Fave stand-up comics?

[GreenPartyVoter]

I love:

Mitch Hedberg
Steven Wright
Lewis Black
Bill Cosby
Wanda Sykes
Ralph Harris
D.C. Curry
Gary Valentine
Ted Alejandro

Ah, I love even more than that. But these are some of the folks whose schtick I love to repeat over and over with hubby. :)

[RebelOne]

1. My favorites are

George Carlin and Rita Rudner

[Beaker]

12. I saw Carlin in Las Vegas about 6 or 7 years ago-

and he sucked, big-time.

i was hugely disappointed.

[Beaker]

13. I saw Carlin in Las Vegas about 6 or 7 years ago-

and he sucked, big-time.

i was hugely disappointed.

[Taeger]

27. Carlins 10 commandments bit

This is the tops. The number one commandment is:

"Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself!!!!"

[Loonman]

2. Wendy Liebman

George Carlin

[XNASA]

3. Mitch Hedberg

I got an ant farm. Them fellas didn't grow shit.

I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

Last week I helped my friend stay put. It's a lot easier than helping someone move. I just went over to his house and made sure that he did not start to load shit into a truck.

I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important than others.

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. That's why he is at the top of my list

So many great lines to just toss out at unsuspecting people. *l*

"Yes or no: Do you do sugar...or PCP?"

But really, it's all in his delivery. :D

[Snow]

46. That sounds like Steven Wright.....

"I went to the store, bought some instant water. Got home, didn't know what to add to it."

[ohiosmith]

4. George Carlin, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy

[elfwitch]

5. Eddie Izzard... (more)

Jon Stewart
Greg Behrendt
Jeff Garlin
Dave Chappelle
Chris Rock
Sarah Silverman
Dennis Leary
Janeane Garofalo
Ron White
Mitch Hedberg

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Mr. Bahenderhurt

yah. Greg's great too. as are Janeane and Jon Stewart. And Dane Cook. That guy is nuts! *l*

[elfwitch]

8. That line kills me...

Because I have a pretty unpronounceable last name too.
Not only is Greg funny, but he is cute as hell too.

And Jon Stewart.
Ah Jon.....
Happy warm thoughts about Jon.
I just want to kiss and snuggle him.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. If we are going on the cuteness of standups

yes, Greg is pretty cute. Mitch looks like my baby bro did when he was still in high school. *lol* And I think Kevin James is quite handsome in a Jackie Gleason kinda way.

But Ralph Harris. He is VERY cute. *g* And Adam Ferrara. *rowr*

[tigerbeat]

35. eddie izzard is the funniest man on the planet....

....after him there is a LOOOOONG gap and then:

robin williams.
jon stewart.

hmmmmm....i can't think of anyone else although i've seen mitch hedberg on comedy central and liked what i saw. need to see more before i can comment.

as for comics who used to have it but no longer do:

richard pryor (for reasons out of his control)
george carlin
and dennis miller (the dark side consumed him)

i'm sure i'm forgetting some. but i have still have pains in my sides from the first time i saw eddie izzard 4 years ago.

[FlashHarry]

36. Izzard, hands down.

[elfwitch]

49. It's because he's an Action Transvestite...

I just love Eddie. He kills me!
But I have warm naughty feelings about Jon, so....

[cosmicdot]

53. not to mention a transvestite exécutif

[grannylib]

9. Tim Allen; Lewis Black; George Carlin; Richard Pryor; Rita Rudner;

just a few of my favorites; Tim Allen's "Men are Pigs" show is pants-wetting hilarious!

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. I liked Tim's TV show better

I actually am one of those folks who prefer not too many swears in the stand up routines, so the first time I heard Tim after watching him for years on "Home Improvement" I was prety shocked. He was funny, of course, but I was still surprised. :)

[grannylib]

51. Yeah he could get pretty 'blue' in his standup routine...eom

[Beaker]

10. The FUNNIEST stand-up act I've ever seen in person-

and i've seen a lot...
was gilbert gottfried at George's(something else now) in chicago about 15 years ago.

