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Title: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: SJK on November 16, 2009, 06:16:37 PM
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Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: moonshake on November 16, 2009, 06:42:30 PM
Great to see some of my absolute favorite things in the world show up on this list: S&W's Hippy Justice, PFT's Impersonal and Todd Barry's Medium Energy. Andy Daly's Nine Sweater is missing though.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: yesno on November 16, 2009, 06:49:28 PM
Great list.  In addition to Daly I would have put the Comedy Death Ray compilation.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Omar on November 16, 2009, 08:00:56 PM
The CDR compilation is very good.  I threw the ITU compilation in the trash can!

As for Todd Barry, I prefer Falling Off the Bone and From Heaven, but so it goes.

Daly's Nine Sweaters is glorious; its omission from this list much less so.  Seems like that one has been flying a bit off the radar of some comedy observers. It should have replaced Hussein's Nerdy Rage.

Hippy Justice remains the best comedy album ever issued in any decade.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Martin on November 16, 2009, 08:20:10 PM
The CDR compilation is very good.  I threw the ITU compilation in the trash can!

That's harsh - I like the ITU a lot (Glaser's bit alone is worth it). But the CDR compilation is a glaring omission. So much fun stuff going on there.

Would like to have seen Daly's on there too.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: samir on November 16, 2009, 08:25:20 PM
I hadn't heard Mr. Gould do standup before, but I listened to the album on Lala after reading the AV Club article. His delivery reminded me a LOT of Mr. F. Tompkins.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Stupornaut on November 16, 2009, 08:57:13 PM
I'll still take Werewolves and Lollipops (by the slimmest of margins) over 222, but in any case it's good to see actual legit funny people get recognized. Hippy Justice is absolutely king-sized and I'm glad it made the list.

That said, ugh at the commenters. Especially the one who was all "you hipsters can't handle the real heavy shit, like Nick DiPaolo!" Better a hipster than someone who laughs at that Italo-cracker.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Keith Whitener on November 17, 2009, 09:18:43 AM
No Marc Maron?! Come on now.

Also, I wouldn't have included Flight Of The Conchords.

Big ups to Neil Hamburger!
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Christina on November 17, 2009, 09:36:20 AM
I hadn't heard Mr. Gould do standup before, but I listened to the album on Lala after reading the AV Club article. His delivery reminded me a LOT of Mr. F. Tompkins.

Dana Gould is one of my all time favorites, and the only reason he isn't more well known is cause he went to write for the Simpsons. He's a goddamned genius.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: yesno on November 17, 2009, 09:41:12 AM
You can stream a Gould special on Netflix if you like.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Christina on November 17, 2009, 09:50:28 AM
You can stream a Gould special on Netflix if you like.

Already watched it twice!
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: todd on November 17, 2009, 12:48:09 PM
You can stream a Gould special on Netflix if you like.

Look for ME in the crowd!
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Christina on November 17, 2009, 12:52:17 PM
You can stream a Gould special on Netflix if you like.

Look for ME in the crowd!

You'd think I would've noticed a pug in repose.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: amiright?? on November 17, 2009, 03:09:16 PM
Great list.  In addition to Daly I would have put the Comedy Death Ray compilation.

Yes - why Invite Them Up and no CDR?  A disgrace!

Also, I fully support the inclusion of 222 over Feeling Kinda Patton. My co-host would disagree with me, I think.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: spacepope on November 17, 2009, 08:43:55 PM
It is a great list. I don't understand the inclusion of Naked Trucker & T-Bone, especially over Jim Gaffigan. The Neil Hamburger album is a good one, but it's not nearly as good as his set on the CDR collection. The early Hamburger is more funny bad/uncomfortable than the current funny/uncomfortable Hamburger.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Reeleyes on November 17, 2009, 10:13:57 PM
I think it's a solid list. CDR would have been nice. Anything by Gaffigan would have been nice but all in all it's a good list.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Jouster on November 18, 2009, 12:44:35 AM
I hadn't heard Mr. Gould do standup before, but I listened to the album on Lala after reading the AV Club article. His delivery reminded me a LOT of Mr. F. Tompkins.

Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.

I agree with everything Omar said above, as well.  CDR has more relistenability than ITU, so that gives CDR the edge for me.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 18, 2009, 12:48:27 AM
Patton's "My Weakness Is Strong" is a late comer, but should be on there in my opinion.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: scratchbomb on November 18, 2009, 09:41:55 AM
I hadn't heard Mr. Gould do standup before, but I listened to the album on Lala after reading the AV Club article. His delivery reminded me a LOT of Mr. F. Tompkins.

Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.

I agree with everything Omar said above, as well.  CDR has more relistenability than ITU, so that gives CDR the edge for me.

Anyone remember a show called "Comic Strip Live" from the early 90s? In NY, it used to run on Saturdays at 11pm. They used to have some great comedians on there. Dana Gould was on there all the time. So was Bill Hicks, amazingly.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Christina on November 18, 2009, 10:59:07 AM

Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.


Yeah, he predates the alt.comedy thing, and sometimes gets anointed as the Daddeh of the movement. I"m not sure he totally agrees with that, but the truth is he was doin' it starting I think late late '80s to the mid '90s, and his style is very different from the dude in front of the brick wall with the 10 minute set about airplane food that had sort of killed off the big '80s wave of stand up.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Keith Whitener on November 18, 2009, 03:40:38 PM
I'd love to see Dana do an airplane bit!
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: Christina on November 18, 2009, 03:46:28 PM
I'd love to see Dana do an airplane bit!

Keef, you and me need to do an alternate-universe, Exquisite Corpse alt.comedy version of the Aristocrats: PFT, Zach, Patton, Dana, Demitri, Louis CK, Kindler, Eugene Mirman, etc etc. all doing an airplane bit.

What would we call it? Would someone give us money to do it? I can point a camera at stuff, and you can interview them!
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: buffcoat on November 18, 2009, 08:38:05 PM


Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.

I agree with everything Omar said above, as well.  CDR has more relistenability than ITU, so that gives CDR the edge for me.

Anyone remember a show called "Comic Strip Live" from the early 90s? In NY, it used to run on Saturdays at 11pm. They used to have some great comedians on there. Dana Gould was on there all the time. So was Bill Hicks, amazingly.


I believe Mr. Gould's first name is Elliott.


Crack the 1970s much?  I don't think you do.
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: fonpr on November 18, 2009, 09:29:05 PM


Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.

I agree with everything Omar said above, as well.  CDR has more relistenability than ITU, so that gives CDR the edge for me.

Anyone remember a show called "Comic Strip Live" from the early 90s? In NY, it used to run on Saturdays at 11pm. They used to have some great comedians on there. Dana Gould was on there all the time. So was Bill Hicks, amazingly.


I believe Mr. Gould's first name is Elliott.


Crack the 1970s much?  I don't think you do.

   
Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club

Crack a calendar much? I didn't think you did.  Do you?
Title: Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club
Post by: buffcoat on November 18, 2009, 09:33:06 PM


Not for nothing, but Dana has been doing stand-up for almost 30 years.  I think Patton (admittedly) took a lot from him in terms of style, much more so than PFT.  I'd like to second Auntie Christina's enthusiasm.

I agree with everything Omar said above, as well.  CDR has more relistenability than ITU, so that gives CDR the edge for me.

Anyone remember a show called "Comic Strip Live" from the early 90s? In NY, it used to run on Saturdays at 11pm. They used to have some great comedians on there. Dana Gould was on there all the time. So was Bill Hicks, amazingly.


I believe Mr. Gould's first name is Elliott.


Crack the 1970s much?  I don't think you do.

   
Re: The best comedy albums of the decade from the AV Club

Crack a calendar much? I didn't think you did.  Do you?

It was a joke, Freddie-baby.  Shouldn't you be outside, anyway?  Isn't it doll-burning season?