maroonlegions Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Mines is the late great Bill Hicks. Genius and so in your face about today's world we live in. http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1123478329757426695&ei=kEhHStbPDIHt-AaysPj9Bg&q=bill+hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondejamtart Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Same here - it'd have been interesting to see what he'd have made of world events since his untimely death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Same here - it'd have been interesting to see what he'd have made of world events since his untimely death. Agree, even when you look back and watch his shows he was even then very observant on various political and religious themes.He had a great way of putting it across in comedy , the Iraq war by him in one of his shows was very cleverly put together and so to the point.Never tier of watching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn artist Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 gina yashere for me. I find her one trick of speaking in a bad nigerian accent hilarious and would like to experiance that first hand. if she is not available then Omid Djalili doing his rubbish iranian gags would do instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbo Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Been on the pi$$ with Johnny Vegas - top bloke!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 http://www.videosift.com/video/Outlaw-Comic-The-Censoring-Of-Bill-Hicks-documentary-77mins I see they even tried to censor him, he must have been hitting some nerves then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Yp1lD4Ohg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 bill hicks. If i could have a chat with anyone from any time, comedian or not, it would be bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Russ Abbott. Genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Jerry Sadowitz. He would get you a good kicking at some point in the evening though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Been drinking with Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse Bloke I used to work with is Bob Mortimer's brother and he took me to the BBC Executive Club after watching the recording of Shooting Stars. Vic and Bob were pretty down to earth blokes who spent most of the evening discussing the woes of Sunderland at the time (this was about 2002/2003) Paul Whitehouse was a genuinely nice bloke unlike Mark Lamarr who, if it had been in any other pub who'd have got decked by me for the way he spoke to my gf at the time. Total AR$E Personally I'd like to have a beer with Mark Thomas, Rich Hall or Reginald D Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Jerry Sadowitz. He would get you a good kicking at some point in the evening though. He is quality though. I'd personally like to have a drink with Billy Connolly. I've actually cried with laughter at his stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Definately George W Bush. His impression as a President is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GforGallo Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 http://www.videosift.com/video/Outlaw-Comic-The-Censoring-Of-Bill-Hicks-documentary-77mins I see they even tried to censor him, he must have been hitting some nerves then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Yp1lD4Ohg thanks for that, just sat and watched it, I had read a few biographies so was aware of what happened, but that video was really good, all seven parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Mark Lamarr who, if it had been in any other pub who'd have got decked by me for the way he spoke to my gf at the time. Total AR$E That sounds juicy, what did he say to her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Shared a cup of tea with Chic Murray once. Patter just as droll and unique as on the stage. Genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Paul Whitehouse was a genuinely nice bloke unlike Mark Lamarr who, if it had been in any other pub who'd have got decked by me for the way he spoke to my gf at the time. Total AR$E /QUOTE] If it's any consolation mate he was behaving like a **** in the Green Tree (Cowgate) beer garden a good few years back and he got the treatment big style. Can't say anything more than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Lee Hurst. He doesn't drink so if we're sharing a bevvy, there's more for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I'd quite enjoy a pint with Doug Stanhope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Rodney Dangerfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.J Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Lenny Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Had the pleasure of sharing the company of Jimmy Logan once around 1982. I saw him performing in Vancouver, but met him in Edinburgh. Very nice guy talked about his visits to Canada and how he enjoyed them. Also met Ken Dodd in a pub in Norfolk one time. Much different person in real life than on the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots civil war Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Paul Whitehouse was a genuinely nice bloke unlike Mark Lamarr who' date=' if it had been in any other pub who'd have got decked by me for the way he spoke to my gf at the time. Total AR$E /QUOTE'] If it's any consolation mate he was behaving like a **** in the Green Tree (Cowgate) beer garden a good few years back and he got the treatment big style. Can't say anything more than that! great news all round for me.i was in a band which lamarr used to like.after a gig at the garage,highbury corner london,i introduced myself to him at the bar and recieved the ignorance card from him....i wasnt the original drummer in the band and i concluded he didnt like that.......total and utter ****..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadKiller Dog Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Shared a cup of tea with Chic Murray once. Patter just as droll and unique as on the stage. Genius. Sharing the same cup , were you drinking from a flask or just to tight to buy your own cup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Sharing the same cup , were you drinking from a flask or just to tight to buy your own cup ? That so called jambo that cheeted us in 86. Crombie GTF you horrible piece of ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Tom O'Connor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Also met Ken Dodd in a pub in Norfolk one time. Much different person in real life than on the stage. I've met a fair few comedians and would say that this is probably the case with most of them. I suppose it's similar to meeting an actor. You wouldn't expect him to be in costume and character. The comics, when off-stage, are ordinary blokes and aren't trying to make you laugh. Fairly ordinary company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Bernard Manning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Personally I'd like to have a beer with Mark Thomas, Rich Hall or Reginald D Hunter haven't chewed the fat with mark thomas, but been on the peeve with