Which comedian character is your all-time favorite?

Oh so many....the first few to come to mind: John Astin. That's John, not Sean. Gomez Addams to Buddy, his recurring role on Night Court. Matthew Perry, for throwing his entire body into his comedy, his facial expressions, and some of his vocal expressions as well. Hank Azaria is a total metamorph; he can become entirely any character he plays, and I don't think I've ever heard him use the same voice twice.

I'm sure I'll come up with more as I continue to think about it.

 

As a comedian you have to consistantly make me laugh so hard that Im in tears. So for me its always been Eddie Murphy. I grew up watching RAW (looking back I dont know what mom was thinking) and Beverly Hills Cop. Second would be Dave Chappelle. Jim Carrey is next and last would be Carlos Mencia when he first came out.

 

Well no one else has said it so I will.

Lenny Bruce!

Flip Wilson was a great storyteller.
Bob & Ray
Buddy Hackett
Albert Brooks - Al Franken
Gilda Ratner
Redd Foxx
Tim Conway (mentioned)
Bill Cosby
Bonzo Dog Band
Derek and Clive
Dr. Katz - Duckman -
Firesign Theatre
Jeff Foxworthy
JONATHAN AND DARLENE Edwards
Lily Tomlin
Pete Barbutti !!
Stan Freeberg
Steven Wright
Spike Milligan

and a cast of thousands

 

Pete Barbutti, haven't seen that name is years. Funny dude.

 

Hearing him play multiple characters on The Goon Show is even better than his film work. The BBC junking some of those recordings from their archives to make room for Television show recordings was f'ing criminal, not that NBC and other networks in the States are any less guilty when it comes to some stellar radio shows tossed from the same years for the same reason.

 

I think Jackie Gleason belongs on this list too.

 

Sinbad, I could not breathe last week when I watched a DVD show on him, I was crying-laughing.

 

I forgot Carol Burnette, too.

 

There is a bunch, but I am a huge sarah sivlerman, Brian Regan and Steven Wright

 

If the original question is taken to mean who is your favourite comedic character - it goes to Alan Partridge by Steve Coogan

 

too many american comics...you guys need to diversify

the duo of Hale & Pace cant be beaten. Ever. they had me in stitches everytime

 

on that note,
> Hugh Laurie - I am just referring to his BBC stuff, never have seen anything he has done with an American accent aside from the Stuart Little films/animated HBO series.

 

Sloth and Chunk from The Goonies

most of the cast from The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen

also continuing with the op theme...

Phil Harmon and Kevin Nealy from SNL

 

No idea how these two have not gotten mentioned Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman

 

Steve will either do very well, or blow his head off.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudaQEOaFzs

 

Well I am now in watching movie field
my favorite comedian is Jim Carey I like its movie "the mask" and also my all time favorite comedian is rowan antinkson so called mr bean.

 

I'm too lazy to see if W. C. Fields has been mentioned.

 

What about Chevy Chase? I remember the national lampoons series had me doubled over. Not so much his latest work though.

Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey Hugh Laury, Monty Python.

Hilarious!

 

I think everyone's been mentioned. Of course I say that and someone will pop out a name and I'll think "oh, yeah."

For me really any stand up by George Carlin, Richard Pryor or John Cleese will top my list. Bill Cosby and Bob Newhart could keep my laughing for hours as a kid.

For film the list is so long. Eddie Murphy, John Candy, Steve Martin, John Belushi, any Monty Python film or short.

Old school stuff like Abbott and Costello. I learned "Who's one First" at an early age and could repeat it until my dad started cleaning his gun. He never heard me do "the seven words you can't say on TV." Had he he might not have stopped at cleaning the gun.

 

Monty Python was pretty damn funny!

Also liked "Ed Grimly" aka Martin Short.