Comedians

[bigmack]

I'd have to put Robert Klein & Lenny Bruce up at the top of my list. David Steinberg always had some nice stuff.

Currently, Jim Gaffigan has some decent material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFTwnYXI20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjJCIbC9sxA&NR=1

[jballscalls]

Mitch Hedberg, Lewis Black, Chris Rock, Jim Florentine, Artie Lange, Richard Pryor, Richard Lewis.

Dane Cook is the worst.

[BillW]

Richard Jeni (RIP)

[bigmack]

Dane Cook is the worst.
Sign of the times. That bum should be serving slushies somewhere.

I have a tough time with "one trick ponies". What would Chris Rock do without Black/White?

Better add Albert Brooks to my list.

[chickenhead]

dave attel says some funny shit

[DanG]

Of the stand-ups not mentioned as of yet…



George Carlin
Robin Williams
Larry David
Jake Johansson
Rita Rudner
Steven Wright
Rodney Dangerfield had perfect timing.
I wouldn’t put these guys in the hall of fame for writing, but they are a scream after a few drinks at a club…Don Rickles & Pat Cooper.

[Cangamble]

Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Sam Kinison and Gallagher bring back memories.
Currently Louis CK is very funny(language):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpaCQKJpE9k

Joe Rogan (language):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTBuSOu2FE

And Youtube fave Pat Condell for political comment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhN6CG1zCRc

[Grits]

Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg.

When Whoopi was doing "Fontaine," funny, funny, stuff.

Edit: And Ron White can be hilarious when not too crude.

[OTM Al]

Bill Hicks. Little known to the public as a whole but very influencial. Pick up his Rant in E Flat Minor and be prepared.

[Cangamble]

Bill Hicks. Little known to the public as a whole but very influencial. Pick up his Rant in E Flat Minor and be prepared.
Bill Hicks, like Hedberg, Kinison and Jeni died way too young.
Hicks videos can be found on Youtube as well, he wasn't liked that much by the Christian Right:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxsGyljd6B0&feature=related

[dutchboy]

http://www.cmgww.com/stars/foxx/biography.html

Should be a link to the biography of Redd Foxx who always made me smile.

[Tom]

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[DJofSD]

Rodney Dangerfield had perfect timing. :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:

What about Jack Benny and Groucho?

Redd Foxx? Bill Cosby? Buddy Hacket? And the guy (Lewis) that was on Carson's all the time that called every one a little cocker?

The fact that Lewis Black says he's a comedian is itself a joke.

[turfnsport]

Steven Wright, Jake Johannsen , Geoge Carlin (his old stuff)

Is Dane Cooke really a comedian?

WORST of all time:Bob Saget.

MikeD

[Pace Cap'n]

Tom.

[Grits]

Tom.

Indeed!!!! Makes me laugh every single day.

[BombsAway Bob]

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[Dan Montilion]

Little men on horseback are some of the best comedians on the planet. In fact their stuff is so comical at times it can make a grown man cry.

I concur TOM. To steal from Gordon Jones if we did not have Tom, we'd have to invent him.

[Pell Mell]

How about that little , conservative, Jewish fella.

[bigmack]

Tom, oh yeah!

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[Cangamble]

The Dice Man. The rudest and crudest of them all. I have to admit that I watched the following video and I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything at the time or it would have come out my nose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWzI_Wn0ZwM&feature=related

[ezrabrooks]

Oldies... Brother Dave Gardner, Bob Newhart and Shelly Berman..


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[sandpit]

Benny Hill: he delivered his material so quick you had to watch him over and over just to get half of it.Dave Allen

[kingfin66]

I love the work of the late Bill Hicks. How about Don Rickles. That dude is still hilarious.

There used to be a guy that I liked to see back in the 80's, early 90's - Dennis Wolfberg. I believe that he may be deceased.

Johnny Carson was also a comic genius...great timing.

Dice Man: "Hickory, dickory, dock...." X-Rated nursery rhymes were a classic.

Oh gosh, I saw this guy recently that I thought was very good - Lewis Black.

Despite all the great ones past and present, I'll stick with Mr. Warmth for my top all-time comedian. HBO has run both a documentary and one of his shows. There is a clip of him at a roast. Sammy, Dean, Frank and Milton Berle were among those seated on the dias. Don ripped them all with great skill. It was classic.

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[bigmack]

I'll stick with Mr. Warmth for my top all-time comedian. HBO has run both a documentary and one of his shows.
I hadn't realized they roasted his Warmthness.

Nice bit by FosterB here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYusPRre07k (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3178148962283105206&q=don+rickles&total=267&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7)
Foster B Rickles Roast

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5900775388106797320&q=richard+jeni&total=164&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Jeni on Political Parties

[jballscalls]

I must admit i've never found Sam Kinison funny, just loud. Rickles was on Howard Stern a few months back, and just in normal conversation he was hilarious. The guy is a true entertainer. and there arent many of those left.

[Cangamble]

I hadn't realized they roasted his Warmthness.

Nice bit by FosterB here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYusPRre07k (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3178148962283105206&q=don+rickles&total=267&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7)
Foster B Rickles Roast

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5900775388106797320&q=richard+jeni&total=164&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Jeni on Political Parties
I used to watch the Dean Martin roasts every week. That one brought back great memories and it is great to wake up and laugh so much in the morning. Thanks.

[DanG]

What about Groucho?
Absolutely one of the kings…I was just thinking in terms of pure stand-up.

W.C. Fields is also 1st ballad hall of fame in many comedic categories. As far as timing in cinema when he was given some form of comedy…Cary Grant was perfect.

[betchatoo]

Two that I haven't seen mentioned are Bob Newhart (best clean material ever) and Woody Allen. Back before he started making movies his stand-up stuff was incredible. For old timers not mentioned, Red Skelton and George Gobel

[GaryG]

LENNY BRUCE.....he had a great routine called The Palladium although he never did the same show twice. He was persecuted for nothing compared to the trash that is seen today.