Favorite Comedian
 

I thought this was more appropriate here than in Tilted Humor, but do what you will...

I'd like everybody to list their favorite comedians/troupes; standup, writers, TV or movie personalities, or whatever! Try and limit your list to about 5 people.

My favorites:

Rodney Carrington (the original blue-collar comic)
Matt Stone/Trey Parker (masters of juvenile-style satire)
Monty Python, esp. John Cleese('nuff said)
The Brothers Chaps (Homestarrunner.com guys. Most under-known comic geniuses ever)
Mel Brooks

Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle are my favorites

Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Conan Obien, Kings of Comedy, and George Lopez.

Yes english comedy like Monty Python,
standup...perhaps Rodyney Dangerfield.
Improv...Robin Williams.
Classic tv maybe Barney Fife aka Don Knotts(who was not funny in anything else in history)
Thoughtful and coming....Jon Stewart

1. Bill Hicks/Eddie Izzard
2. Steve Martin
3. David Cross

Woody Allen + Dave Barry. Splice their genes, and get some sort of super-human comic
genius. Woody Allen has been making consistently & awesomely funny movies since the
mid 60s, and Dave Barry writes the most supreme WEEKLY humor column, and has been
doing so since 1982. I don't think you can get better (and more absurd) than those two
guys.

adam sandler - corny movies, but always make me laugh
david spade - he's dry as shit, but always make me laugh

A few oldies from the other side of the ocean.

Tony Hancock.
Eric Morcambe & Ernie Wise
Tommy Cooper

All unique.

John Candy, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, and Robin Williams

sticking strictly to stand ups (as a whole list of funnymen would be farrrrrr too long)...I really enjoy Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Dane Cook, Louis CK, Dave Attell, Mitch Hedberg, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Izzard, Brian Regan, Todd Glass....and it goes on, but those are my top comedians off the top of my head


but just a few comedians not of the stand up variety (and some have done stand up, but gained more notoriety elsewhere)...Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell, Jon Stewart, Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G), Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Trey Parker and Matt Stone

I have to go with Mitch Hedberg as my current favorite. Honorable mention to Lewis Black.

All time standup favorite has to be George Carlin.

And let's not forget the king of schtick - Leslie Nielsen. Police Squad was the best short lived TV show ever, and it was all because of him.

Richard Prior, Steve Martin, Robin Williams (when he was on all the acid).

I'll never forget Eddie Murphy's impressions of Michael Jackson, James Brown, and "Buhwheat."

Bill Hicks first and foremost (The man was more of a philospher w/ dick jokes though)

George Carlin
80's era Eddie Murphy

of the new guys I'll listen to David Cross and Patton Oswalt

Bill Hicks
Monty Python
Jasper Carrot
Bill Bryson (I know, he's a travel writer, but he can have me in stiches)

As far as stand up's go, Jim Norton, Brian Regan, and Jay Mohr...Stephen Lynch is a funny m*fer too...

1. Richard Pryor
2. Chris Farley
3. Robin Williams
4. John Belushi
5. Jim Carrey
6. Norm Macdonald
7. Peter Sellers
8. Woody Allen
9. Chris Rock
10. Larry Miller

Mostly their stand-up acts, not their movies.

Steven Wright is one of my favorites of all time. I love his deadpan delivery, and even his little quirky movements he does while performing are off-the-wall hilarious.

For standup, George Carlin. Just because we think so much alike (which is really scary).

Rodney Dangerfeild was also a very funny stand up. Much funnier than the other comedians of his age group.

stephen lynch is pretty funny, and he and mitch hedberg are playing a few shows together this fall. i think i'm gonna catch 'em in cincinnati in november...

as for favorite, it's really hard to pick. i like lots of comedians and dig funny/novelty music types, too.

also a big fan of british humor, so i'm all over the place.