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The 100 Greatest Stand Ups

(March 2007)

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Larry the Loafer
Some surprises in this - Peter Kay knocked down by Billy Connolly, Chubby Brown was in there, and I was upset to see Alan Carr so low in the countdown. He's hilarious!
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Ronnie Rowlands
Take it you're not a fan of Chubby Brown, Larry.
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Larry the Loafer
Ronnie Rowlands posted:
Take it you're not a fan of Chubby Brown, Larry.


I am. Just with him only being on video releases and along with his blue humour, I was surprised to see him on the countdown, with alot of his material prohibited from telly.

Then again, I still thought that even though Bernard Manning kept popping up...
IS
Inspector Sands
Larry the Loafer posted:
Some surprises in this - Peter Kay knocked down by Billy Connolly,


Why is that a surprise to anyone? Billy Connolly is a legend, Peter Kay is a relative newcomer and doesn't have the breadth of material.
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Ronnie Rowlands
Peter Kay has only done 2 tours, and he has already started repeating the odd gag (What's wrong with your voice mum, you're not even irish!) And I don't really like Billy Conolly. I can't understand his accent, and I'm not happy with him after his rather unkind remarks about Ken Bigley.
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Put The Telly On
I see what you mean but Peter Kay is a public favourite I'm afraid, despite the negativity about him.
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Inspector Sands


He came across really badly on the programme last night, his rant against Jo Brand showed what a nasty piece of work he is. In the same way that Bernard Manning said he doesn't care about criticism because he's still raking in the cash, Jim is off the telly, bankrupt and getting booed off stage when Jo Brand is still doing lots of work

When other older generation comedians such as Barry Cryer, Bob Monkhouse and to a lesser extent, Mike Reid are genuinely embracing current day comedians.... people like Davidson seem very bitter
JC
JCB
Ronnie Rowlands posted:
Peter Kay has only done 2 tours, and he has already started repeating the odd gag (What's wrong with your voice mum, you're not even irish!) And I don't really like Billy Conolly. I can't understand his accent, and I'm not happy with him after his rather unkind remarks about Ken Bigley.


He's started repeating every gag! I can see him being the next Chris Evans - desperately trying to cling onto 2002 forever.
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A former member
what about his other TV work?
MC
mccanmat
Peter Kay HAD to come near the top because he is a "Channel 4" Man mainly
AN
Andrew Founding member
Ronnie Rowlands posted:
And, how on Earth that sweary, rude black guy who was singing the nursey rhymes, was rated higher than Bob Hope and Tommy Cooper, I'll never know!

It was also notable how sweary stand-up comedians are in general. Definally not a show to watch with your mum on mother's day!

I've never heard the C word on TV so much!
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Inspector Sands
623058 posted:
what about his other TV work?


Peter Kay?

'That Peter Kay Thing' was good. Pheonix Nights was excellent but was co-written by Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice, both of whom he fell out with. Max and Paddy was awful which just went to show how much he needed spikey/Fitzmaurice.

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