STEPHEN FRY

Did he do stand-up? I thought he just did sketches.

Others who would qualify for both categories would include: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, Ben Elton, Billy Connolly, Jasper Carrott, Bob Hope, Bill Bailey, Dylan Moran, Bob Newhart, Rita Rudner....

I haven't said a word about who I like yet have I? Give me time.

There's another Boosh tour coming up end of this year (Sep-Oct), and I'll need a job by then.

Just a case of picking the right time to contact the tour manager's company. Too soon, and they'll be too busy to reply to enquiries and forget about you, too late and...well, too late realy.

I have extensive crew experience, how should I sell myself? (and no I don't mean like that!)

my favourite comedian or should that be comedienne is Ellen Degeneres.
She's blatantly so funny and naturally a very funny woman, both her live shows and her TV chatshow are fantastic-I love her.

I know no one has posted on here for ages but well...I have now

I like most of the comics mentioned in this thread (with the exception of Russell Brand - yes, he has the ability to riff at the drop of a hat - but I have taken a dislike to him and not just because he came on very strongly with my cousin's wife) and was 'you tubing' a few of the names mentioned, last night.; in an attempt to cheer myself up because I am feeling rather miffed about having to leave all my girls in SoCal and fly back to London this week - just to fall in-line with the Visa Waiver three month stipulation. :'(

Any-bloody-how, while here last year I saw the entire series of 'The Flight of The Conchords"; gloriously original, charming, funny (obviously) with outstanding performances all round not to mention great songs - what more could you want?. In my view this show eclipses Extras, The Office . . well, track the show down and you be the judge. I believe it was on BBC3 earlier this year - and the DVD has been on sale for awhile.

After having trawled 'you tube' last night - as I mentioned - to try and catch up on stuff I have been missing (the HIGNFY episode with BRIAN BLESSED!! was a scream)
-I decided I liked this clip the best (sometimes the simpler it is the funnier it is):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJYymg4KFg

My favourite comedians are:

1) jim gaffigan
2)dane cook
3)wanda sykes
4)ralphie may
5)george lopez

*cracks knuckles*
Now:
Comedians/funny people:
Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr, Steven Wright, Bill Hicks, Emo Philips, Mitch Hedberg, Dylan Moran, Alan Davies, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Douglas Adams, the entire cast of Monty Python, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Humourists:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., James Thurber, P.G. Wodehouse, H.L. Mencken

I think that covers it unless I've shamelessly forgotten someone.

Bah! Totally forgot Paul Merton, Robin Williams, Rob Brydon and Rowan Atkinson! *headdesk*