Laffs

[Kakashi Hatake]

So lately I've been really into stand-up comedy. I've watched an ungodly amount of stand-up specials and spent more than I'd like to admit going to live shows. I paid for a Google Play Music subscription almost exclusively so that I could play entire albums of stand-up at a time. I listen to it while I cook, I burn the midnight oil watching it. More than half of my Youtube subscriptions and recommendations are comedians or people that re-post their clips. It's amazing.

So the topic of this thread is obviously stand-up comedy. I admit that I'm selfishly trying to farm ideas for new people to check out, but I figured it would also be fun to just discuss in general.

It's WAY too hard to pick a favorite of anything for me, so I'm just gonna go off the top of my head. Here are some things that I would recommend:

Favorite this month:
Tom Segura's Completely Normal
Sample:
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The best special that I've seen in the past month. Had me almost in tears multiple times. It's on Netflix if you've got an hour to spare.

Favorite this year:
Jim Jefferies
Sample from Bare
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Found this guy on Netflix and watched all of his specials in one night. Really funny guy with the right blend of vulgarity and wit. Also, his American accent is fucking perfect.

Favorite in-general:
Patton Oswalt
Sample from Finest Hour
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Gun to my head, I'd choose Patton as one of my top 5 favorite comedians. His blend of surreal, observational and black comedy along with his nerdy hobbies is amazing.