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I absolutely, positively cannot decide!!! I swear to God, I am torn straight down the middle, a perfect 50/50, between George Carlin & Bill Hicks!!! Poll to come!

Jim Gaffigan/Demetri Martin/Lewis Black.

Tie.

Does Bush count?

Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Andy Hamilton, Rich Hall, Jack Dee...

Larry the Cable guy is as funny as fart jokes. Jeff Foxworthy is only remotely funnier.

Mitch Hedberg, RIP.

Hell, I voted for Carlin, just to vote in the poll, but Carlin & Hicks are still tied!

Larry the Cable Guy hasnt come out of his persona in years, so I dont trust him.

Plus half of any of the three I named are funnier.

Edwardis.

Jim Gaffigan/Demetri Martin/Lewis Black.

Tie.

gaffigan+ black + mitch headberg are deffinatly up there for me

Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Christopher Titus, Denis Leary, Mitch Hedberg, Carlos Mencia, Lewis Black.

Robin Williams.

Come on man. The king of comedians is LENNY BRUCE. Noone will ever again do what he did for comedy. Ever.

Mitch Hedburg.......he wasn't around long enough sadly.

I also recently remembered JTO and Bobby Duck, he had a small duck puppet (named Bobby) and he was hilarious, sadly he died too. :(

I lost my copy of him on An Evening at the Improv from the 80's and I can't seem to find any of his material anywhere.

Mitch Hedburg.......he wasn't around long enough sadly.

I also recently remembered JTO and Bobby Duck, he had a small duck puppet (named Bobby) and he was hilarious, sadly he died too. :(

I lost my copy of him on An Evening at the Improv from the 80's and I can't seem to find any of his material anywhere.

I knew I liked you :) Mitch is up there for me absolutly

Has anyone heard of Demetri Martin? :(

Has anyone heard of Demetri Martin? :(

A genius.:D

You like Stephen Lynch?

eddy izzard, no-one has made me laugh as consistently as him.

Does Bush count?

Sure...why not?

A genius.:D

You like Stephen Lynch?

Exgirlfriends and okay movies are the same. I liked both at the time, but dont want to see them again. Especially if the movie is kind of a bitch. :p

Stephen Lynch is great. up there, definitely.

Carl Barron rocks.

Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Christopher Titus, Denis Leary, Mitch Hedberg, Carlos Mencia, Lewis Black.

The hell?

Here's Carlos Mencia, "Hey everyone! Beaner!! hahahahahaha! Look how funny and original I am!! Ready? Ok, BEANER! I SAID IT AGAIN! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!"

He sucks, I hate to break it to you, but he just plain sucks.

I also vote Robin Williams.

The hell?

Here's Carlos Mencia, "Hey everyone! Beaner!! hahahahahaha! Look how funny and original I am!! Ready? Ok, BEANER! I SAID IT AGAIN! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!"

He sucks, I hate to break it to you, but he just plain sucks.

I also vote Robin Williams.

Oh comon, Robin Williams suck more than Carlos Mencia. I mean at least Carlos Mencia has jokes. Robin Williams just make a bunch of stupid noises and may be legally retarded.

A genius.:D

You like Stephen Lynch?

Got his live at el-ray DVD ... Love it every time (also have the new Creig Christ album)

You forgot Robin Williams!

Oh comon, Robin Williams suck more than Carlos Mencia. I mean at least Carlos Mencia has jokes. Robin Williams just make a bunch of stupid noises and may be legally retarded.

Stupid noises?

three words for you

DEE DEE DEE

Oh comon, Robin Williams suck more than Carlos Mencia. I mean at least Carlos Mencia has jokes. Robin Williams just make a bunch of stupid noises and may be legally retarded.

Everything you say past this point is null and void to me.

I don't have a certain preference for any comedian.
As long as you can make me laugh my ass off then you're awesome.
However, if I had to choose: Russell Peters, and Margaret Cho.

:D

Exgirlfriends and okay movies are the same. I liked both at the time, but dont want to see them again. Especially if the movie is kind of a bitch. :p

Stephen Lynch is great. up there, definitely.

Superhero by the Lynch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqddGqh3arU

However, if I had to choose: Russell Peters, and Margaret Cho.

Uh oh!!! I completely forgot about female comedians! :headbang:
I'd have to vote Ellen DeGeneres; Kathy Griffin runs a tight second!

Uh oh!!! I completely forgot about female comedians! :headbang:
I'd have to vote Ellen DeGeneres; Kathy Griffin runs a tight second!

eww........are those like the only two female comedians you have ever seen?

they suck.......big time.

eww........are those like the only two female comedians you have ever seen?

they suck.......big time.

Nah, I just like em'! Especially Ellen!! Wanda Sykes & Margret Cho are also good!

Nah, I just like em'! Wanda Sykes & Margret Cho are also good!

no they aren't.......

Eddie Izzard... not even close.

Second place would probably be Jack Dee.

no they aren't.......

OK, then who do you consider a worthy female comedian?

Here's Carlos Mencia, "Hey everyone! Beaner!! hahahahahaha! Look how funny and original I am!! Ready? Ok, BEANER! I SAID IT AGAIN! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!"


That cracks me up every time. The man's a genius.

