Yes i liked dave allen too..............   one of my faves just now (and no 'F's in it) is the big bang theory.   Sheldon is just like my neighbour who lives two doors up.   Ha ha   Other one i like just now is lee Mack in 'Not going Out'    Hilarious.                                                                                                                                                                             

lawnmover - you're thinking of Jennifer Saunders (Edina)                                                                                                                                                                             

Bernard Manning`s humour is still with us,Jo Brand has nicked his joke book and subsituted men 

would sit and stare in confusion at my older relatives in histerics over Tommy Cooper and never understood why Rush Abbot continued in his style

Dave Allen has made me laugh to the point of seisure and cracked ribs

                                                                                                                                                                             

Tommy Cooper - morecome and wise  dont think there was ever a bad word said could be wrong but dont remember my nan ever telling me to go out of the room at christmas                                                                                                                                                                              

tommy cooper,"man walks into a bar,broke his nose,iron bar",what's not to like? fyi very talented magician/illusionist,despite appearances.only funny man who could make me laugh by just looking at the camera,something about that dementedface under a fez.........?hair styled by banshees.clothes by wrong fit.

Not like that  but like that  , ha ha ha ha ,  egg bag , bag egg  ......... where is my fez gone ...........
                                                                                                                                                                             

I'm really not into mainstream "comedy" 

I like wordy clever stuff.Daniel Kitson is easily my favourite "comedian" not many people have heard of him, probably mostly known for being Spencer in Phoenix Nights but when he does his stand up I'm wetting myself. He also tells fabulous stories that can have you laughing one minute or sobbing your heart out the next.

Billy Bailey & Ross Noble are high on my list.  Always used to love Dave Allen too. 
Tim Minchin, Mitch Benn, John Shuttleworth  & Victoria Wood for clever funny songs

For pure silliness, but still quite clever The Young Ones and Bottom tickle my funny bone                                                                                                                                                                             

Mrs Browns Boys.  

Slightly naughty on the language stakes, but makes up for it in ooooohhh so many ways.

Can't beat watching it with me mam and me sisters.

My kids just don't get it though - particularly my 14 year old lad.

Absolutely Mrs.Browns Boys !! All of them make me lmho... Big time .... Hysterical imo....x                                                                                                                                                                             

I used to really like Frankie Boyle on Mock the week. Then I went to see him live ... paedophilia, girls growing up imprisoned in cellars and repeatedly raped by their captors....Madeleine McCann.....   I didn't expect good taste but that was beyond the pale. I can't find anything to laugh about in his source material, it isn't my idea of comedy and he won't be getting my ticket sale again                                                                                                                                                                             

he's definitley an acquired taste minnie,true.                                                                                                                                                                             

Agree totally Minnie. Nothing funny about any of those topics which he makes light of.....
                                                                                                                                                                             

Well dome minnie and lulu.   You have observed what i did and have moved this thread to the direction i was aiming originally at (although it is nice to hear of who makes people laugh).   There are limits in my humble opinion to which i can, in all conscience, allow myself to be humoured/entertained. Paedophilia, rape etc etc darken my soul and make it impossible for me to see it's content as entertaining, as does belittling others in order to make oneself funny. I grew up with a relative that made themselves bigger by making others feel or look smaller and that is no joke, it is a form of abuse and is not humorous.   I hope to hear more thoughts from others and would like to take this opportunity to thank all and everyone for their very valued input thus far...Thank you very much indeed...   ..icey                                                                                                                                                                              

Icey, what I also find particularly chilling about the use of humour on subjects such as what Boyle makes light of, is the fact that we may become de-sensitized to these horrendous crimes, plus if the comedian is getting enough publicity on TV etc this is demonstrating that 'mainstream society' thinks it is ok to laugh at this stuff....the danger then is that those who are outraged (quite rightly) are thought of as weird for not finding it funny.
Hey I know what you mean about those who belittle others then try to make it seem like a joke....I knew a few people like that in my past, the best way to deal with people like that is just avoid them if you can and do not have them in any part of your life.

excuse me ,i need a new pair of glasses ,please.......you certainly do,madam,this is a butcher's shop!..............no smut,no expletives,no worries.                                                                                                                                                                             

What about visual humour? I can look at funny pictures of weird and wonderful things with the thought provoking captions. However when those pics get a little bit beyond bad taste I can see no need for them. I really don't want to see pictures of men's private parts being extorted to make a grotesque mimicry of Santa. ( That mean don't shove your mobile under my nose and say "see this" when you get them, you know who I'm referring to!)
I agree change channels if you don't like what's on.                                                                                                                                                                             

  We shouldn't have to change channels in order to watch something without foul language or X rated acting.   I think most of society has grown TOO open minded and anything seems to go these days. What happened to morality and decency, does everything have to be OTT to be enjoyed?                                                                                                                                                                                  

Ross noble and jack white are two of my faves but mrs browns boys is definitely sheer genius....

Keep trying to come up with jokes about uti's but think my sense of humour went down the pan along with my ability to convince my bladder that it doesnt need a wee about 2am.... Think its tmi wednesday today coz my hot topic is bladder, kidney and ureter spasms and whether a catheter would be seen as being too dramatic as a short term solution to manage uti's

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