Best Top 5 Stand Up Comedians

[Mr. Daystar]

1) Lewis Black
2) Mitch Hedberg
3) Sam Kinison
4) George Carlin
5) Ron White

 

[Atlas 316]

In no particular order...

Eddie Murphy
Robin Williams
Eddie Izzard
Chris Rock
Buddy Hackett...yes, I said Buddy Hackett. Saw him live once and his material would have made ANY of the comics above blush!

 

[freejames]

I agree with most that Richard Pryor should be on any list of top stand-ups.

Here's a few that I haven't seen mentioned yet, but are/were great acts...

Steven Wright

Gary Shandling

Jake Johanson

Robert Schimmel

and I can't forget Bob Newhart.

 

[HungDong]

Other good ones:
Frank Caliendo, he has great impersonations....just YouTube him. Todd Barry is also pretty funny.

 

[Civickiller80]

Dane Cook
Russel Peters
Chris Rock
Mike Macdonald
Jerry Seinfeld

 

[thegunner]

I recently bought the new Peter Kay DVD. I think he is hilarious doing stand-up and TV. Although Americans probably wouldn't find his kind of humour funny because it focuses on British middle-class family life, and someone who could relate to that would be rolling on the floor...

 

[4G63]

Kenny Bania

 

[superspawn]

Fav comedian?

There are so many great comedians out there and i was just wondering what ppls favs are.

As for me it has to be Ricky Gervais he has me laughing my ass off with almost everything from the Tv shows like the "Office" and "Extras" til his stand up shows like "Animals" and "politics" and his pod casts have been super! :1orglaugh

 

[jod0565]

Re: Fav comedian?

Here:
http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=82812&highlight=comedians

 

[BigSwede]

I would like to add Fred Stoller to my list.

 

[ThatRedWing]

1: George Carlin
2: Sam Kinison
3: Richard Pryor
4: Jeff Foxworthy
5: Carlos Mencia

 

[swhlye]

Mitch Hedberg (by a long shot)
Steven Wright
Sarah Silverman
Russell Peters
Robin Williams

 

[Elwood70]

Richard




Pryor




Sam Kinison
Chris Rock
Denis Leary
George Carlin
Richard Belzer
Steve Martin
Dave Chapelle

 

[bnaked]

George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Jerry Seinfeld
Mitch Hedberg
Dane Cook

 

[bnaked]

Anyone else think Carlos Mencia is not funny at all?

 

[coolbeers]

Anyone else think Carlos Mencia is not funny at all?

yes :yesyes:

 

[((alter ego))]

1. Chris Rock
2. Richard Pryor
3. George Carlin
4. Eddie Murphy
5. Bernie Mac

 

[Dro50]

Dave Chappelle
Brian Reagan
Dane Cook
George Lopez
Tater Salad!

 

[dave_rhino]

Dave Chappelle is the greatest racist these days...

 

[Iamforever]

george carlin and martin lawrence. the only two who make me laugh hard enough to cry.