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Now I spend more time driving than actually doing my job I'm looking to put more than just music and podcasts on my iPod. Can anyone recommend any stand up that I can download? I've got pretty varied tastes, so any suggestions welcome.

Bill Hicks (although slightly dated now)
Jim Jefferies

Ivo Graham is a Town fan, so you should probably get his stuff on that alone.

Wil Hodgson local comedian is brilliant for story telling tales of a small backward Wiltshire town, very good mate of mine too.

Matt Price is also excellent with a lot of material available.

Best for stand up....Jimeoin, Martin Mor and Micky Flanagan are brilliant live.

Off to the Edinburgh Comedy Fringe next week again for the 9th year running, can get you some mp3s of them all if you need mate.

Cheers John, much appreciated!

Heard him a couple of times on Fighting Talk, I'll have a look and see what's available. Thanks.

I fucking love(ed) Bill Hicks and I've got a few of Jim Jefferies stand up's on MP3. Bill Burr is another one that's good.

Can't go wrong with the Alan Partirdge Audiobook..

Eddie Izzard

Jasper Carrot had a bunch of CD's out a while back. Still makes me laugh.

There's some right comedians on here...

He was on the train back to London after the Sheffield Utd play-off game.

that's as interesting as that anecdote gets!

Just in time for the release of...... • A Right Pair of C****: The Complete F****** Derek and Clive, out now on UMC/Spectrum.

Tans??

These are worth a listen too, if you're a fan of Peter Cook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BjGQ0ZTRM&index=1&list=PL0CB5CDA87F438F71 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BjGQ0ZTRM&index=1&list=PL0CB5CDA87F438F71)

Improvised with Chris Morris, a couple of years before Cook died. Must be available for download somewhere. Morris's 'On the Hour' would also be a good listen.

The Traveller's Tool - Sir Les Patterson.

To anyone who likes to watch stand up in the flesh, The Victoria pub in Swindon has a free comedy night the first Monday of every month. It is always packed to the rafters. Here is tonights line up:
http://www.thevicswindon.com/get/events/2395

If you love(d) Bill Hicks, I would thoroughly recommend George Carlin.

You'd probably like Doug Stanhope if you go for Hicks/Carlin types.

Doug Stanhope just goes that bit too far for me on occasion. I fully believe you can laugh at anything, as long as there's a point to what you're saying and you're not solely saying it because you should be allowed to.

Daniel Kitson is, to my mind, the greatest stand up working today. Me and my mates have followed him round the capital to gigs for years. He doesn't do TV, after an awful experience on Peter Kayes Phoenix Nights, but he does have some recordings of his shows (as well as some of his plays) are available on his website

http://www.danielkitson.com/audio.html

Yeah, Daniel Kitson is great.

Kitson is ace. I saw him do a play called tree with tim key in January. Never seen his stand up but have the recording, really really good. As a lefty I do like mark thomas. He has some good ones available as well.

I'm not a big fan of his but Mark Thomas... his Radio 4 Special on his Dad and the Opera was very very very good.

both Moving and funny at the same time

Another one for Kitson here. There are loads of others who are worth a look, like Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie , Rob Delaney, Andy Zaltzman and Nick Doody who I've like when i've heard bits of but never seen whole sets. Then there is Stewart Lee...

There's plenty of Stewart Lee shows available for download I think

I saw Delaney recently, and was a bit disappointed with his set*, I do love 'Catastrophe' though

*Bridget Christie was supporting, and she was excellent

Similarly on Radio 4 - Mark Steels in Town is worth a listen.

Also Rich Hall

Off topic slightly....

Stewart Lee is playing a secret gig next year local to Swindon, if anyone is interested then PM me for details.

Another Kitsonite here. Not just his comedy, his one man play about two lives was funny and emotional... Beautifully done.

Milton Jones is a favourite, too.

Johnny Vegas stand up is also excellent.

Billy T James

Jon Richardson
Chris Ramsey

Fucking good secret that one. A year to go and people know about it already.

