Who is your favorite comedian?

[cmy330go]

So I'm sitting up recording some old blues vinyl to CD, and stumbled across Bill Cosby: Himself on HBO. Now Cosby is kind of before my time, but I really owe thanks to my old man for introducing me to some of, what I feel, is the best comedy of all time. If you have never seen (or heard) it, you really owe it to yourself to check it out.

So I ask you all.....Who is your favorite?

[mrbigbluelight]

Can't really pick just one:

1. The Marx Brothers
2. W.C. Fields
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Dennis Miller
5. Larry the Cable Guy ("It's all right.... I like me a fat broad that's sassy").
6. George Carlin
7. The Hudson Brothers (their TV show is a gem to find)
8. The Tubes vs Solid State guys.

:)

[cmy330go]

Can't really pick just one:

1. The Marx Brothers
2. W.C. Fields
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Dennis Miller
5. Larry the Cable Guy ("It's all right.... I like me a fat broad that's sassy").
6. George Carlin
7. The Hudson Brothers (their TV show is a gem to find)
8. The Tubes vs Solid State guys.

:)

I'll have to agree with the Marx Brothers. They are amazing. Such quick humor too. I can still watch their movies and catch new things.

Number 8 will never die.:D

[Early B.]

I like physical comedy --Don Knotts and Lucille Ball were among the best. Of course, the Three Stooges were the absolute best of them all.

I also prefer the "clean" comedians for stand-up such as Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld. Too much foul language is distracting. Richard Pryor was good, but overrated.

[Fireman32]

I'm a big fan of Brian Regan. Verry funny and clean.

[read-alot]

Red Skelton

[NeilGabriel]

Do politicans count?

[wingnut4772]

Kathy Griffin as hysterical. I have seen her twice live and she puts on a great show.

[treitz3]

Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy

[Bill Ayotte]

Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy

I agree with all three, and would have to add Dave Chappelle and Paul Mooney. Paul Mooney was one of the guys that wrote with Richard Prior, and his act is out of this world funny. "Don't make me too famous, the white people will come and take me away..." haha.:D

[polkatese]

Robin Williams.

[krabby5]

Dane Cook and Kevin James (Doug from King of Queens) do really good standup

[bobman1235]

Kathy Griffin as hysterical. I have seen her twice live and she puts on a great show.

She could be my least favorite comedian of all time :) Takes all kinds I guess.

Kevin James (Doug from King of Queens)

He cracked me up the first time I heard him, I was surprised.

[MikeC78]

Joe Rogan and Chris Rock

[Bill Ayotte]

Ray Ramano has a surprisingly blue act, considering the TV show he was on....As does Robin Williams, he puts on a great show.

[zombie boy 2000]

Lenny Bruce

[dholmes]

Lewis Black!!

[Early B.]

Lewis Black!!

Oh yeah, that guy is hilarious, too.

I also like Larry the Cable Guy. His last movie (Health Inspector or something like that) was funny as hell.

[Fireman32]

Bob Saget is also very funny. If you never heard his standup act he is very dirty. Nothing like america's funniest home vidios.

[Grimster74]

Jay Hickman, although very nasty, still laugh my ass off everytime I hear "Boat Ride".

[avelanchefan]

For me it is Doug Stanhope.....he is very raw but I laugh my ass off every time I hear him.

The Transvestite Hooker story was classic, and he has what I consider some of the best opening one liners I have ever heard to get the audience into the show.

"I blew a speaker in my car today......he was a motivational speaker....I know I feel better about myself but he sure left a bad taste in my mouth."

[Josh]

Larry the Cable Queer is the most annoying, fake, retarded jackass to ever grace the TV screen! He got his start on 98 rock in b-more and now he's too good to even make an appearance on there without prior approval from his agent. F him and the rolls royce he's driving now because being an inbred hick and un-intelligent is somehow "funny". I invite you to read the following from a real comedian, David Cross:
http://www.bobanddavid.com/david.asp?artID=183

[bobman1235]

David Cross is an arrogant shithead. While I'm not a big fan of "schtick" comedy like Larry the Cable Guy, he's obviously hugely popular because he's good at what he does and people enjoy him. David Cross, aside from being hilarious on Arrested Development, is popular amongst people who think they're better than everyone, and that's about it.

