Stand Up Comedy Thread

[storrsroars]

I watched a documentary on Gary Mule Deer on Netflix. Dude is still performing 100 sets a year at age 83. And some of the material he's still using dates back to the Tonight Show when Carson was still there, lol.

Always found him inventive, intelligent and odd, but not the kind of groundbreaking comedy that would launch a superstar career. He gets nicked for using props, but he used them in such a way that he's not seen strictly as a prop comic like CarrotTop.

Anyway, hadn't thought of the guy in years and found this doc interesting as the comics interviewed (including Steve Martin, who was Mule Deer's roomie when both first got to LA), respect the guy. And it turns out, he's a pretty cool dude.

 

[temery]

I watched a documentary on Gary Mule Deer on Netflix. Dude is still performing 100 sets a year at age 83. And some of the material he's still using dates back to the Tonight Show when Carson was still there, lol.

Always found him inventive, intelligent and odd, but not the kind of groundbreaking comedy that would launch a superstar career. He gets nicked for using props, but he used them in such a way that he's not seen strictly as a prop comic like CarrotTop.

Anyway, hadn't thought of the guy in years and found this doc interesting as the comics interviewed (including Steve Martin, who was Mule Deer's roomie when both first got to LA), respect the guy. And it turns out, he's a pretty cool dude.

what's the documentary called? I just searched for Gary Mule Deer and got nothing.

 

[storrsroars]

what's the documentary called? I just searched for Gary Mule Deer and got nothing.

My bad, it was Prime, not Netflix
"Show Business Is My Life, But I Can't Prove It"

 

[Dove]

I watched a documentary on Gary Mule Deer on Netflix. Dude is still performing 100 sets a year at age 83. And some of the material he's still using dates back to the Tonight Show when Carson was still there, lol.

Always found him inventive, intelligent and odd, but not the kind of groundbreaking comedy that would launch a superstar career. He gets nicked for using props, but he used them in such a way that he's not seen strictly as a prop comic like CarrotTop.

Anyway, hadn't thought of the guy in years and found this doc interesting as the comics interviewed (including Steve Martin, who was Mule Deer's roomie when both first got to LA), respect the guy. And it turns out, he's a pretty cool dude.

I remember him from a comedy game show called Make Me Laugh. That's it.

 

[Aluminny69]

And Jeff Allen

 

[storrsroars]

Try DRY BAR comedy on Youtube. Being a Boomer myself, I am partial to Brad Upton

And Jeff Allen

Drybar has some good stuff - even some guys who will work blue, but not in Provo (where all DryBar sets appear to be filmed). As a comic, you know you're going to be playing to a predominately white and conservative audience, so edgy doesn't really play (although even the kid with the face tattoo and the alligator story was a hit there).

Anyway, Upton and Allen are old pros and you can tell they've mastered their craft even if many of the jokes themselves might've been appropriate for Alan King on the Ed Sullivan show. Those guys do really well on cruise ships and midwest tours, and it's good to see they can still make a good living in their 60s plying their trade.

 

[Greg]

I am a big stand up fan and felt like we needed an official thread here.

With the timing of it right now, I'll kick it off saying how disappointing Matt Rife's Netflix special was. I had heard him on podcasts talking about how it's awkward to be famous for his looks and I felt like this special was so over the top on how "controversial" he was and how he wasn't a pretty boy but how he was edgy. Not funny and totally forced and not a well crafted and tight set at all.

I saw this thread title and thought I was in for a Best of Danny Hurley montage.

 

[meyers7]

Always found this guy funny (quirky).

Robert Mac (from Robertmac.com)

 

[temery]

 

[storrsroars]

Documentary worth the watch for any true comedy fan: Patrice O'Neal "Killing Is Easy" on Paramount+

His final special "Elephant In the Room" is also there. He knew he didn't have a ton of time left, and this set was about as amazing a swan song as there's ever been.

 

[superjohn]

 

[Deepster]

Any thoughts on Shane Gillis’ opening monologue on SNL this week?

 

[storrsroars]

Any thoughts on Shane Gillis’ opening monologue on SNL this week?

Other than Jost & Che, SNL has become insufferably woke, as has their audience. I saw Gillis was trending on Twitter, so checked out why, then watched the clips. Gillis's monologue was fine. His use of 'dumb' was fine. And as far as the skits go, he was generally the best part of each one.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Any thoughts on Shane Gillis’ opening monologue on SNL this week?

It felt like performance art.

He got fired from SNL for reasons @storrsroars mentioned and now he's back hosting, which is...awkward at best. It almost felt like the band was instructed to never laugh, which, if true, is hilarious direction from Lorne.

Overall, stand up comedians tend to have crappy monologues since most comedians' materials are not suited for network TV.

