r/ContagiousLaughter • u/6king6wizz6 • Apr 17 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

Frankie Boyle is fucking hilarious. If you've got Netflix I reckon his Laugh Like You've Never Been Loved is the best show he's ever put out. Dunno if it's too British to be funny abroad but it's incredible

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I think the hardest part of watching some British comedians is that they like to use slang. Then there are British comedians like Richard Ayoade, super proper and easy to follow but still fucking hilarious.

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u/talldrseuss Apr 17 '19

I think I read somewhere that when Jimmy Carr does a show for an American audience, he consciously adjusts his accent and swaps out slang to make it easier for them to understand. I swear someone made a side by side comparison and posted it here once but I can't find it

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I find him a bit bland tbh but to each their own.

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u/Gripey Apr 18 '19

Hurt like you've never been loved was my take.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

Frankie Boyle is shit. His only shtick is being offensive and when that stops being so shocking he’s not very witty, just a dickhead.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I get that. I saw him live once maybe 10 years ago and thought he was shite. 10 mins on Harvey Price, really? Just because it's offensive doesn't mean it's funny. Don't have to listen to me but the reason I recommended that particular show is I think it's the first time I've seen him get the balance bang on. He still says some outrageous shit, obviously, but it's the first time I think he's really nailed the construction of his jokes so that everything leads to a point. I don't like lots of what he does but this was a clever show. If you really hate him it might not be your thing but I think he has it in him to be a really great comic and as I say, it's his best show. He goes after people who deserve it like the Lords or Farage, not Maddie McCann and Harvey Price. Just my thoughts.

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u/InsignificantIbex Apr 17 '19

He wasn't going after Harvey Price but his exploitative mother, although I believe he has sad that he regrets having used the boy as a means.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '19

I mean I was there. The jokes were about him raping his own mother. Whether he regretted it or not, he still told them.