Who's your favorie comedien?

[sean miguel]

Mine is Conan O'Brien going back to his Late Night days and even the old SNL skits you know he had to have had a hand in as a writer. I think I have the same type of sense of humor he does.

Anyways, one of his classic clips:

http://www.firecold.com/videos/conan-obriens-old-time-baseball-hilarious

Mods: can I edit the mispelt subject title? My keyboard is all jacked up from lube.

 

[hadleykeillor]

I listen to comedy albums as much as hip hop so it's hard to narrow it down, but these are the best.

Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Chris Rock
Louis C.K. (very underrated check out "Chewed Up")
Dave Chappelle
Eddie Murphy
Doug Stanhope (also underrated)
Bill Cosby
Lewis Black
Brian Regan
Daniel Tosh (check out "True Stories I Made Up")
Katt Williams
Joe Rogan (Yeah, the Fear Factor Guy)
Russell Peters
Mitch Hedberg
Steven Wright (If you like Mitch, you'll like him)

 

[Jagger69]

George Carlin
Redd Foxxx
Richard Pryor
Robin Williams
Jackie Mason

Those would be my top 5.

 

[feller469]

Bill Hicks
Steve Martin
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Richard Pryor

 

[Ace Bandage]

Mike Birbiglia

 

[John_8581]

Old School: :dontgo:

Who have passed on :angels:

George Carlin
David Brenner
Robin Williams
Rodney Dangerfield
Richard Pryor
[nobabe]Redd Foxx[/nobabe]
Bernie Mac

Who are still with us

Steve Martin
Eddie Murphy
Steven Wright
Bill Cosby
Cheech and Chong
Louis C.K.
David Chappelle
Chris Rock
Tracy Morgan

 

[bahodeme]

Richard Pryor
Jonathan Winters
Patrice Neal
Bernie Mac
Lewis Black
Bill Cosby
Chris Rock
Gabriel Iglesias
Margaret Cho

 

[Maggie Green]

Chris Rock. George Carlin. And I will never quite get over the loss of Robin Williams.

 

[knowone]

Marx Brothers
Laurel and Hardy
Danny Kaye
Johnny Carson
(Leo Anthony) Gallagher
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Lewis Black

Yes I'm old!

 

[BlkHawk]

Red Skelton
George Carlin
Jack Benny
Burns & Allen
Richard Pryor

Jack Benny being a cheapskate never gets old to me.

Robber with gun: "Your money or your life!"
Jack: "...."
Robber: "I said your money or your life!"
Jack: "I'm thinking!"

 

[Psprule1]

Favorite all time is Dave Chappelle but my other favs are

Chris Rock
Bill Burr
Lewis Black
Frank Caliendo
John Oliver

 

[BusterLoads]

I don't know if I have a favorite of all time. IF I did, it would have to be Andrew Dice Clay... not because he was all that funny, but he was in my opinion the only comic to ever really captivate, and ultimately piss on society's standards of not only what comedians are supposed to be but how men are supposed to behave and was STILL able to become one of the biggest names in the business at the time.

But some of the comedians that I'll have eternal respect for are:
Bill Burr (not so much now that he got married)
George Carlin
Sam Kinison
Patrice O'Neal
Greg Giraldo (REALLY miss this guy)
Bill Hicks

 

[Mayhem]

Abbott & Costello
Marx Brothers
Smothers Brothers
Bill Hicks
Sam Kinison
Bill Cosby
Eddie Murphy (back when he was funny)
Rodney Dangerfield

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Most have passed, but for me, Lewis Black is about the funniest. Mainly because he just seems to realize how stupid the government is, and joyously points it out. I also like Gabriel Iglaseas a lot. Very funny guy, that works pretty clean. I'm a bit surprised he hasn't had a sit-com yet.

 

[Jagger69]

Richard Pryor
Jonathan Winters
Patrice Neal
Bernie Mac
Lewis Black
Bill Cosby
Chris Rock
Gabriel Iglesias
Margaret Cho

Nice list but how can you admire Jonathan Winters and not the similar improvisational genius of Robin Williams? Just askin'....:dunno:

 

[Deepcover]

Richard Pryor
Woody Allen
Jerry Lewis
Groucho Marx
Trevor Noah
Wayne Brady
Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr.
Steve Harvey
Bill Cosby
Jay Leno

 

[bahodeme]

Nice list but how can you admire Jonathan Winters and not the similar improvisational genius of Robin Williams? Just askin'....:dunno:

It's not that I dislike Robin Williams, far from it. It's just that Jonathan was the first that I remember that had that comedic device. I also like Red Skelton, Milton Beryle as well. I just didn't place them in. I noticed that you didn't have Winters on your list. Why? Just askin'....

 

[DSOTM73]

George Carlin hands down. Mitch Hedberg was pretty awesome to.

 

[Rane1071]

Billy Connelly
John Cleese
Rowan Atkinson

 

[bobjustbob]

For every one you add to the list 2 get left off. Is it the jokes they write or how they deliver it? Movie comedy vs standup. Are they only funny when being topical? Your list is a direct reflection of what you think is funny and not necessarily who is delivering it. Do you know who the perfect comedian is? Bugs Bunny. Put him anywhere in the world in any time period, instant laughs.

Robin Williams was much better in movies than standup. Much of his improv was taken out of his bag of improv that he used over and over again. Much like Don Rickles and his instant insults. Jonathan Winters was amusing at best. Very intelligent and quick but never got a belly laugh out of me. Groucho in his You Bet Your Life days stands head and shoulders over Winters and Williams. Interviews with random people he had never met. For 11 years Groucho was viewed by 30-45% of all Americans each week plus it was simulcast on radio for which there are no ratings numbers. He did the show for 3 years on radio before moving to TV also.