Stand up Comedy

What about Richard Pryor? He's the man, of the ones listed, I'd choose George Carlin. My current fave, though is David Cross.

 

Yeah, I second Richard Pryor. Jerry has always been a favorite of mine. It's his deliverance and analyzation of totally normal everyday occurances that gets me goin'.

TGFCC. (Thank God for Comedy Central)

 

Greg Fitzsimmons is pretty darn funny.

Lewis Black is the only comic I went to see at a comedy club.

Where are the women on that list? Judy Tenuta and Jenniffer Saunders are up there with the best...

 

Jerry Seinfeld & Tim Allen

 

I rented Robin Williams' HBO special, all I'm gonna say is watch that before you make your pick...

 

I've always found Williams' standup to be pretty substanceless. Never was able to figure out why everyone found it so funny. I've heard mixed reviews about this one too. I've heard a lot of older folk with completely different sensibilities than my own (ie Katie Couric etc...) say how great it was but I've heard people more my age give it a solid "meh..." I loved Mork and Mindy when I was a kid though.

brad cook

 

Hedberg!! Hilarious and absurd.

brad cook

 

There must have been some strange time and space cosmic gap if people older than you think its funny, but people younger than you (me) think its hilarious. I don't understand, but its okay, 1 billion people eat rice so it must be good, right? TEHO.

 

lewis black is funny.

gets me nice and ANGRY!

 

dave chapelle, dane cook, kevin nealon
good stuff

 

What about pablo fransico? The movie voice guy and the mexican soap bits are comedy gold to me.

I watch comedy central about 50% of the time!

 

My "big four" were Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor (I've seen Moving about two-dozen times) and George Carlin. I saw George in Milwaukee and Sam in Green Bay and had tickets to see Dice (front row, center stage), but he canceled the show, due to "back trouble" and it was never rescheduled. My mom and I waited in line for five hours to get those damn tickets! I also like Denis Leary, Dave Chapelle and who can forget Kevin Meany! Woooooooo!

I still like George Carlin, but he's not as funny as he used to be (he's a little too political for my taste). I wish Richard Pryor all the luck in the world, as he battles MS and I still remember where I was and what I was doing when I found out Sam Kinison had been killed by a drunk driver.

 

Steve Sweeney - although outside of Route 128 in Boston his humor probably loses a bit.

Sean Cullen - His songs make me laugh so hard I make boom on the rug.

 

Jim Bruer (?) is quite funny. I don't know if he still does standup but Brad Garrett is nuts!!

 

Eddie Izzard - Executive Action Transvestite

 

that guy is an absolute riot
"Rual? PORQUUUUEEEEE!"

 

mitch hedburg and dave chappelle!


cheers me up anyday.

 

is mitch hedburg the guy that talked about taking acid with his friends and going in the woods and meeting smokey the bear? if so, that guy is absolutely incredible.
for some reason i'm not remembering any good standup guys until other people say them, then i go "oh yeaaaah".

 

Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce!

Ok, so their acts are a little stiff these days, but they were the greatest.

Billy Connolly's good for a giggle too, but his act hasnt changed a great deal in 20 years.