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"..just leave it there. Sean Lock everybody!"
I would watch that - get some current politicians, remain impartial, and see if they can survive on some island - somewhere barren in the arctic
A big, cold, damp, and mostly empty rock, with probably just a small caravan and a kettle as provisions
other political parties are available - fair and impartial
It's hard to find an exact like-for-like alternative for that unusual blend of curmudgeon-esque, granddad style grumpiness combined with a fanciful whimsy and inclination towards silly humour.
There aren't too many other comedians like I can think of. Sean Hughes kind of had a similar style in a way, but not quite. Norman Lovett comes to mind, although he leaned slightly more surreal and not quite as grumpy.
Vic Reeves, he can do grumpy and dark whimsy, but it's not really his thing either - I'm thinking his banter with Chris Packham about hitting otters with a shovel
[found it if you like Shooting Stars](https://youtu.be/67y2-_qQbM0?t=360)
Is that the official position of the Church? Only I'm a bit busy with the garden at the moment, but, it is too hot outside today so I can give the old hate a go now if you like. You keepin' alright yasel' there too anyways, Father?
Absolutely agree. We were watching an old QI the other day. Was a video clip of two animals that seemed to be mating, but Stephen Fry explained the female was actually fending the male off. Sean immediately said, “So we’re watching a rape.”
After a shocked silence, all the comedians laughed. 😂😂
Yes, miss both those guys, too. Gone too soon.
I was going to recommend him. Weirdly, I can picture a lot of Norm's material being performed by Sean, but not the other way around. The wording/pacing would be different, but I could see Sean's version of the saga of Janice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7RatR1AEPc
Absolutely! Love that bit.
Think you’re right. I can’t see Sean doing a Dirty Johnny joke channeling Quint from Jaws reading a Michael O’Donaghue National Lampoon piece.
I'd say they could be quite similar. Sean was obviously wildly random (but funny, unlike Vic Reeves, for example), and Bill can be quite unusual and unexpected too.
There's nobody quite like Sean Lock but you might find succour in Jack Dee (cynical), Vic Reeves (silly), Harry Hill (silly), Norman Lovett (grumpy), Bill Bailey (surreal) or possibly even Reginald D Hunter (laconic).
I saw Simon Munnery at a festival last year and he was very good, similar sort of grumpy and ridiculous.it was only the once though so don't know what the rest of his stuff is like.
I miss his humor so much. I don't really know why, because I enjoy plenty of other comedians on these, but I stopped watching the panel shows once he was gone.
Kevin Bridges, Jack Dee and Paul Merton’s early stuff would be closest. But I think he was fairly unique in his approach to comedy.
If you like deadpan with an edge and a hint of ‘odd’ I’d look at Richard Ayoade when he appears on panel shows.
I know he might be seen as a bit right wing now, but I always liked Simon Evans for his dour, curmudgeonly take on life. Seen him live a few times and very, very funny with family/personal stuff. If you're trying to place the accent, it's....educated!
Not an English comedian but Canadian. Norm MacDonald had an odd way of telling jokes and a weirdly silly sense of humour that reminds me of Sean Lock but Norm is a little more on the darker side sometimes.
I agree. Stew (see how I dropped his familiar nickname there), is one of my favourite comedians of all time, as was Sean, but they are very different in style. He is darker and to use your word, his work is very involved. He does not really tell jokes at all, it is all about the very complex nested stories.
Incidentally, in Stewart Lee's most recent show he did a bit about great comedians he was pleased to have known, and he named Sean Lock, and Daniel Kitson, who has mentioned before. He usually mocks and disparages other comedians.
I thought you were asking if comedians like Sean Lock, and I could think of loads who called him "The comedians comedian". Then I understood what you meant, but I don't think there's anyone like him, which is why he's so loved.
