People who used to be funny but dont make you laugh anymore

John Cleese.

Vic Reeves.

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.

Ben Elton.

@bearsy

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.

Used to be funny, then had the misfortune of some people taking him seriously.

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We need to quantify what makes you laugh

Paul Whitehouse has never made me laugh

But John Cleese He did it and I will watch any thing he is in just in case it does. And reruns of Fawlty Towers I will watch them

I live in the third world with video’s @sadoldgit I have no idea what new stuff these people have done :lou_sad:

Bob Carolgees

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Spit the dog did though

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All of monty Python

Harry Enfield

ricky Gervais

people I’ve never found funny but are even worse now

Lenny Henry

David Walliams

Dawn French

Jennifer Saunders

Ruby Wax

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I am with you with Gervais. Used to like the radio show with Carl Pilkington but he seems too much up his own bum now.

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Ronnie Barker

Eric Morecambe

Benny Hill (when I was about 12)

Tommy Cooper

Dave Allen

Robin Williams

What sort of sick bastards are you if you thought I would laugh at them now!

PS Are there any genuine comedians left?

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Cannon & Ball

Little &Large

Russ Abbott

Bletch

Bernard Manning.

Enfield and Whitehouse are still good. Whitehouse tends to be better on his own. A proportion of their stuff always fell flat, even in the 80s and 90s.

I was never a fan of the Fast Show, for example, but Down The Line, done by the same people, is excellent.

Bill Burr and Jim Jeffries in particular have let me down since they got a sniff of the Hollywood gold. From masterpieces of comedy like “Alcoholocaust*” to boring, preachy shite about Donald Trump’s hair and millionaire NFL players feeling hard done by. Oh well.

*(the final bit about him taking his heavily disabled & terminally ill friend to a prostitute is one of the best pieces of stand up I’ve ever seen - highly recommended ).

Hmm…women, a black geezer and a camp geezer. At least try to hide your prejudices.

Barry Sanchez.

Les Dennis.

The Grumbleweeds.

Lennie Bennet.

Jimmy Tarbuck.

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The chuckle brothers, for about 2mins when my kids were little.

Now coming to a panto near you (Southampton this Xmas) ffs…

Disgraceful isn’t it? I personally think we should have compulsory comedy nights featuring nought but black disabled lesbian for the likes of this troublemaker

Changed it for you.

Jim Jeffries was very good. Stud v slut always comes to mind.