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Sat Sep-24-05 12:29 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Comedian? |
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Who makes you laugh your ass off? There isn't enough room to put everyone in this poll, but here are some of my favorites. What about you?
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Sat Sep-24-05 12:36 PM
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Sat Sep-24-05 01:53 PM
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2. Bill Hicks was an abosolute visionary |
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Sat Sep-24-05 01:54 PM
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3. Jonathan Winters among living comedians |
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all time--W.C. Fields, hands down.
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Sat Sep-24-05 01:57 PM
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4. Jon Stewart or Dylan Moran |
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Sat Sep-24-05 01:59 PM
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5. Forgive my ignorance. Who's Dylan Moran? |
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:22 PM
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6. He wrote and starred in Black Books |
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Edited on Sat Sep-24-05 02:28 PM by GirlinContempt
he's an Irish comedian, and a god damned genius. EDIT He was in Shaun of the Dead, How do you want me?, Notting Hill, and does standup.
An example from Black Books:
Jehovah's Witness 1: Hello, we were wondering if we could talk to you about Jesus. Bernard: (desperate to avoid doing his tax return) Great! Come in! Jehovah's Witness 1: What? Bernard: I'd love to hear about Jesus! What's he up to now? Come on in, come on! Jehovah's Witness 1: Are... are you sure? Bernard: Yes! In! In! Come in! Jehovah's Witness 2: It's a trick! Jehovah's Witness 1: No... it's just... usually, people don't say yes. Bernard: Well I'm not people! Come on in! Let's talk beliefs! Come in, come in. Grab a pew. Right, let's go. Jehovah's Witness 1: Well, to be honest, we've never actually thought this far ahead. It's nice in here. "Indoors". Bernard: What's your favourite story about our Lord? Jehovah's Witness 2: Moneylenders! Has to be the moneylenders. Chasing them out of the temple... Bernard: It is knock-out stuff, isn't it, yeah? And yourself? Jehovah's Witness 1: Oh it's... it's all good. But I suppose when he, when he rescued, when Jesus rescued the Samaritan. Bernard: No, that's a story Jesus tells about the Samaritan who helped somebody else. Jehovah's Witness 1: Really? Bernard: Yeah. Jehovah's Witness 1: Wow. Jehovah's Witness 2: And I like the one where he went to dinner with the tax collector. Bernard: (looks disgusted at the mention of tax) And do you have any literature or anything I could look at? (Jehovah's Witnesses shake their heads) Jehovah's Witness 1: Oh yes! Those books and magazines we have! Books and magazines!
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:26 PM
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9. Hmmm. I'll have to check him out. |
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:28 PM
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11. I updated that last reply :) |
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:30 PM
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12. Which one of you bitches wants to dance? |
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Bernard: (to a group of skinheads) Which one of you bitches wants to dance? Hey you know when you're doing your usual threesome thing you do of a weekend, and the moonlight's bouncing of your heads and your arses and everything, does that not get a bit confusing? Right, this is you, ok? (dances madly like a fairy while singing "tra la la" then stops) Millwall! That's the one. Do you know this chant? "Millwall, Millwall, you're all really dreadful, and your girlfriends are unfulfilled and alienated"... (all three skinheads punch Bernard in the face at the same time)
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:47 PM
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14. Haha! Thanks! I read the stuff in the other post too... |
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now I have to find some of his work.
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:48 PM
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EP of black books, and some of his standup... ooooh bittorrent ;)
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:52 PM
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Time to put some happy little elves to work. ;)
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:20 PM
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25. Dylan Moran definitely ranks up there |
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And I am forever indebted to you for introducing me to his stuff.
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:23 PM
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Lewis Black, and Bill Maher are my top favorites right now.
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:23 PM
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with or without Monty Python. He is hilarious
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:27 PM
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10. George Carlin and I see things the same way. n/t |
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:35 PM
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Rodney Dangerfield always made me laugh too.
And Judy Tenuta
Billy Crystal sometimes
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Sat Sep-24-05 02:50 PM
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You guys want some pancakes?
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:06 PM
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20. Chapelle is the comic genius of our time. |
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No doubt about it. I let my kids watch his show, despite the language and "mature" themes, and they LOVE it. His "Black Bush" sketch is the best comic jab at the administration I have ever seen.
M-A-R-S, MARS, BITCHES!
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:15 PM
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When I was a kid my mom let me watch George Carlin specials on HBO. Way to respect your kids. :thumbsup: (I mean that. It's great that you expose them to the ideas even if it has some harsh language. I think they'll be smarter for it.)
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One started High School this month, the other started Junior High.
Sooooooo....like they don't hear WORSE in school. My husband doesn't like it, but I hear worse coming from the mouths of their schoolmates walking home in the afternoons.
I'm just sorry he decided to end the show.
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Sun Sep-25-05 04:23 PM
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77. The blind white supremacist who didn't know he was black... |
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is probably one of the most brilliant sketches he's done.
RICK JAMES, BITCH!
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:04 PM
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That Dane Cook is a silly bitch
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:06 PM
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19. Don't make me choose.. |
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Jon Stewart is a gift from Heaven..
