Who's your favorite comedian? Mine is Carlin, followed by Pryor & Kinison

[mtnsnake]

Even though you can only vote for your #1 comedian, my top 3 are:
1)George Carlin
2)Richard Pryor
3)Sam Kinison

All names in the poll below are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

If you want to mention another one, here's another list of some other comedians not listed in the poll, again in alphabetical order by last name: Woody Allen, Roseanne Barr, Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby, Ellen Degeneres, Laurel & Hardy, Buddy Hackett, Bill Hicks, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Groucho Marx, Bob Newhart, Carrot Top, Jonathan Winters, Henny Youngman.....I'm sure there's others I've missed.

[skypilot]

1. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog...

...aka Robert (I think) Smigel, the man with the hand.

[Patiod]

9. We were absolutely crying when he went to Quebec

That is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. Well worth all the Quebecois indignation that followed.

[skypilot]

19. I loved him at the American Idol tryouts in Hawaii.

"You remind me of Don Ho's daughter. Skanky Ho. SNAP!! Girlfrien', you know I'm just jokin' wit' you."

[kittycat1164]

2. George Carlin's Class Clown is my favorite

I was raised Catholic and went to a Catholic School (K - H.S.) that album is Classic!

on edit "I usta be Irish Catholic, now I'm American...you know, you grow"

[mtnsnake]

14. 1 of his routines I loved the most was his takeoff on the game of golf.

[Catchawave]

28. The Revised Ten Commandments

My Carlin favorite !!!!


http://www.geocities.com/bobmelzer/gc10cx.html

[SheepyMcSheepster]

3. Bill Hicks

if i had to pick a favorite, it would be bill hicks. i sure wish he was around now. RIP bill.

[opiate69]

40. I second your vote for Bill Hicks

I just recently found out that there's a DVD set available now with 3 of his shows and the HBO special documentary on him. I'm hoping my wife got it for me for Xmas.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

44. oh wow, i am going to have to get that dvd set.

thanks for the info.

[opiate69]

46. no problem..here's some more detailed info.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0004Z33FK/qid=1103833376/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-4055892-0716714?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Bill Hicks's scathing, fearless standup comedy is on full display in Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian, the first official DVD release containing the late performer's work. Hicks, who died in 1994 at age 32, may not have been a total original; he's often compared to Lenny Bruce, as well as Sam Kinison and others, and he was hardly the first comic to talk about sex, drugs, politics, and religion, even if Hicks's takes on these matters are usually strikingly fresh. But there's simply no denying the unabashed, in-your-face power of these three early '90s performances, one each from Chicago, Montreal (entitled Relentless, this show originally aired on HBO), and London. Hicks is profane, to say the least, but never crude for its own sake, and certainly not stupid (we're not talking Andrew Dice Clay here). His humor is abrasive, passionate, shameless, provocative--calling non-smokers "obnoxious, self-righteous slugs" is one of his milder observations--and it's delivered in riveting, almost preacher-like fashion, with a strong physical element. And anyone who doubts his impact, both during and after his short, turbulent life, need only watch "It's Just a Ride," the 40-minute documentary accompanying the three live shows, in which both family and famous (Jay Leno and David Letterman among them) comment on him and work. In the end, you realize that since his death, no comic has come along who can touch Bill Hicks. --Sam Graham

[SheepyMcSheepster]

50. thanks so much

what a man.

reading the reviews gives me goosebumps.

thanks again.

[opiate69]

52. My pleasure..

That's how I felt when I found this too.. so, if my wife didn't get my not so subtle hint, and this set isn't under our tree, I'm just going to be forced to head to Border's Books and Music on the 26th..

:toast:

[name not needed]

48. Mummy, I woke up today and there was a lincoln log in me sock drawer

That's the story of Jesus.:)

Oh, and I voted for Carlin.

[HEAVYHEART]

4. Carlin

I voted for Carlin. You shoulda added Lewis Black.

[MuseRider]

5. Lewis Black

and Jon Stewart are my two current favorites.

[Ganja Ninja]

7. I love Lewis Black.

He's hilarious.

[Phillycat]

6. I would like to vote for an old veteran, but I have to go with Chris Rock

because no one has ever made me laugh as hard as that guy.

If a kid call his grandma 'Momma' and his momma 'Pam', he going to jail!

[mtnsnake]

8. Even though he wasn't my 1st choice, he could end up being

that when all is said and done. He's my wife's first choice, BTW. She says he just pulls it off with that naive kind of bewilderment.

[BOSSHOG]

10. Bill Murray

[hickman1937]

36. Me too. Bill is the best

Followed by Chris Rock, and George Carlin. I also loved Gilda Radner, what a loss.

[JHB]

11. Kinnison's not my number one...

...but I'll give him a "one of the top 5"

[Patiod]

12. Not in their league yet, but Ron White kills me

Nasty, cyncial, misanthropic, and damned funny. A Southern boy with Jack Benny's sense of timing and way of working pauses.

"Ah've seen me do it"

Also, Chris Rock got my vote for the one skit from his HBO show, which showed all the hazard of DWB, the funniest of which was driving with an Angry Black Woman.

"Officer! He got weed!"
It's become one of our favorite catch-phrases

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Like Ron White, Too

The first time i saw his Comedy Central 1 hour show, i laughed so hard and so often that my asthma acted up when it was over. It was worth it.

