Who is your favorite Comedian?

[Gard]

...where to begin??

Just pick one??? OK: George Carlin.

But so many to choose from...

Stephen Wright never fails to leave me gasping for breath (it's all in the delivery...his is painfully bad, which makes it that much funnier)
Wanda Sykes
Eddie Izzard
Paula Poundstone
Emo Phillips
Pee Wee Herman
Bill Hicks
Judy Tenuda
Bob Newhart (brilliant)

...I could just go on and on...anyone that's made me laugh!

 

[AlphaMale]

I'm glad no one has said Mencia Cook or Robin Williams who are all well known Joke theives

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Say what you will about Robin Williams, his Live on Broadway segment about the luge is hysterical.

 

[Mike Money]

Lisa Lampanelli... Costaki Economopolous...

 

[hbarcat]

Bill Cosby, George Carlin and Mort Sahl.


Geniuses, all.

 

[Synplicity]

Rich hall, bill bailey, chris rock, jim jefferies and most people on 'mock the week'

 

[hbarcat]

I wonder why nobody has mentioned Margaret Cho, yet.

 

[hover]

We were waiting for Maki.

that and she's not terribly funny.

 

[Bobbo 77"]

Órale,
Lil' Jimmy Norton!

 

[theory028]

Mitch Hedberg
Dan Mintz (I can't find a lot of his stuff, but what I have heard is hilarious)
Dimitri Martin
Jerry Seinfeld
Brian Posehn

 

[frostymoose]

I really enjoy eddie izzard and mitch hedberg. There are plenty of other hilarious comedians out there, but these ones stand out. Oh, wait... stephen colbert.

 

[Lazylion]

no SAM KINISON? sam kinison, bill hicks, dave chapelle

Evidently you skipped post #39.

Marx Brothers (best ensemble)

big +1

 

[AlphaMale]

Say what you will about Robin Williams, his Live on Broadway segment about the luge is hysterical.

He probably thought it was too when he heard the jokes for the first time. He's not allowed in many comedy clubs because of his notorious reputation among comics.


What about Louis CK everybody! and Patrice O'Neal

 

[Akeris]

Robbin Williams, Mitch Hedberg, Bill Bailey, Jim Gaffigan, Dimitri Martin, Lewis Black's older stuff.

 

[doktorfeelgood]

For me, Best All Time...Richard Pryor. But Bill Cosby, Sam Kinison, George Carlin are very close. I like Louis CK a lot and Robin Williams. Nobody's mentioned Eddie Murphy...?

That bit by Doug Stanhope about bass players is true.
I played in a band out of the Providence, RI area with his brother Jeff, who plays guitar and I met Doug once. The whole family are comedians with their Mother actually being the funniest one of them all. Jeff used to ride with me when we were working together and we never laughed so much.
I miss him not being in the band. )-(

 

[coyoteboy]

My single funniest (roll on the ground, gripping stomach, crying, painful, fifteen minutes worth) moment was watching Ryan Stiles on Who's Line as Leg Humping Man in the superheros game.

"Just give me two minutes!!"

deadly.

 

[tomhanzo]

Patton Oswalt. He is the future of comedy. he may not ever make it super big, but he will start a new generation. IMO lol

 

[Solarmist]

 

[flipper_gv]

Bill Maher? LOL, you don't know comedy too well.. That guy has the worst delivery I have ever seen.

Now, George is the man.

Comedy? Though it was only about making people laugh and the guy makes me laugh a lot.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, and Rodney Dangerfield.