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List your favorite comedians here and tell us why!

Mine? Okay, in no particular order.

Lewis Black: Angriest man alive who still is capable of making sense.

Robin Williams: Best vocal control in the world, while at the same time being slightly sciczophrenic.

The Sklar Brothers: Best comedic timing I've seen.

Kevin James: A complete psychotic.

Gabriel Iglesias: An actual happy comedian.

Dave Chappelle: I don't know why, but the man makes me laugh.

My favourite comdian is Russel Peters b/c hes realli realli funny!!!

Bill Engvall
Rodney Carrington
Dennis Leary
Dennis Miller
Gabriel Iglesias
Robin Williams (when he's being funny...which is more and more rare as of late)

Dennis Miller was cool until he started his conservative show and started selling out to do stupid commercials.

I say the Late Great Mitch Hedburg.

Rowan Atkinson
John Cleese
Alexei Sayle
Arj Barker
Will Anderson
Dave Hughes
plus many more...

George Carlin
Eddie Izzard
Chris Rock
Dennis Miller
Bill Maher
Lewis Black
Dave Chappelle
Denis Leary

Dennis Miller was cool until he started his conservative show and started selling out to do stupid commercials.
I guess it's only *cool* to sell out to the Left...but not the Right?

*yawns*

Lenny Bruce gets top honors.

David Cross
Patton Oswald
Mitch Hedberg
George Carlin
Lewis Black
Can't remember how the dudes' last name goes, but it's something like Greg Berndarht
Richard Pryor
Chris Rock

Most comedians who do social satire. Unless they suck at it (some comedian I saw on Comedy Central was from NY and couldn't understand why a rural pizza place wouldn't sell him just a slice. Thats just ill concieved. And no, he wasn't doing one of those 'making fun of himself' bits-he just sucked.)

EDDIE IZZARD!!! OMG OMG ROTFLMAO!!!

and then Steve Sweeney, 'cause I'm from Boston...

and Jay Leno, too.

Eddie Izzard is a given, but I also love Ellen Degeneres. She just cracks me up.

EDDIE IZZARD!!! OMG OMG ROTFLMAO!!!
"I AM A DOUNUT!" :D

I have too many favorite comedians to list so, I'll just make a list of my favorite comedians that haven't already been mention. Except for number one.

1.Dennis Leary
2.Tom Green
3.Johnny Knoxville (I'm not sure if this one counts, all well.)
4.Jon Stewart
5.David Letterman

Posted by the Satanic Priest, Lord Medivh

As far as stand-up comedians go, all my favorites are dead ...

Freddie Prinz
Sam Kinison
Mitch Hedlberg
Bill Hicks
Lewis Black (not dead yet, but he's too funny not to go tragicly early, *sigh*)

As for comedic writers, Jon Stewart tops the list with Jeffrey Ross a close second.

Comedic actors:

Adam Sandler (yeah, he's a goof, but he's a funny goof. He reminds me of me)
Tom Hanks
Robin Williams (No, I don't like his stand-up, but give him a script and look at him go!)

Probably more I'm forgetting right now. I may edit later.

Wil Anderson, Dave Hughes, Arj Barker, Dmitri Martin, Carl Barron, Greg Fleet and Mitch Hedberg.

They're all such fabulous observation comedians.

My all time favourites, Bill Hicks and Eddie Izzard.

A few others.

Mitch Benn,
Bill Maher,
Lewis Black,
Dennis Leary,
David Cross,
George Carlin,
Dave Chapelle,
Chris Rock,
and others I'm forgetting.

*sigh* Only two Brits there. Why do Americans seem a lot better at stand up then Brits?

Though my American Politics lecturer told us to listen to Bill Hicks and Chris Rock to help us understand American culture better :confused: . Fine by me though :)

Oh man, I forgot Bill Hicks....for shame, for shame....