OK, then who do you consider a worthy female comedian?

other than myself? (although I haven't been around in the clubs since I got married..... so I don't really count, not that I would if I were around since I wouldn't be famous enough for anyone to have seen me.....)

Brett Butler

Laura Kightlinger

Sarah Silverman

What? No Lewis Black??????

Is this only for stand up comedians?

That cracks me up every time. The man's a genius.

I stopped thinking he was funny when I found out that he was only 1/4 mexican. Now his jokes are just racist tripe. Before that it was like Paul Mooney telling black jokes, so it was ok.....

Ten choices aren't enough for a decent poll. Hell, I don't even kow if I can narrow it down to ten favorites! My top ten undergoes constant revision.

But I relate most to George Carlin. He has such a pleasant duality about him. So witty, and yet so crude. I love it. :)

"Some nights, the wolves are silent and only the moon howls" -George Carlin

"Fuck Soccer Moms!" -George Carlin.

See? :)

Stupid noises?

three words for you

DEE DEE DEE

May I suggest you watch "Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook (or that Peter Pan movie he was in) and that one film about living in a Jewish Ghetto to see why he sucks.

Jospeh Stalin.

Why the Fuck are Jeff Foxworthy and "Larry The Cableguy" on this list, yet Lewis Black is nowhere to be found?

Seriously, I have a big fucking problem with that. "Blue Collar Comedy" is the most atrocious, idiotic, shit-ridden excuse for "comedy" that I've ever had the displeasure of viewing. I honestly wouldn't give a shit if those two frauds died from asphyxiation.

Mitch Hedberg, John Cleese, Lewis Black


George Carlin used to be funny: he was bitter and ironic, like Lewis Black. Now he just sounds angry.

What? No Lewis Black??????

What? No decent comedian?!? Well, I'll accept George Carlin and Carlos Mencia, but c'mon?! No Lewis Black or Robin Williams or... geez, almost every comedian out there?

Foxworthy and the Blue Collar crew were good... for a while. Only a while. Give it a rest.

Mitch Hedberg, John Cleese, Lewis Black


George Carlin used to be funny: he was bitter and ironic, like Lewis Black. Now he just sounds angry.

That's what's so great about Lewis. He's bitter, ironic, and angry. He executes his material flawlessly. Not only are his jokes laugh-out-loud, shit-in-your-pants funny, he's very entertaining to watch.

Would have voted for Carlin, but I felt a combo vote for Lewis Black/Eddie Izzard/Dennis Leary was more appropriate.

Demetri Martin

Would have voted for Carlin, but I felt a combo vote for Lewis Black/Eddie Izzard/Dennis Leary was more appropriate.

hmm... interesting combo.

George Carlin used to be funny: he was bitter and ironic, like Lewis Black. Now he just sounds angry.

Not always. Often, but not always. :p

I loved his latest routine, "Life is Worth Losing", but I prefer the cd. His HBO performance(which the cd was made from), he looked sick. Which he was. I found it distracting. His voice alone is much more entertaining. *nod*

Here's one of my favorite clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCY_6ZkBmSw&mode=related&search=

I stopped thinking he was funny when I found out that he was only 1/4 mexican. Now his jokes are just racist tripe. Before that it was like Paul Mooney telling black jokes, so it was ok.....

No seriously, how can beaner ever be not funny?

How could you not have included Russel Peters? He mostly plays the race card and has an ENORMOUS cult following amongst primarily indian and chinese, but I still find him hilarious. No contest.

Carlin was good before he stopped drinking and doing drugs, now he's just some crazy old guy.

Carlin was good before he stopped drinking and doing drugs, now he's just some crazy old guy.

I hope I'm half as crazy when I'm his age. :)

Allow me to explain how our federal government works. To begin with, by the federal government I mean Democrats and Republicans working together. And the only thing dumber than a Democrat or a Republican is when those pricks work together. You see, in our two-party system, the Democrats are the party of no ideas and the Republicans are the party of bad ideas. It usually goes something like this. A Republican will stand up in Congress and say, "I've got a really bad idea." And a Democrat will immediately jump to his feet and declare, "And I can make it shittier."


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Can't really think of an all-time favorite comedian. I think highly of Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks. And Black is great, but he is just one of many who are following in Mark Twain's path.

...hell, why not? Samuel Clemens!!

Carlin.

No question.

Eddie Izzard is damn funny, however.

Peter Cook for best ever comedian. Armando Iannucci takes the biscuit for best living comedian, IMO, with Chris Morris a close second.

...hell, why not? Samuel Clemens!!

:eek:

That's a good choice, actually.

Stephen Lynch

:eek:

That's a good choice, actually.

You earned some points in my book for agreeing. *wonders where he put his "book"*

Robin Williams and Eddie Izzard are both highly successful at consistently amusing me. I'm sure I could think of a few other names to put alongside those, but I'm sleepy.

As for some of the people on this poll - I have a friend who absolutely adore the Blue Collar folks, and who made me sit through a several-hour-long program of theirs a while back. I think it was only three hours long, but I swear it felt like several years, most of which I spent thinking, "...well, I guess that was supposed to be funny, since the audience is laughing. Huh."