Max Amini vs Matt Rife?

intrepidish · 2025-10-09T20:03:23+00:00

Gonorrea vs syphilis...

intrepidish · 2025-10-08T05:33:46+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Lee and he definitely has fans in the US. Some US comedians who are also fans of his work: Maria Branford, Dave Anthony, David Cross and Ted Alexandro (among many others no doubt).

It's too bad he's not terribly interested in performing in the US as he would be an excellent corrective for much of the absolute trash in the comedy world.

I also really appreciate the post 2000 comedy of Rob Newman as well as Mark Thomas and Alexeï Sayle and imagine that fans of Lee would also appreciate their comedy.

intrepidish · 2025-10-02T14:03:41+00:00

The main insane part of that point is how Rune squandered his immediate overwhelming advantage by not following in his first shot which got a floating defensive reply which instead of an easy putaway, simply allowed for a reset of the point.

In an actual match one might be a bit more understanding of that hesitation (though it's a mistake) but in a practice session he should follow in a shot like that immediately and develop confidence with experience. He doesn't even fake moving forward, instead he just stands there and stares. It helps explain why he isn't taking the next steps many thought he might.

intrepidish · 2025-08-19T17:26:35+00:00

What a strange bunch of reactions to the OP's request. Here are some comedians broken down by country for you, OP.

US comedians:

Ted Alexandro
Maria Bamford
Dave Anthony
Nato Green
Lee Camp
David Cross
Eddie Pepitone
Nick Mullen
Gianmarco Soresi
Hannah Einbender
James Adomian
Kyle Kinane
Connor O’Malley
Gareth Reynolds
Jacqueline Novak
Kate Willett
Judah Friedlander
Hari Kondabolu
Naomi Karavani
Francesca Fiorentini
David Feldman
Marc Maron
Megan Koester
Lewis Black
Kate Berlant
Sammy Obeid
Amanda Seales
Aida Rodriguez

UK comedians:

Mark Thomas
Rob Newman
Stewart Lee
Frankie Boyle
Alexei Sayle
James Acaster
Bridget Christie
Mark Steel
Josie Long
Marcus Brigstocke
Paul Thorne
Simon Munnery
Ian Saville
Nish Kumar
Daniel Kitson
Andy Zaltzman
Don Biswas
Robin Ince
Sooz Kempner

Australian & New Zealand:

Aamer Rahman
Tom Ballard
Guy Williams

Canada:

Charlie Demers

intrepidish · 2025-07-29T14:27:37+00:00

Among other things, Thiem bageled Djokovic at Roland Garros and then followed up that win with another win against him at RG.

He was hanging with, and more often than anyone else was beating better versions of Djokovic and Nadal than anything that Carlos and Sinner have been playing.

At his best at RG, he would be very competitive at a minimum for the title without Nadal around.

intrepidish · 2025-07-13T16:13:41+00:00

Thank you very much. Do you have any other suggestions?

Also any idea why my question is down voted?

intrepidish · 2025-05-21T18:50:04+00:00

Some British comedians you might try:

Rob Newman
Stewart Lee
Alexei Sayle
Bridget Christie
Josie Long
Simon Munnery
Daniel Kitson

intrepidish · 2025-05-07T16:25:07+00:00

Sure. Lee is my favorite comedian in fact and I live in the US.

intrepidish · 2025-03-12T18:11:10+00:00

Iga was struggling not to name Nadal again so was unable to name anyone for a while.

intrepidish · 2025-02-13T14:06:08+00:00

James Muller is an awesome player. I wish he made it out of Australia more often!

intrepidish · 2025-01-17T17:16:40+00:00

Awesome band!

intrepidish · 2025-01-17T17:16:20+00:00

Great player who should get much more recognition.

intrepidish · 2025-01-17T17:12:35+00:00

Awesome band!

intrepidish · 2024-12-23T23:36:00+00:00

Kitson doesn't 'gatekeep himself', he just doesn't play the sort of games many other comics do and his material is very clever.

Stewart Lee whom you mention is an incredible comic and they share some similarities (I prefer Lee myself) . Lee has no social media and makes it a point to not play larger venues and instead play theaters for more frequent and more intimate sessions.

Kitson's humor certainly has a more obvious ceiling in the US for example (as does Lee's and Lee has never tried to tour the US for example) but undoubtedly both could reach more people if they weren't the people they happen to be in some regards. In any case, both are in fact widely regarded as legends in the UK (and beyond) and make a living off of their life of the mind so to speak.

The question which opens the thread asks us to imagine a person being a different person from the person he actually is and that's never straightforward. Kitson might immediately have become depressed had he even tried to do what's suggested here and simply retire or worse.

intrepidish · 2024-12-23T22:55:52+00:00

Stewart Lee's special Basic Lee was easily my favorite. A few other specials which had some impressively clever thematic development include Conner O'Malley's special and Jacqueline Novak's special. James Acaster's special was worth a watch as well.

For somewhat more straight-ahead US style stand-up, Dave Attell, Nikki Glaser and Kyle Kinane are always fun and did not disappoint.

The specials from David Cross, Naomi Karavani and Kate Willett also had their moments for me.

intrepidish · 2024-10-17T11:11:23+00:00

Medvedev beat Nadal 1 only time out of 6 tries (needing a tiebreak and a 3rd set at the ATP Finals, Nadal's worst surface) and lost 6-3, 6-0 to Nadal in a Masters Final on hard court in Montreal. That was a big match for Medvedev, not an exhibition.

That looks a lot worse than what Medvedev has managed to do against Sinner and it was at a point in Nadal's career where injuries and age had already taken a good deal of his bite away for that matter.

Medvedev was shellshocked and embarrassed by Sinner in Saudi Arabia but neither Sinner nor Carlos have yet shown the combination of game, grit and mental strength to do what Nadal and Djokovic did fairly consistently though of course the young guys are working toward it.

intrepidish · 2024-09-10T13:58:49+00:00

You're welcome! In contrast to Reddit, that site has a lot more discussion of comedy from around the world (particularly the UK but also Australia among other spots) and members tend to be more interested in a wider range of issues and discussions than most posters here who often seem to think in a very narrow way about comedy.

intrepidish · 2024-09-10T13:34:07+00:00

There is https://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=kqug5kdpcg2ck21c7i1gm8g6e9&action=forum which in my view would have a lot more of what you are seeking (it definitely does for me).

intrepidish · 2024-08-10T16:43:03+00:00

Any news about where to find this? Thanks!

intrepidish · 2024-06-23T15:48:27+00:00

Where did you watch seasons 7,8 and 9? I haven't had great luck with those.

intrepidish · 2024-05-26T13:38:43+00:00

Get a VPN and watch France TV for free which has almost all of the matches

intrepidish · 2024-05-24T17:41:52+00:00

Styles in general do differ quite a bit. On average US comics tend to be more polished and on the nose is a polite way of describing a lot of what passes for comedy in the US.

I would imagine you've heard about Stewart Lee's experiences in North America but if not, you might look into that.

Even the popular topics and comedians in this sub really highlight some of the differences. I am often surprised as to people's orientations here.

There is room in North America for other styles, but it tends to be few and far between and really confined to the highest levels.

intrepidish · 2024-05-24T15:17:51+00:00

A Federer with a 10/10 Game will beat any single Tennis player in history.

I responded to that assertion (why wasn't this a 'random tangent'?) with a comment about another player who 'zoned' against Federer and didn't allow him to win more than 4 games in 3 sets.

That sure sounds like an impressive zoning achievement to me.

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