Favorite Stand-up Comedians?

Robin Williams - live on Broadway had me laughing the most I’ve ever laughed ever.

Dave Chappelle - I could just watch him all day long. His facial expressions, mannerisms and everything else just make me laugh so much.

Bill Cosby is just classic too. One of the few comedians I could watch with my grandmother.

I also saw a skit a few times on Comedy Central - can’t remember the name. But the guy was talking about how he wanted at his funeral to have a closed casket and at some point during the service have his body drop down from the ceiling like a marionette (sp?). Him describing the scene just made me bust out laughin hardcore. Anybody else see that one?

But Robin Williams is definitely the best. By far.

[quote]SWR-1240 wrote:
For female category, my vote goes to Kathy Griffin.

She’s hot too, regardless of the work she had done.[/quote]

??? I don’t understand any of this post, was it sarcastic?

If I was given the chance to beat any celebrity to death with a shovel, Kathy would be pretty high on the list.

Donald Rumsfeld, everytime he talks to the press he has me in stitches…

Forgot about Daniel Tosh, that dude is really fucking funny.

Degeneres has some great stuff too…

Mencia though, that dude is a hack. Can’t stand that guy.

[quote]slimjim wrote:
Chapelle can make even the stupidest skit hilarious, delivery is off the charts…that whole sketch about the dude jerking off on a bus had me rolling, and it wasn’t even that funny.

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He was on Oprah and someone turned it on in the clinic. That was the funniest interview I’ve seen and I don’t think he was trying to be funny at all.

I don’t see Stephen Wright mentioned.

My two absolute favourites are Steven Wright and George Carlin. Though nothing makes me laugh harder than Dave Attell’s delivery of “It’s slippery outside.”

I can’t believe Bill Cosby was only mentioned once. =/

When all’s said and done, the two comedians who have simply made me laugh out loud the most have been Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Cosby.

Dane Cook can have some very funny stuff, so can Dave Chappelle, although I hold Chappelle in a higher esteem, he’s just so unique and doesn’t degenerate into being as loud and obnoxious and off-the-wall as possible like so many others are doing.

I don’t know; Dane Cook is hit or miss with me. Sometimes he really makes me laugh, but most of the time he bores and annoys me. I really don’t get why he is so popular right now.

Eddie Izzard
Dylan Moran
Bill Bailey

Dane Cook is my favorite current comedian. Chappelle is a riot, saw him live a few months ago. Wanda Sykes is very funny as well.

I am not sure if he is considered a stand up comedian, but I really enjoy watching him.

Henry Rollins

[quote]rsg wrote:

Favourite - Russell Peters. I think he’s hilarious but not as well known.[/quote]

Russel Peters is very very funny…

Redd Foxx

[quote]JFS wrote:
Redd Foxx[/quote]

Many consider him the original. Both Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor stated they took much of their style from him. He never gets enough credit and some people probably don’t even know who he is now.

[quote]cap’nsalty wrote:
SWR-1240 wrote:
For female category, my vote goes to Kathy Griffin.

She’s hot too, regardless of the work she had done.

??? I don’t understand any of this post, was it sarcastic?

If I was given the chance to beat any celebrity to death with a shovel, Kathy would be pretty high on the list.[/quote]

No shit.

She’s one un-funny, ugly ass bitch.

[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Pablo Fransisco
Mitch Hedburg
Dave Chappelle
Eddie Murphy
Richard Pryor[/quote]

Add Dane Cook (from a few years ago) and Demitri Martin, and that’s my list.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
JFS wrote:
Redd Foxx

Many consider him the original. Both Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor stated they took much of their style from him. He never gets enough credit and some people probably don’t even know who he is now.[/quote]

When I was a teen (a long time ago) I had one of his albums … I’ll never forget , because it an all red vinyl record … the young guys won’t know what a record is, so just trust me, it looked cool as hell.
There was some funny shit on it. His Fred Sanford character was funny, but his stand-up act was way ahead of it’s time.

Steven Wright should be mentioned all over this list…such an original act and delivery.

I once spilled spot remover on my dog…

He’s gone.

[quote]JFS wrote:
Some that haven’t been mentioned that are hilarious …

Chris Rock
The Dice Man
Lewis Black
Carlos Mencia

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The Dice Man was king for a while. “Diceman Cometh” was unbelievable. It actually hurt from laughing so hard. “Hickory dickory dock…” He ushered in a new era of comedy.