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7:37 am - 07/22/2012

19 Comedians Confronting Hecklers (NSFW VIDEO)

No one heckles quite like hecklers at a comedy show. You wouldn't hear someone yell their opinions at a solo jazz performer or a ballerina, but when an audience sees a funny person standing on stage with a mic, there's often one or two people who demand to have their voices (usually drunk voices) heard.

The recent Daniel Tosh incident reminds us that the way a comedian responds to a heckler can become an issue outside of the club. There's also a great documentary about hecklers on Netflix that highlights the many ways hecklers can be dealt with, and a wealth of video evidence on YouTube.

Below you'll see 19 examples of how comedians can handle a heckler, including brutal takedowns, full-on breakdowns and some ridiculously witty retorts. From Mitch Hedberg's gentle chat to Bill Hicks' expletive-filled rant, there's more than one way to handle a heckler -- some more effective than others:


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Who do you think is funny? Not talking about these people in particular but just any comedians you may like...

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rivadavia 22nd-Jul-2012 12:15 pm (UTC)
just came to see if mitch was on the list

i'm out
stephaniebrown 22nd-Jul-2012 12:17 pm (UTC)
also, no one deals with hecklers like jimmy carr does.

firecracker_sj 22nd-Jul-2012 01:37 pm (UTC)
This is seriously my favourite video of a comedian dealing with hecklers. I love Jimmy Carr.
thewitness 22nd-Jul-2012 02:15 pm (UTC)
i don't usually watch stand up videos, but i clicked on it and ended up watching the entire thing. FUNNY.
sadisticsidhe 22nd-Jul-2012 02:21 pm (UTC)
this was amazing
vehiclesshockme 22nd-Jul-2012 03:09 pm (UTC)
That was amazing.
lreservoirldogs 22nd-Jul-2012 03:41 pm (UTC)
I ended up watching tons of his standup & episodes of Distraction a couple weeks ago. Made me love him.
trumpydoesmagic 22nd-Jul-2012 12:17 pm (UTC)
stephaniebrown 22nd-Jul-2012 12:58 pm (UTC)
ugh i love Gina.
roguewave3 22nd-Jul-2012 01:15 pm (UTC)
I love her so much.
isntdaveone 22nd-Jul-2012 12:18 pm (UTC)
iantoj 22nd-Jul-2012 12:25 pm (UTC)
Eddie has already been mentioned, but he is my favourite. Things remind me of his stand up all the time and I end up giggling to myself.









caketime 22nd-Jul-2012 11:34 pm (UTC)
Every time I see an Eddie Izzard skit, I'll rewatch them again.
iantoj 23rd-Jul-2012 06:23 am (UTC)
Me too. I could easily waste a whole day.
idiftl 22nd-Jul-2012 12:30 pm (UTC)
goddessdream 22nd-Jul-2012 08:49 pm (UTC)
I love his radio show with his wife.
cloudsss 22nd-Jul-2012 11:04 pm (UTC)
oh my god that was perfect.
mrssubee 22nd-Jul-2012 12:31 pm (UTC)
love Kathy Griffin's response to hecklers "I don't come to your job and knock the dicks out of your mouth"
stephaniebrown 22nd-Jul-2012 12:38 pm (UTC)
lmfao linked to a jimmy carr video above and he says the same thing. twice. (or rather "i don't come to your work and knock the sailor's cocks out of your mouth". but still)
ladycakes 22nd-Jul-2012 07:11 pm (UTC)
It's a pretty standard response to hecklers. Old as time.
zulkey 22nd-Jul-2012 12:31 pm (UTC)
Hecklers are so embarrassing.

