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Thread started 05/12/03 5:12am

johnnyboy

What do you guys think about the following comedians?

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
Geoarge Carlin
John Cleese
Robin Williams
Bill Murray
Eddie Murphy
Jim Carrey
Chris Rock
Mike Myers
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Reply #1 posted 05/12/03 5:47am

ian

Richard Pryor One of the greats, I love his stuff
Geoarge Carlin Never heard of him
John Cleese A comedy genius! I thank him for Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers etc. But not for Clockwise or Fierce Creatures etc
Robin Williams Don't really have an opinion. He's a bit American for my tastes.
Bill Murray He's great, or rather, he was in some great movies
Eddie Murphy He used to be one of the funniest American comedians. Now he's just fat and rich and unfunny
Jim Carrey Was funny once. The joke has worn thin
Chris Rock I like Chris Rock, he's a very funny likeable guy
Mike Myers This guy is not as funny as he seems to think he is. Austin Powers movies are just the same joke over and over
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Reply #2 posted 05/12/03 6:00am

Blackcat

johnnyboy said:

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 - Extremely funny to the bone. Nobody, I mean nobody is funnier

Geoarge Carlin - Exposure of the bullshit comedy and very funny

John Cleese - Never heard of him

Robin Williams - Very funny, even in drama

Bill Murray - Uh, he has his moments

Eddie Murphy - tired and washed up

Jim Carrey - the Black Richard Pryor - love this dude

Chris Rock - I once saw Martin Lawrence steal the show from him

Mike Myers - haven't seen him
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Reply #3 posted 05/12/03 6:01am

Heavenly

johnnyboy said:

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 bow
Geoarge Carlin who? confuse
John Cleese bow
Robin Williams bow
Bill Murray bow
Eddie Murphy nod
Jim Carrey smile
Chris Rock smile
Mike Myers lol
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Reply #4 posted 05/12/03 6:37am

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People here haven't heard of George Carlin?!!

And Ian, Eddie Murphy is fat now? I guess I haven't seen him recently.
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Reply #5 posted 05/12/03 6:40am

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Richard Pryor genius
Geoarge Carlin innovatove
John Cleese tired dry nonsence
Robin Williams johnathon winters shtick grows weary
Bill Murray many great memories
Eddie Murphy what happened?
Jim Carrey genius
Chris Rock should get back to standup a standup genius
Mike Myers once funny , now pompous and entering out of touch ville
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Reply #6 posted 05/12/03 6:48am

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Richard Pryor lol
Geoarge Carlin neutral
John Cleese neutral
Robin Williams neutral
Bill Murray lol
Eddie Murphy lol back in the day, neutral now
Jim Carrey lol
Chris Rock lol lol
Mike Myers lol

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Reply #7 posted 05/12/03 6:49am

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Richard Pryor ...havent seen much of him live
George Carlin...very funny lol
John Cleese... eh
Robin Williams... bow legend bow . .. .the MET live cd & the Broadway dvd r kickass!
Bill Murray... yeh funnye
Eddie Murphy... yup funny
Jim Carrey... that old gag about the rabbid st bernard was classic
Chris Rock... not as cool as martin lawrence
Mike Myers... party time,excellent!

also my other faves r:

DICE Clay
Carl Barron (funniest man alive!)
Steve Harvey
Ceddy
Chris Franklin
Sinbad
Dana Carvey
& JerrySeinfeld...lookin 4ward 2 hearing some new stuff smile
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Reply #8 posted 05/12/03 6:50am

shausler

CalhounSq said:



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Robert Schimmel,




schimmel makes me laugh
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Reply #9 posted 05/12/03 6:51am

minneapolisgen
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Eddie Izzard!!

"Tea and cake or death?"
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Reply #10 posted 05/12/03 6:53am

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oh & how can i 4get:

Billy Connolly (my dad saw him live & got a free seat in one of those lil boxes 2 the side of stage up top... by himself... & he was so drunk he was the loudest laugh in the theater..... so billy paid him out bigtime!.... would have loved 2 have been there)

Jimeoin

& the old Doug Anthony Allstars falloff

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the 'rolling on the floor lauging it's ass off' edit
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Reply #11 posted 05/12/03 7:06am

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shausler said:

CalhounSq said:



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Robert Schimmel,




schimmel makes me laugh


Schimmel is nuts! biggrin Have you seen him live? He's GREAT, dying to see him again biggrin
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Reply #12 posted 05/12/03 7:30am

ian

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John Cleese tired dry nonsence


omfg

You clearly haven't seen Monty Python, or Fawlty Towers for that matter.

