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Originally Posted by K-Wise
Ya know I've noticed that recently Louis C.K. has made me laugh my freakin ass off. Just thought I'd give him a shout out..don't think he's the best ever.
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haha. I just recently went through a Louis C.K. phase. The guy is a riot, but at times it seems like he's just improvising and just says things to shock the audience and it's not necessarily funny. However, a lot of his material has cracked me up to the point where I'm tearing up and losing oxygen in my brain from incessant laughter.
But, as far as the best stand-up of all time? That's tough. Trying to answer that is like trying to pinpoint my favorite song or my favorite movie. Not fair. As far as the influence they've had on the history of comedy, you have to mention the likes of Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Dangerfield, Carlin, Woody Allen, Kaufman, Hope and Eddie Murphy. I don't like all of those guys, but they've definitely left some of the biggest footprints in the world of stand-up comedy.
As far as today's up and coming comedians, I think Demetri Martin, Stephen Lynch, Dane Cook and Mitch Hedberg are the best and hopefully they continue to keep good comedy around for a long time.