And George Carlin.. I've always had a soft spot for him, even when he had that pretty-bad sitcom on FOX in the 90's. I love it when HBO Comedy runs a marathon of his specials on late nights.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:08 PM
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21. Michael Flatley The Lord of the Dance.... |
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oh wait a minute....He aint kiddin'
nevermind.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:11 PM
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22. George W. Bush: Bike Rider. |
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Destruction on two wheels; the bit that never gets old.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:13 PM
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There are probably better stand-up comics, somewhere, but he delivers "daily," and is such a force for good that he gets my vote.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:21 PM
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26. Bill Hicks, hands down. |
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But you already knew that. ;)
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:22 PM
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27. Mitch Hedberg and Dane Cook get honorable mentions as well |
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:23 PM
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28. I was hoping someone would bring up Mitch. Good call. n/t |
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:51 PM
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35. Yeah. I gotta go with Mitch. |
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He was a big fave around here.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:30 PM
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29. I voted Carlin but Robin Williams should be on this list. |
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:34 PM
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31. I consider Pryor a given so I didn't put him on but I'm glad you mentioned |
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:32 PM
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But I'd have to say Cross, Hicks, Black, and Carlin, probably in that order.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:47 PM
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34. Those are the exact 4 on my list! |
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I'd have it Carlin, Hicks, Cross, Black.
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Sat Sep-24-05 03:35 PM
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32. It's gotta be Jon S.... |
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He is so funny in concert...
He is approachable, humble and knows he is lucky as shit....
But he is also very talented.....
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38. Givin' a shout for Patton Oswalt |
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although Dave Attell sure has his moments! :D
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Sat Sep-24-05 04:43 PM
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39. Too may to have a fave, but Dennis Wolfburg was hilarious |
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"You all know how filming the delivery of your 1st child is all the rage? Well, since my wife and i filmed the conception, we thought it would be ENTIRELY superfluous!"
I googled for a pic of him and found nothing but he was/is funny as hell!!
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Sat Sep-24-05 06:14 PM
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40. I love Jon Stewart..... |
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He is the best in my book, plus I also happen to share my Birthday with him!
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Sat Sep-24-05 06:19 PM
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41. Thaaaat's My Liiiiiife! |
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Neil Hamburger is my fave comedian. He is the funniest guy around...
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Sat Sep-24-05 10:00 PM
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62. Do you ever get to see his shows? |
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He always manages to come to town when I have something going on so I always miss him.
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We drive to see him in nearby cities... he is worth every mile! We have seen him in Austin, Phoenix & Tucson...
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45. I don't disagree with any of the above choices. |
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But for the ability to make me laugh my ass off it would have to be Robin Williams. The time I watched his last HBO special I thought I craked a rib from laughing so hard. And of course when one mentions RW one must include his mentor Jonathan Winters.
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Eddie Izzard is brilliant!! Moved to SF and waiting for him to appear somewhere.
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49. Stephen Colbert never fails to break me up. |
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50. George Carlin, but Robin Williams should be on the list, IMO |
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51. Chris Rock is the best standup out there today. |
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Without question. All time, my favorites would have to be Pryor, Carlin and Kinison.
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56. Isn't his stand up amazing? He just OWNS the stage. |
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And you can't get more bad ass than when he drops the mic at the end.
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Sat Sep-24-05 08:18 PM
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52. Ron White. JOhn Stewart |
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61. She's great too--her work has really matured over the past few years |
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I was a skeptic at first but she's grown on me. We need more ladies like her throwing down the comedy gauntlet.
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68. 'I'm the One that I Want' DVD is awesome n/t |
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Sat Sep-24-05 08:50 PM
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55. HICKS! HICKS! HICKS! HICKS!!! |
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One of my favorite Hicks quotes:
"Christians say that rock music is the devil's music. Well at least the devil fucking jams! If it's a choice between eternal salvation and good tunes, I'd rather be surfing on the lake of fire, rocking out!"
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Jim David, and Craig Shoemaker are my 3 favorites.
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Sat Sep-24-05 09:48 PM
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58. You forgot Rita Rudner. I love her. |
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60. yeah, she's someone who you don't expect to be funny and then out of |
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nowhere she's hilarious. Thanks for throwing her name out there.
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66. She never seemed too funny when I saw her on TV, which is why I've always |
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been reluctant to buy tix for her show in Las Vegas. Anyone seen it?
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Sat Sep-24-05 10:01 PM
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63. Billy Crystal and George Carlin |
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Maher really became a commentator more than a comedian
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Sat Sep-24-05 10:03 PM
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64. Any comedian can tell you that he (or she) is only |
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as good as the jokes the writers write. Having said that, I would say that one of my favorites has always been Bruce Vilanch.
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67. A great comedian writes his or her own work. |
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Aside from sit-coms or other tv shows, that is.
If you watch any of their hour-long specials the credits will show that most of the time the material is written by the performer.
(And I'll second your Bruce shout-out).
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70. Richard Pryor? hullo? |
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he said he passed his torch to Dave Chapelle
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Sun Sep-25-05 02:08 AM
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71. Eddie Murphy. Circa 1980's |
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If you were caught with that tape, it was curtains for your childhood.
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72. has to be Lewis Black |
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He does that angry man humor just so well. It busts me up every time.
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73. Jack Dee....followed by |
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Billy Connolly, Margaret Cho and Robin Williams
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Edited on Sun Sep-25-05 03:33 PM by KCabotDullesMarxIII
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75. I once heard tapes of Lily Tomlin |
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and Woody Allen on the radio, and both tied for the funniest comedians of all, in my book.
Peter Sellars was brilliant, too. Incidentally, his Cockney accent was perfect; which is rare among actors.
I thought Bill Maher's recent article on the home page was also brilliant, as was the American comedian - another Bill something, I think, who did a skit on W on his "ranch". He was holding a farm implement of some kind (can't remember what), and there was a horse he was terrified of. I think it was Bill Hicks. I bookmarked the clip, but like other powerful satirical stuff, it mysteriously disappeared. Richard Prior and Robin Williams are top comedians, too.
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79. Voted for Carlin, adding Billy Connolly |
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The jobbie wheeker :rofl:
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