill's shows, but I've never had the chance to see him since he doesn't tour in the U.S.
He's my favorite because his three DVDs alone. They're good enough that I can tell that the quality of his act isn't lost. True, it would be a more enjoyable experience to see him live than to watch a DVD of the same show, but I love his DVDs.
For anyone interested Paramount have just launched a website packed full of standup routines www.theworldstandsup.com - there's a fair few current British standup favourites included in the clip archive, people like Frankie Boyle and Lucy Porter.
i also have seen Bill Bailey live, on his Bewilderness tour, ten minutes in to the show i wasn't impressed, but after that, yes a great atmosphere developed, he had a good mood to him and every one was in comfort, apart from me, as i was soaked, it piddled it down outside, and i sat there soaked, but it was still one of the best live acts i've seen!!!! 
i try and see alot of stand up...here's my list open to debate!
russell kane
rob deering
will smith
andrew maxwell
sean meo
simon evans
stewart lee
richard herring
tim vine
simon bligh
dimintri martin
phil nicol
patrick monahan
jo caulfield
marek larewood
milton jones
martyn davies
stephen k amos
sean collins
mandy night
matt welcome
ben norris
that is a good list, i have to say the best acts ive ever seen live are Billy Connolly, Lee Evans and Bill Bailey, i have also seen Tim Vine and Ben morris, i have hped to see Stephen k.amos for a while now, Ollie do you write any type of comedy?
hello lewis...no sadly i'm not a writer although i would love to be...the list i compiled is real talent and i often come away from gigs thinking wow if only i could write some material like theirs!
what about you, do you write?
hi ollie, yes i have been writing stand-up for years, i tried to write a sitcom script, but it was piss poor, so i stuck to what i know best, my signatures are always, material that i have written, i like the names on your list, some of them i hav'nt seen, some i have and enjoyed 