List by Richard Trondsen Pro
Top 13: Stand-Up Specials
My apologies for not having seen anything by George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison, and Eddie Izzard, to name a few. I'll definitely get to it. Oh, and Rodney Dangerfield is one of my favorite (stand-up) comedians of all time, but the only one-man show/special I have seen of his is one simply called 'Rodney's Act', which is not on Letterboxd.
13 Honorable Mentions:
Robin Williams - An Evening with Robin Williams
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Chris Rock - Never Scared
Chris Rock - Kill the Messenger
Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load
Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer
Richard Pryor - Here and Now
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Pablo Francisco - Ouch!
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Kevin James - Sweat the Small Stuff
Frank Caliendo - All Over the Place
Andrew Dice Clay Live! The Diceman Cometh
P.S. Recommendations are more than welcome!
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No George Carlin or Bill Hicks = bullshit.
If you have'nt seen anything from George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, or Louis CK, you need to work on that ASAP.
I'd also recommend stuff from Paul Mooney and Corey Holcomb, the most underrated stand up guys working today in my opinion.
You have got to watch Billy Connolly.
Also, I find Bill Baily particularly hilarious.
I can also recommend Dennis Leary when he was sill an angry bastard.
Definitely need to see some Bill Hicks when you get the chance, Richard.
Get some Stanhope down you, Richard. And definitely Carlin. And Stewart Lee. And most of those mentioned above.
Also check out Sam Kinison.
Dylan Moran can certainly turn a phrase or two.
Hicks wasn't a comedian, he was an angry public speaker
Where's Billy Connolly? this is a lame list
Steady on, Pantelis, maybe he's never seen any Billy Connolly?
Top 13: Stand-Up Specials is a big claim to back with only part of the story lol
Let's just say our tastes are a little different regarding Stand-Up! ;-)
http://letterboxd.com/sublevel4/list/best-stand-up/
Thanks for all the recommendations, guys! George Carlin will be my first stop on my road to discover more of the world of stand-up comedy. :-)
And Pantelis Roussakis; yes, the list is called Top 13: Stand-Up Specials, but it's obviously a list of my 13 PERSONAL FAVORITE stand-up specials. And I've only included ones I've actually seen. Again, obviously. Don't worry, I'll definitely check out some of Billy Connolly's stuff. I think the guy is hilarious in films and interviews I've seen of him, so I'm sure I'll like his stand-up. Hopefully I can make this list a bit less lame after watching Billy Connolly. OK?
These are the most aggressive comments I've seen on a Letterboxd list. Comedy really makes me people angry! It's also incredibly subjective, and an insane thing to argue about. Not everyone finds the same things funny.
There are a billion specials I still need to see as well. But here are a few recent ones I loved. You might also like them. It's ok if you don't. Louis CK: Hilarious and Live at the Beacon Theater (or the other ones, but those two are my favorites), T.J. Miller: No Real Reason, Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool, Norm McDonald: Me Doing Stand-Up, Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away. And these are some of my favorite comedians working today (who either don't have specials or I just haven't seen them yet, because there's still a billion I have to see): Tig Notaro, John Mulaney, Paul F. Tompkins, Kyle Dunnigan, Todd Barry, Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Schumer, Doug Benson, Jon Dore, Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Kirk Fox, and a bunch of other people.
Also, I'm not a huge fan of Bill Hicks, but the documentary on him, American: The Bill Hicks Story, is awesome, and gives you a good sense of his comedy.
Re-read the comments and realized it's only one person being mildly aggressive. Can we edit comments on here yet? I just woke up.
I read a couple douchebag comments, Austin, no worries.
My suggestions: Patton Oswalt, Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr, Wanda Sykes. I'm glad I got you to at least see Tracy Morgan in person :)
It saddens me that nobody has mentioned Demetri Martin. He's kind of brilliant, and I don't throw that word around often.