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11-24-2004, 12:09 PM

i cant beleive nobody has mentioned David Cross.
The man is brilliant.

NegativeNine · 11-27-2004, 02:22 PM

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In way of newer comedians, Stephen Lynch is (I hope) going far. Yes, he can be offensive. Yes, he can piss people off. But he's genuinely funny all the time, and doesn't just rely on preplanned ideas for a show. One of his best attributes is that he plays a crowd so well. He acts like he's on the same level as them. Sure, they've paid to see him, but he treats them like he does his friends, not like comedians usually treat an audience. I think that may be a large factor in separating good comedians from great ones, the abilty to relate to the crowd. And, on the few occasions I was lucky enough to meet up with him for a while, I really got to see that he is just a guy who loves making people laugh and letting them feel better than the humdrum of everyday life lets them.

I love Stephen Lynch... almost all his songs start out serious and then... BAM! - you're suddenly hearing about how mommy left because daddy likes porno and ten-dollar whores... love him... Im not gay, but I wouldn't kick this guy out of my bed.

TexanAvenger · 11-28-2004, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NegativeNine

I love Stephen Lynch... almost all his songs start out serious and then... BAM! - you're suddenly hearing about how mommy left because daddy likes porno and ten-dollar whores... love him... Im not gay, but I wouldn't kick this guy out of my bed.

lol... I said the exact same thing to my girlfriend after I saw him the first time. She thought it was great, and went to go see him the next time he was in town with me, in her words, "Just to make sure I kept my hands to myself."

wipeout · 11-28-2004, 05:15 PM

why has no one mentioned me????

indigochild111 · 11-28-2004, 06:39 PM

Wow, I am sure glad that there have been TWO mentionings of Eddie Izzard. Seriously people, if you haven't seen any of his stuff DO IT. Especially Dress to Kill. It is funny as all hell. My boyfriend had one of his cds and I listened to it for the first time while we were in Portland, ME. Now, picture this, we are on a ferry in our car because we were staying on an island. So we're on this tiny ferry with cars all around us listening to Eddie Izzard and crying because it's that damn funny. Needless to say people were staring

RallyEX · 11-28-2004, 08:23 PM

I am certainly glad to see that Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly were both mentioned... I got to see Eddie Izzard in person a few weeks ago when I was in the Late Night w/ Conan O'Brian studio audience.

Personally, I am a huge fan of Drew Hastings, Richard Jeni, Mitch Hedberg.

Some off the wall folks that I like include Jim Gaffigan, Joe Rogan (yes, I said Joe Rogan), and Robert Schmeigel (Spelling? It's the guy who does Triumph the Insult Comic Dog).

Really OLD comedians that I like include: Rodney (of course!), Lenny Bruce, Freddie Prinze (father of Freddie Prinze Jr., extremely funny!) and Don Rickles.

matthew330 · 11-29-2004, 10:21 AM

Everytime i've seen Jake Johannson he's had me laughing. Similar to Steven Wright, not style wise, just both have unique deliveries.

silver26 · 11-29-2004, 10:47 AM

No one has made me laugh as much as Eddie Murphy did on Delerious...

next to him it has been Jeremy Hotz ... funny guy

TexanAvenger · 11-29-2004, 02:42 PM

wipeout, I believe the reason nobody has nominated you is this: we're talking about standup comics. Generally, one sits down at the computer, thus making you part of a largely overlooked group; sit-down comedians.

Coppertop · 11-29-2004, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

Socrates.... you did say History of the world

Wouldn't Comicus be a better answer then?

d*d · 11-30-2004, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by wolfpack0102

tie between Denis Leary and Chris Rock

I like denis leary, then I saw the great Bill Hicks and realised where he got his act from.

Eddie Izzard is definately up there, his pavlovs dog sketch is one of the funniest

Coppertop · 11-30-2004, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by d*d

I like denis leary, then I saw the great Bill Hicks and realised where he got his act from.

Ever hear this one?

