Best stand up comedians of all time.

[hjmick]

Great article on Chappelle's Netflix special:

Nolte: Dave Chappelle Just Might Save America

 

[rightwinger]

What?
No Señor Wences?

 

[the other mike]

 

[skye]

for me John Belushi

there were others....but he makes me laugh the best

sorry I can not find a better and longer version than this....before there was a longer version...but not now

 

[Marion Morrison]

I think Chris Rock is better than Pryor. ...

That's like saying Eddie Van Halen is 'better' than Jimi Hendrix sort of.

He was

Wrong.

Hendrix>Van Halen

 

[rightwinger]

Joan Rivers did great standup for a long time
Maybe the best female standup comic

 

[rightwinger]

for me John Belushi

there were others....but he makes me laugh the best

sorry I can not find a better and longer version than this....before there was a longer version...but not now

Belushi never did standup

 

[Dekster]

I think Chris Rock is better than Pryor. ...

That's like saying Eddie Van Halen is 'better' than Jimi Hendrix sort of.

He was

Wrong.

Hendrix>Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen dominated the guitar and is still alive at 64. Hendrix had a 4 year career and drowned in his own puke.

 

[Disir]

Living ones that I like right now

 

[the other mike]

Good to see Dave Chappelle doing well.

 

[Wyld Kard]

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Sam Kennison

 

[rightwinger]

One trick pony

His act got tiresome

 

[Mindful]

 

[fncceo]

Lenny Bruce

 

[the other mike]

 

[Auld Phart]

Phyllis Diller



Henny Youngman

 

[bluzman61]

In my book there are 2 truly great ones and then everyone else.

Richard Pryor could say more with his expressions than most people
can with words.


And George Carlin was just a genius.

• "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist."

Two great choices. My top two are 1) Robin Williams - the best at improvisation I ever saw, the quickest wit I've seen - the ability to go to from one topic to another SO quickly, and just so damned funny. 2) George Carlin - articulate and able to make dirty comedy funny. His "Seven Words" routine is just classic comedy at its best.

 

[toobfreak]

Can't believe no one has mentioned one of the original, all time greats, Bill Cosby:

 

[DrLove]

Interesting - Prior to reading your post, Carlin and Prior were the first ones that popped into my head.

But there were many MANY more - Gimme a bit!