Comments on: Has Last Comic Standing Finally Figured It Out? http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out Stand-up Stripped Down Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-2#comment-4231 Nick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:59:35 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4231 So Last Comic Standing is merde in other languages....what a surprise! So Last Comic Standing is merde in other languages….what a surprise!

]]> By: Guillaume Wagner http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-2#comment-4230 Guillaume Wagner Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:28:07 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4230 All right so (correct me if I'm wrong Brian) the list is the list you would have want to see in the entertainement weekly. With no underground comedians, only guy's with big expsosure. If that's so, I understand the list better. @ Nick: The stand up comedy scene is pretty big in Quebec compared to our demography. After all, montreal is the place where the just for laugh festival was born. A lot of people don't know that but just for laugh have a french division (juste pour rire), in fact the whole festival started in french. It's the same concept, only in french. This summer I'm doing a televised gala in front of 2000 people in the same theatre where Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock made hit. Aproximately 20 comedians are touring accross the province selling out big theatres. The comedy club concept is not popular so instead you have to play in front of 1000 people each night... what a bummer :) As for Europe, I just went a couple of months ago and the comedy scene is not well structured at all. In France you're either making millions out of your comedy or nothing at all. And you're are totally right Nick, the french have no edge. It's all theatrical shit. Imagine a country where everybody is doing shows like Christopher Titus except with less talent. The stand up is not really popular in France. By the way to get back with the subject, just for laugh organised not long ago a "last comic standing" in french, it sucked. I did the show, it was horrible.They are making the same mistake of putting judges who don't know shit about stand up. This show sucks around the world! All right so (correct me if I’m wrong Brian) the list is the list you would have want to see in the entertainement weekly. With no underground comedians, only guy’s with big expsosure. If that’s so, I understand the list better.

@ Nick:

The stand up comedy scene is pretty big in Quebec compared to our demography. After all, montreal is the place where the just for laugh festival was born. A lot of people don’t know that but just for laugh have a french division (juste pour rire), in fact the whole festival started in french. It’s the same concept, only in french. This summer I’m doing a televised gala in front of 2000 people in the same theatre where Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock made hit.

Aproximately 20 comedians are touring accross the province selling out big theatres. The comedy club concept is not popular so instead you have to play in front of 1000 people each night… what a bummer :)

As for Europe, I just went a couple of months ago and the comedy scene is not well structured at all. In France you’re either making millions out of your comedy or nothing at all. And you’re are totally right Nick, the french have no edge. It’s all theatrical shit. Imagine a country where everybody is doing shows like Christopher Titus except with less talent. The stand up is not really popular in France.

By the way to get back with the subject, just for laugh organised not long ago a “last comic standing” in french, it sucked. I did the show, it was horrible.They are making the same mistake of putting judges who don’t know shit about stand up. This show sucks around the world!

]]> By: Aman Ali http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4229 Aman Ali Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:14:19 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4229 Yeah the list that Entertainment Weekly put together (shoddily might I add) was simply taking a thermometer reading at the current moment. I'd be insane to not have Chris Rock in my favorite comics of all time list. All I was saying at the absolute current moment, he's not at the top of anyone's list. Even though he's an incredible comic, he's not gracing any magazine covers for his show Everyone Hates Chris or the movie I Think I Love My Wife. But I know he'll be back in the limelight again in no time. He's in his early 40s (I think?) and still brings that edge he's been bringing for 15-20 years. Definitely looking forward to that HBO special he taped. Anybody have any idea when that thing is coming out? Yeah the list that Entertainment Weekly put together (shoddily might I add) was simply taking a thermometer reading at the current moment. I’d be insane to not have Chris Rock in my favorite comics of all time list.

All I was saying at the absolute current moment, he’s not at the top of anyone’s list. Even though he’s an incredible comic, he’s not gracing any magazine covers for his show Everyone Hates Chris or the movie I Think I Love My Wife.

But I know he’ll be back in the limelight again in no time. He’s in his early 40s (I think?) and still brings that edge he’s been bringing for 15-20 years. Definitely looking forward to that HBO special he taped.

Anybody have any idea when that thing is coming out?

]]> By: brian http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4228 brian Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:03:31 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4228 Hey Guillaume. First of all, welcome my friend. The list was my take on the Entertainment Weekly article of the 25 funniest people in America in 2008. I had to force myself to expand the list out of stand up, because that's what EW did. I could easily put together an all comic list. As for your disagreement with the people on my list, that's what lists are for. They mean nothing and all they do is fire people up and get them talking, so if it got you here I'm happy with the list. I definitely mean no disrespect to Rock. Top 5 all time and producer of the best single hour of comedy ever. But as Aman said, I haven't heard much from him the past year other than his movies, which haven't been up to the standard I hold him. I think Gaffigan has come into his own the past year and established himself in the mainstream as a comic, which is why I gave him the top spot. Hey Guillaume. First of all, welcome my friend. The list was my take on the Entertainment Weekly article of the 25 funniest people in America in 2008. I had to force myself to expand the list out of stand up, because that’s what EW did. I could easily put together an all comic list. As for your disagreement with the people on my list, that’s what lists are for. They mean nothing and all they do is fire people up and get them talking, so if it got you here I’m happy with the list.

