Who are your all time favorite comedians

[Big_Bend]

Who are some of your favorite all time comedians?


Tops for me has to be Don Rickles




Then there is the legendary Steven Wright




And of course George Carlin




Who are some of your all time favorite comedians?

 

[Chester P Squier]

Steve Martin comes to mind.

Plus, he’s a musician. Plays the banjo.

 

[uriah1]

 

[Killing Floor]

Chappelle

 

[Vibroluxer]

Buster Keaton is among the best. Here's a short video of the stunts he did. Tom Cruise has nothing on Buster:

 

[lupowitz]

carlin

 

[TF from MN]

 

[paulblackford]

Carlin, Pryor, Burr.

 

[JoeAltonDelaney]

I'm a Bernie Mac guy. His delivery was so engaging.

On the off chance you don't know the story about him at the beginning of Prince's "Pope", it was very early in Def Comedy Jam's existence, and early in Bernie's (televised) career. The comedian before him was not good and the crowd let him know it. Bernie came out to New York Crowd that had tasted blood and wanted more. What you hear at the beginning of "Pope" were the first words out of his mouth. The crowd was instantly his.

I watched that episode "live" and have seen everything he"s done since.

You still make me laugh Bernie, every time I think of you.

 

[brookdalebill]

George Carlin is my all time favorite.
I also love Robin Williams, Mitch Hedberg, and Eddie Murphy.

 

[Vibroluxer]

I'm not a huge G. Carlin fan but this is both excellent and timeless:

Baseball vs Football

 

[Knows3Chords]

I've seen many of the classics in Vegas. George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Mitch Hedberg, Ralphie May and few more.

 

[Knows3Chords]

Bill Burr, Norm McDonald and Dave Attell were great.

 

[VintageSG]

Ronnie Barker, Eric Morecambe, Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonson & Bill Bailey feature very highly for me.
Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield vie for the top spot. The shows featuring Harry & Paul are always a treat.

 

[Shaolin Wolf]

Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Dave Chappele, and Norm McDonald

 

[Mike Eskimo]

Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Dave Attell, Gaffigan because he’s always waaaay better and darker than you’re expecting.

I find I like a ton of comedians when they’re interacting with other comedians, such as late night shows or interview shows/podcasts.

People that aren’t even straight stand ups and/or aren’t ones I could watch a whole set of.

Of course, Bill Burr is fantastic but there’s a segment on Conan O’Brien’s podcast where he and Burr just go off about different dog breeds and how it relates to certain evil German scientists of the mid century and it is patently hysterical.

 

[Dismalhead]

Current faves are Jim Gaffigan and Brian Regan.

 

[Engine Swap]

 

[stxrus]

Shelly Berman is one of my all time favorites. He told a story and painted a picture while being very funny.
His hangover skit is hilarious and hits the nail on the head.

 

[trandy9850]

Bill Burr is great…his honest take on things can be cringe-worthy…much like Richard Pryor…who was the king of them all….his brutal honesty made people uncomfortable…and changed comedy permanently.