Hertha himself. Just talk to yourself. A right barrel of laughs.

Or even check out this thread. http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=55955.msg1341633;topicseen#new

Stewart Lee is an absolute must.Simon Munnery,very good and Australian Steve Hughes excellent.Mickey Flanagan is shit( just my opinion of course)

Of the 'panel show' circuit, Rich Hall is best. His American Pop-culture BBC documentaries have been great too.

Rich Hall is good in panel shows. He tends not to say much, but he pops up with one comment and steals the show.

I fucking love Rich Hall. All his documentaries are brilliant, his stand up a joy.

Trevor Noah. I've seen a few bits recently on YouTube, what I've seen is very funny.

Trevor Noah is probably the best comedian I've seen live.   Thought I wouldn't like him but last year the funniest stand-up I saw was Russell Kane.

Comedy is very subjective of course but for live mainstream acts I've seen, I've really enjoyed Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr, Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe and Katherine Ryan.  Less mainstream but very funny live -> Henning Wehn, Paul Chowdhury and Marcel Lucont (a parody Frenchman).

I also agree with those who recommended Mark Steel and Mark Thomas, if you like lefty-comics.  Seen both several times and always entertaining.

I haven't seen them live but think Chris Rock and Louis CK are both very sharp (for Americans..).  I would highly recommend the TV series, Louie (starring Louis CK) too.

As for Chris Ramsey, I'd have preferred to have seen our former right-back in stand-up...

About the only comedian I find genuinely funny.

Get in the sea!

I did say comedy is very subjective!  "My Family" got a prime-time slot on TV for years whereas it was the sort of piss-weak comedy I loath.

True.

"Little Britain" won awards. That was atrocious.

Rob Beckett yes or no? He's at the assembly hall in town wondered wether it was worth getting tickets?

He's brilliant.

What's happening white people.

If I was you i'd go just in case someone punches the cunt in the face, you wouldn't want to miss that!

I know of Rob Beckett but haven't seen much of his stuff but what makes him so bad as a comic to warrant that Vitriol?

Ha, nothing really, he just annoys me for some reason :)

Clearly, it's his face.

Well, yeah, that, and he's not funny in the slightest. So there's actually two reasons.

Steve Delaney - makes I laaaaaaaarf

As someone said, comedy is subjective.

Bill Hicks was absolute quality. Way ahead of his time.

Ditto George Carlin. He made his name as a relatively anodyne standup artist in the 70's, and became legendary in his later years after he gave up the booze and drugs.

Jim Jeffries is a very clever comedian. His on-stage persona comes over as him being a loud-mouthed, uncouth Aussie, but he's is extremely sharp.

Chris Rock, Bill Burr and Ricky Gervais. Brilliant.

Chris rock. is that that shouty, not funny black dude? If it is, he isn't in the slightest bit funny.

It's a no from me..

Yeah but we need to remember I'm not cool or edgy, I like Peter Kay and Harry Hill!  :-[

Hang on a minute, you don't like Joe Pasquale, Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre, do you?  :D

No actually I don't like any of those - never really got Lee Evans and I don't find Michael McIntyre funny at all? (Despite the face he lives very close to the school I work at) Joe Pasquale is the squeaky voice man?? 

Haha yeah that's the one  :)

Jed McCrory was pretty funny

Why were there no videos posted on this thread? I might put some of my recent favourites up later, let's go mad, it's Friday!

From the recommendations on here I've enjoyed Louis CK, Steve Hughes, and Bill Burr so far.

Stewart Lee.

Going to see him in London next month.

Did I read a Facebook message from Wil Hodgson stating that Lee's doing Chippenham next year?

Dont think so.  Im not mates with Wil on FB.

Just looked back...

Blimey.  Chip comedy festival is great.  To see someone like Lee in front of 70 people would be amazing.

Where's the old road??

Near the train station on the retail park side.

I said to my wife tonight I'm going to take a year off to learn to be a comedian. She reckons it will take longer. Bit like her bucket fanny really.

And that is real i'm in the spare room tonight apparently. Well when the beer runs out.