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I don't spend the kind of time listening to comics that I once did ... if I go through my boxes of LPs (no record player) and cassette tapes I have a number of comedy albums, including Vaughn Meador's "The First Family", David Frye's "Richard Nixon: A Fantasy", a couple of Steve Martin albums, Bobcat Goldthwait's "Meat Bob", and some Bill Cosby classics from the 60s including "Wonderfulness", "Why is There Air", "Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow (RIGHT)", Robin Williams "Reality, What a Concept."
I even have the Saturday Night Live Album that was produced when the show was young and still funny and fresh.
Lenny Bruce, before he started reading the text of his obscenity suit was great, and Bill Hicks is sorely, sorely missed.
It's been a very LONG time since I've heard any comic that truly brought tears to my eyes and had me gasping for breath from the laughter.
It's not, I suppose, that things aren't as funny anymore, but that comedic styles have changed to be more focused on the overly laconic Seinfeld style comedy, which while interesting and occasionally amusing, isn't gut-busting funny.
I haven't been able to watch very many HBO comedy specials either. They still MAKE them, they just aren't worth my time. Eddie Izzard is quite cool ... but he's British, so he can't help it.
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