Richard Pryor - Funny as hell, the original Mofo.
George Carlin - Came up with some original shit... 7words you can't say on television.
John Cleese - Great on Monty Python, Great on "A Fish Called Wanda"... lately... eh.
Robin Williams - He isn't as funny as he used to be when he was tweakin' on Coke.. 8) When I see him now, he still gets a couple of chuckles outta me...
Bill Murray - Comedy genius. Great timing, best sarcasm...
Eddie Murphy - Too many kid flicks under his belt... move on Eddie, let's get a "Delirious Part 2" goin' on, cuz, "Raw" was only okay!
Jim Carrey - Stand up was good, tv was okay... his first films rocked... "Bruce Almighty" is lookin' good.
Chris Rock - was okay on SNL. Better on "Bring On The Pain", "Bigger & Blacker" was okay... he's cool.
Mike Myers - Another genius. Although he never did stand up, his movies are fantastic. Great character creator.

ian said:

every fritto is sacred

u should check out Bill Bailey.

he has been described as a musical deity and a comedic visionary, of course that was on his fansite

he is english, but i know he has toured the states, for those of u who like mainly the toilet humour of pryor etc. u may not get this guy, but 4 those of u with a highly evolved wit, ull love him

George Carlin is the best! End of story! I like to refer to him as the 'common sense' comedian.
Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean). Ok, maybe he's not a 'stand-up' type of comedian, but I'll count him as my other favourite! And I just bought "The Whole Bean" The entire Mr. Bean collection.
Brilliant I tell ya!!

00769BAD said:

Supernova said:

kiss85 said:

Yes, I have taste, and I also have a sense of humour. If guys like Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and Mike Myers even FEATURE on a list of great comedians, I weep for American comedy I really do.

But hey, whatever makes you giggle.

As for me not knowing who the fuck George Carlin is... don't be upset, but he just hasn't made any impact on the world out of comedy outside of the USA. Since I am not from the USA, I haven't heard of him. Get over it.

lust said:

I've seen Bill live loads of times

minneapolisgenius said:

Choice!!!

Another great was:

"no way you are covered in BEES"
[This message was edited Tue May 13 2:25:22 PDT 2003 by mdiver]

Chico319 said:

Actually, I like Rowan Atkinson's stand-up better than Mr. Bean. But I do love the Bean stuff too, and also him in the Black Adder series.

Rock is the funniest of them all

ian said:



Hey, I just wanted this list to have some divercity, but i guess i didn't succeed.

i think they are all pretty good...except Robin Williams.
HE IS AMAZING!!

and as for Jim Carey...had stopped liking him for awhile...saw 'Bruce Almighty' last nite...it was sooo funny i almost pee'd myself. so i say Jim...may be having a come-back...good for him!

johnnyboy said:[quote]As it often is with comedic actors and comedians, you either like them or you hate them, how does everyone feel about the following?

Richard Pryor-Grandaddy of fart & shit comedy!!
George Carlin-don't know much about him except he blew a truckdriver in Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back.
John Cleese-some British dude
Robin Williams-he is the second funniest man alive
Bill Murray-ummm... is ok I guess
Eddie Murphy-the funniest man alive
Jim Carrey-fellow Canuck,& very funny almost too funny
Chris Rock-the third funniest man alive because he uses the word CRACKA!!
Mike Myers-another fellow Canuck,very funny as well but not too funny as above mentioned.


I also like : Martin Lawrence,Dave Chappelle & Damon Wayans.

johnnyboy said:[quote]As it often is with comedic actors and comedians, you either like them or you hate them, how does everyone feel about the following?

Richard Pryor: The One. The standard bearer.

George Carlin: In 7 words or less, a seminal influence.

John Cleese: Cerebral and slapstick; a great character actor.

Robin Williams: The Livewire.

Bill Murray: Good on SNL. Very good in Wes Anderson flicks. Great in Caddyshack.

Eddie Murphy: The Natural.

Jim Carrey: funny.

Chris Rock: Eddie Murphy meets Lenny Bruce.

Mike Myers: Can be droll and base at the same time.

ThaHumanBody said:

Okay, u r ipso facto cool with me as a Laker fan but I get the feeling u don't know much about Richard Pryor if all u can say is he was the grandfather of "fart and shit comedy." He was much more than that.

namepeace said:

no doubt that he was i was just making an amusing statement that u obviously didn't get!

Dennis miller

minneapolisgenius said:

That's my man.

...Cake or Death?
Im off to poke a badger with a spoon before my mother's legs explode

EddieIzzard said:

Hi Eddie!

Richard Pryor - A very physical comedian and funny as such. Not too good with word jokes though.

George Carlin - Who?

John Cleese - A master at making embarrassing situations become funny as hell. Seems to be good at improvisations too.

Robin Williams - Only funny when he is impersonating people. Generally just the "sad clown" type (always has a lot of sadness and sentimentality underneath the comedy).

Bill Murray - Always on top of my list. A truly great comedian who knows the art of being extremely funny without making an effort. Wonderful sarcasm, sharp intelligence, cool style.

Eddie Murphy - To me there are two Eddie Murphys. One who is mostly sweet but occasionally very, very funny in most of his movies. And the other who is mostly obnoxious but occasionally very, very funny in "Raw" and his other live stand-up performances.

Jim Carrey - His finest moment is when he is trying to make up his mind whether or not to go to the christmas party in The Grinch. He does have a sense for comedy but generally overdoes most things.

Chris Rock - Too loud.

Mike Myers - Not funny at all! Even laughs at his own jokes on a regular basis, which I think is a definite no-no. He has no timing, no intelligence, nothing.