[zombie boy 2000]

Josh speaks the Truth.

Speaking of David Cross, do you ever watch Mr. Show? One of the funniest sketch comedy shows EVER!!

edit: Bobman preemptively pegged me. Guess I'll go back to sipping on Merlot and playing backgammon:D

[bobman1235]

I was obviously being overly general, because you, zombie, are both a gentleman and scholar.

I just think the argument about Larry the Cable Guy being fake are stupid. Of COURSE he's fake. I don't think there's many morons out there that think that's ACTUALLY him up there - anyone as stupid as he pretends to be could never get to where he's gotten.

[zombie boy 2000]

I was obviously being overly general, because you, zombie, are both a gentleman and scholar.

Stop... you're making me blush:p :)

Point taken with the Cable Guy. I guess my only contention with listing him as one of the "all-time greats" is that his routine seems to illicit more canned laughter than any real gut-busting, tears in your eyes laughter IMO.

[Josh]

I just think the argument about Larry the Cable Guy being fake are stupid. Of COURSE he's fake. I don't think there's many morons out there that think that's ACTUALLY him up there

You'd be surprised.

[Poee7R]

Steven Wright
Mitch Hedberg
Stooges
And of course, old Eddie standup. Raw + Delirious


Dave

[ohskigod]

I saw Kevin James live, with one of his writers on the King of Queens opening . was one of the funniest Comedy shows I ever went to.

Dane Cook is Hilarious, saw him at the Garden, like 10th row, great show.

I agree with Dave picking Brian Regan, hilarious, you dont realize its clean until someone points it out, its that good.

[ohskigod]

Jim Bruer, goat boy never gets old, and his regular stand up is great. Saw him live at Banana's in Jersey, another great show

[shack]

Robin Williams - You never know where he is going...then again...neither does he.

[RuSsMaN]

Robin Williams, George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Kevin James, Zach Galifianakis, Patton Oswald

[Ricardo]

Carlos Mencia

[PolkThug]

Carlos Mencia

He's Joe Rogan's favorite too. ;)

[PolkThug]

I'll never forget Eddie Murphy: Delirious.

Phil Hartman and Dan Akroyd have some of the best delivery.

I love the old Larry the Cable Guy from ten years ago, he had great commentaries on the radio and it only cost $6 to see him in Omaha. He's still got a house in Lincoln according to wikipedia. Seems like he's toned down his act a little bit (a little more PC) since then.

Dave Chappelle kicks arse.

I remember listening to Bill Cosby on record, good stuff.

[Shizelbs]

Dave Chappelle. No one else can compare.

[irishaz]

Best ever for me would be a toss up between Richard Pryor and George Carlin.

Best current - Rodney Carrington. I caught his act on Comedy Central. Hilarious.

[Josh]

He's Joe Rogan's favorite too. ;)

Menstealia

[mrbigbluelight]

I listed "Dennis Miller", when I actually meant "Dennis Leary".

One's funny. The other should be shot at high noon in the middle of Main Street with a rusty bullet.


BTW.....Larry the Cable Guy is funny. :)

[dorokusai]

Demetri Martin (http://www.demetrimartin.com/) and Flight of the Conchords (http://www.conchords.co.nz/) are my recent faorites.

I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert. -DM

[skipf]

Steve Martin and Chevy Chase on the old SNL's.

[MSALLA]

Lewis black, Carlin, Jim Bulushi, wow too many too list.

[MillerLiteScott]

Ron White.

[MSALLA]

Ron White.

I herd he stopped drinking. I wonder what he will be like now. He was very funny last time I saw him.