You fucking people scare me sometimes!
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Reply #13 posted 05/12/03 7:31am

shausler

CalhounSq said:

shausler said:

CalhounSq said:



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Robert Schimmel,




schimmel makes me laugh


Schimmel is nuts! biggrin Have you seen him live? He's GREAT, dying to see him again biggrin



its seldom that i laugh out loud

but he does it for me
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Reply #14 posted 05/12/03 7:34am

Muse2noPharaoh

Those are all great! You forgot Eddie Izzard however!


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Reply #15 posted 05/12/03 7:45am

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Muse2noPharaoh said:

Those are all great! You forgot Eddie Izzard however!


[This message was edited Mon May 12 7:35:41 PDT 2003 by Muse2noPharaoh]

I said Eddie Izzard above!
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Reply #16 posted 05/12/03 8:12am

Muse2noPharaoh

minneapolisgenius said:

Muse2noPharaoh said:

Those are all great! You forgot Eddie Izzard however!


[This message was edited Mon May 12 7:35:41 PDT 2003 by Muse2noPharaoh]

I said Eddie Izzard above!



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Reply #17 posted 05/12/03 8:21am

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Muse2noPharaoh said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Muse2noPharaoh said:

Those are all great! You forgot Eddie Izzard however!


[This message was edited Mon May 12 7:35:41 PDT 2003 by Muse2noPharaoh]

I said Eddie Izzard above!



You dear, ROCK!!!

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Reply #18 posted 05/12/03 8:29am

SuperC

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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 standard
Geoarge Carlin-Brilliant
John Cleese-?
Robin Williams-silly
Bill Murray-Funny back in the day
Eddie Murphy-see bill murray
Jim Carrey-overrated, but funny
Chris Rock-bring the pain one of the best standup shows ever.
Mike Myers-great as austin powers

Chris rock is my favorite comedian. His acting is horible and his movies always suck. But as a standup few are in his league.
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Reply #19 posted 05/12/03 8:36am

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johnnyboy said:

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
Geoarge Carlin
John Cleese
Robin Williams
Bill Murray
Eddie Murphy
Jim Carrey
Chris Rock
Mike Myers




Happy to see you put Richard on top... I love them all... Also love Rodney Dangerfield, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, Sam Kinnison, John Candy, Chris Farley, and a few others! I love humor and all of these guys make me crack up!!!
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Reply #20 posted 05/12/03 9:18am

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ian said:

shausler said:

John Cleese tired dry nonsence


omfg

You clearly haven't seen Monty Python, or Fawlty Towers for that matter.

You fucking people scare me sometimes!

fawlty towers is classic.

but i havent seen any of his stand up
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Reply #21 posted 05/12/03 9:22am

ian

Joshy84au said:

ian said:

shausler said:

John Cleese tired dry nonsence


omfg

You clearly haven't seen Monty Python, or Fawlty Towers for that matter.

You fucking people scare me sometimes!

fawlty towers is classic.

but i havent seen any of his stand up


He isn't / wasn't a standup comic. But then, nor are most of the people listed in this thread.

John Cleese did comedy sketch shows like Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also wrote for stuff like the Frost Report (along with the other Pythons) earlier in his career. After Python he went on to do Fawlty Towers and some less-than-stellar movies. Still his Python contributions assure his place in comedy heaven.
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Reply #22 posted 05/12/03 10:57am

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LOUIS BLACK!!!
I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME

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Reply #23 posted 05/12/03 11:03am

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ian said:

