Screw You and Everyone who Looks Like You!!

[Moses25]

So sayeth George, House of the Carlins.

Who's your favourite comedian/comedienne? And why?

Here's a partial list:

Robin, House of the Williams
Billy Crystal
Jay Leno
Chris Rock
D.H. Hugley
Bernie, House of the Macs
Damon Wayans
Jamie Foxx
Bill, House of the Cosby's
Margaret Cho
Paula Poundstone
Adam Sandler
Mitch Hedberg

...and so forth.

Old School:

Dave Letterman
Mel Brooks
Smothers Brothers
Buster Keaton
Jack Benny
Victor Borge

...and so forth.

Cheers.😀

 

[TKpervert]

All good picks, but Dennis Miller belongs in there too. Guy's good.

 

[Admiral Trouser]

Eddie, of the small flat with no windows Izzard. Because he's the kinda crazy, fooked-up guy that I like and (sometimes, on a blessed day) sometimes am similar too 😀.

AT

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

For me, mainly the legends: (stand-up or otherwise)

The Marx Brothers
Jack Benny
Harvey Korman and Tim Conway
Bill Cosby
Abbott and Costello
The Three Stooges
Carol Burnett

Of recently:

Jerry Seinfeld
Kevin Meany -as annoying as he is, this guy always cracks me up with the routine of his mother yelling at him.
"That's Not Right!"

Drew

 

[tommytikl]

Love Robin Williams!!!

Older Bill Cosby stuff is great.

 

[crydun]

Jay Leno
Bill Cosby
Older Drew Carey stuff
Jeff Foxworthy
Cletus T. Judd
some Robin Williams
some Will Ferrel
some Adam Sandler
Ben Stiller

 

[Limeoutsider]

I like most comedians

 

[TicklishSinner]

Steve Harvey
Cedric the Entertainer
Adam Sandler
Sinbad
John Legwezono
Robin Williams
Whoopi Goldberg
Chris Farley
Chris Rock
Martin Lawrence

Thats all I can think of right now

 

[drew70]

Paul Lynde is my favorite comedian of all time.
I also like...

Jerry Seinfeld
Michael Richards
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Dennis Miller
Milton Berle
Benny Hill
Frank Fontaine ("Crazy Googenheim" from Jackie Gleason Show)
Jim Carrey
John Belushi
Dan Ackyroid
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Gilda Radner
Mike Meyers
Dana Carvey
Red Skelton
Jerry Lewis
Flip Wilson
Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
John Candy
Harold Ramus
George Carlin
Richard Jeni
Drew Carey
Sam Kineson
Gordon Jump
Louie Anderson
Shecky Green
Tim Conway
Carol Burnett
Harvey Korman
Lucille Ball
Phil Silver
John Ritter
The Three Stooges
Laurel & Hardy
W.C. Fields
Kelsey Grammar
Steve Martin
Howard Hessman

On the other side of the coin, here are some so-called comedians I've never thought were funny at all..

Bobcat Goldthwaite
Ellen DeGeneres
Howie Mandel
Gilbert Godfrey
Rosie O'Donnell
Jeff Foxworthy
Don Knotts
Soupy Sales
Bob Sagget
Jeffrey Tambor
Charles Nelson Reilly
The entire cast of Third Rock (except maybe the squinty-eyed guy)

 

[Deleted member 2452]

omg, i must be from another reality..

and i'm glad of it!

jerry seinfeld is funny?


don knots isn't funny?


and no mention of bob hope, or andrew "dice" clay?

now where is that damn trans-dimentional portal?

steve

 

[drew70]

Re: omg, i must be from another reality..

and i'm glad of it!

jerry seinfeld is funny?


don knots isn't funny?


and no mention of bob hope, or andrew "dice" clay?

now where is that damn trans-dimentional portal?

steve

Well Steve, I guess we'll have to disagree about Don Knotts and Jerry Seinfeld. But you're right about the other two. Bobe Hope should have gone in my first list, and Andrew "Dice" Clay in the second.

