Author Topic: Greatest Standup Comedians (Read 846 times)

texace · « **Reply #30 on:** April 19, 2004, 12:57:25 PM »

Heh, my dad met Bob Hope once. Interesting story.

Carlin's good, so is most of the people on the list. Pryor surprised me, but he was a funny man.

I thought Kenison would have been higher...

AdmRose · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2004, 12:58:11 PM »

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Originally posted by SLCR
Buddy Hackett was the best!! If you had ever seen his Vegas show or heard his story telling before he should be ranked in the top 20. He was classic!

WhereTF is CarrotTop?? LOL!

-SLICER

CarrotTop is a comic wannabe with quite possibly the most annoying voice on the planet. I almost cancelled my AT&T account out of protest for having to endure those horrid 1800 CALL-ATT ads with him in it.

midnight Target · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2004, 01:57:10 PM »

FYI number 100 was Gallagher.

Here is the rest.
21. Dennis Miller
22. Robert Klein
23. Steven Wright
24. Redd Foxx
25. Bob Hope
26. Ray Romano
27. Jay Leno
28. Jack Benny
29. Milton Berle
30. Garry Shandling
31. George Burns
32. Albert Brooks
33. Andy Kaufman
34. Buddy Hackett
35. Phyllis Diller
36. Jim Carrey
37. Martin Lawrence
38. Bill Maher
39. Billy Crystal
40. Mort Sahl

41. Jon Stewart
42. Flip Wilson
43. Dave Chappelle
44. Joan Rivers
45. Richard Lewis
46. Adam Sandler
47. Henny Youngman
48. Tim Allen
49. Freddie Prinze
50. Denis Leary
51. Lewis Black
52. Damon Wayans
53. David Brenner
54. DL Hughley
55. Alan King
56. Colin Quinn
57. Richard Jeni
58. Larry Miller
59. Gilbert Gottfried
60. Jeff Foxworthy

61. Bobcat Goldthwait
62. Eddie Griffin
63. Jackie Mason
64. Richard Belzer
65. Cedrick the Enter.
66. Shelley Berman
67. Kevin Pollak
68. Dave Attell
69. Pat Cooper
70. Wanda Sykes
71. Red Buttons
72. Bernie Mac
73. Billy Connolly
74. Paul Rodriguez
75. Eddie Izzard
76. Robert Schimmel
77. Paul Reiser
78. Sinbad
79. Dom Irrera
80. Bobby Slayton

81. Dick Gregory
82. Howie Mandel
83. Norm MacDonald
84. Drew Carey
85. David Cross
86. Jay Mohr
87. Brett Butler
88. Paula Poundstone
89. Kevin James
90. Dana Carvey
91. Jim Breuer
92. Louie Anderson
93. George Wallace
94. David Alan Grier
95. Andrew 'Dice' Clay
96. Joey Bishop
97. Sandra Bernhard
98. Louis CK
99. Janeane Garofalo
100. Gallagher

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 19, 2004, 02:04:18 PM »

Woody Allen at #4 is a joke in itself.

Bob Newhart is a genius when he does his "phone call" routine.

Chrisk Rock shouldn't be that high on the list, either. Move up Dick Gregory and Dangerfield.

LePaul · « **Reply #34 on:** April 19, 2004, 02:17:09 PM »

LOL...forgot all about Sinbad. He's ok.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:18:19 PM »

Dave Attell

midnight Target · « **Reply #36 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:19:14 PM »

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Dave Attell

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Heretik · « **Reply #37 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:51:44 PM »

Eddie Izzard at 75? blasphemy.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #38 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:51:58 PM »

Eddie Izzard at #75? Riiiiight.

-- Todd/Leviathn

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 19, 2004, 04:01:45 PM »

Here's how it should be.

1. Richard Pryor
2. George Carlin
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Woody Allen <-- Remove, replace with Cosby.
5. Chris Rock
6. Steve Martin
7. Rodney Dangerfield
8. Bill Cosby <--- Jeremy Hotz takes his place.
9. Roseanne Barr <--- Move down a few slots.
10. Eddie Murphy
11. Johnny Carson
12. Jerry Seinfeld <--- Should be killed for being so damn annoying.
Put in Ron White Instead.
13. Robin Williams
14. Bob Newhart
15. David Letterman <--- Move down a few slots.
16. Ellen DeGeneres <--- Move down a few hundred slots.
17. Don Rickles
18. Jonathan Winters
19. Bill Hicks
20. Sam Kinison

Mini D · « **Reply #40 on:** April 19, 2004, 04:06:59 PM »

Alot of "standup comedians" seem to be ranked on their TV or movie prowess.

Jerry Sienfeld shouldn't be in the top 50. He had a great show, but his standup didn't carry well on it's own.

Ellen had a decent standup show too, but I seriously doubt it was a top25 show.

I did like Roseanne in the top 25. Someone that smurfy has to be decent to make it as big as she did.

I do think Buddy Hacket should have been higher on the list... and Chris Rock a bit lower... but neither are overwhelming oppinions. Chris Rock's newer stuff is pretty damn good. His older stuff was weak and he was totally uncomfortable in front of the audience.

I actually think Andy Kaufman should have been a bit lower and Sandra Bernhardt not even on the list. Andy was more of a performer than a commedian... even an "artist". More than half of the things he did were simply to see how people would react to it. If he were allive today, he'd be called the grandfather of the troll. Anyone that thinks Sandra should be on the list at all hasn't seen her show.

MiniD

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 19, 2004, 04:08:43 PM »

Oh yeah, the Amazing Johnathan should have been on there somewhere.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #42 on:** April 19, 2004, 05:09:02 PM »

I'd bump Lewis Black up a couple notches.

rpm · « **Reply #43 on:** April 19, 2004, 05:09:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Heretik
Eddie Izzard at 75? blasphemy.

He may be #75 on the Stand-Up list, but he's #1 on the Executive Transvestite list.

Seriously, have only seen him do stand-up on his HBO special but I have never laughed so hard. His act was one of the funniest I've ever seen. His website won a 2003 Yahoo People's Choice award.

A couple guys that should have made it:
The Amazing Johnathon

Ollie Joe Prater

midnight Target · « **Reply #44 on:** April 19, 2004, 05:13:01 PM »

No one is taking issue with number one. Neither would I. I actually think Ellen is underrated. So is Paula Poundstone.