This is worth a topic in itself:
People, I think, oh good, he is on this week:
Jimmy Carr
Andy Hamilton
Jeremy Hardy
David Mitchell
People, I think, hmmm:
Jo Brand
Russell Howard
Jason Manford
Anyone who is only on because they are in the news
Favourite panel show guests
I love Jeremy Hardy.
Did you ever see that quiz show he hosted?
Quote: Timbo @ October 4 2008, 12:14 PM BSTThis is worth a topic in itself:
People, I think, oh good, he is on this week:
Jimmy Carr
Andy Hamilton
Jeremy Hardy
David MitchellPeople, I think, hmmm:
Jo Brand
Russell Howard
Jason Manford
Anyone who is only on because they are in the news
All great. Add Graeme Garden & Sean Lock too. And he's not a comedian but I always enjoy John Sergeant too.
Jo Brand can be good on QI, but I'm not a fan in general. I'd like to add Gena Yashere & Johnny Vegas to the 'hmmm' list.
Graeme Garden*
I don't remember that. I do recall a show on which he and Graeme Garden were the regular captains, with Clive Anderson as the host, If I Ruled The World, I think it was called. Only lasted one season but deserved much better.
That reminds me, Tony Hawks deputised for Jeremy Hardy on a couple of occasions. Another very good panelist who we do not see so much of.
Quote: Nil Putters @ October 4 2008, 12:22 PM BSTAnd he's not a comedian but I always enjoy John Sergeant too.
Charlie Kennedy is another good non-comedian, but like Fun-time Bobby in Friends he is not as much fun now he has sobered up. Lembit Opik is another Lib Dem with a sense of humour, and double value as he can serve as the butt of jokes.
Alan Duncan and William Hague do okay for the Tories, and Bob Marshall-Andrews is an amusing old Labour warhorse. New Labour is strictly a laugh free zone, but then humour requires insight and self-awareness so what can you expect.
Add to "Heck Yes" list: R Brydon, V Reeves (when he's on form), L Mack, B Johnson, B Bailey, J Clarkson (if not discussing cars), H Dennis, and a little bit of Boyle.
Add to "Oh NO" list: Too much Boyle, A Riley, D O'Brien (is it "e" or the normal "a"?), and many, many others.
Quote: Timbo @ October 4 2008, 12:36 PM BSTNew Labour is strictly a laugh free zone, but then humour requires insight and self-awareness so what can you expect.
Quote: Tommy Power @ October 4 2008, 1:30 PM BSTAdd to "Heck Yes" list: R Brydon, V Reeves (when he's on form), L Mack, B Johnson, B Bailey, J Clarkson (if not discussing cars), H Dennis, and a little bit of Boyle.
Add to "Oh NO" list: Too much Boyle, A Riley, D O'Brien (is it "e" or the normal "a"?), and many, many others.
Would agree with most of those, but I like Dara a lot, whereas Vic does nothing for me.
Gina Yashere can definitely go on the NO list.
Lucy Porter for a yes. Hot and hilarious. 
Quote: Timbo @ October 4 2008, 12:36 PM BSTand Bob Marshall-Andrews is an amusing old Labour warhorse.
Yeah, I like him too.
Quote: Tommy Power @ October 4 2008, 1:30 PM BSTD O'Brien (is it "e" or the normal "a"?)
O'Briain?
Konnie Huq.
Oh are we doing fit guests?
John Barrowman!
I always liked the episode of HIGNFY when Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey were on opposite teams. I remember my mother laughing at that one.