Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups

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1. Richard Pryor

2. George Carlin

3. Lenny Bruce

4. Woody Allen

5. Chris Rock

6. Steve Martin

7. Rodney Dangerfield

8. Bill Cosby

9. Roseanne Barr

10. Eddie Murphy

11. Johnny Carson

12. Jerry Seinfeld

13. Robin Williams

14. Bob Newhart

15. David Letterman

16. Ellen DeGeneres

17. Don Rickles

18. Jonathan Winters

19. Bill Hicks

20. Sam Kinison

21. Dennis Miller

22. Robert Klein

23. Steven Wright

24. Redd Foxx

25. Bob Hope

26. Ray Romano

27. Jay Leno

28. Jack Benny

29. Milton Berle

30. Garry Shandling

31. George Burns

32. Albert Brooks

33. Andy Kaufman

34. Buddy Hackett

35. Phyllis Diller

36. Jim Carrey

37. Martin Lawrence

38. Bill Maher

39. Billy Crystal

40. Mort Sahl

41. Jon Stewart

42. Flip Wilson

43. Dave Chappelle

44. Joan Rivers

45. Richard Lewis

46. Adam Sandler

47. Henny Youngman

48. Tim Allen

49. Freddie Prinze

50. Denis Leary

51. Lewis Black

52. Damon Wayans

53. David Brenner

54. DL Hughley

55. Alan King

56. Colin Quinn

57. Richard Jeni

58. Larry Miller

59. Gilbert Gottfried

60. Jeff Foxworthy

61. Bobcat Goldthwait

62. Eddie Griffin

63. Jackie Mason

64. Richard Belzer

65. Cedrick the Enter.

66. Shelley Berman

67. Kevin Pollak

68. Dave Attell

69. Pat Cooper

70. Wanda Sykes

71. Red Buttons

72. Bernie Mac

73. Billy Connolly

74. Paul Rodriguez

75. Eddie Izzard

76. Robert Schimmel

77. Paul Reiser

78. Sinbad

79. Dom Irrera

80. Bobby Slayton

81. Dick Gregory

82. Howie Mandel

83. Norm MacDonald

84. Drew Carey

85. David Cross

86. Jay Mohr

87. Brett Butler

88. Paula Poundstone

89. Kevin James

90. Dana Carvey

91. Jim Breuer

92. Louie Anderson

93. George Wallace

94. David Alan Grier

95. Andrew 'Dice' Clay

96. Joey Bishop

97. Sandra Bernhard

98. Louis CK

99. Janeane Garofalo

100. Gallagher

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*Mind Explodes*

 

I don't have an issue with Pryor being ahead of Carlin.... but why is Chris Rock in the top 5?

 

Did Woody Allen ever do standup?

 

And Jay Mohr sucks.

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I don't have an issue with Pryor being ahead of Carlin.... but why is Chris Rock in the top 5?

 

Did Woody Allen ever do standup?

 

And Jay Mohr sucks.

Rock is funny, one of the few black guys that can pull off white jokes and not come off overly racist *coughlawrencecough*

 

Woody Allen, give me a break. I thought they were a tad nice to Allen, Letterman (who I really like), and a few others who aren't known so much for their standup.

 

And Jay Mohr can make me laugh my ass off from time to time.

 

And I'd have Mitch Hedberg on the list before some of those names. Comedy Central definatly threw a bunch of their guys on the list...but not him.

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No Steve Harvey on this list?

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33. Andy Kaufman

 

Well, Im shocked...

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Although they both had funny shows, I don't think Seinfeld or Roseanne had anything close to top 15 standup acts. I'd switch Bill Hicks and Chris Rock around, I'd put Andrew Dice Clay at least a little higher, and I don't think I've ever seen Colin Quinn, Paul Reiser, or Sinbad be funny. Many of the names I don't recognize, but at least they got most of the names I think should be included, just in the wrong order.

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93. George Wallace

 

Well, um..

 

Yeah, I know it's not THAT George Wallace.

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Bernie Mac should have been the Highest out of the "Kings of Comedy" trio. Cedric is not funny...he's a train wreck in everything.

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I don't have an issue with Pryor being ahead of Carlin.... but why is Chris Rock in the top 5?

 

Did Woody Allen ever do standup?

 

And Jay Mohr sucks.

Rock is funny, one of the few black guys that can pull off white jokes and not come off overly racist *coughlawrencecough*

 

Woody Allen, give me a break. I thought they were a tad nice to Allen, Letterman (who I really like), and a few others who aren't known so much for their standup.

 

And Jay Mohr can make me laugh my ass off from time to time.