Why is Denis Leary famous while Bill Hicks is not?
Because there's No Cure For Cancer

RIP Bill.

flat5 · 12-01-2004, 06:35 PM

Jonathan Winters is a funny man.
Flip Wilson and Moms Mabley were GREAT story tellers.
buddy hackett
I always enjoyed Steve Allen.

I mention these guys/gal because no one else has. All the above are funny.
There is no best. All of this is subjective. Personal taste.

In art, there is plenty of room at the top.

Coppertop · 12-01-2004, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Coppertop

Wouldn't Comicus be a better answer then?

Come to think of it he was a Stand Up Philosopher. Nevermind.

Catmandu · 12-02-2004, 10:57 AM

I've never heard anyone like Robin Williams. The man is "on" 24 hours a day. It must be wild to live in his house. When I was younger, my folks took me to see Bill Cosby. At one point he was doing an audience participation thing. He pulled some people up on stage. One of those selected was a disabled man in a wheelchair. Cosby was trying to get the guy to act out some scene. It was one of the most uncomfortable things I've ever seen. You could see everyone in the audience cringing. The show never recovered after that.

flat5 · 12-02-2004, 11:19 AM

You mention Cosby using another person.

Jerry Lewis has done amazing improvisations working off other people.
He did some telephone calls on Steve Allen's show in 1963 or so that were out of this world. Very Funny!

Of course Groucho Marx worked well with others too!

But this maybe is not "stand up".

alarment13 · 12-04-2004, 02:24 PM

I like Bill Hicks, Magaret Cho, David Cross...

I don't care for his tv show, but I saw George Lopez when he came to town a month ago and he was very funny

Strange Famous · 12-05-2004, 02:29 AM

Bill Hicks
Lenny Bruce

chickentribs · 12-05-2004, 11:43 AM

Here are my 3:

Redd Fox - who without Richard Pryor wouldn't have happened and you can do the math from there.
Andy Kaufmann - we are still only now getting a lot of what he was doing. Brilliant and fearless.
Bill Mahr - love or hate his politics, the only comedian who had the balls to be relevant when it was important. Whether or not the emperor truly wears clothes is up to us.

jfelco · 12-05-2004, 11:15 PM

Richard Pryor
Bill Cosby
Eddie Murphy

omega2K4 · 12-06-2004, 12:19 AM

George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer, Dave Chappelle, and the best angry comedian ever, PAT COOPER.

TexanAvenger · 12-06-2004, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chickentribs

Here are my 3:

Redd Fox - who without Richard Pryor wouldn't have happened and you can do the math from there.
Andy Kaufmann - we are still only now getting a lot of what he was doing. Brilliant and fearless.
Bill Mahr - love or hate his politics, the only comedian who had the balls to be relevant when it was important. Whether or not the emperor truly wears clothes is up to us.

My god... how'd I forget BOTH Redd Fox AND Andy Kaufmann?

Dirty · 12-06-2004, 09:55 PM

Richard Pryor definitely. My parents would never really let me watch it, but I always had cable in my room when I was young. Very funny and very crude.

lightsey · 12-14-2004, 10:08 PM

dane cook gets my vote as, i guess, best young comic...although pryor, eddie murphy, and robin williams, and lewis black are great also

derektor · 12-14-2004, 10:13 PM

i myself like the stand up that chappelle did. "killing me softly"
stephen lynch is as talented a singer as he is funny.

there's also another comedian named brian regan that i have a cd in my car for. it always gets lotsa laughs with each new rider i share it with. "brian regan live".

Suave · 12-14-2004, 11:27 PM

John Manzo is the funniest that I've seen in a long time, and he's not even professionally a standup comedian.

bing bing · 12-18-2004, 06:13 AM

Bill Hicks. No question.

Jesus Pimp · 12-18-2004, 06:30 AM

Definitely Bruce Campbell if he did stand-up.

bigd999 · 12-20-2004, 09:50 PM

While not the funniest ever, one comedian that is not very famous that I think everyone should check out is Brian Regan. Bought his cd on amazon, and I dont think ive ever laughed so hard at a stand up routine.