I definitely mean no disrespect to Rock. Top 5 all time and producer of the best single hour of comedy ever. But as Aman said, I haven’t heard much from him the past year other than his movies, which haven’t been up to the standard I hold him. I think Gaffigan has come into his own the past year and established himself in the mainstream as a comic, which is why I gave him the top spot.

]]> By: Ricardo http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4227 Ricardo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:39:59 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4227 Shit - that didn't work - go here for Leary's secret comedian lookalike instead: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/10/18/PH2007101800082.jpg . Shit – that didn’t work – go here for Leary’s secret comedian lookalike instead:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/10/18/PH2007101800082.jpg

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]]> By: Ricardo http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4226 Ricardo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:36:49 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4226 "For the answer to who should play Leary, go here: http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/news/070625/denis_leary.jpg" Definitely a resemblance there. But I thought the physical similarity between Leary and this other famous stand-up is even spookier: http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/Image/ellen(5).jpg “For the answer to who should play Leary, go here:

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/news/070625/denis_leary.jpg”

Definitely a resemblance there. But I thought the physical similarity between Leary and this other famous stand-up is even spookier:

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/Image/ellen(5).jpg

]]> By: Nick http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4225 Nick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:53:07 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4225 Guillaume, your English is better than ours! Always interested to know about other languages , how big is the stand up scene in the French speaking world? What's the comedy like there? I;'ve spoken to other Europeans who say English people like me are quick and witty which is probably about right. (Iknow there'll be different issues over your way) B-mo, you should totally have this mec on the show! Nick Guillaume, your English is better than ours!

Always interested to know about other languages , how big is the stand up scene in the French speaking world? What’s the comedy like there? I;’ve spoken to other Europeans who say English people like me are quick and witty which is probably about right. (Iknow there’ll be different issues over your way)

B-mo, you should totally have this mec on the show!

Nick

]]> By: Guillaume Wagner http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4224 Guillaume Wagner Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:13:34 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4224 I don't really understand that "rule". It's not well defined. There's a bunch of people on the list who hasnt done much lately. Chris Rock is selling enormous theatres accross the country! I know another guy who is doing exactly that but on a smaller scale, his name is Jim Gaffigan and he's number 1!! No disrespect to Jim, one of my favorite but it's not even in the same league. Chris Rock is bigger, better... an shockingly blacker :) We are looking for what? Guy's with a big following? Comedians on the come up? Comics who've hit big in 2008? Cause I can't see no connection between Steven Wright (who has 2 cds in 20 years), Lisa Lampenelli (whos only doing roast) and Lewis Black (whos having a bad bad year). Help me out because it really sound like a list of "my personnal favorites" and have nothing to do with "the funniest". Personnally I would'nt include a lot of tv personnalites. TV is too formated to let the funny out of a person. Of course theres exceptions but... I just cant compare a tv guy who is making me chuckle by making a funny innofensive line with a comedian with gutsy, raw material who's making me cry tears of laughter. Sorry We have to clarify the point of the list. I have nothing against the people on the list, almost all funny people but the "funniest in the world"?! I don’t really understand that “rule”. It’s not well defined. There’s a bunch of people on the list who hasnt done much lately. Chris Rock is selling enormous theatres accross the country! I know another guy who is doing exactly that but on a smaller scale, his name is Jim Gaffigan and he’s number 1!!

No disrespect to Jim, one of my favorite but it’s not even in the same league. Chris Rock is bigger, better… an shockingly blacker :)

We are looking for what? Guy’s with a big following? Comedians on the come up? Comics who’ve hit big in 2008? Cause I can’t see no connection between Steven Wright (who has 2 cds in 20 years), Lisa Lampenelli (whos only doing roast) and Lewis Black (whos having a bad bad year).

Help me out because it really sound like a list of “my personnal favorites” and have nothing to do with “the funniest”.

Personnally I would’nt include a lot of tv personnalites. TV is too formated to let the funny out of a person. Of course theres exceptions but… I just cant compare a tv guy who is making me chuckle by making a funny innofensive line with a comedian with gutsy, raw material who’s making me cry tears of laughter. Sorry

We have to clarify the point of the list. I have nothing against the people on the list, almost all funny people but the “funniest in the world”?!

]]> By: Aman Ali http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4223 Aman Ali Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:14:46 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4223 Well the top 25 funniest refers to funniest people today, as in right at the moment. Chris Rock is a legend, no question. Unfortunately, his last smash hit was his Never Scared special on HBO in 2004. I know he just did a huge tour and taped an HBO special, but the past four years he hasnt really done too much. I'm not saying "hey he should be in nobody's list." I'm just saying I can understand why people arent Well the top 25 funniest refers to funniest people today, as in right at the moment. Chris Rock is a legend, no question. Unfortunately, his last smash hit was his Never Scared special on HBO in 2004. I know he just did a huge tour and taped an HBO special, but the past four years he hasnt really done too much.

I’m not saying “hey he should be in nobody’s list.” I’m just saying I can understand why people arent

]]> By: Dan http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out/comment-page-1#comment-4222 Dan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:39:58 +0000 http://behindthebricks.com/?p=112#comment-4222 Tim Robbins, there's one I hadn't considered. For the answer to who should play Leary, go here: http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/news/070625/denis_leary.jpg Tim Robbins, there’s one I hadn’t considered. For the answer to who should play Leary, go here:

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/news/070625/denis_leary.jpg

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