Favourite Comedian, including their Politics

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

We can all have a favourite comic, stand up or otherwise, and not necessarily care about their personal political views. Is there a comedian you like whose poltics you also like / admire / respect?

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

stewart lee perhaps

[bcbm]

doug stanhope

[Manic Impressive]

^^ Those two answers were exactly what I was going to say.

Lee always seems like he's about to say something truly radical but then at the last minute he pulls back. Really intelligent comedy although occaisionally he stalls a little too long on a subject and if you don't find that particular bit that funny it becomes boring.

Stanhope is a shock comedian who wants to offend and gross out his audience. He's also more open about his political position, he's a right libertarian or anarcho-capitalist depending upon how much he's drunk that day. He's like a right wing Bill Hicks.

[ColonelCossack]

Alexei Sayle

(Isn't he an ML or something)?

But he's also funny.

[Zostrianos]

George Carlin. He was funny and told it like it is. A genius. From his sketches I'd say he was a libertarian socialist, definitely anti-capitalist, but he wasn't politically involved. Here's one of his best political bits: the truth summed up like no one else couild:

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[ed miliband]

stanhope's take on the aristocrats joke is insane

[Goblin]

Dave Chappelle is my favorite. Some other comics i like are Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Chris Rock and Richard Pryor.

[ВАЛТЕР]

George Carlin. He was funny and told it like it is. A genius. From his sketches I'd say he was a libertarian socialist, definitely anti-capitalist, but he wasn't politically involved. Here's one of his best political bits: the truth summed up like no one else couild:

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"Is this Karl Marx talking to me?!" lmao:laugh:

[bcbm]

i like doug stanhope cuz he goes to texas and gets drunk and talks shit on cops and soldiers

[Lord Testicles]

doug stanhope

This.

[Deicide]

I like Steve Hughes.. I'm not sure what his politics are.. but he's against the wars in the middle-east and the anglo-american establishment in general.. so that's good enough for me.

Edit- He's probably an anarchist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGuU4xe225A

He takes jabs at British empire in here, but it's toned down for the venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9SiDtJLaU&feature=related

He ridicules homophobes in this one, it's funny.

[Ostrinski]

hicks and carlin

[#FF0000]

"Is this Karl Marx talking to me?!" lmao:laugh:

George Carlin's fun.

Louis CK is mine I think. He's sorta left-ish

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[Ostrinski]

He's a liberal but a lot of his social/political stuff is good. Especially the being white joke.

[Zostrianos]

"Is this Karl Marx talking to me?!" lmao:laugh:

Carlin friggin owned him :laugh:

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

george carlin and bill hicks were shit both of them
unfunny
and shit

[#FF0000]

george carlin and bill hicks were shit both of them
unfunny
and shit

nuh uh

they might have been a little preachy though i think maybe at times

[Doflamingo]

Mitch Hedberg and George Carlin. George Carlin seemed like a communist/anarchist to me. and Mitch Hedberg... not sure.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

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[Dr. Rosenpenis]

i abhor george carlin but bill maher is hands down the worst comedian to ever reach any degree of success.
others i do like...
richard pryor, eddie izard, rowan atkinson, david mitchell, eddie murphy, george lopez i guess, chris rock sorta, that one jewish guy sometimes, and wanda sykes is fucking briliant

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

bill hicks was a misogynist asshole btw
anyone who claims to share his political outlook is not a leftist

[ВАЛТЕР]

...bill maher is hands down the worst comedian to ever reach any degree of success.


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