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Lee Evans was magnificent, and he even gave my missus some paracetamols after the show because she had a headache from laughing so much. That guy is funny right down to his DNA.

Quote: zooo @ April 13 2008, 1:19 AM BST

Yes to Stewart Lee. I want to see Richard Herring too.

But you can always be lazy and watch him deal with a heckler on youtube instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8IQYSp0EuE&watch_response

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There are only two species of animal on the planet that I would happily see wiped from existence. One is wasps, and the other is hecklers. I saw a comedian once pull a gun on a heckler and shout "My f**king wife died this morning you bastard!" Cue screams of terror until he pulled the trigger - it was a water pistol. It had the desired effect though and the heckler shut the f**k up for the rest of the show.

GRRRR! How I HATE them!!!
Anyone with me?

Quote: Perry Nium @ April 17 2008, 1:56 AM BST

Talking of hecklers - anyone seen this clip of the mighty Bill Hicks COMPLETELY losing it with a heckler? Not exactly a witty rejoinder, but bloody marvellous nontheless. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIQPBVQm_k

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Hecklers are twats. I went to one stand up though where the heckler was so bad he made the whole audience turn on him, and we all booed him, and he left. Taught him!

Hooray! A lovely story for a drizzly Thursday morning. May all hecklers burn in everlasting torment. Seriously though - just in case there are any hecklers reading this - please don't do it. What you don't seem to realise is that each and every time you open your stinking beerhole at a stand-up show, there isn't one - not ONE single person in the audience who isn't thinking "Oh shut the f**k up you sad twat."

Unfortunately Perry, the only way that would happen is if alcohol was stopped being sold at such venues/events. And that's not going to happen, as without alcohol, most modern comics wouldn't get a laugh at all.

Quote: Aaron @ April 17 2008, 10:24 AM BST

Unfortunately Perry, the only way that would happen is if alcohol was stopped being sold at such venues/events. And that's not going to happen, as without alcohol, most modern comics wouldn't get a laugh at all.

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True - but then alcohol is served at theatres too and I'm yet to hear someone at a stage production shout at an actor "Get off, you're shit!" I don't think I've ever heard it at a music gig either. Yet comedy nights - every goddam time. I just don't understand it.

Quote: Paul Carroll @ April 17 2008, 11:08 AM BST

Anyone seen a stand up called Ivan Brackenbury? He was brilliant when I went to see him. But also on the same night was German stand up Henning Wehn (dunno if I've spelled his name properly)and he was absolutely awful. He was getting no laughs and halfway through his act just started singing the German national anthem and then walked off stage.

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I'm going to see Ivan this Sunday in Saltburn as it happens. I hear good things.

Tom Binns is Ivan, top fella. We have the same agent. Cribbed himself all the sounds and samples for his show when he was working at Kerrang Radio and BRMB. He did straight stand up for a number of years and was really getting places, then took a break to do the radio. Came back on the circuit with Ivan about two years ago.

I agree about hecklers. I genuinely think some people think it's expected of them though. Any good comic can deal with them and any good club will throw them out.

You shouldn't have to deal with them, though, I suppose is the point.

Quote: Perry Nium @ April 17 2008, 1:18 AM BST

Lee Evans was magnificent, and he even gave my missus some paracetamols after the show because she had a headache from laughing so much. That guy is funny right down to his DNA.

There are only two species of animal on the planet that I would happily see wiped from existence. One is wasps, and the other is hecklers. I saw a comedian once pull a gun on a heckler and shout "My f**king wife died this morning you bastard!" Cue screams of terror until he pulled the trigger - it was a water pistol. It had the desired effect though and the heckler shut the f**k up for the rest of the show.

GRRRR! How I HATE them!!!
Anyone with me?

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The success of Lee Evans really is one of the world's biggest mysteries.

The fact he runs about and sweats like a pig really does cover his lack any decent material. He's very one-note - and he has one comedy voice.

Lee Mack is far, far funnier.

Quote: Seefacts @ April 17 2008, 1:26 PM BST

The success of Lee Evans really is one of the world's biggest mysteries.

The fact he runs about and sweats like a pig really does cover his lack any decent material. He's very one-note - and he has one comedy voice.

Lee Mack is far, far funnier.

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I beg to differ. For me Lee Evans is a rarity - a true clown. He absolutely resonates "funny" and when he gets you, it's serious pant-wetting stuff. He touches a chord with millions of people because of the pictures he paints with his body and expressions. Lee Mack's a great gagsmith and I really admire his methodical approach to scriptwriting, but he's in a completely different mould.

We all have our favourites. Evans is one of mine, alongside Billy Connolly and Eddie Murphy, who in my opinion did the finest stand-up sets EVER in Delirious and Raw. And he was only about 24!

Quote: Perry Nium @ April 17 2008, 3:38 PM BST

I beg to differ. For me Lee Evans is a rarity - a true clown. He absolutely resonates "funny" and when he gets you, it's serious pant-wetting stuff. He touches a chord with millions of people because of the pictures he paints with his body and expressions. Lee Mack's a great gagsmith and I really admire his methodical approach to scriptwriting, but he's in a completely different mould.

We all have our favourites. Evans is one of mine, alongside Billy Connolly and Eddie Murphy, who in my opinion did the finest stand-up sets EVER in Delirious and Raw. And he was only about 24!

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We have VERY differing stand up tastes, that's pretty obvious!

Eddie Murphy is bloody awful - I like the way people over look all that dubious homophobic material he came out with as he became a mainstream purveyor of shit films.

I actually think, though, in terms of style that Mack and Evans ARE quite similar, albeit Evans is much more manic.

Quote: Seefacts @ April 17 2008, 3:45 PM BST

We have VERY differing stand up tastes, that's pretty obvious!

Eddie Murphy is bloody awful - I like the way people over look all that dubious homophobic material he came out with as he became a mainstream purveyor of shit films.

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Some of Murphy's material was dubious to say the least - in fact he's admitted since that he's embarrassed by some of the views he held then. But in terms of firecracking delivery and the way he used to actually act out the characters in his gags as opposed to just telling jokes, he's among the best I've ever seen. For me, Murphy is another example of the relatively-few truly talented comedians - he's the full package.

And how can you say all his films were shit?

48 Hours is shit?
Trading Places is shit?
Beverly Hills Cop is shit?
Coming To America?
Life?
Nutty Professor?
Shrek?
Pluto Nash?....okay I'll give you that one.

WOOOAH! WOAH WOAH WOAH! Are you implying that Beverly Hills Cop is shit?!

Homophobic's all good - if it's funny.

Quote: Aaron @ April 17 2008, 4:12 PM BST

WOOOAH! WOAH WOAH WOAH! Are you implying that Beverly Hills Cop is shit?!

Homophobic's all good - if it's funny.

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Seriously, some of the shit he came out with about AIDS and that was truly horrific.

And he took home a tranny prostitute. He told courts he was just giving her a lift. He said he was doing a good deed and it blew up in his face . . . That's a negligent surgeon for you.

Hate the man.

Blew up in his face? I bet!

Ahem.