the other two. both genuinely good blokes. rich hall NEVER has smokes though, so make sure you've got plenty hehe shared a special cigarette with reg on more than 1 occasion. he's a sound bloke, really top notch. unfortunately has quite a few hangers on around him now, which isn't so good as he has often been "on" in their company, rather than the natural humour you get with folk you're just having a beer with. i would have loved to have been out with bill hicks, but don't think i'd have lasted long at all. very sharp man and a sad loss to comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 haven't chewed the fat with mark thomas, but been on the peeve with the other two. both genuinely good blokes. rich hall NEVER has smokes though, so make sure you've got plenty hehe shared a special cigarette with reg on more than 1 occasion. he's a sound bloke, really top notch. unfortunately has quite a few hangers on around him now, which isn't so good as he has often been "on" in their company, rather than the natural humour you get with folk you're just having a beer with. Comedy groupie alert. Does anyone see the irony in the words in bold...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Richard Pryor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Genius and so in your face about today's world we live in. I thought he's been brown bread for quite some time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickups Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Bill Hicks most definately, The Best. Tommy Tiernan would be a good laugh on the P*ss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Comedy groupie alert. Does anyone see the irony in the words in bold...? Yep:2thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Richard Pryor. Excellent call - but he's dead! Was never the same after that horrific freebasing incident many, many years ago, and he died in 2005. Brilliantly funny man though. My selections would probably be Paul Merton, Frankie Boyle and Billy Connolly. Though I have a major crush on Lucy Porter too... Drink with those three; date with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Excellent call - but he's dead! Was never the same after that horrific freebasing incident many, many years ago, and he died in 2005. Brilliantly funny man though. My selections would probably be Paul Merton, Frankie Boyle and Billy Connolly. Though I have a major crush on Lucy Porter too... Drink with those three; date with her. Is he dead? Aw man thats awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Comedy groupie alert. Does anyone see the irony in the words in bold...? i met him, purely by chance before he became well known, and had no idea at the time he was a comedian. i've known a lot of performers down the years who have become quite famous due the job i was doing at the time. hardly an irony. if i had tried to become mates with people simply because they were famous THAT would be irony. think before you speak please dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Wouldn't have minded meeting Mark Twain. 100 years dead soon. Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, Barry Took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 vic reeves and bob mortimer but from a good few years back when they were at their chaotic best. sheer insanity. eric morcombe, leonard rossiter, spike milligan, michael palin, les dawson, billy connolly before he became an arsehole, paul merton, eddie murphy, gene wilder, richard pryor, stan laurel... all must have been or are a hoot to be in company with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecjambo Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Billy Connolly would be great to have a pint with. Paul Merton aswell would be a good laugh. Wouldn't really class him as a comedian as much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Mike Wilmott (Canadian). The only comedian I have seen live who I completely lost it over. Sat there in hysterics the whole time, even when it was silent, just praying he wasn't gonna pick on me but unable to stop giggling. Wisnae even stoned either I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 vic reeves and bob mortimer but from a good few years back when they were at their chaotic best. sheer insanity. eric morcombe, leonard rossiter, spike milligan, michael palin, les dawson, billy connolly before he became an arsehole, paul merton, eddie murphy, gene wilder, richard pryor, stan laurel... all must have been or are a hoot to be in company with. Richard Pryors dead Ian - apparently died in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Is he dead? Aw man thats awful.Richard Pryor would have been good but I would also like to have a beer with his sidekick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbEVhaOWJnA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Richard Pryors dead Ian - apparently died in 2005. indeed, so is stan laurel, eric morcome, spike milligan and leonard rossiter though. but i did say "must have been....great company". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrasbraw Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Billy Connoly,i think would be hillarious . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Richard Pryor would have been good but I would also like to have a beer with his sidekick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbEVhaOWJnA Brilliant clip. A great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Dylan Moran. A couple of glasses of red with him would be time well spent, I reckon. As an aside: A few years ago my Grannie was waiting to cross at the traffic lights in Stockbridge. I was driving past, and gave her a wave. Moran was standing next to her at the lights, and saw me waving. I guess he thought I was waving at him, and he rolled his eyes in a 'oh no someone's spotted me, just leave me alone' kind of way. Met Dylan at the Dominion Cinema 2 years ago - took a couple fo minutes to chat to a total stranger whilst he waited on his friends. Very nice chap and very funny on stage too. I would like to have a pint with Jason Byrne, Billy C or Michael McIntyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Lucy Porter's the best fun... however Harry Enfield & Craig Ferguson have fantastic chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Billy Connoly,i think would be hillarious . I met Connolly about 12 years ago during the festival, a more self indulgent, unfunny, posturing, sanctimonious pain in the arse you will never meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownkg Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Lenny Bruce who pushed open the door that many others followed is one I would have liked to share a drink with but sadly missed nonetheless and Harpo Marx was another who would have been great fun to be around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaps Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I met Connolly about 12 years ago during the festival, a more self indulgent, unfunny, posturing, sanctimonious pain in the arse you will never meet. Agreed. I woudn't mind a pint with Lee Evans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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