Favorite Stand up Comedian

[Guest HBK16]

I really want to get into it and see more.

 

My favorites are:

 

Chris Rock (over rated but one of the best)

Jim Breuer (just the way he looks makes him funny)

Dave Attell (My favorite show is Insomniac and his stand up is hilarious. Where can I find more of his?)

The stand up comedy on Galavision on Tuesday nights (They are all rookies but they are gold mines)

Martin Lawrence

Eddy Murphy

 

There are a few more than I like but those are my top three pics

[Guest nl5xsk1]

Are you limiting this to just living (and performing) comics? If not, either Richard Pryor or Sam Kinison.

[Guest Still Fly]

Its all about RICHARD PROYOR (!!!)

 

And I kinda like Robin Williams. Its weird seeing him cuss his mouth off, but he's actually funny.

[Guest bob_barron]

Norm Macdonald- His latest stand up performance was hilarious

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

George F'n Carlin. No one comes close.

[Guest Karnage]

David Chapelle.

[Guest DrTom]

Eddie Izzard owns everyone mentioned so far.

Behind him, I'd probably go Rock and Carlin, in that order.

[Guest Flyboy]

David Chapelle.

YES! YES!

 

I'm not alone!

[Guest Nevermortal]

Kevin James.

 

Sweat the Small Stuff is the funniest comedy hour I've ever seen, with the exception of Dave Attell's "Comedy Central Presents".

[Guest crandamaniac]

Eddie Izzard---First time I saw him, he blew me away. The man is so intelligent. Who else can go from talking about skiing in Aspen to Stonehenge?

 

George Carlin---The man has some great views, and seriously would make a pretty interesting leader

 

Chris Rock---Great comedian. Great when talking about Racial and Relationship issues

 

Dave Chapelle--I haven't seen the man not be funny

[Guest DrainYou42]

Denis Leary

Stephen Lynch

 

Those are the only two I like that haven't been mentioned already.

[Guest LexLugerRules]

Richard Pryor for sure,

 

David Chapelle, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawerence, George Carlin, Dennis Leary, are all also funny.

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

Pryor, Williams and MacDonald all are very good.

 

I don't like Jim Breur too much. His last one on Comedy Central was basically him yelling into the mike.

 

You want golden? Mitch Hedberg. He looks like a stoner, long hair and tinted glasses. Classic stuff.

[Guest godthedog]

bill hicks is god. well, he was, till he died.

[Guest Chuck Woolery]

Bah.

 

Pablo Francesco owns all of these people. His Comedy Central Presents was pure gold.

 

- Mike Van Siclen.

[Guest CanadianChris]

Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Denis Leary are all excellent.

[Guest NoCalMike]

Dave Atell

Dave Chapelle

Richard Pryor

Andrew Dice Clay

Robert Chimmel(sp?)

[Guest starvenger]

I could give props to the more well known ones but I'd like to name some of the "lesser knowns"...

 

- Roman Danylo, who does a great job both in standup and improv

- John Wing. I can't explain this one.

- Wendy Liebman, who is fairly well known, I think, but obviously not on the level of a Pryor or Rock

- Kenny Robinson. He's the host of the morning show on the Flow in Toronto, and he's just hilarious. Never had the pleasure of seeing him live, though, only on one of those "Comedy Network presents" specials here in Canada.

 

(edit) I suppose I shouldn't say "here in Canada", since I work in Texas now (yee-fucking-haw). But just you wait - Canada will soon become the only superpower in the world...

 

 

...hey, stop laughing. It could happen...

[Guest jimmy no nose]

You want golden? Mitch Hedberg. He looks like a stoner, long hair and tinted glasses. Classic stuff.

Right on, my personal favorite right there. The way he talks is so great, but sometimes when he's not doing comedy he doesn't talk like that and other times he does. I don't know what's going on.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

Nobody mentioned Steven Wright?

 

What's wrong with you guys!??!

 

My list:

Carlin

Dice Clay

Murphy

Dangerfield

Wright

Lawrence

Leary

 

Eddie Griffin was also pretty funny in his Voodoo Child special, doing an impression of a coked up Michael Jackson, among other things.

[Guest Rock Candy]

bill hicks is god. well, he was, till he died.

And then Denis Leary started ripping him off.

 

My favorite is George Carlin. I liked Bill Cosby as a kid, but I've lost some respect for him lately.

 

-Ben

[Guest cynicalprofit]

Bill Hicks to do list

1. Come back to life

2. Kick Learys ass for getting famous off his stick

3. Be Jesus

4. Make world peace by giving out pounds and pounds of Shrooms

 

Hicks is STILL right on. You can replace afganastan for the persian gulf war, britney spears for tiffany, etc. His shit is STILL on topic, years after he died. THAT is staying power.

[Guest MaxPower27]

I know he's not a REAL standup comic, but I watched Henry Rollins' "Up for it" on Comedy Central the other day, and it was pretty funny. Not like the whole hour was roll-on-the-floor hilarious, but he had some good stories. Did anyone else watch the Henry Rollins special?

 

I like Denis Leary, I've never heard of the guy that you say he is ripping off.

 

I'm suprised that nobody has mentioned Lewis Black, as he is one of the funnier guys that I've had the privilege of watching.

 

I agree with whoever said that Breuer's new special was lame. It was really lame. Nothing really laugh-out-loud funny.

 

Kevin James' special was very good. He's a funny guy, now I can watch his show not only for his hot "wife" (Leah Remini) but for the comedy factor.

 

I like Carlin, Pryor, Murphy, Steve Martin and Dave Attell. All funny guys.

 

Wow, I really rambled there.

[Guest Angle is Wrestling]

Richard Pryor

Eddie Murphy

Dave Chapelle

George Carlin

The Amazing Jonathan

[Guest bob_barron]

Carlin was on HBO tonight- fucking hilarious

[Guest meanmaisch]

George Carlin

Dave Chapelle

Mitch Hedberg