Stick · 12-20-2004, 10:01 PM

Billy Connolly
Ben Elton - Another Pommy. Someone at work said he'd moved out here to Oz.
Sam Kinneson

Stick · 12-24-2004, 05:42 PM

I've just been looking at "bushisms.com". Dubya is a real laugh in a sad sort of way.

blitz.fenix · 12-24-2004, 06:22 PM

In the history of the whole world? I dunno how the comedic situation was like during Saddam Husseins regime in Iraq or in Northern Korea, but I can tell you the Robin Williams is the funniest man alive.

PoweredByPorn · 12-25-2004, 05:38 PM

Bill Hicks. At least when he's not doing "Goat Boy." Then it just got weird.

I like "angry man" stand-ups; Dennis Leary, George Carlin, Lewis Black (love his bit on the Daily Show; he always acts like he's just had an overdose of coffee).

Penn & Teller deserve mention.

And the Marx brothers. They ruled.

magical_merlyn · 01-12-2005, 09:18 AM

Billy Connelly

skinnymofo · 01-12-2005, 12:05 PM

most of the older guys have been mentioned but what about
Jim Gaffigan
Jay Mohr
Dave Attell

3 of the best newer guys i swear, even though they are all in their 30s and 40s
later edit
Mitch Hedberg funny guy too

ShaniFaye · 01-12-2005, 12:12 PM

I could have sworn I answered this....must have been an older comedian thread...

bar none, NO ONE is funnier than Eddie Izzard....I literally cry from laughing evertime I watch one of his tapes/dvd's

everything from duvet covers, to evil giraffes, to "Do you want a cup of Coffee" "Cake or Death", ceaser for yappy type dogs, "Did they bring a flag" and JAM!!!

Richard Jeni used to be my fav...and then I found Eddie and HE is what comedy is all about

FailedEagle · 01-12-2005, 12:33 PM

I like most comedians, my favorites . . . . Dane Cook, Rodney Carrington, Robin Williams, Seinfield, and Eddie Izzard, and the whole gang from Blue Collar Comedy Tour (Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy) . . . Each one of the comedians listed is hilarious in thier own way

student · 01-12-2005, 12:53 PM

Bruce Bruce

munchen · 01-12-2005, 01:43 PM

Im going with Harland Williams. Hemakes me laugh harder than any oher comedian ever. He puts such a different spin on everything. the things that guy comes up with.

Master_Shake · 01-13-2005, 08:34 AM

Carlin and Pryor.

Of course Hedberg and Izzard are doing great stuff today.

11-28-2004, 05:15 PM	#44 (permalink)
wipeout Crazy Location: Los BIOS	why has no one mentioned me???? __________________ My memories are of fun and friendship, Of weakness within the strength of youth...

11-29-2004, 10:47 AM	#48 (permalink)
silver26 Insane	No one has made me laugh as much as Eddie Murphy did on Delerious... next to him it has been Jeremy Hotz ... funny guy __________________ I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the inbetween is mine.

12-02-2004, 11:19 AM	#56 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	You mention Cosby using another person. Jerry Lewis has done amazing improvisations working off other people. He did some telephone calls on Steve Allen's show in 1963 or so that were out of this world. Very Funny! Of course Groucho Marx worked well with others too! But this maybe is not "stand up". Last edited by flat5; 12-05-2004 at 04:22 AM.. Reason: clarity

12-05-2004, 02:29 AM	#58 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	Bill Hicks Lenny Bruce __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

12-05-2004, 11:43 AM	#59 (permalink)
chickentribs Addict Location: Mansion by day/Secret Lair by night	Here are my 3: Redd Fox - who without Richard Pryor wouldn't have happened and you can do the math from there. Andy Kaufmann - we are still only now getting a lot of what he was doing. Brilliant and fearless. Bill Mahr - love or hate his politics, the only comedian who had the balls to be relevant when it was important. Whether or not the emperor truly wears clothes is up to us. __________________ Oft expectation fails... and most oft there Where most it promises - Shakespeare, W.

11-24-2004, 12:09 PM	#41 (permalink)
thinktank Guest	i cant beleive nobody has mentioned David Cross. The man is brilliant.