Overall, I am a Gillis fan though. As a liberal guy with a conservative dad who lives in Pennsyltucky, Gillis has been a bonding point for us since we both appreciate how his material does a nice job having fun with the woke culture as he generally seems like a good guy who is actually hilarious. I'm not a podcast guy, but his stuff with the Matt and Shane secret podcast is pretty funny.

 

[Deepster]

It felt like performance art.

He got fired from SNL for reasons @storrsroars mentioned and now he's back hosting, which is...awkward at best. It almost felt like the band was instructed to never laugh, which, if true, is hilarious direction from Lorne.

Overall, stand up comedians tend to have crappy monologues since most comedians' materials are not suited for network TV.

Overall, I am a Gillis fan though. As a liberal guy with a conservative dad who lives in Pennsyltucky, Gillis has been a bonding point for us since we both appreciate how his material does a nice job having fun with the woke culture as he generally seems like a good guy who is actually hilarious. I'm not a podcast guy, but his stuff with the Matt and Shane secret podcast is pretty funny.

I like the description of performance art. I felt like he was TRYING to be uncomfortable and almost purposefully "bombed" in parts as a performance....which, if true, makes me think it was actually well done.

 

[superjohn]

One of the best to ever do it, RIP

Richard Lewis, Comedian and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star, Dies at 76

Richard Lewis, best known for his work as a stand-up comedian and recurring star of Larry David's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' has died. He was 76.

variety.com

 

[superjohn]

Any thoughts on Shane Gillis’ opening monologue on SNL this week?

First time I've seen that show be decently funny in 10-15 years since Bill Hader, Jason Sudekis, and Will Forte left.

Maybe they had a couple episodes with another funny host that carried them but the cast and writing has been brutal for over a decade. Gillis is a funny guy, it's nice to see he's a huge standup now.

 

[storrsroars]

One of the best to ever do it, RIP

Richard Lewis, Comedian and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star, Dies at 76

Richard Lewis, best known for his work as a stand-up comedian and recurring star of Larry David's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' has died. He was 76.

variety.com

He was one of a kind

 

[Deepster]

Just got tickets to Shane Gillis in August at Mohegan. Always good to lock up a summer Saturday night with something to look forward to.

 

[storrsroars]

Saw Attell tonight. Great show, but getting kinda worried about him. Sat for most of the time, had to clear throat a bunch, voice sounded much more raspy than usual. Hope it's just a temporary thing, but thinking the smoking may be finally getting to him. See him while you can!

 

[Deepster]

Saw Attell tonight. Great show, but getting kinda worried about him. Sat for most of the time, had to clear throat a bunch, voice sounded much more raspy than usual. Hope it's just a temporary thing, but thinking the smoking may be finally getting to him. See him while you can!

He was on with Segura and Kreischer last week and said he has COPD. I watched the Netflix special and I’m sure they tried to limit it but there was a lot of coughs and throat clearing there too. And his skin coloring was gray. Not good.

 

[storrsroars]

He was on with Segura and Kreischer last week and said he has COPD. I watched the Netflix special and I’m sure they tried to limit it but there was a lot of coughs and throat clearing there too. And his skin coloring was gray. Not good.

Maybe that's why he took up the recorder, to help breathing?

 

[storrsroars]

The latest Neal Brennan Netflix, "Crazy Good", is thankfully all jokes, none of the self-examination of his mental health like his last two hours (although I have watched a number of his "Blocks" podcasts and found them interesting and entertaining). "Crazy Good" is all over the place with a lot of terrific premises and really showcases his strengths as a writer. It's one I'll watch again.

Also worth noting, there have been ton of post-Brady Roast podcasts out the past couple of weeks, mostly talking about who killed and offering some insider looks at making the roast, but of particular enjoyment is the Two Bears pod with Jimmy Carr, who just eviscerates Bert with deadly one-liners throughout, many of which seem to go right over Bert's head while Segura is cracking up.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

The latest Neal Brennan Netflix, "Crazy Good", is thankfully all jokes, none of the self-examination of his mental health like his last two hours (although I have watched a number of his "Blocks" podcasts and found them interesting and entertaining). "Crazy Good" is all over the place with a lot of terrific premises and really showcases his strengths as a writer. It's one I'll watch again.

Also worth noting, there have been ton of post-Brady Roast podcasts out the past couple of weeks, mostly talking about who killed and offering some insider looks at making the roast, but of particular enjoyment is the Two Bears pod with Jimmy Carr, who just eviscerates Bert with deadly one-liners throughout, many of which seem to go right over Bert's head while Segura is cracking up.

I love Neal Brennan. His most recent blocks with Jerry Seinfield and Marc Rebillet were excellent.

 

[temery]

Nate Bargatze.

I tend to lean toward crude when it comes to stand-up: Chapelle, Rock, Burr, Louis C.K., etc.

Nate Bargatze is nothing like the above. He's a very family friendly comedian. No profanity or controversial topics. Still a very good comedian.