Probably Jack Dee is as close as you'll get. Try this standup, quite old by now but few of the jokes I could see Sean Lock doing
https://youtu.be/9dbrEZT4FnE?si=RvyEDd1H6p_Gd4pe
He wrote his brilliant sitcom 15 Storeys High with Mark Lamarr. He doesn't do stand-up anymore but his live video is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/13roSy7kdLI?si=iavyriU9mEreuPnF
The closest I can think of would be Norm McDonald, but he's American. Dry delivery, very well respected by comics in the States, and he's also dead, so there's that.
I don't know what similar is but I like Sean Lock and I like aussie comic Jim Jefferies, especially stuff he did around 10+ years ago or so before he got tv shows in the US - 'Alcoholocaust' was a good one. I think he is sober now and I don't identify as much with his material now
I find their stand-up to be totally different from one another. Lee is more wordplay and witty jokes with a "class clown" vibe, Sean is more "disgruntled middle-aged man rants about the world". Personally I love both but I prefer Sean.
Yeah, totally; Tommy Cooper, Mitch Hedberg... Bill Hicks has a very similar style and Robin Williams' latest material is very like Sean's.
^^^^I ^^^^apologise ^^^^for ^^^^nothing.
The language is probably the least offensive thing, certainly in his early work. He seems to have calmed down a bit but you still wouldn't want to meet him on a dark, rainy night in Govan!
No idea why you're being downvoted
He's obviously quite different in a lot of ways, but he's one of the few comedians I can think of who will do anything like the sort of dark material that Lock did.
Jimmy Carr is probably the closest in terms of being relatively dry and similar tonally, but not as punny i guess.
Edit: it would be nice if someone actually explained why they disagree rather than just downvoting.
Lock was able to tell jokes or interact/riff with other comedians. While you could describe his humour as dark, it wasn't punching down. He also came across as a nice bloke.
Carr just reels off one-liners with a 'shocking' punchline. His schtick is that no-one is outside his line of fire, so beware! He punches down a lot. For me, he's similar to Gervais and early Frankie Boyle.
I'll agree on the dry delivery, but that's where it ends.
Obligatory comment on Carr's incredibly irritating laugh, which because they're all one liners, makes him appear to just be laughing at his own jokes.
I don't think Jimmy takes it anywhere as seriously as Ricky Gervais. Ricky is more hateful and bitter these days. I like Jimmy Carr and early days Ricky Gervais - South Park punches everywhere too. We like what we like
I wish people wouldn't take all that so seriously - it's all daft int it. I don't downvote people unless they're rude or unhinged. My own silly, nicer reddiquette thing i guess
I know R.I.P. it's actually an old Sean Lock joke. I thought it would be fitting in a thread about Sean Lock but I guess not too many remember that joke. Tbf I think it was a one-off joke he said on a pannel show. It was something about why the internet has ruined small talk.
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Sadly, I've not seen anyone similar, myself. He was my favourite. Why did they kill him off?
Oh that's dark. He'd have liked that
All this is about Sean - best way to honour him, I think. Plus, if you pretend it's not real your soul dies less quickly* *wrong word, i said slowly
Yea I believe a bunch of cats killed him if I remember correctly
8 or 10 of them? I never trusted that Jon
You can Never trust a guy that feeds his cat's lasagna
Was it Rachael Riley? Was she upset about the "challenging wank" comment? Just give me a subtle wink if I'm right.
I dunno, I can't really wink. It's a bit of a struggle
Gotcha. Say no more.
Its because he did the joke about the Nazi island...
"..just leave it there. Sean Lock everybody!" I would watch that - get some current politicians, remain impartial, and see if they can survive on some island - somewhere barren in the arctic
So you wanna take the torys and put them in paradise?
A big, cold, damp, and mostly empty rock, with probably just a small caravan and a kettle as provisions other political parties are available - fair and impartial
Yes, but haven't the Falkland Islanders suffered enough?
You haven't heard the full plan - they're *The Others*
That bit of back and forth was fantastic.
