Favorite Comedians

[basesloaded190]

I am into a lot of comedy and there are a lot of comedians that i really enjoy. i was curious as to who else you guys find funny or enjoy their work. some of my favorite comedians include:
Mike Birbiglia
Jeff Caldwell
Nick Griffin
Daniel Tosh
Drew Hastings

[Much Ado]

Bill Bailey!

[psychofreak]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=154022&highlight=stand+up+comedians

[basesloaded190]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=154022&highlight=stand+up+comedians

sorry didn't see that

[Gray-Wolf]

Old School, Red Skelton :D

[LeahM]

Pablo Francisco
Mich Fetel

[Compile 'em all]

Steve Ballmer

[mperkins37]

Steve Martin
Edddie Murphy
Sam Kinnison
Bill Hicks
George Carlin
Pen & Teller
Steven Lynch
Greg Geraldo
Cheech & Chong
Lenny Bruce

[iJohnHenry]

Old School, Red Skelton :D

Me too, with a smattering of newer players.

Red, yes,
Victor Borge,
Mort Saul,
Russell Peters,
Art Carney (more so then Jackie),
Jeff Dunham (excellent newbie),
Bob Hope,
Peter Sellers,
Teller, of Penn & same,
Dave Chappelle,
Lewis Black.

I'll stop now.

[basesloaded190]

im just glad i haven't seen any dane cook yet...makes me mad when people think he is still funny

[PMB]

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brian regan!!

[basesloaded190]

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brian regan!!

very funny man right there

[woolyback]

Peter Kay

Helps if you've been in a Workingmens club for some of his stuff though :D

[KompleX]

rita rudner

i use to watch her late night tv shows and recently saw her in vegas. love her!

[Zwhaler]

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brian regan!!

That guy is hella funny, I only heard of him a like 2 months ago.

Dane Cook!! Favorite comedian ever, he puts the rest to shame




Just Kidding, he blows.

[remmy]

Eddie Izzard

Dylan Moran

[bartelby]

Harry Hill.

Just because he makes TV burp so bloody good!

[iJohnHenry]

And this (http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/correspondents/daily-show-john-hodgman/#clip13210) guy. :)

[dsnort]

John Pinette
Mitch Hedberg was good
Used to love Steven Wright

[Gray-Wolf]

*More old School,

Bob Hope,
Jimmy Durante,
Jerry Lewis,
George Burns,
Mae West,
Milton Berle
Jack Benny
Jackie Gleason
The Three Stooges
Flip Wilson
Don Rickles
Abbott and Costello
W. C. Fields


I hate it and feel really old when I can remember seeing these on TV. ;)

[basesloaded190]

i didn't realize all you guys were into all the classic comedians from a while back. im too young to know much of their material, so i guess that's why i enjoy all the new young guys that are our now

[eRondeau]

Mitch Hedberg +1

Steven Wright +1

Both are proof that it's not so much what you say -- it's how you say it! :apple:

[tobefirst]

Demetri Martin.

[todd2000]

Lewis Black
John Pinette
Mitch Hedberg
Brian Regan
Bobby Collins
, and I'll be the first to show some love for George Carlin

[mac-convert]

Harvey Korman and Tim Conway - classics...

[EricNau]

Lewis Black, definitely.

[Mac OS X Ocelot]

I liked John Oliver's special last night. I was hoping it wasn't going to be just another Jimmy Carr british guy telling americans they're stupid, but he pulled it off in such beautfiul way.

[wonga1127]

Demetri Martin
Kyle Cease
Bill Hicks
George Carlin
the list goes on and on...

[basesloaded190]

anybody been to a good comedy show lately? i haven't been to one in about a year and am dying to see some this summer

[bbbensen]

I like Nikki Payne.

Although dirty, very funny. Shes great on Video on Trial too.

I wish I got it in the States......

[duffer]

Doug Stanhope

[basesloaded190]

Doug Stanhope

hilarious, very dirty, but a very very funny man

[nikopolidis]

Unfortunately I haven't seen many American or British Comedy shows...
Well, I guess you also mean movie stars.. I can name couple:
Leslie Nielsen
Jim Carrey
:D

[Hushbull]

George Carlin is the all time greatest.

[riscy]

Got to be Dave Allen for me - the guy was a genius. His TV show in the UK was a great combo of standup (or rather sit down) comedy and satirical sketches.

