Most Ridiculous Hype Said About A Comedian?

[MortSahlFan]

Stand-up comedians, but if you can't think of any, "humorist" will do.

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Are you researching a book or something?

[MortSahlFan]

Are you researching a book or something?

No

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Good.

[Urinal Cake]

Hannah Gadsby and Nanette. Not only her fans and 'right-thinking' opinion pieces but also her detractors who were like, 'Now comedians will never use a set-up and punchline again.' You got the feeling it might change comedy forever.

But in the end popular stand-up comedy is maybe a little more empathetic and maybe she has introduced more people to stand-up but it seems like it stayed mostly the same.

[magval]

I fondly recall Jonathan Ross saying to Gervais that The Office changed comedy and/or sitcoms forever and Ricky calmly correcting him, "no it hasn't". Not a big fan of Gervais and well aware of how highly he regards himself but I love to see people rejecting easy rhetorical bullshit like that.

[Shaky]

Probably one of them Commie, leftie ones, eh?

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

I fondly recall Jonathan Ross saying to Gervais that The Office changed comedy and/or sitcoms forever and Ricky calmly correcting him, "no it hasn't". Not a big fan of Gervais and well aware of how highly he regards himself but I love to see people rejecting easy rhetorical bullshit like that.

He actually said 'for weather', noting the grey skies of Slough on the title sequence.

[Inspector Norse]

Pretty much any comic getting a Guardian feature, no?

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/16/roisin-conaty-the-genius-comic-who-will-fill-the-fleabag-hole-in-your-life?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[jsgibble]

I fondly recall Jonathan Ross saying to Gervais that The Office changed comedy and/or sitcoms forever and Ricky calmly correcting him, "no it hasn't". Not a big fan of Gervais and well aware of how highly he regards himself but I love to see people rejecting easy rhetorical bullshit like that.

It's overstated how original it was, but if you're only talking about the influence it had, then he's not wrong.

[chveik]

Pretty much any comic getting a Guardian feature, no?

see also: fleabag woman

[Jake Thingray]

From The Stage newspaper, issue dated November 15th 1979:

<<<Jim Davidson is "destined to become one of the greatest comedians in showbusiness." That's a cast iron claim made for the future by another of Britain's all time 'greats' in the humour stakes -- Norman Wisdom -- and what he doesn't know... about comedy isn't worth knowing. Norman made his prediction after seeing Jim perform in front of a very partisan audience at a Vaudeville Golfing Society dinner where the 'Nick Nick' man not only provided a knock-out cabaret, but had the hard-bitten troupers from the entertainment industry laughing into their champagne cocktails.

Says Norman "I'd never seen Jim Davidson before and quite honestly, I was astounded by his talent. For a relative newcomer to showbusiness, to have an audience like that paralysed with laughter, is something special. But then. I believe that Jim is something very special and destined to become one of Britain's funniest stand-up comics. He's got tremendous potential and everything is going for him. Jim possesses charm, warmth and superb comedy timing. What's more, he presents a very original act with great style. They say that comedians, like good wine, mature with age, so Jim must be set for a spectacular career. After all he's only twenty-five now and just think what he'll be like in ten years time." >>>>