11-28-2004, 06:39 PM	#45 (permalink)
indigochild111 Crazy	Wow, I am sure glad that there have been TWO mentionings of Eddie Izzard. Seriously people, if you haven't seen any of his stuff DO IT. Especially Dress to Kill. It is funny as all hell. My boyfriend had one of his cds and I listened to it for the first time while we were in Portland, ME. Now, picture this, we are on a ferry in our car because we were staying on an island. So we're on this tiny ferry with cars all around us listening to Eddie Izzard and crying because it's that damn funny. Needless to say people were staring

11-28-2004, 08:23 PM	#46 (permalink)
RallyEX Tilted Location: Southeast Ohio	I am certainly glad to see that Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly were both mentioned... I got to see Eddie Izzard in person a few weeks ago when I was in the Late Night w/ Conan O'Brian studio audience. Personally, I am a huge fan of Drew Hastings, Richard Jeni, Mitch Hedberg. Some off the wall folks that I like include Jim Gaffigan, Joe Rogan (yes, I said Joe Rogan), and Robert Schmeigel (Spelling? It's the guy who does Triumph the Insult Comic Dog). Really OLD comedians that I like include: Rodney (of course!), Lenny Bruce, Freddie Prinze (father of Freddie Prinze Jr., extremely funny!) and Don Rickles.

11-29-2004, 10:21 AM	#47 (permalink)
matthew330 Banned	Everytime i've seen Jake Johannson he's had me laughing. Similar to Steven Wright, not style wise, just both have unique deliveries.

11-29-2004, 02:42 PM	#49 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	wipeout, I believe the reason nobody has nominated you is this: we're talking about standup comics. Generally, one sits down at the computer, thus making you part of a largely overlooked group; sit-down comedians.

12-01-2004, 06:35 PM	#53 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Jonathan Winters is a funny man. Flip Wilson and Moms Mabley were GREAT story tellers. buddy hackett I always enjoyed Steve Allen. I mention these guys/gal because no one else has. All the above are funny. There is no best. All of this is subjective. Personal taste. In art, there is plenty of room at the top.

12-02-2004, 10:57 AM	#55 (permalink)
Catmandu Insane Location: Seattle	I've never heard anyone like Robin Williams. The man is "on" 24 hours a day. It must be wild to live in his house. When I was younger, my folks took me to see Bill Cosby. At one point he was doing an audience participation thing. He pulled some people up on stage. One of those selected was a disabled man in a wheelchair. Cosby was trying to get the guy to act out some scene. It was one of the most uncomfortable things I've ever seen. You could see everyone in the audience cringing. The show never recovered after that.

12-04-2004, 02:24 PM	#57 (permalink)
alarment13 Crazy	I like Bill Hicks, Magaret Cho, David Cross... I don't care for his tv show, but I saw George Lopez when he came to town a month ago and he was very funny

12-05-2004, 11:15 PM	#60 (permalink)
jfelco Crazy Location: north america	Richard Pryor Bill Cosby Eddie Murphy

12-06-2004, 12:19 AM	#61 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer, Dave Chappelle, and the best angry comedian ever, PAT COOPER. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

12-06-2004, 09:55 PM	#63 (permalink)
Dirty Tilted Location: AR	Richard Pryor definitely. My parents would never really let me watch it, but I always had cable in my room when I was young. Very funny and very crude.

12-14-2004, 10:08 PM	#64 (permalink)
lightsey Upright	dane cook gets my vote as, i guess, best young comic...although pryor, eddie murphy, and robin williams, and lewis black are great also

12-14-2004, 10:13 PM	#65 (permalink)
derektor Tilted Location: Seattle, WA	i myself like the stand up that chappelle did. "killing me softly" stephen lynch is as talented a singer as he is funny. there's also another comedian named brian regan that i have a cd in my car for. it always gets lotsa laughs with each new rider i share it with. "brian regan live".

12-14-2004, 11:27 PM	#66 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	John Manzo is the funniest that I've seen in a long time, and he's not even professionally a standup comedian.

