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favorite stand-up comic

jacksonpt
jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Who is your favorite?

Listening to Ralphie May now (trying to find a specific joke), but wouldn't put him in my top 5.

Some of my favorites...
Lewis Black (mostly his older stuff)
Gabriel Iglesias (saw him live... AWESOME!!!)
Jim Gaffigan
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  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    Katt Williams cracks me up!!!!
    :)
  • dgirllamius
    dgirllamius Posts: 171 Member
    Lee Evans xD
  • khartley535
    khartley535 Posts: 151 Member
    Greg Hahn
  • sarebak
    sarebak Posts: 49 Member
    Lewis Black, Louis C.K., Nick Swardson, Jim Gaffigan! :)
  • cessnaholly
    cessnaholly Posts: 780 Member
    Lewis Black.
    Dane Cook.
    That guy with the puppets.
  • ThePhoenixRose
    ThePhoenixRose Posts: 1,978 Member
    Lewis Black
    Daniel Tosh
    Whitney Cummings
    Chris Rock

    Not necessarily in that order.
  • Lewis Black.
    Dane Cook.
    That guy with the puppets.

    You would mean Jeff Dunham. I love him.
  • dmoses
    dmoses Posts: 786 Member
    Lewis Black - love the finger-thing he does!
    Ron White
    Jeff Dunham with Peanut or Achmed- LMBO!!
  • Loveebbs
    Loveebbs Posts: 300 Member
    Back in the Day: Eddie Murphy (I can watch "Raw" anytime)

    Kevin Hart
    Sinband
    Chris Rock
    Rickey Smiley
  • andyloosbrock
    andyloosbrock Posts: 175 Member
    The late, great, Mitch Hedberg!
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    Ron White. "You can`t fix stupid".
  • SimplyFreckled
    SimplyFreckled Posts: 444 Member
    Rodney Carrington!! hilarious and easy on the eyes!
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    Blue Collar Comedy guys. Bill Engvall is esp. funny. So real. I can watch them 10 times and still laugh.:laugh:
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    The late, great, Mitch Hedberg!
    YES

    Also George Carlin, Louis CK, Mitch Fatel, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Birbiglia, Jeremy Hotz.....
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Oh my...well:

    Greatest of All-Time:

    Tie - Richard Pryor/George Carlin


    Other Greats:

    Sam Kinison
    Chris Rock
    Eddie Murphy
    Dave Chappelle


    New Favorites:

    Louis C.K.
    Bill Burr
    Joe Rogan
  • Bill Maher
    Louis C.K.
    George Carlin
    Garry Shandling
    Kathy Griffin
    Louis Black
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    Patton Oswalt, Nick Swardson, Zach Galiafanakas (back in the day), Jim Gaffigan (but I'm a manatee! NO you ain't nothing by a sea cow), Brian Posein, OMG sooo many more! I've been to see so many
  • brewingaz
    brewingaz Posts: 1,136 Member
    Ralphie May!
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Blue Collar guys for sure
    Jeff Dunham
    Brian Regan
    Jim Gaffigan (Hot Pockets!)
  • Lizzy_Sunflower
    Lizzy_Sunflower Posts: 1,510 Member
    I LOVE Eddie Izzard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZbuF40T1M

    Russell Howard

    Robin Williams
  • Bigpelly8
    Bigpelly8 Posts: 504 Member
    Dave Attel
    Mitch Fatel
    Lisa Lampanelli
    Dice
    James Goff(prolly never heard of him)
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    BRIAN REGAN HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN?!
    Dave Attel
    Mitch Fatel
    Lisa Lampanelli
    Dice
    James Goff(prolly never heard of him)

    since youre the only other to say Mitch Fatel so far I gotta say I saw him live and hes amazing
  • There is one and only one number one: Richard Pryor

    After that...in no particular order:

    Lewis Black
    Chris Rock
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Bill Cosby
    Dan Wilson (from Long Island, not California)
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    The late, great, Mitch Hedberg!

    ah... good call. His stuff comes on the comedy station on XM radio pretty regularly.
  • rocketpants
    rocketpants Posts: 419 Member
    George Carlin
    Jim gaffigan
    Daniel Tosh
    Jim Jeferes
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Mike Birbiglia
    wow... he's not exactly a household name... but he's got some good stuff.
  • I like Anjelah Johnson & Katt Williams :)
  • Jennjenn1974
    Jennjenn1974 Posts: 350 Member
    Russell Peters and John Pinette :bigsmile:
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Billy Gardell is also pretty funny.
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    Mike Birbiglia
    wow... he's not exactly a household name... but he's got some good stuff.
    Birbigs is one of my favorite comedians in all of history.
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