Richard Pryor One of the greats, I love his stuff
Geoarge Carlin Never heard of him WHAT?!
John Cleese A comedy genius! I thank him for Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers etc. But not for Clockwise or Fierce Creatures etc
Robin Williams Don't really have an opinion. He's a bit American for my tastes. AMERICAN? Well.. (Toots head up)
Bill Murray He's great, or rather, he was in some great movies
Eddie Murphy He used to be one of the funniest American comedians. Now he's just fat and rich and unfunny 4 YOUR INFORMATION, HE'S NOT FAT! AND YES HE IS FUNNY TOO!!!
Jim Carrey Was funny once. The joke has worn thin
Chris Rock I like Chris Rock, he's a very funny likeable guy NO HE IS NOT!!!
Mike Myers This guy is not as funny as he seems to think he is. Austin Powers movies are just the same joke over and over

oh my god, have we no taste?
They did WHAT??!.... disbelief
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Reply #24 posted 05/12/03 11:49am

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Richard Pryor <---The king worship
Geoarge Carlin He's aiight. shrug
John Cleese Outside of Monty Python I'm not that familiar with him. I dig Monty Python though.
Robin Williams Overrated, annoying, doesn't know when to stfu
Bill Murray Underrated. Chicago's Second City Improv. worship
Eddie Murphy Get him out.
Jim Carrey He's aiight. Dumb and Dumber was funny as phuc though. biggrin
Chris Rock Voice grates on me. Sometimes funny. Not as enamored with him as others seem to be.
Mike Myers Dig 'im.
This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes.
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Reply #25 posted 05/12/03 11:53am

DigitalLisa

johnnyboy said:

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, best comedian of all time
Geoarge Carlin, a atheist he's jokes are for older people
John Cleese who?
Robin Williams Funny
Bill Murray Funny
Eddie Murphy Hilarious
Jim Carrey Hilarious
Chris Rock Funny
Mike Myers Hilarious

YOu know people never metion Eddie Griffin or Martin LawerenceI think he's one of the greats smile

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Reply #26 posted 05/12/03 12:24pm

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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 man.
Geoarge Carlin-Eh, he's okay.
John Cleese-great.
Robin Williams-used to be funny back in the 80's and 90's. Not so much now.
Bill Murray-Smartass funny guy. One of my favorites. "Where've you been soldier?"
"AAAaarmy training Sir!" worship
Eddie Murphy-For the sketch when Buckwheat got shot alone he's great in my book. "...Excuse me Mr Wheat?", "Yes?" bang!.
Jim Carrey Great physical comedian.
Chris Rock Great.
Mike Myers-Like him too.
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Reply #27 posted 05/12/03 2:50pm

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johnnyboy said:

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 Haven't listened to much of his stuff
Geoarge Carlin Don't find him funny at all
John Cleese Really don't like British Humour
Robin Williams Overrated, don't like when he goes off into his little weird sound making tangents
Bill Murray Don't like his humor either, too physical
Eddie Murphy Classic! Highlights were: Delirous and SNL
Jim Carrey Funny guy, love his brand. Alot like Robin Williams when he goes into interviews, but i like him, not
Robin.

Chris Rock Love his humor, intelligent observations
Mike Myers Not funny, although i haven't seen much of him

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Reply #28 posted 05/12/03 3:07pm

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Revolution said:

johnnyboy said:

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 Haven't listened to much of his stuff
Geoarge Carlin Don't find him funny at all
John Cleese Really don't like British Humour
Robin Williams Overrated, don't like when he goes off into his little weird sound making tangents
Bill Murray Don't like his humor either, too physical
Eddie Murphy Classic! Highlights were: Delirous and SNL
Jim Carrey Funny guy, love his brand. Alot like Robin Williams when he goes into interviews, but i like him, not
Robin.

Chris Rock Love his humor, intelligent observations
Mike Myers Not funny, although i haven't seen much of him


You NEED to listen to Richard Pryor!! He was/is comedic genius, and also you'll realize that most of Eddie Murphy's 80's stand-up routines were pretty much taken from Pryor's own act. He did it first, before Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock for that matter. I love Eddie and Chris as well, but Richard Pryor is the classic.
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Reply #29 posted 05/12/03 3:16pm

july

johnnyboy said:

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
Geoarge Carlin
John Cleese
Robin Williams
Bill Murray
Eddie Murphy
Jim Carrey
Chris Rock
Mike Myers


I think they need to check out Dane Cook... biggrin

www.danecook.com mr.green lol
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