[edesignuk]

Lee Evans
Billy Connolly

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Not really a comedian, but the funniest man ever to live: Douglas Adams

As for comedians... I've yet to see someone surpass:

Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin

[Unspeaked]

As for comedians... I've yet to see someone surpass:

Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin


You should really check out this troupe called Monty Python - you'd love 'em!

:D

[Mikey-]

Lee Evans
Peter Kay
Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Dawn French
Stephen Fry
Ronnie Corbett
Alan Carr
Jimmy Carr
Russell Brand

[asxtb]

I am into a lot of comedy and there are a lot of comedians that i really enjoy. i was curious as to who else you guys find funny or enjoy their work. some of my favorite comedians include:
Mike Birbiglia
Jeff Caldwell
Nick Griffin
Daniel Tosh
Drew Hastings
Great list!

I enjoy Mike Briglesby/Bahosky ;) and his Secret Pulic Journal.
Tosh is hilarious.
And I love Hastings crazy stories/rants.

I'd also have to add Jim Gaffigan to the list. :D Mmmmm... Bacon...

OP, are you a Bob and Tom listener?

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

You should really check out this troupe called Monty Python - you'd love 'em!

:DYeah, I could do that, but I still like much of the stuff they've done out of "the group", like Terry Gilliam's movies, John Cleese in Fawlty Towers and Michaels Palin's travel programs, to mention a few, so just referring to Monty Python wouldn't be precise, nor fair... ;)

[Unspeaked]

Yeah, I could do that, but I still like much of the stuff they've done out of "the group", like Terry Gilliam's movies, John Cleese in Fawlty Towers and Michaels Palin's travel programs, to mention a few, so just referring to Monty Python wouldn't be precise, nor fair... ;)

Yeah, it reminds me of The Beatles, when a fan has much love for their solo work as well as the band's albums.

The Gilliam films are all brilliant, probably my favorite post-Python efforts of any of them...

[Tom B.]

Russell Brand
Noel Fielding
Michael Macintyre
Ricky Gervais
Ben Miller
Mitchell & Webb
Simon Amstell
Jack Dee

[basesloaded190]

Great list!

I enjoy Mike Briglesby/Bahosky ;) and his Secret Pulic Journal.
Tosh is hilarious.
And I love Hastings crazy stories/rants.

I'd also have to add Jim Gaffigan to the list. :D Mmmmm... Bacon...

OP, are you a Bob and Tom listener?

yes, i am a die hard bob and tom fan. VIP member and listen everyday!

[scotty96LSC]

Sam Kinnison (dead), Rodney Dangerfield (dead), Ron White

[basesloaded190]

Sam Kinnison (dead), Rodney Dangerfield (dead), Ron White (drinking himself to a premature death..lol)

[Shotglass]

Bill Bailey,
Eddie Izzard,
Dave Chappelle,
Dieter Nuhr (he's German)
Also Russell Peters is pretty funny.

[toolbox]

Rodney Rude
Eddie Murphy
Robin Williams
Chris Rock
Guido Hatzis

[iJohnHenry]

Ronnie Corbett

"And that's it from me."

"And that's it from him!!"

:D

[Melrose]

John Belushi - rip; he was hilarious physical comedy (Jim Carrey can be funny but doesn't come close)

[grafikat]

Eddie Izzard
Lewis Black <--even better in person!

[Shotgun OS]

Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, and Demetri Martin are my favorites. I'm not a comic fanatic, though.

[basesloaded190]

i find lewis black funny up until a point, then he just starts to bug me for some reason and i no longer enjoy his comedy

[Unspeaked]

i find lewis black funny up until a point, then he just starts to bug me for some reason and i no longer enjoy his comedy

I agree with this. He grows old fast.

[BillyBobBongo]

Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly always crack me up!

Met Billy once, dozy bugger was too too busy looking at Windsor castle and walked out in front of me car as I was on me way home from work. I was about to hurl abuse when I realised who it was....he looked sheepish and said sorry...so I let it go! ;)

[Barry N]

John Cleese aka Basil Fawlty
Bob Newhart
Bill Cosby
Jonathan Winters
Victor Borge

[OwlsAndApples]

Dara O'Briain! He's my current fave, or basically anyone who appears on 'Mock the Week' ;)

[Osarkon]

Dylan Moran, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Jack Dee.

Lee Evans I don't find funny at all for some reason :confused:

[SuperCompu2]

Lewis Black is my favorite, though I find Dane Cook funny at times. Unfortunately Dane is one of the kind of comics that gets old fast.

I'm going to see George Carlin Live on May 1st!

[gonyr]

dead - John Belushi, Andy Kaufman
living - Lewis Black