Oh dear, a very long list:

Tammy Pescatelli (sp?)-I've gotten to meet her before! :D *Giggles hysterically*
Ellen Degeneres
Ralphie May
Chris Rock
Ron White
Jeff Foxworthy

*MEMORY FAILURE. WILL ADD MORE NAMES LATER WHEN I THINK OF THEM!*

bill bailey
dilan moran
paul merton
mike myers
lee evans
tommy tiernan
brendan grace

Jon Stewart
Robin Williams
Jay Leno
David Letterman
Jeff Foxworthy

...Any body who makes jokes of political correctness.

ME... :p I make myself crack up... :D

George Carlin
Bill Hicks
Bill Bailey
Lee Evans
Jack Dee
Chris Rock
Dara O'Briain

And many more.

Just about everyone of comedic importance to me has been mentioned.

Just going to add a few that haven't:

Larry The Cable Guy
Ron White

and

Robert Schimmel! I'm really amazed at how many people have never heard his material. He's really a riot. Master of the dick joke. :)

List your favorite comedians here and tell us why!

Mine? Okay, in no particular order.

Lewis Black: Angriest man alive who still is capable of making sense.

Robin Williams: Best vocal control in the world, while at the same time being slightly sciczophrenic.

The Sklar Brothers: Best comedic timing I've seen.

Kevin James: A complete psychotic.

Gabriel Iglesias: An actual happy comedian.

Dave Chappelle: I don't know why, but the man makes me laugh.

Lewis Black is awwwweeeesome!!
Robin Williams is erratic and hilarious...but schizophrenic, not that I know of, unless he's extremely paranoid, disorganized, and has hallucinations...?
Dave Attel-my insomniac entertainment :p

Jasper Carrott
Bill Bailey

...

There's probably more, I just can't think right now.

Just about everyone of comedic importance to me has been mentioned.

Just going to add a few that haven't:

Larry The Cable Guy
Ron White

and

Robert Schimmel! I'm really amazed at how many people have never heard his material. He's really a riot. Master of the dick joke. :)
I said Ron White! :D

I said Ron White! :D

SO you did! You have good taste. :D

Except for Patra Caesar, you should all be ashamed!
Here then, is my list: (yes, most of them are the Blackadder cast)

Rowan Atkinson
Tony Robinson
Hugh Laurie
Tim McInnery
Miranda Richardson
Patsy Byrne
Stephen Fry


Jim Carrey
Jack Dee
Adam Sandler
Jack Nicholson

Bill Bailey
Peter Kay (I can't believe I'm the first person to say this)
Billy Connelly
Jasper Carrott

SO you did! You have good taste. :D
No, I have Southern taste. There's a difference. ;)

No, I have Southern taste. There's a difference. ;)

Usually. *nod* But not always. :D

Ken Dodd
Joe Pasquali
Bill Bailey
and Al Murray

:sniper: :mp5: :headbang:

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david walliams
matt lucas

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matt lucas

"Computer says no"

Peter Kay!!

I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole
"WHO'S GOT A BARGEPOLE??" :D

"I were on cover of big issue so i had to buy one, the guy said 'I love you in Phoenix Nights' i said 'where you seen it?' 'eh?' 'I'll have me pound back you devious bastard!'

(In Britain, homeless people usually sell the big issue on the streets)

"I love going to Asda with me mum, can park in that parent and child bit at the front of the store. What? They don't put an age range on it, i'm with me mum"

"A woman came up to me in Bolton and said 'Am i going the right way?' How should i know! I don't know where your going!"

Hilarious.

Stand-Up: Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock

Actors: Adam Sandler

Currently? Lewis Black. He's #1 in my mind!

Bill Bailey
Peter Kay (I can't believe I'm the first person to say this)
Billy Connelly
Jasper Carrott

I can not believe you are the first to say him.(If someone did, I apologise)
Conan O'Brien sp?
Graham Norton
All of Monty Python and the Goodies
Adrain Edmondson and Rik Mayall
Alan Rickman and Robin Williams in comedic roles
Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith)
George W. Bush (Laugh almost every time I see him)
Full Frontal and Totally Full Frontal cast TELESTUBBIES!
Arj Barker
More but too many to write them all