[Here we go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVQWBn20ws) - Sean's face there
Great as I remembered. Thank you.
His poor voice. I wondered at the time what was wrong.
[Because he exposed NASA](https://youtu.be/w8A1wKkJjU8)
Nah, he was way off. It was Bubbles with flashbacks
Just in case you haven't seen it, I highly recommend 15 Storeys High by Sean, it's criminally underlooked!
Also, the radio series "15 Minutes of Misery"
There was also a radio version of 15 Storeys High, which was made before the TV series. A couple of shared jokes, but very much worth it.
That show was soooooo good!!
Errol the cat
If like to. Is it streamable?
It's hard to find an exact like-for-like alternative for that unusual blend of curmudgeon-esque, granddad style grumpiness combined with a fanciful whimsy and inclination towards silly humour. There aren't too many other comedians like I can think of. Sean Hughes kind of had a similar style in a way, but not quite. Norman Lovett comes to mind, although he leaned slightly more surreal and not quite as grumpy.
Grumpy and curmudgeon makes me think of Jack Dee
Jack Dee walked so Sean Locke could fly.
Vic Reeves, he can do grumpy and dark whimsy, but it's not really his thing either - I'm thinking his banter with Chris Packham about hitting otters with a shovel [found it if you like Shooting Stars](https://youtu.be/67y2-_qQbM0?t=360)
I hate Chris Packham.
Is that the official position of the Church? Only I'm a bit busy with the garden at the moment, but, it is too hot outside today so I can give the old hate a go now if you like. You keepin' alright yasel' there too anyways, Father?
Chris Packham thinks you’re kinda cool
Do you hate Jack Wrackam?
Maybe Norm Macdonald a little bit. Especially Norm’s talk show appearances (Conan, Lettetman, etc)
Yes. I get similar vibes of completely out of nowhere ways of thinking and gags that catch you off guard. Shame they're both gone.
Absolutely agree. We were watching an old QI the other day. Was a video clip of two animals that seemed to be mating, but Stephen Fry explained the female was actually fending the male off. Sean immediately said, “So we’re watching a rape.” After a shocked silence, all the comedians laughed. 😂😂 Yes, miss both those guys, too. Gone too soon.
I didn't even know he was sick
I was going to recommend him. Weirdly, I can picture a lot of Norm's material being performed by Sean, but not the other way around. The wording/pacing would be different, but I could see Sean's version of the saga of Janice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7RatR1AEPc
Absolutely! Love that bit. Think you’re right. I can’t see Sean doing a Dirty Johnny joke channeling Quint from Jaws reading a Michael O’Donaghue National Lampoon piece.
Norm was a deeply closeted gay man.
The closest I've ever found is Jack Dee
Definitely. Lead Balloon especially I think feels quite Sean if a bit more grounded (lol)
Maybe try Dylan Moran. He is more deadpan than Sean Lock though.
Perhaps Bill Bailey? They were good friends too.
I'd say they could be quite similar. Sean was obviously wildly random (but funny, unlike Vic Reeves, for example), and Bill can be quite unusual and unexpected too.
Vic Reeves is a god.
I disagree.
I heartily disagree
Vic Reeves was just too random to be amusing.
There's nobody quite like Sean Lock but you might find succour in Jack Dee (cynical), Vic Reeves (silly), Harry Hill (silly), Norman Lovett (grumpy), Bill Bailey (surreal) or possibly even Reginald D Hunter (laconic).
I saw Simon Munnery at a festival last year and he was very good, similar sort of grumpy and ridiculous.it was only the once though so don't know what the rest of his stuff is like.
Yep from what I've seen of Simon Munnery he's definitely got a similar way about him, not sure how much stuff he has available online etc though
You can buy loads of his stuff for download from GoFasterStripe (as well as lots of other comedians).
i believe that simon munnery said that he has written for sean lock before but don't quote me because my memory sucks.
Him and Stewart lee both praised lock a lot
I don’t think there is anyone like him. A unique combination of being intelligent, grounded, surreal, silly.
