I suggest we keep this in non-prince, even if it's not strictly music.


Who likes Bill Hicks?

Ironically, Hicks died of lung cancer.

I am not a big fan of comedy records or comedy in general. I am not a fun person.

Having said that, I do own this album on cassette, but haven't listened to it in probably over ten years:

2freaky4church1 said:

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actually, he died of pancreatic cancer.
what a loss!
he was definitely my favorite. the rush limbaugh routine from "rant in e minor" is classic.

lilgish said:

Who doesn't like Bill Hicks would be a better question. Everryone I know who's heard of Bill, loves him! Though I neither condone nor advocate his professed views on drugs -- I loved his humor. And he came from my hometown.....

A few of my favorites

Louder than Hell - Sam Kinison

Let's Get Small - Steve Martin

Uncensored - Redd Foxx

I don't have a lot of comedy albums, which is strange because I love a good stand up act, but one that I have and love is Jim Gaffigan's "Doin' My Time". Hilarious guy. I very recenly bought Sandra Bernhard's "Excuses For Bad Behavoir", which is mostly musical but I like it, too. Some good, entertaining covers with a few originals and bits in between.

Woody Allen's Standup Comic

It's a compilation of a few different performances. I think it was very early in his career, maybe before he started directing. Late 50s/early 60s It's really cool to hear the beginnings of his comedy persona.

a bit off topic but I made myself a MP3 comedy disk with the following cd's on it: 2 Eddie Murphy live, 2 richard pryors live, 2 Dave Chappelles, 2 Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Redd Foxx, Paul Moonie, Paul Rodriguez, and a couple of other cats. man this is HOURS of comedy back to back. I love that disk.

The entire Richard Pryor boxset (1999 - Warner Bros)

Graycap23 said:

Somebody is doing a little passive-aggressive marketing...

Produced by Prince Paul.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Marrk said:

Amen, thats all you need homie

i swear to god, this is the funniest comedy album i've ever heard.

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Bob Newhart :: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)

The record that started the genre! Still one of the biggest selling and funniest comedy records of all time. Timeless.

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Bob Newhart :: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)

The record that started the genre! Still one of the biggest selling and funniest comedy records of all time. Timeless.

"Rant in E Minor" is one of my favorites. I miss Bill. Other fabulous comedy albums are nearly everything by Richard Pryor, "Strategic Grill Locations" or "Mitch All Together" by the late great Mitch Hedberg, and "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart."

Anx said:

i was gonna put it up if no one else had...

okay, pretend it's 1978... and you're straight.

i kinda hate him nowdays, but ...



is BRILLIANT

cborgman said:

The best of all-time!!!!!

"Do you have a flag?"
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like robin williams, the early stuff is superior to the modern version which is a sad over the top mockery of the brilliance of the earlier...


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oops
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cborgman said:

You mean with Eddie? I know what you mean. I've always thought his style was simialr to Robin Williams. His train of thought delivery that's just jumps all over the place I mean.

edit to say that this picture you posted just answered my question. I thought you were talking about Eddie Izzard.
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minneapolisgenius said:

no flag, no country. those are the rules that i've just made up.

izzard is BRILLIANt. probably my fave. what i love about him is his refusal to dumb it down for the lowest common denominator. he expects the audience to rise to his level of intelligence or don't bother. most ocmedians go for stuff that a wide swath can relate to so as to attract a larger audience.

cborgman said:

Have to seen his site? He has ringtone downloads for your cell phone and wake-up calls that are hilarious. But I can't download them because I'm not in the UK.
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