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Clutch44
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George Carlin
Robin Williams
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Gilbert Gottfried.
Emo Philips.
End transmission.
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Carlin. He paved the road and re-paved it a million times over.
Eddie Murphy
DL Hughley
Jim Gaffigan
dishonorable mention: Carlos Mencia, Dane Cook, Carrot Top
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Chris Rock
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy
Richard Pryor |
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Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
Pablo Francisco
Bill Hicks
Mitch Hedberg
Daniel Tosh
Robert Schimmel
It's always a changing list, but so far I've liked their performances the best. I liked Freddy Soto's stand-up live as well, RIP.
It's too bad Last Comic Standing has changed where the funniest comics in the auditions don't necessarily make it on the show. This season's set of comics have not been very good. Case in point -- the winner is Iliza?! She's horrible! |
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| TNLakersFanInLA wrote: | Carlin
Bill Hicks
Denis Leary
Sam Kinneson |
Personal taste:
Bill Hicks
Eddie Murphy
George Carlin
Chris Rock
Sam Kinneson
Bill Hicks is hands down the funniest comedian I've heard. I know he won't go down in the history books with Carlin, but I relate more to his humor than Carlin's for the most part. It's been written that Denis Leary stole from Bill Hicks, post-mortem. I never liked his style anyway.
Also, I'm suprised about the amount of lists that have Dave Chappel on them. He's not really a funny Stand-Up Comedian, but rather scetch-comedian. His stand-up is descent, but not great. |
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| vanexelent wrote: | | TNLakersFanInLA wrote: | Carlin
Bill Hicks
Denis Leary
Sam Kinneson |
Personal taste:
Bill Hicks
Eddie Murphy
George Carlin
Chris Rock
Sam Kinneson
Bill Hicks is hands down the funniest comedian I've heard. I know he won't go down in the history books with Carlin, but I relate more to his humor than Carlin's for the most part. It's been written that Denis Leary stole from Bill Hicks, post-mortem. I never liked his style anyway.
Also, I'm suprised about the amount of lists that have Dave Chappel on them. He's not really a funny Stand-Up Comedian, but rather scetch-comedian. His stand-up is descent, but not great. |
Bill Hicks has always been my favorite, and it sucks he doesn't much credit. Denis Leary has stolen from him, a lot. Topics like the Barry Manelo keg party, city bike riders, Jim Fixx, Judas Priests, wax darts, Your children are not special, and many more. It's also been rumored that Denis Leary's entire act was created upon the death of Hicks. (Hicks died in 1994, but he was in terrible health bc of drugs and alcohol. He hadn't been performing heavily lately, which paved the way for others.) In October 92, Leary recorded No Cure For Cancer, which basically launched his career. Come to find out, his act, from his jokes to his demeanor, had turned into an energetic Bill Hicks... Because of Bill Hicks' lack of fame at the time, no one but the diehards seemed to notice. Soon after, Hicks dies, and Leary is getting the attention Hicks should have got. Tragedy.
Either way, Leary does have a lot of original material, and its really good. You just have to skip the tracks you know he takes from Hicks. He's a scumbag, but that might be why he's so funny. Besides, he's the one that has to live with that on his conscience.
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| Bballguru5000 wrote: |
Chris Rock
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy
Richard Pryor |
That's a good list
I'd add Dave Chappelle and Seinfeld to that. |
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Carlin
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Izzard
Richard Jeni (some of his specials)
Anjelah Johnson
Guilty Pleasure - Paula Poundstone |
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| Pryor, I could relate cuz what he talked about, I saw everyday in my pops |
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George Carlin - Brilliant and hilarious. The best, and he did it for such a long time.
Bill Hicks - Not nearly as much material out there as Carlin, but he was also thought provoking and very funny. Although he was a smart guy, he never lost sight of Dick Joke Island.
Louis CK - This guy makes me laugh to the point where I'm crying. He's the envy of all stand up comics because he writes a new hour of material every year and never reuses any of it. Crazy work ethic.
Dave Chappelle - His stand up is really great story telling.
Marc Maron - Smart and funny. Check out his podcast where he interviews other comedians.
Ricky Gervais
Doug Stanhope
Todd Barry
Hannibal Buress |
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George Carlin.
No doubt in my mind. |
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Best ever- Carlin.
Other greats of all time- Cosby, Pryor, Murphy and Rock.
Some of my faves today- Daniel Tosh, Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, Mitch Hedburg, Kevin Hart, Katt Williams, Jim Jeffries, Dave Chappelle. |
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| you gotta go with Pryor. |
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| Clutch44 wrote: | George Carlin
Robin Williams
Chris Rock |
At least you got one right.
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| BeastNThaPaint wrote: | | you gotta go with Pryor. |
Richard had great MOMENTS. Unfortunately they were only moments.
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Eddie Murphy still my personal favorite. I hold Raw to the highest standard of standup and can't get enough of anything he does. Hell, Beverly Hills Cop is still probably my favorite movie.  |
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Murphy
Pryor
Mike Epps
Carlin
Rock
Jim Gaffigan
Tracy Morgan
Sam Kinnison
Seinfeld
Redd Foxx
Bernie Mac
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I love mitch hedberg. I liked his style a lot, his randomness and off the cuff style was great. I like a lot of other comedians, but I recommend mitch hedberg for any of those who are unfamiliar. He had a comedy central special where no one knew who he was and they didn't get him at first but then started really liking him so he didn't want to stop. The special that aired was edited for the 30 minutes or whatever, but the unedited version is great as its about an hour or so long.
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Tim Minchin is ridiculously funny, in addition to being a virtuoso musician. Here''s a sample:
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Mitch Hedberg. Kevin Hart. Kat Williams. Daniel Tosh
and a bunch more but these guys aren't mentioned much here!! |
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| K-B_2-4 wrote: | Mitch Hedberg. Kevin Hart. Kat Williams. Daniel Tosh
and a bunch more but these guys aren't mentioned much here!! |
I forgot all about the rest of your post after reading the bolded part...
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| 24 wrote: | | K-B_2-4 wrote: | Mitch Hedberg. Kevin Hart. Kat Williams. Daniel Tosh
and a bunch more but these guys aren't mentioned much here!! |
I forgot all about the rest of your post after reading the bolded part... |
wait, you're in agreement or ? ? ? lol
idk, i can't go a whole episode of Tosh.0 and not piss my pants. although his last stand up was . . ehh. |
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| K-B_2-4 wrote: | | 24 wrote: | | K-B_2-4 wrote: | Mitch Hedberg. Kevin Hart. Kat Williams. Daniel Tosh
and a bunch more but these guys aren't mentioned much here!! |
I forgot all about the rest of your post after reading the bolded part... |
wait, you're in agreement or ? ? ? lol
idk, i can't go a whole episode of Tosh.0 and not piss my pants. although his last stand up was . . ehh. |
I can't for the life of me find anything funny about him, much less put him on a greatest of list.
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Pryor.
Everyone else is playing for second.
his comedy was revolutionary, and damn funny. Even the best comics (guys like Carlin and E. Murphy) gave Pryor props as the best of all time.
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