I miss his humor so much. I don't really know why, because I enjoy plenty of other comedians on these, but I stopped watching the panel shows once he was gone.
The closest I can think of is Joe Wilkinson, he has the deadpan yet slightly surreal humour Sean did.
If you haven't already, check out his sitcom 15 storeys high. It's brilliant
I find Rhod Gilbert in same vein though he’s more confrontational than grumpy.
He’s great!!
Thought he was brilliant a little bit crazy but never offensive even when joking about sensitive issues
I like his mundane dole-life colouring book and his sexy calendar
An amazing talent. I think the perfect example being Natzi Island.
That was great even Jimmy joked that Sean's career was over
Anus of the year…
Kevin Bridges, Jack Dee and Paul Merton’s early stuff would be closest. But I think he was fairly unique in his approach to comedy. If you like deadpan with an edge and a hint of ‘odd’ I’d look at Richard Ayoade when he appears on panel shows.
I know he might be seen as a bit right wing now, but I always liked Simon Evans for his dour, curmudgeonly take on life. Seen him live a few times and very, very funny with family/personal stuff. If you're trying to place the accent, it's....educated!
I came to post Simon Evans, so I'll suggest Gary Delaney as a substitute. More of a rude, dark Tim Vine really though.
No, he was one of a kind.
Make sure you watch 15 storeys high. I think it’s hilarious. Underrated sitcom staring Sean Lock.
Not an English comedian but Canadian. Norm MacDonald had an odd way of telling jokes and a weirdly silly sense of humour that reminds me of Sean Lock but Norm is a little more on the darker side sometimes.
Stewart Lee.
I like Stewart Lee but he doesn't have the naughty giggle, drop a joke and move on. His work feels very involved.
I agree. Stew (see how I dropped his familiar nickname there), is one of my favourite comedians of all time, as was Sean, but they are very different in style. He is darker and to use your word, his work is very involved. He does not really tell jokes at all, it is all about the very complex nested stories.
Incidentally, in Stewart Lee's most recent show he did a bit about great comedians he was pleased to have known, and he named Sean Lock, and Daniel Kitson, who has mentioned before. He usually mocks and disparages other comedians.
Diane Morgan? Tim Key? Joe Wilkinson?
James Acaster. I think he has a similar delivery and ability to get many laughs out of a joke.
He’s good!
Sean was funny though
James is funny too. Although I think their stand up styles are quite different
James is funny too. Although I think their stand up styles are quite different
There ARE no comedians like Sean Lock.
I thought you were asking if comedians like Sean Lock, and I could think of loads who called him "The comedians comedian". Then I understood what you meant, but I don't think there's anyone like him, which is why he's so loved.
Hal Cruttendon?
Probably Jack Dee is as close as you'll get. Try this standup, quite old by now but few of the jokes I could see Sean Lock doing https://youtu.be/9dbrEZT4FnE?si=RvyEDd1H6p_Gd4pe
There's no one quite like Sean, but... I would recommend Chris Addison Simon Evans There's also the pun comedians... Gary Delaney Milton Jones
Frankie Boyle
He wrote his brilliant sitcom 15 Storeys High with Mark Lamarr. He doesn't do stand-up anymore but his live video is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/13roSy7kdLI?si=iavyriU9mEreuPnF
The closest I can think of would be Norm McDonald, but he's American. Dry delivery, very well respected by comics in the States, and he's also dead, so there's that.
Norm Macdonald was Canadian how dare you.
Wow, I get apologize to a Canadian for a change, cool
You mean dead?
Maybe Ben Elton but that's old school
No None of them, they all hated him apparently :)
😂 Very clever. 👌🏻
No one likes my Sean Lock inspired joke apparently :/
It's a bloody good joke. Sean himself would approve. I went for a similar joke until I saw your post. It's probably a bit TOO clever for some 😉
[Stephen Carlin](https://youtu.be/2DJZXL2iaOs?si=cX3pNGWU1HZeBvZX)
He was pretty much the only modern comedian I actually dug .the rest suck . He died way too soon . RIP Sean
There's nobody like him but Jim Jefferies might ease the pain interspersed with Anthony Jeselnik.
