Stephen Cookson | One Liner Comedian

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[@mikeg6606]

This comedian had some great lines. Clearly the audience had a few too.

[@victorbryant10]

Mike G hahaha🤣

[@dejarno9739]

Audiences laughter intesifies

[@shaneborg3717]

Funnee

[@stumbling]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

A crazy audience...very friendly.

[@jamesart9]

Every comedians dream audience.

[@joeskis]

Maybe, they are laughing at the setup, and a bit too long at times.

[@grapenutz1137]

Canned laughter

[@HotWaterComedyClubLiverpool]

fafa suluape absolutely not

[@peroperic1080]

@@grapenutz1137 Dude is funny, of course they laugh.

[@grapenutz1137]

@@peroperic1080 with other comics jokes

[@boycs1971]

As an open mic one liner comic with around 200 gigs I can tell you that Stephen is a once in a generation genius. The material is nowhere near as important as how Stephen has crafted his persona. The delivery, pauses, expressions, timing and presence are brilliant. Crafting one line gags is very difficult but every word is relevant...like adding 'basic' to the stool gag giving it the perfect ending. For me, Stephen is up there with Stewart Francis and Gary Delaney and I wish him the success he deserves.

[@peterbazooka1918]

I guess you haven't heard of Steven Wright.

[@jamiew1664]

just watched some of your stand up here on YT, your not bad. I liked the herpes joke about your wifes veg, and the prostate thumbs up one made me laugh too. i like your jokes.

[@boycs1971]

@@jamiew1664 Thank you Jamie, I appreciate the feedback.

[@seanfrank32]

@@peterbazooka1918 Or this guy named Rodney Dangerfield Mitch Hedberg is one of the greats too

[@bikersoncall]

@@seanfrank32 Rodney, no one can replicate Dangerfield, his lines were great, not always incredible, but his expressions and self deprecation were gold. Another that can't possibly be matched was Foster Brooks, beyond hilarious act, and he was almost better during the Celebrity Roasts, than his typical acts. The way he would look at huge, mega stars like Dean Martin as if he couldn't figure out who they were or why they were there.

[@janjavorsek7391]

Comedian: I was driving down the road the other day Audience: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHIAMAVIRGINHAHAHAHAHA

[@tigerchillyable]

Your a virgin 😂

[@fman02]

Whoops. I do so hope it was your intention to write You’re.

[@arcturus8218]

fman wow thats original

[@grapenutz1137]

@@tigerchillyable Goose

[@grapenutz1137]

@@arcturus8218 originally original of origin

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I love one liner comedy... It's hard work, and the audience gets their moneys worth. This guy really nailed it.

[@steve-bk1qd]

His delivery and demeanour are perfect.....that is why he is funny..

[@davidmatthews3131]

Thanks for explaining, I was confused.

[@stumpynadge]

So this is what happened to the old audiences from Friends and Frasier.

[@tomshanks4092]

Hahaha I absolutely love frasier and I’ve watched it to the point of not hearing the audience anymore but you’ve just reminded me what they used to sound like when I first started watching it

[@therealHogmaNtheIntruder]

They learned to freestyle?

[@toddgaines9446]

Right! It sounds like it's piped in.

[@dwaungst04]

Nice

[@stephenspero3201]

Mike Gaines absolutely "canned laughter". Maybe they served shroom tea? Fk idk. He wasn't THAT funny.

[@thebeardedtattoo9617]

I think they pumped laughing gas through the vents of the building!

[@ZacchaeusNifong]

That's called a pint ya fook tard.

[@sparrovski]

I agree. He wasnt funny. His delivery is shit.

[@georgejung5429]

Agreed.

[@mrb018538]

It’s probably late at night in a comedy club - they’re all half cut.

[@georgejung5429]

mrb018538 all lines matter scenario 😂

[@jsensei402]

His stoicism and believability had the crowd.

[@Hugh_Jurrection]

Yes I agree - He looks and sounds like every guy that has ever worked in some kind of industrial environment, hence his believability!

[@gial8862]

What kind of brownies did they feed the audience? muy gawd

[@Jan-mu6vs]

Sounds like a great idea though

[@omnomshibob]

Exactly what I was thinking! Bleeding wackjobs were laughing everytime he paused for longer than half a second, I gave up half way through, they were doing my nut.

