Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted April 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 Oh, and I will have walk-in's available most weeks if anyone from here has a half decent five minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 All the best of luck with it. If I was in London I'd come and check it out and think about plucking up the courage to finally do some stand up. In other news, James Acaster's four-part stand up series 'Repertoire' is on Netflix it's outstandingly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 23, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2018 I thought those James Acaster specials on Netflix were the best stand up sets I've ever seen. Just breathtakingly funny, intricately constructed and performed with such diffidence that sells everything. Some of his set-up / pay-off stuff was reminiscent of Harry Hill, but far, far less surreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted April 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 23, 2018 That Seth Rogan hilarity for charity show on Netflix is fucking gash. Don't watch it. Chris Rock's new one tambourine was rubbish and all. Very disappointing. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2018 I quite liked Tambourine but it wasn't his best, by any means. I've seen some clips of James Acaster and I didn't really like his style at all. Seems a bit Eddie Izzard-esque to me, and I don't like Izzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Yes, two thumbs up for Acaster.  From clips you'd get the impression that it's really annoying comedy, but actually that's part of the act, if you see what I mean.  It's a very clever character and his callbacks are, as @johnnyboy says, world class.  It's also much more gentle and accessible than Stewart Lee, but still rewardingly clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 The audiobook version of James Acaster's book 'Classic Scrapes' is well worth it. Absolutely hilarious and a little more straight forward compared to his stand up if that's a bit too weird for you. He narrates it himself and does a brilliant job of it. It sounds more like someone telling you the story rather than reading from a book. I watched Bridget Christie's Netflix show which is great. Only really got into her recently after listening to her on a couple of podcasts and her Radio 4 show Utopia. Greg Davis Magnificant Beast is bloody brilliant too. I saw a work in progress version of it last year which I really enjoyed. Loved the fact that they had to cut out the opening joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 23, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, wordsfromlee said: Greg Davies Magnificant Beast is bloody brilliant too. I saw a work in progress version of it last year which I really enjoyed. Loved the fact that they had to cut out the opening joke. I saw it live last year and enjoyed rewatching on Netflix, but one long gag feels wrong footed. That story about the Bristolian date crosses from wicked to mean-spirited and just doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the show. Edited April 23, 2018 by Onyx2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted April 24, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 Can't remember if I mentioned it in here or not, but Katherine Ryan's Netflix special had me in hysterics more than many stand-up shows have in a long time. Probably not for everyone, but some genuinely brilliant gags and callbacks in there. Really well put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Last month I went to see John Robin perform his Edinburgh-winning show 'The Darkness of Robins' and it was one of the best stand up shows I've ever seen. Completely deserving of the award just for the last 10 minutes alone. He filmed a couple of the dates so it should be released some time later this year. I thoroughly recommend checking it out if it does. He has a couple of his previous Edinburgh shows up for pay-what-you-want download on his bandcamp page: https://johnrobins.bandcamp.com/ 'Where Is My Mind' is a really good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted April 25, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Watched the third episode of James Acaster's Netflix series, and it's fantastic. Possibly not quite as consistently funny as the first two, but has some absolutely superb standout moments. Definitely the most Stewart Lee-esque so far, as well, relying on a lot of repetition, long build to seemingly minimal or redundant pay-off, antagonising the audience, and playing with the format of a stand-up show, but only really once felt like it belonged in Lee's Plagiarists' Corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted April 25, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 I loved all of the Acaster shows, he's probably my favourite comedian at the moment. Not sure at the comment about him not doing this type of stuff on Mock The Week, he's 100% done material from these shows on that (and his club sets) which is completely standard tbf & isn't a knock on him at all. But surprised at the Stewart Lee comparisons though as I don't see it myself. I find Acaster far funnier that Lee, who I used to adore (41st best comedian was a joy) but have soured on in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 25, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 25, 2018 Just back from seeing Dara O'Briain at my local. Such a naturally funny guy, you feel like he's just wandered on the stage and started talking. And he'd carry on the conversation off stage too. Always worth catching live if you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUseforaUsername Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I don't really enjoy stand up comedy that much. I much prefer the medium of sitcoms to make me laugh. In saying that, the only comedians I'd watch at any length are Louis CK, George Carlin and Dave Chappelle. Jerry Seinfeld's alright, too. Louis CK's last special barely raised so much as a chuckle, though, so I'd recommend his older stuff first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 27, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 27, 2018 58 minutes ago, NoUseforaUsername said: I don't really enjoy stand up comedy that much. Good thread to comment on then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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