[Bertha Venation]

15. Paula Poundstone and Rita Rudner

(they're "old" -- hot in late 80s-early 90s)

[RebelOne]

26. But they are still just as funny.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Carol Burnett show, Laugh-in, Kids in the Hall, Monty Python

Love those kinds of comedy/variety shows.

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. Love "Whose Line is it Anyway?"

Prefer the older Brit ones, but the new ones are all right too.

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. Forgot Rowan Atkinson

of Blackadder and Mr. Bean fame.

[Whitacre D_WI]

18. Bill Hicks

RIP

[darkstar]

25. A big second

to Bill Hicks! Searing genius!

[Mokito]

37. A standing ovation to Bill Hicks

Think what he could have done with the material reached to him by the Little Fuhrer.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

40. Bill would have been amazing

He had such a brilliant mind that constantly questioned authority.
He really cared what was going on in the world.
I'm so fortunate that I got to see him live.

[Whitacre D_WI]

44. Some pics... and some quotes:

"You know all that money we spend on the military ever year - trillions of dollars? Instead, if we use this money to feed and clothe the poor of this world, which it would do many times over, then we can explore space, inner and outer, together, as one race."

"A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Do you think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fuckin' cross? It's kind of like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on."

"And on the seventh day, god stepped back and said "There is my creation, perfect in every way... oh, dammit I left pot all over the place. Now they'll think I want them to smoke it... Now I have to create Republicans."

"Obnoxious , self-righteous, whining little fucks. My biggest fear is that if I quit smoking, I'll become on of you...Don't take that wrong. I have something to tell you non-smokers that I know for a fact that you don't know, and I feel it's my duty to pass on information at all times. Ready?.......Non-smokers die every day...Enjoy your evening. See, I know that you entertain this eternal life fantasy because you've chosen not to smoke, but let me be the 1st to POP that bubble and bring you hurtling back to reality....You're dead too."

"Think of me as Chomsky with dick jokes."

"I'm not a girl, I'm a guy you know? But at the same time, I tell ya how you can solve this abortion issue right now. Ready? Those unwanted babies that single moms leave in alleys and in dumpsters? Leave about 12 of those on the steps of The Supreme Court. This is over. Like that. 'You guys said we had to have them? Then you guys...FUCKING RAISE 'EM. Raise 'em then, you fucking fucking raise 'em. YOU raise 'em. You said I had to have it? Then it's yours. Fuck. It's yours..Take it.'"

[phillybri]

57. Thanks for the great quotes!!!

Bill was amazing...

[Kamika]

19. Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor

topic

[cosmicdot]

20. Eddie Izzard, Rowan Atkinson, Lily Tomlin, Nick Swardson, Wanda Sykes

& the Daily Show gang

Having seen the Kids in the Hall live a few years back ... them, too ... what a hoot of a show!

[elfwitch]

22. Yay! Another Eddie fan...

n/t

[KinkyDem]

33. I'll wiegh in for

the exucutive transvestite too!

Eddie Izzard is about as funny as it get's!

I loved the bit about doing standup in France and how the audiance went silent when he did his act in ... French.

props to people who speak more than one language.

[cosmicdot]

34. I saw him perform 'Definite Article'

I must have been the only American in the audience.

Shaftsbury Theatre, London

I was running sooooo late ... at least 20 minutes ... I was virtually running up Shaftsbury Avenue, but the show didn't start until I sat down ... how cool was that? Must've been because there was an empty seat, front, center aisle in the Dress Circle :) Too bad it was only me, and not someone famous.


I'll have cake, ciao!

I'll add Margaret Cho, too.

[GOPisEvil]

21. In addition to those mentioned here...Carlos Mencia.

nt

[FunBobbyMucha]

23. Bobcat Goldtwaith

Bobcat is an underrated stand up. He's gotten kinda old and sloppy, but he did some anti-Reagan stuff in the 80's that kept me alive.

To wit, about Oliver North wearing his dress greens to the Senate investigations after he had been relieved of his title and position:

"Y'know, I've been fired from a lot of jobs, but you don't see me toolin' around in a Burger King uniform tonight, do you?"

[Richardo]

28. Believe it or not, I saw Leno's act in Denver in the mid 80s...

...and he was hilarious.