[petrym]

I read the "Larry the Cable Guy" bashing with interest, he's from Nebraska you know. :D

[petrym]

There was this frantic guy named Dennis Wolfberg (http://www.rascalscomedyclub.com/winmedia/dennis_wolfberg.htm) that cracked me up back in the day.

Youtube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBF_50Jjsg8&mode=related&search=) - follow the series...

[McLoki]

I like a lot of the classics. (Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin - as well as a few newer ones (now older) like Robin Williams, and Eddie Murphy. About the funniest I have heard recently has been Eddie Izzard. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiFq_nk8pE0) (his dress to kill DVD was quite good - I have heard some of his others are not so great. Well worth checking out next time you are cruzing through the rental store though.)

My wife got me tickets to a George Carlin concert about 5 years ago since I said that I really liked him and I could not believe what a bitter old man he has become - only his classic stuff got any laughs. To bad really because he used to be really funny.

Michael

[markmarc]

Gallagher, caught his two hour show in Tempe, AZ 22 years ago. Heard from many people that he is a class act off the stage.

Bill Cosby, what more needs to be said, the man's comedy albums ring so true some 40 years later.

Larry the Cable Guy, this guy has a delivery that makes his classic lines still fresh no matter how many times one hears them.

[Polk65]

clean jokes: Bill Cosby
dirty jokes: Richard Pryor

These two have made me laugh nearly hard enough to require oxygen.

[liordra]

lisa lampanelli , dave chappell

[irishaz]

+1 on Carlin's more recent stuff.

The guy has become so negative and cynical that he's hard to swallow. He takes on everything - tree-huggers, religion, golfers - you name it. He doesn't have anything positive in his act whatsoever, just criticisms. Bitter was the perfect adjective to describe him.

[danger boy]

Margaret Cho is very funny.. but alot of adult humor, which is fine with me. ;)

[zombie boy 2000]

Bill Hicks

[strider]

Jon Stewart had me laughing 'til my stomach hurt. He was a lot more multi-dimnesional then I thought he was going to be; political humor was probably about a third of his act. SNL cast has had some classics, Akroyd's dead pan, Belushi, Farley and Chevy with their physical humor. Marx brothers and the Three Stooges were probably fundamental in the development of every comedian (in some way or another) in this post.

[landry_p2000]

Richard Pryor
Katt Williams
Dave Chapelle
The Three Stooges
Bernie Mac
Dane Cook (funny as hell)
Mike Epps

[avelanchefan]

Here is Doug Stanhope on freedom....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTOQhPd2Xh4

[engtaz]

Jerry Clower

http://itachislilkitten@youtube.com/watch?v=bYUrdMzbtUg&mode=related&search=

[Rivrrat]

David Brenner
Richard Jeni
Richard Pryor
Robin Williams
Bill Cosby
Ron White
Dennis Miller

The list goes on and on.

[Jstas]

Demetri Martin (http://www.demetrimartin.com/)

I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert. -DM


I'll second that one, that dude is a trip!

I don't think I've seen Steven Wright mentioned yet and that saddens me. He's one of my favorites. My other favorites have been mentioned already.



A guilty pleasure though? Gallagher! One of the better prop comics. The Amazing Jonathan is pretty good too.

[TennesseeOutlaw]

Dane Cook
Dave Chappelle
Martin Lawrence
Jamie Fox
Eddie Murphy
Ron White

All I can think of right now, and in no particular order.

[Sansui]

Lewis Black and The "Dice Man"

[MacLeod]

Andrew Dice Clay all the way! That is until the PC Police got him.

Dennin Leary is a close second.

[PolkThug]

Andrew Dice Clay all the way! That is until the PC Police got him.

Hell yeah, 1991 Dice Rules at Madison Square Garden is my all-time favorite.

Madison Square Garden Trivia
"Comedian Andrew Dice Clay became the first comic to do two sold out shows in a row in 1991 in a film entitled "Dice Rules".

[fatchowmein]

Bill Cosby Fatherhood almost killed me. "But Dad, I'm Jesus Christ!"

[sophie]

George Carlin