Any suggestions for good stand up? I'm open to new comedians or established stars, either way.

nate bargatze

+1 on Nate
I like Tom Segura

Bill Burr
Dave Chapelle
Joe Rogan

Bert Kreischer on Netflix

Mort Rainey said:

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We loved him before he had that trainwreck of a TV show ... eek!

Sebastian M.

If you've never seen them, Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr are the best out there right now, IMO, followed closely by Mulaney. Arguably, Dave is the greatest of all time. Chapelle and Burr are both edgy, commenting on a lot of social issues. Mulaney doesn't really get into social issues much, but is still really funny. I feel like Nate Bargatze is a step below. More like Mulaney, in that he doesn't attempt social commentary. He is still very funny, though.

I wasn't really a fan of the new Seinfeld or Chris Rock specials. They were my favorites back in the 90s, but I wasn't really into their new specials.

Anthony Jeselink is extremely dark. He's pretty much just one liners, and his delivery is extremely dry. I find him very funny, but I can see how a lot of people would be turned off. He is seriously dark.

I tried Patton Oswalt, but it never really got me laughing.

I'm probably sexist, but female comedians just don't do it for me. Ellen's special on Netflix was ok. That's the only one I've seen recently that I didn't think was terrible.

For classic stuff, Eddie Murphy's "Delirious", Seinfeld's "I'm Telling You For Last Time", Richard Pryor "Live in Concert."

Also, not true stand up, but if you like stand up comedy, watch "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." It's Seinfeld talking with other comedians about their influences and how the write jokes, and stuff like that. It's usually not fall out of your seat funny, but it's just a good inside look at comedy.

Louis CK

Also, YouTube has a ton of stand up specials available for free. You can find Dave Chapelle's "Killing Them Softly" and "For What It's Worth." Both are legendary. Also, there are a lot of random Chapelle club appearances fan's record. Usually those are just audio only, but still very funny. Some of the best aren't even real stand up sets. It's just Dave having a conversation with the crowd.

Nate Bargatze, Bert K, Bill Burr, Sebastian M

Felipe Esparza

And if I missed it mentioned, forgive me, but The Cabin with Bert Kreischer is a series with him and other comics that is hysterical. Just comedians at a cabin doing stuff you'd expect comedians at a cabin to do.

Nick Thune's 'Good Guy'. I believe its on Prime.

Is Bumpin Mics still on Netflix?

It's great and a good change of pace from a normal special.

Dave Attell is a legend.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bumping_mics_with_jeff_ross_and_dave_attell

Is it just me or are modern female comedian really really raunchy? Like that is their main bit. This observation has just come from clips from the YouTube suggesting the next stand up clip to watch. But it seems the majority are talking about their sex lives, dating in today's world, and over the top raunch stuff.

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I'm probably sexist, but female comedians just don't do it for me. Ellen's special on Netflix was ok. That's the only one I've seen recently that I didn't think was terrible.

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Taylor Tomlinson and Fortune Feimster both have specials on Netflix that i enjoyed

Bill Burr is hard to beat. I would actually watch his specials in release order too. I think there are five of them.

Not mentioned yet: Ricky Gervais

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If you've never seen them, Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr are the best out there right now, IMO, followed closely by Mulaney. Arguably, Dave is the greatest of all time. Chapelle and Burr are both edgy, commenting on a lot of social issues. Mulaney doesn't really get into social issues much, but is still really funny. I feel like Nate Bargatze is a step below. More like Mulaney, in that he doesn't attempt social commentary. He is still very funny, though.

I wasn't really a fan of the new Seinfeld or Chris Rock specials. They were my favorites back in the 90s, but I wasn't really into their new specials.

Anthony Jeselink is extremely dark. He's pretty much just one liners, and his delivery is extremely dry. I find him very funny, but I can see how a lot of people would be turned off. He is seriously dark.

I tried Patton Oswalt, but it never really got me laughing.

I'm probably sexist, but female comedians just don't do it for me. Ellen's special on Netflix was ok. That's the only one I've seen recently that I didn't think was terrible.

For classic stuff, Eddie Murphy's "Delirious", Seinfeld's "I'm Telling You For Last Time", Richard Pryor "Live in Concert."

Also, not true stand up, but if you like stand up comedy, watch "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." It's Seinfeld talking with other comedians about their influences and how the write jokes, and stuff like that. It's usually not fall out of your seat funny, but it's just a good inside look at comedy.

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Tend to agree although we saw Kathleen Madigan(sp?) once many years ago and she was hilarious.

Bill Burr
Louis CK

Haven't seen Jim Jeffries mentioned yet. I think he's got 3 specials on Netflix

'25 Sets' on Amazon

Its a documentary of Aaron Berg doing 25 sets in one night in NYC. He's one of a handful of non-woke stand ups still out there. Pretty entertaining

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I'm probably sexist, but female comedians just don't do it for me. Ellen's special on Netflix was ok. That's the only one I've seen recently that I didn't think was terrible.

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Taylor Tomlinson and Fortune Feimster both have specials on Netflix that i enjoyed

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Thanks. I'll give Fortune a shot. I've seen a couple interviews with her and she does seem funny.

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Is it just me or are modern female comedian really really raunchy? Like that is their main bit. This observation has just come from clips from the YouTube suggesting the next stand up clip to watch. But it seems the majority are talking about their sex lives, dating in today's world, and over the top raunch stuff.

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I agree, and I think that's what I don't like about them. Most of the time I feel like I'm just watching a female Andrew Dice Clay... And I don't like Andrew Dice Clay.

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Still can't make it through the recent Netflix special. The decision to laugh-track the hell out of it was just terrible. It kills the show instantaneously. It's Big Bang Theory laugh-track on steroids. Awful.

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Still can't make it through the recent Netflix special. The decision to laugh-track the hell out of it was just terrible. It kills the show instantaneously. It's Big Bang Theory laugh-track on steroids. Awful.

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I saw him addressing this somewhere recently, don't remember where. He said they didn't really have much of a choice. Between being outdoors, the audience being so spread out, helicopters flying overhead, etc., you couldn't hear any laughs on the recording.

But i agree, it is distracting. And it's definitely his weakest special imo. The Tennessee Kid and his half hour set on The Standups are both way better. Full Time Magic is great too, not sure where you can actually watch that one though.

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inch05 said:

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nate bargatze

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Still can't make it through the recent Netflix special. The decision to laugh-track the hell out of it was just terrible. It kills the show instantaneously. It's Big Bang Theory laugh-track on steroids. Awful.

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I saw him addressing this somewhere recently, don't remember where. He said they didn't really have much of a choice. Between being outdoors, the audience being so spread out, helicopters flying overhead, etc., you couldn't hear any laughs on the recording.

But i agree, it is distracting. And it's definitely his weakest special imo. The Tennessee Kid and his half hour set on The Standups are both way better. Full Time Magic is great too, not sure where you can actually watch that one though.

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No audience sound at all, or even a massive roar of helicopters would have been MUCH better than that laugh-track garbage.

John Mulaney and Mike Birbiglia are hilarious story tellers.

I don't know where you can stream it but Dana Carvey's special from 1994(?) is excellent.

Tom segura's latest ball hog was hilarious.

Not super new, but maybe a year old

Chapelle - Sticks and Stones
Burr - Paper Tigers
John Mulaney - any of them

Ill throw in Ricky Gervais - Humanity

Sometimes the topical stuff is hit or miss, but I do enjoy going back to watch old shows by Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Buddy Hacket, Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison and others.

Nate's podcast nateland is pretty good too

James Acaster