Favorite Stand-Up Comics

Currently, Chris Rock and Carlos Mencia, and all the guys from the Kings of Comedy and the Blue Collar Comedy tours. In the past, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Bill Cosby and a host of others.

Mitch Hedburg, Steve Martin, Steven Wright...I love bizarre, unexpected comedy.

Jimmy Norton.

Mort Sahl.

Dylan Moran - awesome.
Bill Bailey - eccentric awesome.
Ellen Degeneres - a true performer.

Richard Jene, one of my favorites, is no longer with us. Brian Ragan's clean humor, body motions and facial expressions are side-splitting.

What ever happened to Bobbie Collins? He's also a funny man.
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George Carlin. Richard Pryor. Don Rickles. Jack Benny. Lenny Bruce. Buddy Hackett. Bob Hope. Bob Newhart. Redd Foxx. Fred Allen. Steve Allen. Rodney Dangerfield. Ernie Kovacs. Milton Berle. Sid Caesar. Jackie Gleason. W.C. Fields. Ed Wynn. George Burns. George Wallace. Jackie Mason. Jonathan Winters. Phyllis Diller. Kathleen Dunbar. And to keep the list short, I left off duos and teams.

Howie Mandel. That guy cracks me up. Humor just seems to come so natural for him. It isn't forced.

Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle and the late Bill Hicks.

Shadow_Ferret said:

Richard Pryor. Bob Newhart. Redd Foxx. Rodney Dangerfield.

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Those are some of my favorites as well. I occasionally watch something from Newhart or Pryor on YouTube such as: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNT9fsuFEQ (it's Richard Pryor, adult language, of course).

Jeff Dunham and Peanut.

Matt Willard said:

Mitch Hedburg, Steve Martin, Steven Wright...I love bizarre, unexpected comedy.

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Was going to write these out myself, but I'm right there with you. Add George Carlin and Emo Philips to my list.

Eddie Izzard and Margaret Cho

CDarklock said:

Was going to write these out myself, but I'm right there with you. Add George Carlin and Emo Philips to my list.

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I want to find some Emo Philips material, but I'll be damned if there's any DVD collections of his work. I'll have to pray that my library has his audio stuff.

Tonight I had the opportunity to see live at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto: Mike Wilmot, Lewis Black, Seth Meyers, Irwin Barker, Kate Davis, Nikki Payne & Rob Pue. I was pissing-my-pants laughing throughout the whole thing.

I think Lewis Black is currently the Sage of stand-up comedy. He's developed a professional routine that presses every button. Out of the lineup tonight, I enjoyed Irwin Barker's diffident delivery that reminded me of Bob Newhart.

Seth seemed to have a sore throat, but he was a trooper. My kids knew his whole routine by heart, bless them.

Dilbert, though I suspect I have seen him sitting every once in a while...

I've loved Steve Martin since reading Cruel Shoes and Mitch Hedburg since discovering weed.

Gilda Radner and Gabriel Iglesias (his comedy is sooo funny and I can watch it with my sons)

I love 'em all (well, almost)!

My current top three:

* Ross Noble
* Tim Minchin
* Bill Bailey

Brian Regan
Dave Attell
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard, Dylan Moran

Bill Engvall
Jeff Foxworthy
Larry the Cable Guy
Jeff Dunham (and cast)
Eddie Izzard


Rodney Dangerfield
George Carlin
Andrew "Dice" Clay

Years ago I saw a guy named Jeff Ball at a comedy club. He is the funniest person I have ever heard. I think I even peed my panties a little. I don't know whatever happened to him. I saw Kevin James in Vegas and laughed so hard I thought I would die.

I love Lisa Lampanelli and Kathy Griffin. They make fun of everyone and everything and are down right irreverent at times.

Ron White gets me rolling on the floor every time. Love him.