 

And I'd have Mitch Hedberg on the list before some of those names. Comedy Central definatly threw a bunch of their guys on the list...but not him.

I like Rock a lot.

 

I just don't think he is Top 5 material IMO. Top 10-15? Sure.

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They probably wanted to throw someone modern up really high. Rock is a good call at 5 I think.

 

And while I like Adam Sandler, I don't think his standup is very funny.

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This list is so whack.

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*Marks for the Dave Chapelle love*

 

Though 43 seems a bit high, I'm happy.

 

*Goes off to watch The Player Haters Ball in celebration*

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I wanted Carlin at number 1...

 

I like Pryor and everything...but Carlin is God.

 

 

Kaufman should have been higher (20-25 at least). His entire life was like one big comedy routine, with stand-up being a main part of it.

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Did anybody watch the complete show on Friday?

 

Chris Rock ahead of Eddie Murphy is crazy! Party All the Time > No Sex! It had Rick James on the song, BITCHES! And Colin Quinn is not Top 100 material, hell he is not Top 500 material.

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I'm also shocked at the lack of Brian Regan on this list. He is one of the funniest guys alive in stand up.

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are they gonna replay these any?

 

 

I figured Carlin wouldn't get #1. Not saying he doesn't deserve it, but Comedy Central doesn't seem to like him for some bizzare reason

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I wanted Carlin at number 1...

 

I like Pryor and everything...but Carlin is God.

As good as Carlin is (or is that was?), Pryor is that much better. I like him being at #1.

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Carlin rarely ever wavered over the years

 

Pryor became too "viewer friendly" after immolating himself

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Eddie Murphy should be in the top 5.

 

"Delirious" owns you all.

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Pryor is a fine No. 1 choice; no argument there.

 

Roseanne ahead of Eddie Murphy? Are you shitting me? I guess they wanted to get a female in the Top 10, but ROSEANNE OVER EDDIE MURPHY?!?!?

 

I've never seen Woody Allen do standup, but if he was so great, why has Comedy Central never shown any of his standup? Now that I think of it, have they ever shown a Woody Allen movie?

 

Sam Kinison better than Redd Foxx? Please.

 

Where the hell was Arsenio Hall? Maybe I missed him.

 

Comedy Central has shows starring Jon Stewart, Dave Attel and Dave Chappelle, so there might be a bit of a conflict of interest with their placing.

 

If his dad is one of the 50 best comics of all time, how come Freddie Prinze Jr. is so unfunny?

 

D.L. Hughley above Cedric and Bernie Mac is weird. And where is Steve Harvey?

 

Why do people think Gallagher is funny?

 

I wonder how far down they'd have to go to get Carrot Top in there. Top 200? 300?

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Kinison is a god.

 

Have you heard his stuff? It's great.

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I've never seen Woody Allen do standup, but if he was so great, why has Comedy Central never shown any of his standup? Now that I think of it, have they ever shown a Woody Allen movie?

Since when did Comedy Central showing your stand up = greatness? Sure, they showcase a lot of funny people, but they haven't shown guys like Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and other older guys.

 

And as for some of the guys with talk shows, like Letterman, just realize that they had to have some talent to get a show of their own.

 

For the most part, I like the list. I think Mitch Hedberg, Carlos Mencia, and others could have been put on it, but, them's the breaks.

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Allen did a lot of standup in the 60's when he was starting out. I was happy to see Shelly Berman and Bob Newhart on there, both hilarious old timers.

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If his dad is one of the 50 best comics of all time, how come Freddie Prinze Jr. is so unfunny?

 

Why do people think Gallagher is funny?

Maybe his mom is a stupid sack of shit

 

 

When you get past the Smashing Things With A Mallet bit (Which is a small part of some of his shows towards the end), he's actually really funny

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Gallagher at 100 is some kind of in joke, I got a feeling. He's not that bad though. He just got a reputation, very few people on the street like him. Considering how these lists are, I was surprised with it. It could have been far worse. One of the better "Top 100" lists I've seen, which admittedly isn't saying much.

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No Margaret Cho?

 

And while I love John Stewart's stand-up act, he doesn't deserve to be at that spot.

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Why is Sinbad so low? Hes funny as hell and he's clean. And where is Steve Harvey?

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I'm also shocked at the lack of Brian Regan on this list. He is one of the funniest guys alive in stand up.

I always loved the PB and Jelly in one jar bit.

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At least Carrot Top didn't make the list.

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Unsurprising, but no love for British comics. Eddie Izzard & Al Murray just a couple of examples. Not to mention the Monty Python crew.

 

EDIT: Oh fudge, I just realised I'm an idiot. Curse.