Glossary of Stand Up Comedy Terms
I&#x27;m a big fan of stand-up. I love the old stuff a lot (Richard Pryor, Billy Connolly, Bill Bailey) and I&#x27;m happy to see so much emerging talent that has hit the scene in the past decade with smart+critical content. (Sarah Silverman, Bo Burnham)<p>My fav one right now is Stewart Lee. He is often called the <i>&quot;comedian&#x27;s comedian&quot;</i> and I think people here appreciate smart content so you might enjoy him. (&quot;Content Provider&quot; is his latest show <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=X1UCt5iItcw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=X1UCt5iItcw</a> Stewart Lee is incredibly smart without being overly offensive - something that gets old after some time (e.g. Jimmy Carr or Franky Boyle I both like but it&#x27;s a bit shallow imo and lacks an overreaching arc in their story).<p>Lee is more demanding than shows that are made for mass-audiences (Michael Macintyre, etc) and will probably always remain on the fringe. He also has some great tips about writing vs not writing. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IrXVaytvJtQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IrXVaytvJtQ</a> incredibly intelligent guy which seems to defy all the traditional rules of the trade. He also helped Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett become popular with &quot;The Mighty Boosh&quot; material at the Edinburgh fringe. (TMB is incredibly obscure but once hooked people usually either love it or hate it (it&#x27;s hard to feel just partial about it).