[@sarisaringvids2461]

Gi Al haha made of weed 🤣😂

[@HotWaterComedyClubLiverpool]

SavageArfad we would never be that insulting to a comedian

[@HotWaterComedyClubLiverpool]

CLK Products glad you’re enjoying 😀

[@philiphicks1273]

It’s lovely when your whole family shows up to the gig.

[@lytnin88]

It's amazing how he's able to keep a straight face.

[@tdyerwestfield]

This guy's delivery is excellent and he has some great lines. Certainly a comic's dream audience.

[@markduncan2217]

It’s not whether the audience laugh, it’s whether it’s funny. I laughed out loud. Very good.

[@caitthecat]

But you're more likely to laugh if you hear other people laugh.

[@Charlienmeg]

Deadpan delivery and a funny man. What more could you ask for.

[@mpd4sure]

This guy has perfect material , timing & audience. Super Funny.

[@spencertwoeightyz3383]

I didn’t think I would enjoy this as much as I did. A few of these will have me laughing to myself tomorrow.

[@TheHippocrocapig]

Love this bloke. Reminds me of an english version of Steven Wright! A gig with him, Paul Smith and Gary Delaney would be my dream night of comedy.

[@user-hj7ld4ff7p]

I usually think of myself as someone who doesn't laugh out loud. But I had my notebook on my belly while I was watching this guy and the notebook was jerking up and down. Hmm, that sounded better when I said it inside my head.

[@davem.2191]

The audience sounds completely hammered.

[@ivorscrotumic3556]

Oh my, never heard of this guy before. It's pure gold. Will have to watch out for him & pop down to HWCC when he's on.

[@marshallmatters1526]

Some of these one liners are genius. Great comedian. And a perfect crowd to be honest, he even tells them they're mental and they laugh. Makes even better viewing.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

And some of these one liners are stolen from both Steven Wright and Mitch Hedberg. He needs to stop using those jokes and stick to his own. It's not cool to steal other peoples jokes for laughs.

[@eclipsewrecker]

@@myhatmygandhi6217came on here to see if anyone noticed

[@Mvrky0]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 people have been sharing jokes for centuries, stop crying

[@BC1878]

I have to say, the first time I ever seen this, I was in stitches. The jokes are funny but it’s his face and his delivery and the long pauses that makes it. 😂

[@petejones879]

I've watched this a dozen times or so and it never fails to make me laugh

[@pittchaser]

The audience must have been hammered!

[@fishwatch8677]

I see the KZbin comedians are selflessly patrolling the comments sections maintaining audience difficulty standards.

[@fishwatch8677]

Star Trek Theory No, it was sincere appreciation.

[@joecaldecutt5132]

They're dossers

[@sarcasm-83]

@Star Trek Theory Thank you for your service.

[@camogrrl]

I see you’ve tried a witty observation but written it so poorly no one knows what you mean.

[@joecaldecutt5132]

@@camogrrl the guy's got 72 likes, give him some credit. When was the last time you got that many likes?

[@stevet5379]

That audience was a gift and he took charge like a champ. Damned funny!

[@philash1000]

As Mr. Monkhouse would say ...its all in the delivery and this guy's a master

[@danielali6571]

He breathes.... Audience goes into hysterics

[@darrenyoung3102]

Love this guy, hilarious. The audience are awsome hes right there crazy loving it

[@craigwealand3568]

My go-to vid when I’m feeling sad: never fails to cheer me up.

[@avybenfield508]

You're easily pleased

[@charlytaylor1748]

Avy... Why have a go at someone for liking what they like?

[@mattierenton701]

It takes a bloody good comedian to deliver lines like that, and this guys next level, he just looks so comfortable with it, IMO absolutely Stephen nailed it

[@tjordulf]

He is quite simply, hilarious!

[@Shimus36]

Not usually one to like a bunch of one liners strung together but this dude killed it, even with his delivery. Well deserved laughter.

[@Conor2496]

The 2017 and the zoo joke were genius lol

[@joshmore7175]

I love his one liners because they have follow ups and they're just as good

[@AlexanderMoen]

He's got a couple re-worked Mitch Hedberg jokes in there. "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer" and the humidifier and dehumidifier battling it out joke

[@OliverSutton1962]

The humidifier and dehumidifier joke is a Steven Wright joke.

