View Poll Results: So who is your favourite 'comedian'
Victoria Wood
1
1.02%
Ronnie Barker
19
19.39%
Billy Connolly
25
25.51%
Dawn French
0
0%
Frank Skinner
7
7.14%
None of the above
46
46.94%
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Britains Favourite Comedian
09 October 2004, 12:00 AM
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Dawn French is about as funny as chronic food poisoning. Is there anyone out there who really thinks she is Britain's best comedian or is it comedienne (or comedichien even 
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09 October 2004, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tiggers
Dawn French is about as funny as chronic food poisoning. Is there anyone out there who really thinks she is Britain's best comedian or is it comedienne (or comedichien even )?
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"it's not Terrys, it's mine" That one might be yours love, but the whole bleedin' factory wasn't.
09 October 2004, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jaycee
No, it's unfunny fat fukcer used to describe her best!
"it's not Terrys, it's mine" That one might be yours love, but the whole bleedin' factory wasn't.
"it's not Terrys, it's mine" That one might be yours love, but the whole bleedin' factory wasn't.
Ronnie Barker would be my vote on that list but why Victoria Wood? Can't think of anything shes done thats any good.
09 October 2004, 02:06 AM
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Ronnie Barker off that list.
My own list would include (in no particular order):
Roy Chubby Brown
Peter Kay
Jack Dee
Tommy Cooper
Eric Morecambe
Ronnie Barker
Ben Elton (In his Man From Auntie days)
The Dangerous Brothers
My own list would include (in no particular order):
Roy Chubby Brown
Peter Kay
Jack Dee
Tommy Cooper
Eric Morecambe
Ronnie Barker
Ben Elton (In his Man From Auntie days)
The Dangerous Brothers
09 October 2004, 08:59 AM
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Of the five, Ronnie Barker as not only is he funny, he's writes loads of funny stuff for other people over the years.
My favs are Jasper Carrott He was 6th so just missed out 
Far funnier than all in the top 5. Maybe he's too 'alternative' for the general pop idol watching public 
The top five (in no particular order) SHOULD have been
Jasper Carrott
Eddie Izzard
Peter Kay
Rowan Atkinson
Punt & Dennis (yeah yeah, I know they're a double act but
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My favs are Jasper Carrott
He was 6th so just missed out Far funnier than all in the top 5. Maybe he's too 'alternative' for the general pop idol watching public The top five (in no particular order) SHOULD have been
Jasper Carrott
Eddie Izzard
Peter Kay
Rowan Atkinson
Punt & Dennis (yeah yeah, I know they're a double act but
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09 October 2004, 09:36 AM
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Well there's John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson who are streets ahead of any of that lot. All IMHO of course
PS. Tommy Cooper remains my own favourite!
PS. Tommy Cooper remains my own favourite!
09 October 2004, 09:48 AM
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Sorry but Tommy Cooper was the the greatest comedian this country ever produced. The only man that could just look at a camera and make people p1ss them themselves laughing
A true icon
A true icon
09 October 2004, 09:55 AM
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Tommy Cooper, Peter Kay, Chubby Brown, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonson, I could continue, sadly none of my fav's are on the list
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09 October 2004, 10:15 AM
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Paul Merton - how could they have him at #25??? I think the man's close to genius he's so quick witted.
As for Victoria Wood, I can honestly say I have never ONCE laughed at anything she's done, nothing, nada, nil, zip, rien, nought, owt, she is just NOT funny...and I know where I'd shove that bloody grand piano as well.
As for Victoria Wood, I can honestly say I have never ONCE laughed at anything she's done, nothing, nada, nil, zip, rien, nought, owt, she is just NOT funny...and I know where I'd shove that bloody grand piano as well.
09 October 2004, 10:21 AM
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My all time favourite has to be the original "fat Ba$tard" chubby brown closely followed by bernard manning
filthy humour at its best
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filthy humour at its best
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09 October 2004, 01:29 PM
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Any comedian poll which has Jo Brand in the top 25 proves that the majority of people who replied have no taste or knowledge of comedy.
Actually, any poll which suggests that Jo Brand is a comedian is seriously suspect. She's fat, she has periods. That's her act over.
Actually, any poll which suggests that Jo Brand is a comedian is seriously suspect. She's fat, she has periods. That's her act over.
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Originally Posted by douglasb
Any comedian poll which has Jo Brand in the top 25 proves that the majority of people who replied have no taste or knowledge of comedy.
Actually, any poll which suggests that Jo Brand is a comedian is seriously suspect. She's fat, she has periods. That's her act over.
Actually, any poll which suggests that Jo Brand is a comedian is seriously suspect. She's fat, she has periods. That's her act over.
09 October 2004, 07:37 PM
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comedians!!
not a good one mentioned so far!!!
where was phil cool?? and dave allen the only guy who could take the **** out of religion and get away with it..
what about robin williams?... seems unless its 'mainstream or luvvy '
its not comedy.........
at least that that tracksuit wearing **** hasnt got a mention
mart!!
not a good one mentioned so far!!!
where was phil cool?? and dave allen the only guy who could take the **** out of religion and get away with it..
what about robin williams?... seems unless its 'mainstream or luvvy '
its not comedy.........
at least that that tracksuit wearing **** hasnt got a mention
mart!!
09 October 2004, 08:18 PM
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Mart - It's a living British comedian poll. That rules out Dave Allen (rips the **** out of religion as you say, but he is Irish) and Robin Williams, who while still alive is not British.
Phil Cool is quite amusing, but (unless there's a lot of his work that I haven't seen) he doesn't have the performing and writing credentials that Ronnie Baker has. Billy Connolly also has wider talents than comedy (as John Brown in the film Mrs. Brown, for example).
I won't be too disappointed if either Ronnie or Billy gets the nomination. I can just about accept that Victoria Wood is clever and sometimes amusing, but she ain't top 5. Dawn French's appearance in this list shows either how crap this poll was or how badly I am out of touch with popular culture.
PS - Thanks STi-Frenchie. My girlfriend finds Jo Brand amusing. I suggested to her that JB only has two topics of conversation. We watched a Jo Brand programme, and Maria had to agree with me that JB's line of "humour" was very limited.... Once she's got beyond being a salad-dodger and having periods, the only things that are left are that she used to be a nurse and that she is a bit of a leftie (with all the non-humorous implications that being a feiminist leftie involve).
Phil Cool is quite amusing, but (unless there's a lot of his work that I haven't seen) he doesn't have the performing and writing credentials that Ronnie Baker has. Billy Connolly also has wider talents than comedy (as John Brown in the film Mrs. Brown, for example).
I won't be too disappointed if either Ronnie or Billy gets the nomination. I can just about accept that Victoria Wood is clever and sometimes amusing, but she ain't top 5. Dawn French's appearance in this list shows either how crap this poll was or how badly I am out of touch with popular culture.
PS - Thanks STi-Frenchie
. My girlfriend finds Jo Brand amusing. I suggested to her that JB only has two topics of conversation. We watched a Jo Brand programme, and Maria had to agree with me that JB's line of "humour" was very limited.... Once she's got beyond being a salad-dodger and having periods, the only things that are left are that she used to be a nurse and that she is a bit of a leftie (with all the non-humorous implications that being a feiminist leftie involve).
