In reply to krikoman:
> The trouble is, even when he's saying something you can't disagree with, he's so f*cking annoying, I can manage about 5 minutes of him, and very rarely find him funny.
I went to see "Carpet Remnant World" in Edinburgh a few years ago and I thought, and still do think, he's a comic genius.
Later that week I went to see Marcus Brigstocke do exactly the same jokes but in a much less imaginative, "Mock the week - friendly" fashion, and it just served to highlight the disparity.
I'd say there are probably two kinds of comedians, those who provoke strong opinions and those who are just shit.
I'd recommend seeking out the excellent Daniel Kitson but he so rarely does anything televised.