[@m.s.8996]

The stocking filler joke was Tommy Cooper's.

[@billhawkins192]

Who cares who wrote it, who makes it funniest?

[@terryford2195]

the best laugh i have had in ages this bloke has got to make it big time cheers

[@carterdcomedy]

Wow. Great comedy. The crowd was also phenomenal, where in the world do you get a crowd like that.

[@magic1968]

Liverpool 😉

[@MikeyD22]

From a recorder.

[@SDW90808]

Excellent! Reminiscent of Stephen Wright. Made my afternoon. Thanks.

[@shawnranger5101]

Great one liners, I need to see more of this guy.

[@michaelbaute8891]

The dehumidifier joke was Stephen Wrights'

[@griffinsemple]

Also, the stocking filler joke is from Mitch Hedberg. “The best stocking stuffer is a severed foot.”

[@Iron_Thunderstorm]

What kind of idiot does one-liners and steals from the top two one-liner comedians? Sucks because I was liking this guy until that happened

[@MrGrumbleguts]

Exactly

[@mooseing22]

Phenomenal audience & funny bloke.

[@norfolkcharlie5217]

You know a comedian is good when they make you snort while laughing so hard. Good stuff.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@snotwurfit]

Maybe they were snorting another line of Charlie, Charlie. Just one line mind, a one liner....

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

I live how he does the set-up so well that everyone already gets the joke and starts laughing...then he calmly finishes the joke anyway and gets them laughing again.

[@markgalassini8742]

He’s got a Steven Wright vibe! Good jokes.

[@MewcePewpz]

Damn that crowd was LUBRICATED

[@knoxpops]

This guy is FUNNY! You’ve got a new fan in Knoxville, Tennessee in the US!

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

This guy is very good. Usually with the one liners there are some I’ve heard before, but these were new. I loved the “what Year is your daughter in?” I think I’m going to use that for real.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

Never heard or seen him before .but he is brilliant I hope he makes it to the very top

[@BatMite19]

Good, clean comedy. The new Stephen Wright!

[@neeridge5136]

Now this is how a comedy club should be! Proper jokes, excellent one liners 😂

[@paulhocking1252]

First time I've listened to him...brilliant , absolutely brilliant!!!

[@warsameadam5572]

what a legend !

[@WonderWhatHappened]

Wish I was there. That had to be the best audience ever for a comedian.

[@latherrinserepeat999]

One of the best short sets I've seen.

[@rossegan7034]

Brilliant and a real pro too,,so difficult not to break character when everybody is laughing like that.

[@sickb2200]

Good stuff. Straight outta the school of Steven Wright.

[@zerg9523]

This guy was on after happy hour...

[@dragon-id5uj]

Skillful oneliners go straight for the jugular, love it

[@bikersoncall]

Too funny. Still laughing. I give this a solid 4 Stars, cause I can't count to 5.

[@sunnysideup5826]

"I went to see my doctor and he asked me to provide a stool sample so I enrolled in a basic wood working course"

[@GrahamS67]

He's very funny but that has to be the easiest audience ever.

[@walterkersting1362]

NPR wait wait don’t tell me, those morons laugh at the first sound and everything there after.

[@joncampbell7297]

Its liverpool mate. We go out to have a laugh. What's the point being a miserable bastard.

[@TweEkc]

@@joncampbell7297 damn good attitude

[@eyewishwalrus]

quite a few stolen jokes, the stocking filler one for example

[@orestispalampougioukis6043]

@@joncampbell7297 I love laughing as well, but I only laugh as intensely as something is funny. What the guy means is that the crowd is laughing at a lot of the jokes a lot more intensely than the jokes are funny. A lot of them are "smile and blow air out your nose" funny, while the audience dies laughing at those jokes.

[@alexmorris452]

Well,,,,,,,very good ,,,,,,I have no time for these new age comedians ,,,,,,but he really is a pleasure to listen to ,,,,,,,,I think we will hear a lot more of this chap

[@barneymaurirere9592]

PRICELESS. THANK YOU 😊

[@briancompton2079]

“A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer” -Mitch Hedberg

[@klintflick]

I put a humidifier in a room with a dehumidifier to see who would win. Stephen Wright

[@bullballsallday]

@@klintflick "I have powdered water, but I don't know what to add to it." ---Stephen Wright

[@bullballsallday]

"I saw a wino eating grapes, and I was like 'dude, you have to wait'." ---Mitch Hedberg.