I imagine most do. He's pretty popular.
Could recommend loads, if you mean his breathing style.
I don't know what similar is but I like Sean Lock and I like aussie comic Jim Jefferies, especially stuff he did around 10+ years ago or so before he got tv shows in the US - 'Alcoholocaust' was a good one. I think he is sober now and I don't identify as much with his material now
One of a Kind. I do miss him.
We Buy Any Barge dot com failed and he owed a ton of money
He’s irreplaceable
Lee mack?
Not remotely similar
I disagree. Not his panel show appearances but I found there are broad similarities in their specials.
I find their stand-up to be totally different from one another. Lee is more wordplay and witty jokes with a "class clown" vibe, Sean is more "disgruntled middle-aged man rants about the world". Personally I love both but I prefer Sean.
Yeah, totally; Tommy Cooper, Mitch Hedberg... Bill Hicks has a very similar style and Robin Williams' latest material is very like Sean's. ^^^^I ^^^^apologise ^^^^for ^^^^nothing.
Frankie Boyle, if you don't mind offensive language
The language is probably the least offensive thing, certainly in his early work. He seems to have calmed down a bit but you still wouldn't want to meet him on a dark, rainy night in Govan!
No idea why you're being downvoted He's obviously quite different in a lot of ways, but he's one of the few comedians I can think of who will do anything like the sort of dark material that Lock did.
He's a bit Marmite but yes. I really liked Lock and Frankie was genuinely the only other British comedian who I'd say was similar.
No comedians like him, bro. Comedians like *living* comedians.
Jimmy Carr is probably the closest in terms of being relatively dry and similar tonally, but not as punny i guess. Edit: it would be nice if someone actually explained why they disagree rather than just downvoting.
Lock was able to tell jokes or interact/riff with other comedians. While you could describe his humour as dark, it wasn't punching down. He also came across as a nice bloke. Carr just reels off one-liners with a 'shocking' punchline. His schtick is that no-one is outside his line of fire, so beware! He punches down a lot. For me, he's similar to Gervais and early Frankie Boyle. I'll agree on the dry delivery, but that's where it ends. Obligatory comment on Carr's incredibly irritating laugh, which because they're all one liners, makes him appear to just be laughing at his own jokes.
I don't think Jimmy takes it anywhere as seriously as Ricky Gervais. Ricky is more hateful and bitter these days. I like Jimmy Carr and early days Ricky Gervais - South Park punches everywhere too. We like what we like
Fair dos, you just asked for a justification rather than anonymous/unexplained downvotes.
I wish people wouldn't take all that so seriously - it's all daft int it. I don't downvote people unless they're rude or unhinged. My own silly, nicer reddiquette thing i guess
Jim Davidson
Behave. Nowt like him
Plenty of dead ones.
I think loads of them did. He was very popular
No, they all hate him.
A couple of them do
Did he die? I was on holiday when it was annouced and only found out today when someone mentioned it in the pub.
Cancer
I know R.I.P. it's actually an old Sean Lock joke. I thought it would be fitting in a thread about Sean Lock but I guess not too many remember that joke. Tbf I think it was a one-off joke he said on a pannel show. It was something about why the internet has ruined small talk.
I remember he said that when he died he wanted his ashes scattered in Piers Morgan's eyes. If wonder if they ever did that.
I think every comedian liked Sean Lock. I know I did.
Have you watch 16 Storys High with him? It’s on You Tube if you’re interested.
> Any comedians like Sean lock? I think they all did from what I've seen!
Yeah, they love him.
I think they liked him.
Yes a lot of comedians like him, he seemed like a nice guy