First Look: Michael McIntyre 'HD Ready' - Live at the Apollo - BBC One

I don't care if he would admit anything. It is what I think. Interesting you champion Kay before rendering MM as a money grabbing careerist. Kay being the true money grabbing greedyman of the last few years.

Edgy it is not, accurate and brilliantly delivered it is. Who would you currently regard as the most gifted comic on the circuit?

"rangringadongfor", I absolutely fail to see why this is neccessary. I mean, what the hell. You've wasted your life watching this, reading through pages of comments, and written self-important comments insulting peoples intelligence. Michael Mcintyre may not be that 'edgy', but at least he's got a better sense of humour than you have m'dear ;)

most gifted comic on the circuit?

I don't think even he would admit to being "gifted". His material & style is family friendly observational. Peter Kay did it a thousand times better years ago. I'd put McIntyre in the same bracket as Jason Manford in that both men see stand up & tv work as a career that can net them alot of money through touring & dvd sales. Tv careers today are short term, I don't expect to see these ppl in 10 years time, they'll be other "comic geniuses" to replace them.

If he's as hilarious as ppl seem to think he is, let's see him do a Lenny Bruce & just riff...or write a comedy series...

All it really takes to fill a theatre in Britain today is an appearance on "8 out of 10 cats" & a few Richard & Judy's. Frank Sidebottom has been around for decades...no arena dates, dvds or panel shows for him. Why? Because he's not some 30 something non entity quipping about pot noodles, 70s kids tv or his girlfriend's periods. In short, he's original.

"he is the best comic i have ever seen"

now that IS funny.

Manning WAS funny. His bigotry was obviously repellent at times, but he was a natural & had put the hard yards in working clubs for decades. There's little to choose between the university educated Perrier award clique & I think it's a case of inverted snobbery & bourgeois pc sentiment that drives modern British comedy. Since Ben Elton declared Benny Hill unfit for consumption, we've had a clique of right on Uni students dominating British comedy, many "post modern" inverted bigots amoung them

It's fluff. He makes Jasper Carrott seem edgy. British comedy at the moment is all about panel shows, dvds, podcasts & tours...corporate comedy for the middle income market. He is smug, most of these middle class stand ups are. Ppl like it because it's cosy & safe, reassuring observations on modern life...but it's so dull & predictable. A year ago no one knew who he was, no he's selling out tours...purely due to the power of tv. Ker-ching comedy is a good career move, plenty of cash to be made.

LMAO

This is all we've been talking about all week.

''IM NOT READY!''

Me too, FinerThanSilkOrSatin! :o)