1) Carlin
2) Pryor
3) Attell
4) Hicks
5) Chapelle

There are so many great stand-ups out there though.

Enough said. Close the thread…you can’t top him.

Game set match.

and it’s not even close to me.

Although, the only people who probably won’t get his jokes is white Americans…

Other comedians make me laugh harder in short bursts, but no one has a volume of work that is more consistently enjoyable, even in audio-only formats as a lot of is. Even more impressive when you consider a lot of his great albums are over 40 years old.

Dark, funny, satirical, greatness. But I’ve seen too many great routines to even remember them all, from many different styled comics.

Got some tickets to see him in November.

Followed by the Amazing Jonathan.

Followed by Denis Leary.

For me, I can’t really pick one since the greats have their own great jokes. Here are some that I love:
Murphy
Pryor
Hedberg
Chappelle
Gaffigan
Seinfeld
Carlin
Luis C.K.
Demetri Martin

wow, that is just some of the few off the top of my head.

In no particular order…George Carlin, Mitch Hedberg, Daniel Tosh, Nick Swardson, Dane Cook (but I don’t really care for his movies) and Stephen Lynch.

I enjoy others, but no one else comes close

Eddie Izzard “Dressed to Kill” and Chris Rock “Bigger and Blacker”.

Those two are really awesome, but there are countless other incredible comedians/standup sets out there.

I’m usually too busy watching sci-fi shows or lame karate movies (which I usually find just as amusing). But the most memorable stand-up comic I’ve seen so far is Mitch Hedberg. Another guy that cracks me up would be Robin Williams – and for whatever it’s worth, I’m a big fan of the old “Becker” shows with Ted Danson (those have to be his best work).

carlin is #1 for me.

then its all the rest:
hedberg
steven wright
dave attel
 and more i probably cant think of right now.

also, while he was a little before my time and im not as familiar with him as i am carlin i’m surprised no one has said lenny bruce

Chris Rock – Bigger, Blacker, Better
Kevin James (I know…usually – not that funny) – some special he had on Comedy Central years ago because he was famous

Obviously, many of the names above are much more famous (and funny), but I thought I’d mention these two specials in particular.

Not surprisingly, Bill Hicks is my favorite.

Others I like a lot: Carlin, Pryor, Cosby, David Cross, Eddie Murphy, Chappelle, Chris Rock, Robin Harris, Mitch Hedberg, Steven Wright, Zach Galifanakis, Rick Reynolds, Lewis Black, Steve Byrne, and Bob Saget.

…and that’s good. How that guy has a following of any kind I will never understand.

I might need security! Hands down.

AFRICA, CANNN YOUU FEEEEEEEL IT

1) Carlin
2) Pryor
3) Rock
4) Old Cosby
5) Chapelle

Damn whitey gets #1 on my list…wha’ happen?

am i the only one?

black white supramicist?
play hater ball + play hater time travel?
charlie murphys true hollywood stories?

Daniel Tosh is great… as has already been said.

Brian Regan hasn’t been mentioned. He’s funny, clean and has extreme off-the-wall ADHD.

“The big yellow one is the sun!”

Robin Williams
Mitch Hedberg (RIP, too bad most people didn’t know you until after your passing)
George Carlin
George Lopez (Didn’t care for his last concert)
Louis CK
Lewis Black
John Pinette
Greg Geraldo (Love his “How war letters have changed from Civil War to now” bit)

Other comedians who I think have a bright future;

Demitri Martin
Zach Galifianakis (Similar style jokes to Demitri)
Earthquake (If you get a chance, listen to his bit about the DC Sniper and dating Michael Jordan’s ex)
Bill Burr

and Dennis Miller (pre-9/11) fans, I know I talked about him extensively in the post, but you should definitely check out Drake Sather:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7bvGX_TYbA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-Lo0u8y54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44KEkV89vTQ

“…well I see tattoos are making a comeback. A friend of mine got his girlfriend’s name tattooed to his arm. You know I could see marrying a girl, having a few kids. But a tattoo?… So permanent.”

“My wife thinks I’m too nosey. At least, you know, that’s what she keeps scribbling in her diary.”

at least a few people giving Eddie Izzard some love. I too wish he would do more standup but the good thing about his existing shows is that you can watch them several times and laugh at a joke you may have missed the first time. It’s almost like watching a fresh show that you have never seen before for at least the first three times you watch one of his acts. if that makes sense.

I caught one of my faves, Bill Burr, at the Richmond Funny Bone saturday night.

He was selling his DVD after the show, so I went up to buy one and pay him a compliment. I told him that his bit on feminists cherry-picking stuff out of a guy’s life was what I had been telling my mom and sister for years, albeit with 1% of his eloquence. Genius. We talked some more, then he asked me who some of my favorite comedians were.

My favorites: Well, I guess I gotta go w/ Dane Cook. Either him or Carlos Mencia, and then you.

    [awkward pause}

I’m kidding. I’m kidding. Those guys suck.

Bill: Phew. I was about to have you thrown out…

Burr, Greg Giraldo, Lewis Black, and Ron White.

I also like Robert Schimmel, Demetri Martin, Patton Oswalt, Dasniel Tosh, gaffigan, and DL Hughley.

I leave out the classics like Woody Allen and Rodney, b/c I’ve hard all their stuff.

I’m sure I’ll get chastized for saying this, but I’ve never found Carlin all that funny. He was a brilliant social commentator and a true original, but he rarely made me laugh out loud.

And, is it just me, or when you listen to old Eddie Murphy bits now, bits that you thought were hysterical 10-20 years ago, are you struck by how godawfully turrible they are?

I detest the Cable Guy, Lisa Lampinelli, and almost all musical parody-writers. Musical parodies are right down there with mimes and Gallagher and prop comics. Worstest of the worst.

No contest.