12-18-2004, 06:13 AM	#67 (permalink)
bing bing Addict Location: Melbourne, Australia	Bill Hicks. No question.

12-18-2004, 06:30 AM	#68 (permalink)
Jesus Pimp The Original JizzSmacka	Definitely Bruce Campbell if he did stand-up. __________________ Never date anyone who doesn't make your dick hard.

12-20-2004, 09:50 PM	#69 (permalink)
bigd999 Tilted Location: Dallas, TX	While not the funniest ever, one comedian that is not very famous that I think everyone should check out is Brian Regan. Bought his cd on amazon, and I dont think ive ever laughed so hard at a stand up routine.

12-20-2004, 10:01 PM	#70 (permalink)
Stick Psycho Location: Sydney, Australia	Billy Connolly Ben Elton - Another Pommy. Someone at work said he'd moved out here to Oz. Sam Kinneson __________________ ominous adj. Menacing; threatening. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.

12-24-2004, 05:42 PM	#71 (permalink)
Stick Psycho Location: Sydney, Australia	I've just been looking at "bushisms.com". Dubya is a real laugh in a sad sort of way. __________________ ominous adj. Menacing; threatening. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.

12-24-2004, 06:22 PM	#72 (permalink)
blitz.fenix Insane Location: Toronto	In the history of the whole world? I dunno how the comedic situation was like during Saddam Husseins regime in Iraq or in Northern Korea, but I can tell you the Robin Williams is the funniest man alive.

12-25-2004, 05:38 PM	#73 (permalink)
PoweredByPorn "...a face I could bear to look at in the mirror." Location: Virginia Beach, VA	Bill Hicks. At least when he's not doing "Goat Boy." Then it just got weird. I like "angry man" stand-ups; Dennis Leary, George Carlin, Lewis Black (love his bit on the Daily Show; he always acts like he's just had an overdose of coffee). Penn & Teller deserve mention. And the Marx brothers. They ruled. __________________ Do you want me to sit in a corner and rust of just fall apart where I'm standing?

01-12-2005, 09:18 AM	#74 (permalink)
magical_merlyn Psycho	Billy Connelly

01-12-2005, 12:05 PM	#75 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	most of the older guys have been mentioned but what about Jim Gaffigan Jay Mohr Dave Attell 3 of the best newer guys i swear, even though they are all in their 30s and 40s later edit Mitch Hedberg funny guy too Last edited by skinnymofo; 01-13-2005 at 10:46 PM..

01-12-2005, 12:12 PM	#76 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I could have sworn I answered this....must have been an older comedian thread... bar none, NO ONE is funnier than Eddie Izzard....I literally cry from laughing evertime I watch one of his tapes/dvd's everything from duvet covers, to evil giraffes, to "Do you want a cup of Coffee" "Cake or Death", ceaser for yappy type dogs, "Did they bring a flag" and JAM!!! Richard Jeni used to be my fav...and then I found Eddie and HE is what comedy is all about __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

01-12-2005, 12:33 PM	#77 (permalink)
FailedEagle Crazy	I like most comedians, my favorites . . . . Dane Cook, Rodney Carrington, Robin Williams, Seinfield, and Eddie Izzard, and the whole gang from Blue Collar Comedy Tour (Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy) . . . Each one of the comedians listed is hilarious in thier own way __________________ Head over to Nonsense to sign up for the newest round Of the Trivial Racing Image Game. Hurry.

01-12-2005, 12:53 PM	#78 (permalink)
student Crazy	Bruce Bruce

01-12-2005, 01:43 PM	#79 (permalink)
munchen Crazy Location: Sudbury, Ontario	Im going with Harland Williams. Hemakes me laugh harder than any oher comedian ever. He puts such a different spin on everything. the things that guy comes up with. __________________ "Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun" -Matt Groening

01-13-2005, 08:34 AM	#80 (permalink)
Master_Shake Addict Location: Pennsylvania, USA	Carlin and Pryor. Of course Hedberg and Izzard are doing great stuff today. __________________ ------------- You know something, I don't think the sun even... exists... in this place. 'Cause I've been up for hours, and hours, and hours, and the night never ends here.