He's almost a raconteur, because the jokes are long and they have a theme, and then he back references earlier bits quite often. I think he's my favorite new comic.
The Professor

[mac56]

37. Bill Engvall is good too.

Also from that "Blue Collar" stable.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Yeah, You're Right

But, i don't think White fits that mold. He is obviously friends with the guys in that stable, but his bits are really not blue collar style. Especially with the ever-present scotch & soda.

He's gruff, but i don't think he fits in with that group.
The Professor

[tyedyeto]

13. Got to see George Carlin 2 yrs ago

Aboslutely hilarious!!!!!

[mac56]

15. All of these are good

but does anyone remember Jimmy Aleck? I only saw him once, way back when, but I really haven't laughed that hard for a long time.

Of the ones listed, I'd have to say Carlin.

[Boswells_Johnson]

16. Carlin

[arkie dem]

17. Stephen Wright ???

Think I have the name right.

[Webster Green]

20. Chris Rock

Funniest mofo on the planet

[Lady Effingbroke]

21. George Carlin.

Steven Wright is also good - haven't heard anything from him in a while.

[DELUSIONAL]

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That's to make up for your male dominated list.

Besides I am one degree of separation away from Whoopie Goldberg -- A friend of mine is a good friend of Whoopie's.

[Solon]

26. Very good point...

Where the hell is Margaret Cho as well? I love her and want to have her kids! :evilgrin:

[mtnsnake]

29. LOL, it wasn't on purpose

Believe me. I tried my best to justify getting one of the ladies in the poll section, but just couldn't see where any of them could bump out the ones I selected for the poll. It doesn't mean that I don't think some of the ladies aren't great comedians, because I do. It's a male dominated list, because it's a male-dominated profession, at least at the upper end of it.

Anyway, in retrospect, I would probably have replaced Seinfeld with Roseanne Barr in the poll.

All in fun :)

[Catchawave]

23. Denis Leary

I voted for Carlin in your poll, I like him too! So many great choices:D

[Az]

24. Where's Stephen Wright?

I have an existential map at home. It says you are here all over it.

Oh and Emo Philips. Lets here it for nerdy intellectual humor.

Emo hands a peace of paper to an audience member and instructs them to tear it in half and toss one peace away. Then repeat until they are down to one atom and then do it one more time. He then runs away.

[mtnsnake]

25. oops

Sorry about that :)

[Patiod]

27. He's oddly funny

The one about not being allowed to open the basement door when he was a kid....and finally one day he does, and he sees.....sky, birds, grass.....

[SheepyMcSheepster]

45. i got a new vacuum cleaner...............

it sucks.

[mac56]

49. I bought some used paint....

It was in the shape of a house.

Then I bought some batteries, but they weren't included.

[lpbk2713]

30. Carlin, Jonathan Winters, Flip Wilson, Louie Anderson

Steven Wright, Dangerfield, Abbott & Costello.

[mtnsnake]

33. haha, funny you mentioned Abbott & Costello. I was just

thinking of that movie "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". Funny stuff.

[1monster]

31. There are only two people who have ever made me laugh so hard I

nearly couldn't breathe.

Tim Conway during his Carol Burnett years

and

Anee Richardsformer Deomcratic Governor of Texas. That woman is priceless and funny as all get out.

[mcscajun]

32. George Carlin, Robin Williams...and Richard Jeni

I watch Carlin for his insight...Robin for his insanity...and Jeni because he is flat-out funny.

[SKKY]

34. How can you forget Steven Wright????

I also like Carlos Mencia a lot. He's the hispanic Lenny Bruce.

[arkie dem]

53. I didn't..!!!

Haven't seen him in years, does he still perform???

[SKKY]

56. Occasionally he does. He as in LA recently, but due to emergent...

...requirements at work, I was in Japan and couldn't go. Even if he only regurgitates jokes like, "I bought some powdered water, but I don't know what else to add.", I still think he's hilarious.

[arkie dem]

59. What was his line about moving and needing boxes...???

For the life of me I can't remember it.

Have to agree he's hilarious

[Lilith Velkor]

35. Margaret Cho!!

[shrike]

38. I'd have to say Pryor

No one funnier than him.

[rene moon]

39. Eddie Izzard

He is great. "Cake or Death?" "Um, cake, please!"

[tigerbeat]

41. of all time? carlin. currently? eddie izzard. n/t

[noshenanigans]

43. David Cross

Sarcastic, with an absurd and quick wit and not just a little bit of sexiness, he's my favorite.

[NNadir]

47. Actually, I don't have a "favorite comedian," since I don't have a

sense of humor.

It's very sad.

[maveric]

51. Carlin is my#1. Robin Williams is my #2.

Then I'll go to Lenny Bruce.

[Chalco]

54. Lewis Black & Jon Stewart

[dorktv]

55. WHAT NO BILL HICKS?! This is not a legitmate poll.

[JohnKleeb]

57. Dave Chappelle, hes not on there though agh

[leftofthedial]

58. Carlin, Williams, Pryor

in no particular order

[TheCentepedeShoes]

60. I'm old

I liked Alan King, Wayne & Scheuster (Canadian ?) and Bob Newhart.

On edit: How did I leave out The Great Carlin? Especially liked his "stuff" routine.

[Wapsie B]

61. I love all their different styles.

But for pure laughability Robin Williams tops the list for me. I watched his last HBO special and thought I actually cracked a rib from laughing so hard. It's a trip listening to him.

[jmowreader]

62. I went with Kinison

He and Bobcat Goldthwait are my two favorites.

Goldthwait is surprising. He starts out his show with the stupid screeching shit then goes into a serious leftist monologue.