Australian comedy generally specializes in taking the piss out of people. The trio ‘Axis Of Awesome’ perform a sketch here from the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, that shows you just how original pop songs can be. Or is that derivative?
Footage courtesy of Network Ten Australia.
Go to http://www.axisofawesome.net/ for more info on Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo, & Benny Davis.
Canada seems to be a rich breeding ground for talented comedians. Here we present a recently discovered stand-up comedian (for us) from the land of lakes, north of the US.
Derek Edwards style is typified by his low voice and sarcastic delivery. Social commentary and situation humor at its imaginative best with very little harsh language.
more Derek Edwards on YouTube.
Jerry Seinfeld, one of Americas best comics, has been doing standup for over 20 years, getting some of his first breaks at Dangerfields, then the Johnny Carson and David Letterman shows.
In 1989 he started “Seinfeld” with Larry David. The show was a smash hit success and featured Jerry playing himself with 3 other hilarious characters.
Since Seinfeld ended in 2006 Jerry has gone back to Stand-up and in this video we see one of his latest shows. Continue Reading »
Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, popular in the United Kingdom and Australia until his death in 2005 at age 68.
Famous for his relaxed, sit-down style Dave Allen perfected his story telling in front of a live audience. For more, search for Dave Allen on YouTube.
Dave Allen – Adam and Eve
Comedian Louis CK on the Conan O’Brien show talking about modern day dissatisfaction and the short term generation that needs everything now but forget about any semblance of happiness.
It seems that having things doesn’t guarantee happiness. Well laugh at it at least!
Welsh lad comes to Australia and does some complaining about his experience at the airport.
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Will Ferrell. Easily one of the best character actor comedians around. He’s someone that has made a career out of being willing to do just about anything! Will Ferrell on Wikipedia.
Like most of the great American comedians he started out on Saturday Night live and soon graduated to movie acting. He’s brought a willingness to play hard to every role hes asked to do. It’s almost like he’s had an operation to remove his embarrassment gland! Or perhaps he wasn’t born with one? Continue Reading »
One of the true original comics, Rodney Dangerfield found success late in his life with a classic underdog style comedy. Never rude but definitely fresh and original Dangerfield mastered the art of short jokes about recurring themes like his wifes cooking, going to the doctor and his favorite “no respect” line.
Despite his image on stage he was actually a real loving father and family man. He created the legendary “Dangerfields” comedy restaurant to be closer to his wife and children. The spin off was that it launched some other well know American comedians, like Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Adam Sandler to name a few.
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There are a lot of great comedians in Australia. Maybe its our laid back lifestyle and earthy pragmatic view of the world? Either way we love to laugh and share a beer and good times with friends.
Carl Barron is a master of observational humor. He takes simple every day events and expressions and re-frames them to become hilarious. His view of the world is simple and yet twisted I think you will agree. Enjoy!
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A master of stand-up and sketch comedy, Dave Allen was an Irishman popular in the 60s and 70s. He often sat with his whisky and cigarettes and told wonderful stories of great imagination and mirth.
The grand skill of being able to make people laugh was granted to Dave Allen in such amounts as to inspire many a modern day comedian and stage performer. He died in 2005 at the age of 69. Read about Dave Allen on Wikipedia.
Dave Allen Funeral Sketch
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