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I was watching Benny Hill last night and i still think hes really funny.

Isnt it funny how comedy has changed tho, from Jokes that were innocent or just had some innuendo in them to now having to cause some sort of offence to whatever the subject of that joke maybe.

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Along with clips of 2 men in bed which were totally innocent, this has to be one of the best and funniest clips ever.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFgdhZGLJrY

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laurel and hardy are all their daddys even the grand kids are in stitches when they are on.

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agreed :clap:

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I favourite all time comedy actor has to be Bop Hope. Close is Danny Kaye. The new actors today just do not capture me like them pair used to. For the slapstick Laural and Hardy were ace as were Abbot and Costello.

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Dont forget the great Norman Wisdom :nworthy:

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Norman Wisdom, Abbot & Costello, Jerry Lewis and Laurel & Hardy were the best comedians I grew up with. Classics.

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I forgot Jerry Lewis this is one of them you could go on and on once you start thinking

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Three Stooges and Will Hay for me also the Marx Brothers

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Caught a few episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus. I really love the films, and now the TV series.

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I'm not so sure comedy has changed all that much. While I don't like them, people still like Norman Wisdom, Laurel and Hardy (never even found them funny as a kid)

Yes, there are offensive comedians nowdays. I daresay there were then. Certainly whatever offensive comedians we have now are no worse than those who told mother-in-law jokes in the 60s, 70s and 80s. And, no, I am not criticising those comedians. Les Dawson told those kinds of jokes and was, IMO, one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen.

Admittedly I can't think of their names, but there are some comedians today that don't cause offence to the subjects of their jokes.


Ahh, Morcambe and Wise.. Surely one of (if not) the best comedy partnerships ever.

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I don't think comedy is anywhere near as funny as it used to be, ok so it was more slapstick but I grew up on all the above plus a few of my personal faves; Dads Army, Steptoe & Son, Til Death do us Part, Tommy Cooper.

These days it takes someone really special to make me chuckle, but there's usually a level of satire involved ;)

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Dara O'Brian is one. His jokes are never at the expense of a given group, usually at society as a whole or himself. Great comedian to see live!

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Tommy Cooper for me

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My step brother tells me our mother dated Max Miller (the cheeky chappy) for a while a long long time ago.

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I have never really been a fan of the likes of Laurel and Hardy, The Two Ronnies, Benny Hill, or Morecambe and Wise.

I only really like new comedy, such as Lee Evans. His energy on stage is unreal. I love Dara O'Briain as well. I typically like stand up mocking every day life.

There are many types of comedy, ranging from panel shows, stand up, double acts, sketch shows. My favourite are stand up and panel shows such as Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You?

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If you like comedy there's only two words "Four Candles" we

"you Tube it"

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I agree, Dara is brilliant others in my personal repitoire are:

Michael McIntyre
Ben Elton when he did stand up
Alan Davies - (Urban Trauma standup and now QI)
Billy Connelly & Lee Evans (though I now find both starting to repeat too many old jokes)
Jimmy Carr

I could go on.....

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i disagree, on Mock the Week some of the jokes can be aimed directly at a person or phaps a group.

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I agree with Michael McIntyre and Billy Connelly. You're right in that Connelly and Evans are starting to repeat their material.

I'm not really a fan of Jimmy Car, I don't like his way of presenting the jokes. I know that's how he's meant to do it, but it's too dark for my liking.

I like Eddie Izzard too.

I think he meant Dara's stand up material. Such as his own driving lessons part. Cracks me up. xD

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Well he does pick on himself and how the Irish are in unfamiliar territory.... e.g. The other night I saw him cracking jokes about how confusing it is to comprehend it being hot at night in a hot country. Makes me think of the now considered tasteless irish jokes from when I was a kid. Of course he can get away with it being Irish.....

Eddie Izzard again, losing his touch but absolute genius in his hey day. Are all comedians doomed to running out of material or do they lose the passion for it?

Prob uber controversial but I watched him once and I thought I would die, Carey Marx

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Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Lee Evans (makes me laugh every bloody time), Dara O'Briain, Chris Rock, could go on. The Morecambe and Wise video made me LOL in a big crowd, I got some really weird looks!