I love Paul F. Tompkins, Hannibal Buress and Cameron Esposito, who is a Chicago gal who should be breaking through soon I hope.
modern_toilet 22nd-Jul-2012 12:37 pm (UTC)
its not a heckler story, but i was at a comedy club a little while ago and these three male comedians that went on kept pointing out a girl in the audience who had big boobs and they were constantly commenting on them. the girl looked really uncomfortable and didn't laugh, but they kept harping on her and talking about her "great tits" and stuff. it was horrifying.
stephaniebrown 22nd-Jul-2012 12:39 pm (UTC)
omfg that is disgusting. that poor girl D:
rivadavia 22nd-Jul-2012 01:09 pm (UTC)
ugh disgusting.
ladycakes 22nd-Jul-2012 07:12 pm (UTC)
That's repulsive.
katesamaloo 22nd-Jul-2012 12:45 pm (UTC)
I saw Jim Gaffigan on Thursday and he was hilarious! My all-time favorite comedian.
yousaidlog 22nd-Jul-2012 04:14 pm (UTC)
yes, he is the best!
fantasialopez 22nd-Jul-2012 04:29 pm (UTC)
Hay gurl hay
mmmdraco 22nd-Jul-2012 12:48 pm (UTC)
My hubby is way more into comedians than I am. That said, there are a handful I usually enjoy: Sinbad and Lewis Black are fabulous almost always. And I really liked Hal Sparks' Charmageddon special as well as several of Craig Ferguson's stand-up specials. And Jim Gaffigan. His latest special made me pee my pants laughing. (Especially the line about how having four kids is like drowning and then someone hands you a baby.) I require much funnier jokes to watch something taped, too. I don't have a problem watching a sub-par comedian like on a cruise-ship or at a bar somewhere, but I can't offend anyone by turning off the TV or walking away from my couch.
lil_creamsoda 22nd-Jul-2012 12:49 pm (UTC)
god I hate joe rogan. what a pathetic piece of shit he is.
mmmdraco 22nd-Jul-2012 12:59 pm (UTC)
I could tell that just from watching him on Newsradio.
lreservoirldogs 22nd-Jul-2012 03:44 pm (UTC)
The only good thing about him is calling out Carlos Mencia for stealing jokes in the middle of his show.
lilgoala 22nd-Jul-2012 05:10 pm (UTC)
your icon is killing me lol
americnxidiot 22nd-Jul-2012 12:56 pm (UTC)
I love Paul F. Tompkins. And I like T.J. Miller more every time I hear him.

Jessica St. Clair isn't a stand-up, but she is always amazing when she's on Comedy Bang Bang.
pieisgood08 22nd-Jul-2012 05:11 pm (UTC)
YES. The last time she was on was A+.
goddessdream 22nd-Jul-2012 08:50 pm (UTC)
PFT and T.J. are amazing. I need to listen to more Comedy Bang Bang apparently since I haven't heard of Jessica St. Clair.
americnxidiot 22nd-Jul-2012 08:53 pm (UTC)
She was on the show Best Friends Forever that ran on NBC this spring (which was a lovely little show... it's a shame it never really had a chance). Whenever she's on CBB, she plays Scott's 15 year old intern Marissa Wompler and it's hilarious. I highly recommend it :)
valyazhnaya 22nd-Jul-2012 01:11 pm (UTC)
The only stand-up I've ever found remotely funny is Robin Williams and early Ellen DeGeneres. Comedians just don't do it for me.
a_new_haven 22nd-Jul-2012 02:28 pm (UTC)
Early Ellen was hilarious. I don't mind language or raunchy, etc., but it's really nice to find someone who can be funny without it.
biene 22nd-Jul-2012 01:22 pm (UTC)

and the best thing i've ever heard-
klmnumbers 22nd-Jul-2012 02:23 pm (UTC)
omg the horse story... KILLS ME.
glittergunshot 22nd-Jul-2012 02:57 pm (UTC)
That WILTY clip is never not funny
runandtelldat 22nd-Jul-2012 04:08 pm (UTC)
I laughed so hard at that horse story, I started to cry and now my face hurts.
caketime 22nd-Jul-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
I need English talk shows in my life. The horse story had me in tears. (edit: although, David made the whole story worth it tbh)

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