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Tony r
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| Quote: | Saying that an audience member looks like Harry Potter cracks me up every time.
Hahahahahahahahaha.
Harry Potter. |
were you at the cafe last night mate?
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Patty M
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 2:42 am Post subject: |
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I'd say if more than 20% of the audience can guess the punchline, then it's probably too hack.
Perhaps we can install those little electronic voting pads in their seats to find out if they do.
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mrchris
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This is interesting to read. I have had some material half written for ages but have been reluctant to go through with it as it is about McDonalds. Although my stuff is new and splendidly funny I have reservations about covering such a tired old subject.
Bugger it, I might just do it after all. |
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Lloyd Stephens
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I like to hear (yes yes I am hard of hearing) ((oopss Hack)) new and original material that is FUNNY first, if it's a new topic then that makes it top drawer.
I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic, other sex, dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, looking like someone else and time travel. Include any animals actually and sport, telephones and travel. Oh living, dying and being black in a white population, white in a black population, mixed raced, sexually incompetent, gay, bad at dancing, sitting next to nutters, being mugged, religion and puppets. Don't forget American in the UK or canadian in the UK or from Oz and in the UK or English and in USA/Canada/Oz, cars, bikes, mums and dads, school, friends, girlfriends and other gigs you did that went wrong with hilarious consequences.
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Patty M
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2003 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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May I also just point out that while hack material pisses off other comedians and die-hard comedy fans, it keeps most of the rest of your average audience happy as clams in shit.
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Adlibman.
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Hacks are so fucking lazy they should do their set on stage from a bed all snuggled up the lazy thoughtless twats that they are.
And thats my nice answer.
If you dont mind.
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Peter Vincent
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Patty M wrote: | | May I also just point out that while hack material pisses off other comedians and die-hard comedy fans, it keeps most of the rest of your average audience happy as clams in shit. |
I'm with her on this one.
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Spider
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| Lloyd Stephens wrote: | | I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic, other sex, dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, looking like someone else and time travel. Include any animals actually and sport, telephones and travel. Oh living, dying and being black in a white population, white in a black population, mixed raced, sexually incompetent, gay, bad at dancing, sitting next to nutters, being mugged, religion and puppets. Don't forget American in the UK or canadian in the UK or from Oz and in the UK or English and in USA/Canada/Oz, cars, bikes, mums and dads, school, friends, girlfriends and other gigs you did that went wrong with hilarious consequences. |
Well that's my American time travelling sexually incompetent cat gag out of the fucking window then.
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Lloyd Stephens
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| Spider wrote: | | Lloyd Stephens wrote: | | I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic, other sex, dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, looking like someone else and time travel. Include any animals actually and sport, telephones and travel. Oh living, dying and being black in a white population, white in a black population, mixed raced, sexually incompetent, gay, bad at dancing, sitting next to nutters, being mugged, religion and puppets. Don't forget American in the UK or canadian in the UK or from Oz and in the UK or English and in USA/Canada/Oz, cars, bikes, mums and dads, school, friends, girlfriends and other gigs you did that went wrong with hilarious consequences. |
Well that's my American time travelling sexually incompetent cat gag out of the fucking window then. |
Someone else already does that one anyway
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Lloyd Stephens
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| Patty M wrote: | | May I also just point out that while hack material pisses off other comedians and die-hard comedy fans, it keeps most of the rest of your average audience happy as clams in shit. |
I agree wholeheartedly, but I must say that doesn't make it a good thing. As I used to be a euro MP I can say that a lot of people agreeded with Hitler but look what happened.
All I am saying is that the most exciting thing is quality that is original.
BUT it can also be a trick, the Monty Python 'I used to live in a rolled up newspaper in t'middle of t'motorway' was done many many years before in a poem.
When I found this out, I was shattered, my idols were not THAT original!!???!?!!???? (got a bit bored then)
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richard
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I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic,OTHER SEX , dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, etc. |
As one of London's leading Other Sex comics, I take offence at this glib generalised stereotyping. :angry:
Whilst we're on the subject, did anyone ever see an act called Chesty Wheeze (The Uk's only comedian with whooping cough)?
Now there was a hack comedian. |
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mullone
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| Lloyd Stephens wrote: | | I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic, other sex, dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, looking like someone else and time travel. Include any animals actually and sport, telephones and travel. Oh living, dying and being black in a white population, white in a black population, mixed raced, sexually incompetent, gay, bad at dancing, sitting next to nutters, being mugged, religion and puppets. Don't forget American in the UK or canadian in the UK or from Oz and in the UK or English and in USA/Canada/Oz, cars, bikes, mums and dads, school, friends, girlfriends and other gigs you did that went wrong with hilarious consequences. |
That leaves:
Fridges, washer/dryers and other white goods (but not accidents or adventures that animals have had in them)
Office stationery (but not telephone wipes)
Jam making and gymkhanas (not involving the gay community)
Wagnerian opera (again not involving the gay community, animals, white goods or an opera that went wrong with hilarious consequences).
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Adam Howe
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I'm quoting somebody -on the basis that I didn't come up with this- by saying "I try to make myself laugh. If you laugh then that is a bonus"
Somebody really knows what they're on about.
As Marty Feldman once said "Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act"
Marty Feldman there, who has no intention of being Bishop of Reading (and not just cos he's dead).
I've just been topical. I must lie down and loosen clothing. |
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neil-e
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| mullone wrote: | | Lloyd Stephens wrote: | | I tend to switch off when someone starts on any wanking topic, other sex, dogs, cats, men, women, work, leisure, looking like someone else and time travel. Include any animals actually and sport, telephones and travel. Oh living, dying and being black in a white population, white in a black population, mixed raced, sexually incompetent, gay, bad at dancing, sitting next to nutters, being mugged, religion and puppets. Don't forget American in the UK or canadian in the UK or from Oz and in the UK or English and in USA/Canada/Oz, cars, bikes, mums and dads, school, friends, girlfriends and other gigs you did that went wrong with hilarious consequences. |
That leaves:
Fridges, washer/dryers and other white goods (but not accidents or adventures that animals have had in them)
Office stationery (but not telephone wipes)
Jam making and gymkhanas (not involving the gay community)
Wagnerian opera (again not involving the gay community, animals, white goods or an opera that went wrong with hilarious consequences). |
Hey, I don't have any material about any of those subject...
Is that good or bad...?
Do I care? |
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imac hunt
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| I've been writing material on hack subjects on purpose, because I can think of new angles on it all |
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