Best Comic/Comedy Character

LeicesterLad
LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
edited October 2011 in The bottom bracket
Right, we now know who everybody hates (see other thread), and there seems to be a lot of big names in there, so who do people actually like...

im not going first in case I appear un-cool
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  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    You going first won't make any significant difference.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Eric Morecambe.
    Tommy Cooper.

    Do we need to continue ?
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    jim453 wrote:
    You going first won't make any significant difference.

    You, are my favourite comedian :wink:
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  • martinwitnam
    martinwitnam Posts: 439
    Jeremy Paxman
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  • Dirty_Harry
    Dirty_Harry Posts: 34
    Spike MIlligan ( I understand he's a bit controversial).
    Peter Sellers in 99% of his films.
    Richard Pryor
    Early Eddie Murphy
    Robin Williams
    Can I say Cary Grant, as a comedic actor, chuck in James Stewart aswell.
    Woody Allen both his scripts and his rare stand-up performances

    I could go on...this is personal preference remember :wink:
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Sarah Millican

    here's one her jokes:

    "i'm a woman. I have periods. I have a boyfriend"

    Man it cracks me up just writing it, oh you naughty millican you.
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  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    Dylan Moran in Black Books
  • Escadrille Ecosse
    Escadrille Ecosse Posts: 164
    Ronnie Barker

    Niles Crane in Frasier

    Laurel and Hardy
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Chris Rock.

    Frank Skinner has always done great stand-up, not so keen on his chat show thing. Jack Dee when he first appeared was fantastic as a stand-up too as is John Bishop, his TV stuff is definitely not as sharp. Bill Bailey as well.

    Character wise I really enjoyed the Fast Show, not really enjoyed a sketch show anywhere near as much since.

    A slightly lesser known one I guess is Dom Irrera, saw a few of his routines on the paramount channel years ago, he was superb.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Eddie Izzard
    Lee Mack
    Johnny Vegas
    Jimmy Carr
    Dara obriain
    Ed Byrne

    Er I'll have to think about the rest.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Louis CK - IMO the best comic on the go right now
    Bill Hicks - legend

    Early 90's Vic & Bob / 2011 Vic & Bob and their Fosters shorts
    Morecambe & Wise

    Favourite comedy character - Alan Partridge
  • CrackFox
    CrackFox Posts: 287
    Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Richard Pryor, Dave Allen, the Pythons.
  • roypsb
    roypsb Posts: 309
    Sir Alan of the Partridge.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Comedians:

    Lee Mack, Bill Bailey, David Mitchell, Aristophanes (pretentious I know, but his comedies work 2,500 years later) somebody else whose name I can't remember but wears glasses.

    Characters:

    Basil Fawlty, Niles Crane, Tyres (Spaced), Holly (Red Dwarf), Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Woolley (Yes Minister), anyone out of the Simpsons apart from that ****ing unfunny clown, Pontius Pilate (Life of Brian), The Dead Ringers' impersonations of Patrick Moore, Dr. Who and Brian Sewell.

    Comedy writers:

    Douglas Adams, Franquin (French comic strip writer famous on the continent for Gaston Lagaffe)
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    How could I forget?

    Jeannie as in I Dream of.

    Not funny, but...
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    johnfinch wrote:
    Comedians:

    .... somebody else whose name I can't remember but wears glasses.


    He's brilliant!

    :D
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    rodgers73 wrote:
    johnfinch wrote:
    Comedians:

    .... somebody else whose name I can't remember but wears glasses.


    He's brilliant!

    :D

    You've seen him too? Live or on TV?
  • oldhairylegs
    oldhairylegs Posts: 220
    Tommy Cooper.

    Peerless, genius, etc etc.....
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    I need to add...

    Chris Morris

    &

    Armando Iannucci
  • nevman
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  • rajMAN
    rajMAN Posts: 429
    John Shuttleworth :)
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    I need to add Moss out of the IT Crowd.
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Micky Flanegan, Sean Lock, Just looking at Noel Fielding cracks me up, Mighty Boosh was class.

    Characters - Fast show IS the ONLY sketch show, Alan Partridge

    First time i saw Lee Evans Live At Wembley i was in bits, unfortunately its now evident he doesn't change his material much.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    johnfinch wrote:
    I need to add Moss out of the IT Crowd.

    +1 :lol:
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  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    Laurel and Hardy.

    Their comedy was pure genius and it doesn't matter how many times I see their stuff I can't help but laugh. Timeless.
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  • gmb
    gmb Posts: 456
    James Corden - total comedy genius. A very likeable guy. I will sit for hours in front of the TV in the hope that he may come on.
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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    edited October 2011
    a good few of those already mentioned & a couple of current performers not mentioned so far

    Simon Munnery & Jon Richardson

    Bobby Thompson (for the Geordie contingent to nod at) & Ivor Cutler was brilliant & bizarre.

    Armstrong & Miller C4 series were superb

    characters, the league of gentleman, a few misses but almost all grotesque or tragic masterpiece creations.

    and Douglas Adams was the daddy of writers

    edit: Jerry Sadowitz
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    GMB wrote:
    James Corden - total comedy genius. A very likeable guy. I will sit for hours in front of the TV in the hope that he may come on.

    haha very good
  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    edited October 2011
    Rik Mayall...comedy genius and a fine actor!
    Ade Edmondson

    Bottom is still my favourite show of all time closely followed by the young ones. I have them all on DVD. 8)
  • Dirty_Harry
    Dirty_Harry Posts: 34
    Frank the tank wrote:
    Laurel and Hardy.

    Their comedy was pure genius and it doesn't matter how many times I see their stuff I can't help but laugh. Timeless.

    +1

    Marx Brothers anyone ?

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