Favorite Comedians
 

Some don't last long, thank goodness...see ya some day Dice Clay.
Some don't last long enough.

"Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an "act" and he told the audience, "This is my act." Today's comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes he's telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week."
Lenny Bruce

Here is my top five list...please share yours.
1. Lenny Bruce
2. George Carlin
3. Bill Maher
4. George Burns
5. Jerry Seinfeld

1. Rudy Ray Moore
2. Redd Foxx
3. Rickles
4. Rodney D.
5. Richard Pryor

sam kinison rip
r pryor
ateam
chris rock
red foxx..rip

Paula Poundstone

period.

Bill Cosby
Jack Benny
Grocho Marx
The Three Stooges
Mercedes McNab (not really a commedian but the funniest actress I've seen)

Redd Foxx
Robin Williams
Eddie Murphy
Bill Cosby
Jim Carey
Jerry Lewis
Peter Sellers

The last 3 cover the silly moods.

Tom Durkin
Carrot Top
Emilo Estevez
Barry Zito

How the heck can anyone mention great comedians of old and fail to see the genius that is....

BUDDY HACKETT:cool:

Stop acting like your old Kevin. Good grief, you're what 34?
You werent even a thought by your parents when Buddy Hackett was doing stand up.

Carrot Top is the funniest guy alive and Tom Durkin is also a non stop amusement.

Dude...Hackett was the shizzle...

Carrot Top??? you must be on a sugar high from your 3rd pint...

The clowns I work with.

George Carlin, no question about it for me
Sam Kinnison, love it when he goes off
Chris Farley on SNL
Richard Pryor

and this guy who works at this Gas Station I frequent. Dude just has me curled in the fetal position drollong in laughter 3/4's of the time telling stories

Damn.
I knew something was amiss. My list would be incomplete without the little narrowed eyed fat man.

These are the ones I've seen live..

1. Rodney (Syracuse's Landmark Theater in '81)
2. Eddie Murphy (Saw Delirious or Raw in Cincy at Music Hall around '84)
3. David Brenner (A dinner theater in E. Windsor, CT in 1978)
4. Jerry Seinfeld (Treehouse Comedy Club in Norwalk, CT, New Year's Eve, '89 or '90)
5. Jackie Mason (On Broadway in his "World According to Me")
6. Sandra Bernhardt (Off Broadway in her "Without You I'm Nothing")
7. George Carlin (At Oakwood in the Round in the '70's)
8. Ray Romano (At Comedyworks in Montreal before "Everybody Loved Him")
9. Mark Maron (Short Attention Span Theater host at Comedyworks in Montreal)
10. Harlan Williams (Before he got big at Comedyworks in Montreal)

Bill Hicks
 

Not many people remember Bill Hicks, who died of cancer in 1994. You can find many of his bits and interviews on youtube. This guy was incredibly cutting edge, and the topics he talks about 15 years ago are even more relavent today.

Word has always been around stand-ups that Denis Leary stole A LOT OF HIS EARLY ACT from Bill Hicks... And a number of them have always resented him because of it.

Hicks to this day is thought of as the 'comic's comic'...

What, no Michael Richards (Kramer)? Just kidding...although if the last month never happened he may have got a vote. Kind of a Pete Rose situation.

Robin Williams
Red Foxx (ever heard his stand up? excellent)
Don Rickles (way ahead of the curve)
Chris Rock

1-Rodney Dangerfield
2-Bill Cosby
3-Ray Romano
4-Denis Wolfberg
5-Bob Nelson
6-Nick Dipaolo
7-Jay Leno
8-Rob Bartlett
These are the ones that i've seen live.

1. Robin Williams

2. Ron White (who is by the way awesome in person).

3. Bill Engvall (who I have loved for at least 15 years now from when he was on VH1s Stand up Spotlight)

4. Bill Cosby (Himself was an awesome routine and I still quote him today)

5. Eddie Murphy

no Jeff Foxworthy yet?

Nah, he's alright I guess, but not one of my favorites. :D

Hey what about
Jackie The Jokeman ! [ after all he is called the joke man ]

Like would you think of another clown then
Bozo The Clown ? After all would you confuse Bozo with the lawyer, bozo the chef, bozo the baker ?... (better stop before I start another Jerry
S. lines thread....again ) :D

1. Sam Kinison
I saw Sam Kinison several times, but I remember he made me laugh harder than I ever have in my life at a show one night. He was always really funny.

2. Richard Pryor
A small group of my friends still send text messages of Richard Pryor lines around to each other on a weekly basis.

3. Jerry Seinfeld

4. Eddie Murphy

5. Jeff Foxworthy- he was a very funny stand up guy.

6. James Gregory
Most probably never heard of the guy, but he's a fat old man still on the comedy club circuits. If you get a chance to see him, he is unbelievable.

Bill Hicks interview
 

Just came across this on the web, thought some might be interested. It's an interview with Bill Hicks just before he died...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nMyti0nxBqQ

another dead thread I'm bring back alive

The Amazing Jonathon
John Fox
Pat Godwin - (alumnus)
Todd Yohn
Sean Morey
Jeff Dunham
Lisa Lampanelli
Tim Wilson
Kevin Pollack
Jeffery Ross
Rodney Carrington
Bob Zany
Larry Reeb (Uncle Larry)


Dan St. Paul - Gander if you haven't heard of him - give him a shout. Does a lot of Baseball humor

The person who makes me laugh the most is Dave Barry. Maybe not a "comedian", but he is hilarious with the written word. Check out his recent book, "Money Secrets".

--Dunbar

carlin, cosby, foxx, pryor.
carrot top, is funny, if you see his live show.