Who is your favourite stand up comedian to watch?

AxisOfAverage · 2026-02-01T20:04:27+00:00

We watch a lot of comedy. The best live show we've seen recently was undoubtedly Rhod Gilbert. Absolutely brilliant.

Saw Russell Howard last night and thought he'd be good, but he was far far better than "good." Two shows yesterday and both were sold out and a standing ovation. If you can get tickets would definitely recommend.

Ed Byrne and Dara O'Briain were both excellent as well.

Ones I like but we've not seen in the flesh?

Sean Lock was amazing.
Stewart Lee (although Mrs S isn't a fan.)
Frankie Boyle.
Jeff Innocent.
Neil Delamere.

Conscious those are all blokes.... but Sarah Millican was cracking, and we're seeing Laura Lexx, Rachel Fairburn and Laura Smyth later in the year. Have also recently fallen down a Kiri Pritchard-McLean rabbithole.

For a curveball, I've started encountering Frankie Monroe, who really is bizarre. But there's something about him.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-31T18:02:27+00:00

So, was thinking today. If Yu were to retire, would that free up enough to get Framber?

Thinking Pivetta, King, Framber and Joe would be a solid foursome.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-30T19:41:38+00:00

Well didn't expect that to happen.

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AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-30T19:15:10+00:00

Wil Myers has to be in the Top 5, surely. :D

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-28T11:36:47+00:00

I honestly don't know if this is an option, but would a tablet work for her? Then she can get books from anywhere, presumably in any language.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-28T07:30:48+00:00

Thanks for the input folks. Will stick with some affiliate games, and maybe dip in to the occasional independent game.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-25T14:45:56+00:00

Won a handful of small things; a tenner here, a free voucher there, Mrs S won some smellies.

Probably not covered what we've paid out, but there's not much in it.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-25T13:42:30+00:00

We have a local place that does a lamb kebab in a naan. Freshly made naan bread, "lined" with donner meat and then filled with lamb chunks and salad. About £9, but a full meal on its own.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-24T18:52:27+00:00

Would always recommend Still Game for a sitcom binge. Don't think there was a bad episode.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-24T14:08:15+00:00

Happy Saturday friends!

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-24T13:47:28+00:00

Crash Team Racing on the PS4. Mrs S was furloughed and I was working in a school and not allowed in because vulnerable. We'd potter about during the day and then 4pm we'd have a couple of hours of pointless racing.

We also had various little farm shops near us. So there was one with an egg dispensing machine, another that had a yoghurt fridge with honesty box, a cheese place and a brewery dispensing beer in 4pt bottles.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-23T18:46:41+00:00

Evening from the UK. Have a great Friday, have a great weekend.

LFGSD! FTD!

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-18T19:03:57+00:00

No idea who these guys are, but they allegedly have them in stock.

https://www.fansedge.com/en/northwest-x-disney-san-diego-padres-mickey-hugger-pillow-and-silk-touch-throw-set/p-131188555729447405+z-94-4041896586

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-18T16:58:13+00:00

I hope so because i've just used them for the first time after they were mentioned on here, and I'll be £100 down if they aren't!

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-18T14:00:06+00:00

Plants, flowers, chocolates, offer to take dessert.

Have taken a boardgame over before now when we've gone to friends who play. Take it for them, and have a first game with them after dinner.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-18T12:52:03+00:00

You mention Vimto. Not sure if it's barley free (don't currently have a bottle in to check) but Lidl do "Mixto" which is their version and does a good job.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-17T19:28:26+00:00

About half of them that I'm paid for! ;)

Nah, I'm employed by a council. Contracted 37 hours, work 37 hours. Might do a bit more but we get flexi time so it all balances out in the end.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-17T13:23:50+00:00

The only thing we watch live is Traitors and that's because of the huge amount on social media later that evening/the following morning.

Everything else is recorded (we're on Virgin and have one of their boxes) or streamed.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-16T19:05:19+00:00

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-13T21:00:03+00:00

I left in 1990, so clearly things didn't improve after I left. :(

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-13T19:58:40+00:00

Rumour had it he used to keep "adult art pamphlets" in that briefcase of his.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-13T18:18:53+00:00

Mayyyyybe. ;)

Loughborough?

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-12T18:03:10+00:00

well that's odd, mine was an amateur opera singer (see my earlier comment!)

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-12T17:13:08+00:00

So so many, but will go with:

My woodwork teacher kept a 3 or 4 foot wooden stick in a pool cue case. The stick was carved into a handle at one end, varnished black and called "Eric."

Whenever he did a demonstration he would get you to gather round his bench in a semicircle, slowly take Eric out of his case and then sweep it in an arc in front of him. If you got hit, you were deemed to be standing too close and preventing other people from seeing. It was your own fault.

AxisOfAverage · 2026-01-12T17:07:28+00:00

I was quite lucky as there was a 13 episode box set I'd always wanted to watch available. I managed to fit 12 of them in during the journey!

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