[@wisconsingoldrush8270]

I love one liner Comics. I'll put this guy right next to Mitch. Laughd my ass off. I'd like to find more of this guys stuff.

[@donb3557]

Deadpan delivery of some great one liners, works for me👍

[@DarrenDelaneyMcDel]

I nearly spat my coffee out when he said spelling 😂

[@garyoates4142]

his dead tone make his jokes work so well !!

[@The911watch]

3:57 : He stole that one from the oneliner king Steven Wright. "For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out."

[@ehaber197]

Also the all-day breakfast joke is the same as Steven's 24-hour banking.

[@shadowbanned5164]

The "spelling" one and the all day breakfast one were hilarious.

[@reedsfromleeds6347]

The best comedian I’ve heard for years

[@nocomment1469]

I'm standing in front of a wall ....""hahahaha lol hehe omg we laugh at everything and nothing""

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Man, the whole audience is on shrooms

[@wasabioverdose8999]

great crowd. outstanding athmosphere.!

[@kafkaworkshere]

Well done. I was looking for good examples of one-liners for a project I'm doing. I wasn't disappointed.

[@matthewarchuletta2700]

A very funny 1 liner comedian who had me in tears laughing my head off

[@therealHogmaNtheIntruder]

I don't care what anyone says, I was begging my phone's screen to stop I laughed l so hard.

[@normdunbar2943]

Fantastic. A true professional, he will hit it big.

[@tjbihh]

Genius. Thank you.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Fantastic comic, loved that little touch when Stephen said to the audience "I've only got 5 minutes."

[@edsalinas9996]

Yes, thanks for the subtitles. For us American folks who don't understand English.

[@foubrat777]

Brilliant dead-pan one-liner stance. Love it. X

[@JollyRogerTheDodger]

This guy could have read a newspaper and the audience would've laughed.

[@glazzcampbell3242]

😅😅

[@samcarlin2285]

You don’t get the humour so don’t comment

[@malachycomac5382]

The funniest one liners....made funnier by the droll delivery .

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

Thanks Stephan. I enjoyed that.

[@oldrikky]

got me with the first gag..brilliant.

[@LANGI902]

God damn that audience was lit 😅 Wish I was there!

[@barrymichlowitz1071]

My favorite joke was that he got fired from being a zookeeper.

[@churkov]

Good joke, but not original. I first heard in over 40 years ago. Recycling I guess

[@michaelbishop9157]

great lines. only one old one was the artificial leg / stocking filler gag but brilliant delivery and timing

[@francoisgermain3991]

He is AMAZING.

[@Evanderj]

😬jeez- tough crowd in that room.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

The guy guffawing before he even opened his mouth...🙄😂

[@rjlopez1344]

It sounded like a sitcom the whole time,Pretty good for someone i’ve never heard before.he will get better, just need to steal more content!

[@SarahIsGone4ever]

I think the first joke is soo good, I still laugh till the end of the set for that one joke alone

[@Faraz_sfh]

Tears 😅 lol killed it man.

[@googleedood9721]

I laughed as hard as the audience 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffapellido1959]

Maybe it's just my current mood, but I found this just as hilarious as the crowd did. One or two of the jokes took a bit too much from Steven Wright, but otherwise, this was great.

[@Schnitz13]

Ditto!

[@jamesg744]

Me as well friend

[@greghicks5960]

One of the jokes was almost a word for word duplicate of a Steven Wright joke, but I don't believe it was intentional. That was a very long time ago. Overall I thought this was a great clip and the first joke set the tone for the entire routine.

[@kinanatto257]

Man it's the laughter what made u laugh..I don't wanna dis the guy but 5 or 6 borrowed ideas from Steven wright and Mitch hedberg.. that's too much.. and his approach,,, he was trying so hard to be deadpanning so to speak...

[@Sychonut]

Likewise, don't know what people are complaining about.

[@odysodys1098]

Humor without vulgarity -- refreshing! I'm subscribing.

[@phillipleblanc7823]

Thanks for the subtitles. I had no idea what language that guy was speaking.

[@gavinr]

how could people down voat this guy - he's excellent. neverr seen him before this vid