For me it's:

1. Richard Pryor. Live on the Sunset Strip has me rolling on the floor everytime.

2. Charlie Chaplin. For "City Lights" alone but "The Gold Rush" is cool too.

3. Chris Rock. His version of Taxicab Confessions on his show was great.

I would say it's out of Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, Eddie Murphy in the early dayz, Martin Lawrence, Mikki Roni, Jamie Foxx and Jim Carey, I like David Chapplle and Bernie Mac too...
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DigitalLisa said:

Oh hell yeah! (80's era) Eddie Murphy. Remember when "BuckWheat" got shot?
[This message was edited Mon Mar 3 18:50:30 PST 2003 by NovaAngel]

Jasper Carrott is one of them...lemme think...

Billy Connolly, Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Richard Pryor... those guys are good...


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[This message was edited Mon Mar 3 18:48:41 PST 2003 by IceNine]

Bill Cosby
Jerry Lewis

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this one is easy

of all time

laurel n hardy

i still die laughing

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now what would u like stanley



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NovaAngel said:

IceNine said:

Richard Pryor,Redd Foxx,Early Eddie Murphy,Rodney Dangerfield,John Belushi,George Carlin,Sam Kinnison,Rudy Ray Moore,Paul Mooney,Bettie Midler back in the day,Moms Mabley,Robin Harris&LaWanda Page.

Woody Allen

I like some Gen X'ers a lot like Margaret Cho and Jeanene Garafollo (sp?).

Lucille Ball

Has anyone ever seen Carrot Top's show? He's not a bad prop comic. Too bad he's only known now for dialing down the center.

PURPLEJACKSON9

Gilda Radner

Mel Brooks

Dudley Moore

Lily Tomlin

Robin Williams

Eddie Murphy

Rowan Atkinson

Chubby Brown

Steve Martin

Sinbad

John Cleese

I like so many...

Berry said:

RICHARD PRYOR
BENNY HILL
CHRIS TUCKER
LOUIS BLACK
RICARD LOUIS
JOHN CLEESE
BILL COSBY
FLIP WILSON
SLAPPY WHITE
SOUPPY SALES
RED SKELTON
RED BUTTONS
EDDY MURPHY
MARGRET CHO
MOMS MABLEY
SAQUOIA
i'll get back to you

Redd FOXX

Martin Lawrence

Eddie Murphy

Chris Rock, "Bring the Pain" is classic.

00769BAD said:

lol he said benny Hill..he had the ladies and he kept slappin that poor ol man on the fo'head.

SuperC said:

"Im not sayin he shoulda killed her...but I understand"

atms

EDDIE GRIFFIN
ADDELL GIVENS
MARGRET SMITH (EARLY 90s)
JAMIE FOX
BILL BELLAMY
DAVE CHAPPELLE
D.C. CURRY
CEDRIC "THE ENTERTAINER"
ELAINE BOOZLER
DAVID BRENER
TIM CONWAY
BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT
BOB NEWHART
JOAN RIVERS
HOWIE MANDEL
JACKIE GLEASON
NORM MCDONALD
SUE MURPHY
PAULA POUNDSTONE
FREDDY PRENZ
DON RICKLES
RITA RUDNER
SMOTHERS BROTHERS
DICK VANDYKE
AND
ANDY GRIFFITH

Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" & "Raw" are the best stand-up comedy movies.
Chris Rock's "Bring the Pain" is damn good too.

mistermaxxx said:

Gracias.

God I hope Chris Rock does some more! That muther fucker is FUNNY! :LOL:

Billy Connolly
Carl Barron
DICE
Steve Harvey
Robin Williams
Bill Cosby

Richard Pryor
Robin Williams
Rowan Aitkinson
Eddie Murphy
Chris Rock
John Cleese
Eric Idle
(well the whole Monty Python troupe anyway)
Woody Allen
Laurel and Hardy
The Marx Brothers
and
Mike Myers!
[This message was edited Tue Mar 4 2:06:57 PST 2003 by minneapolisgenius]

Why do so many comedians become actors and totally give up the art?

teller said:

I was just thinking that. I always love to see them doing stand-up, and then I get sick of seeing them in movies and wish they would go back to doing stand-up. But of course, they'll make a LOT more money doing movies, so that's a big incentive for them I guess.