 

[giggleygirl25]

partial list....some i forgot

Lucille Ball

Bob Hope

Jackie Gleason

Art Carney(can't have the Great One without his sidekick)

Audrey Meadows(and his onscreen wife)

Jack Benny

Bing Crosby(rent the "Road" pictures,very funny)

The Smothers Brothers

Bill Cosby(why is there air??)

John Belushi

Jim Belushi

Dan Aykroyd

Gilda Radner

Bill Murray

Chevy Chase

Dana Carvey

the Marx Brothers

Mike Myers

Drew Carey

George Carlin

Adam Sandler

Robin Williams

Whoopi Goldberg

Chris Rock

Jay Leno

Dennis Miller

Bill Maher(even though he's not really trying to be funny)

Carol Burnett

Tim Conway(Dorf on Fishing...classic)

Benny Hill

like some of Letterman's stuff

Buster Keaton(A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum)

Zero Mostel(same movie as above)

p.s seinfeld is ok if you're bored and looking to watch something on tv...but i don't find him all that funny

 

[the_Baron]

hmmm.

jack benny
eddie cantor
don rickles
jackie mason
shecky green
alan king
billy crystal
abbott & costello
martin & lewis
brad garrett
andrew dice clay
howie mandel
eddie izzard
red buttons
there must be more........

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

I forgot all about the great Paul Lynde, Drew70. He was awesome no matter what he did: Hollywood Squares, Uncle Arthur on "Bewitched", the voice of the villain on "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop". The guy was just so talented.

Also got to mention John Belushi, who could get more laughs with his eyebrows than any of the so-called "cutting edge" comdeians today.

And even though he's not too well known in this day and age, Ed Wynn belongs on this list. He did a lot of goofy things in the 50s.

 

[Knox The Hatter]

"So, I walked into his office, and I said, 'what is it?' He said, 'a hundred dollars a visit.' I said, 'For a hundred dollars, I don't visit. I move in.' Then, he hands me this inkblot, and he says, 'what do you see from this inkblot'? 'I see that you need a new fountain pen!' So he takes a deep breath, and says, 'the problem with you is that you hate your father'. 'It just so happens that I have the highest respect for my father.' 'So, you hate your mother.' 'I love my mother'. 'Maybe you got a cousin you hate?"

-JACKIE MASON


And, yes, Drew...Paul Lynde was marvelous, wasn't he? I miss him, he died too soon.

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

Knox, remember when Paul Lynde used to play the near-sighted doctor on "The Munsters"?
He always said the same thing when he shook Herman's hand:
"Oh, I see you bought your doggy with ya."


Drew

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Lotsa great picks, but let's not forget Bob Newhart, Bill Hicks, and Steven Wright. Emo Phillips is a hoot, too!

 

[Knox The Hatter]

Yes, Drew...I do remember! Right now, I'm trying to stifle my laughter, the wife is asleep on the futon in the den...
Paul Lynde was hilarious on 'The Munsters'. He was also great on 'I Dream of Jeannie' when he was coordinating a survival exercise for Majors Nelson and Healey. That was unforgettable.
Best of all...in the near future, I plan to visit the Museum of TV and Radio in New York. I plan to catch at least one episode of his own sitcom, 'The Paul Lynde Show' (1974), which was slammin'.
You want funny people? Remember that guy who made periodic appearances on 'Mork and Mindy', the goofball who called himself 'Exidor'? He was incredible. I never knew his name, but he could have you wetting your jeans.
My interests, thanks to technology, have branched out. I picked up at Borders last week, on DVD, episodes of the BBC series that 'All In The Family' was based on, 'Till Death Us Do Part'. It's not the same, in fact, it's somewhat more dialogue driven, and some people might have trouble getting past what would be known here as the very hard 'cockney' tongue. Nevertheless, it's stupendous.
Stand up? George Carlin, especially when he was awash in controlled substances. After he cleaned up, he became more strident and angry...