Things have certainly changed. :thumbsdown:

[soleft]

29. Margaret Cho and Janine Garafalo

Also Paula Poundstone and Ellen Degeneres

[flamingyouth]

42. Me too - all of them n/t

[geniph]

30. Most of my favorites have been mentioned already

Eddie Izzard, Wanda Sykes, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Robin Williams, etc. - but there's one that I hear on the (uncensored) XM Comedy channel that I love, although he is quite the RUDEST comic in existence (guaranteed to offend everyone at some point) - Doug Stanhope. His routine about long-distance truckers always gets the truckers frothing at the mouth. It's HUMOR, exaggerated to make a POINT, guys! Besides, it's TRUE!!!

[Dookus]

31. I saw Paula Poundstone's

first show after being arrested. She was brilliant. At least half her act is just ad-libbing with the audience, and she did it amazingly well.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

41. Paula has a quick mind

And she was able to entertain without being raunchy and out to shock everyone.
What is she doing now?

[CO Liberal]

32. Mario Cantone!!!!

I'm straight, and I think he's a hoot. Especially his Katharine Hepburn impression.....

[Blue-Jay]

38. Izzard!

His encore routine done all in French is masterful. So is his whole act, for that matter.

Others I love:

Dane Cook
Chris Rock
Mitch Hedberg
Lewis Black
George Carlin
Dave Chappelle
Bill Cosby (25 years ago when he was actually funny)
Bill Hicks
George Wallace (no, not that George Wallace!)

[fudge stripe cookays]

39. Lewis Black, Pablo Francisco, & Craig Shoemaker

[styersc]

43. Bob Newhart

early 1960's.

[jpgray]

45. Dane Cook, Wanda Sykes (nt)

[Kat45]

47. George Carlin tops my list. Also:

Steven Wright (saw him a couple of times in comedy clubs in Boston many years ago)
Sinbad
Eddie Murphy (in his earlier days)
Andrew Dice Clay (to a point)
Richard Pryor
Chris Rock
I know I'm forgetting a couple; I'm half asleep right now.
Rudy Ray Moore

[Cush]

48. Another vote for Mitch Hedberg

"I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candybar in the store, often times i=I will drop it, so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential"

"On a traffic light, green means go, yellow means yield. But on a banana, its just the opposite, green means hold on, yellow means go ahead, and red means where the f*ck did you get that banana at"

"I'm against picketting, but i don't know how to show it"

"If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be f*cked up"

"I wanna be a race car passenger. Just a guy who bugs the driver, say man can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going around in a circle? Can I put me feet out the window? Man, you really like Tide"

"When you go to a restaurant on the weekends and it's busy they start a waiting list. They start calling out names, they say Dufrain party of two, table ready for Dufrain party of two. If no one answers they'll say the name again. 'Dufrain party of two'. But then if no one answers they'll go right on to the next name. Bush party of three. Yeah, but what happened to the Dufrains? No one seems to give a shit. Who can eat at a time like this? People are missing. You f*ckers are selfish. The Dufrains are in someone's trunk right now with duct tape over their mouths. And they're hungry. That's a double whammy. We need help. Bush, search party of three. you can eat once You find the Dufrains"

http://www.mitchhedberg.net/

[Carlie]

50. Jon Stewart

Wendy Liebman
Louis Black
Wanda Sykes
John stewart

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

52. janeane garfalo, david cross, louis c.k., dane cook, and eddie izzard n/t

..

[tigereye]

54. Paula Poundstone made me laugh so hard

that my jaw ached for the length of the 2 hour show she did here. She was astounding. Please go see her, I'm sure she needs the money and support.

Other faves, Bill Hicks, we saw old vids of him, incredible
Eddie Izzard
Jake Johannsen

[Duckiesplaything]

55. Mine are

George Carlin and Bruce Bruce.

[phillybri]

56. Dave Attell, Lewis Black, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Chris Rock...

Lewis Black's "The End of the Universe" is in my car CD player right now...

:dem:

[Mrs. Venation]

58. Sinbad

Brett Butler
Tim Allen
Bill Cosby
Ellen Degeneres
Kate Clinton
Paula Poundstone
Chris Rock
George Carlin