Who are your favorite comedians?

[homan34]

Stephen Fry and Bill Cosby , both are really very good comedians...

 

[backwateru]

For stand up:
Soupy Sales, Garrison Keillor, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, Steve Martin

For acting roles:
John Cleese, Leslie Nielsen, Ed O'neill, Christina Applegate, Harry Shearer

These lists are not comprehensive.....memory issues, you know.

For physical humor I would add red skelton, the three stooges and laurel & hardy.

 

[cablescavenger]

Billy Connolly

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An Audience with Billy Connolly - Incontinence Pants - YouTube

 

[cablescavenger]

No Stephen Colbert fans?

I thought what he did to Gorge doubleya was class, but I have only seen glimpses of him on the John Stewart show.

 

[backwateru]

I cannot imagine a list of comedians that does not include Robin Williams. Williams is in a class by himself and the others are very, very far behind.

I remember a long time ago when John Cleese was voted the funniest man on earth and he was interviewed by Time, I think. Cleese said he was very surprised by the award and related a story about how Robin Williams had joined the Monty Python regulars in their hotel suite in London. Cleese explained that before too long, Williams had them all captivated... if not a bit stunned.

2nd to Williams... must be Jonathan Winters. They are, by far, the funniest people on the planet, at this point in time... in my opinion. Again, other comedians are light years away from either of these two. I am sure, if you interviewed each of the people on the list, that they too would agree with my sentiments.

I guess why I love Williams is because my sense of humor is very similar. In real life, I am sort of like a "Robin Williams Lite" and have been told on numerous occasions that I should seriously consider doing stand-up comedy.

I like that you included Jonathan Winters. He's always had me "captivated" as well

 

[PFZKW88]

Rodney Dangerfield was a pretty funny guy.

 

[Road Warrior]

I think it is a criminal offense that the poll did not include Bill Hicks. I think he was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. Yes, I'd put him just a bit ahead of George Carlin.

I wouldn't go that far, but if he'd lived, then perhaps I'd end up agreeing.

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Bill Hicks - R.I.P. - YouTube

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Bill Hicks - It's Just A Ride - YouTube

 

[PFZKW88]

If I'm not limited to standup, I will also mention that I liked the Abbott and Costello routines.

 

[hola!]

chris rock. just... chris rock.

 

[gnostic]

not in any specific order:

groucho marx & co
abbott & constello
john cleese
robin william
stephen fry
rowan atkinson (in Black Adder and Mr Bean)
michael crawford (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)