re: Who is your favorite current and past comedian?

Posted by TigahRag

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 2:36 pm to TechDawg2007

125 threads started in 3 months .. Nice!

Posted by Will Munny

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 2:47 pm to TechDawg2007

Current: Dave Attell
Past: Dave Attell

GOAT

Posted by Sl4m

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 2:56 pm to Will Munny

Skits - Dave Chappelle

Stand up - Robin Williams/Chris Rock

Posted by ElderTiger

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:19 pm to TechDawg2007

For me, it was Jackie Gleason...I laughed at everything he did. My big regret is not trying to meet him him when he was in Baton Rouge filming The Toy.

Posted by WHATASHAME

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:01 pm to TechDawg2007

Past : Andy Kaufman

Present ?: Tony Clifton

Posted by No8Easy2

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:22 pm to WHATASHAME

Current: Attell and Chapelle
Past: Pryor

Posted by McLemore

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:41 pm to TechDawg2007

current has to be Louis CK, and I can't choose just one "past" one (assuming dead or I guess retired from standup or similar work) Carlin is def up there though. as is Pryor.

eta: moving away from standup, there are a lot of great humorists/comic actors to choose from too. I agree with poster above re: Gleason.

eta2: is Oswalt actually funny? I saw him mentioned a few times. The last time i tried to watch him it was all bad political hack junk that i can't stand. he was funny on king of queens though.

This post was edited on 3/1/15 at 4:46 pm

Posted by JawjaTigah

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Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:51 pm to unclejhim

Present: ?
Past: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jonathan Winters, John Belushi, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Jackie Gleason

This post was edited on 3/1/15 at 4:52 pm

Posted by ElDawgHawg

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:35 am to JawjaTigah

current: Bobby Collins
past: Jerry Clower....GOAT!!!!!

Posted by SSpaniel

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:40 am to TechDawg2007

Current: Brian Regan
Past: Jerry Clower

Posted by CSATiger

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:49 am to TechDawg2007

Lenny Bruce

Posted by VeniVidiVici

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 10:50 am to TechDawg2007

quote:
Current: Louis CK
Past: George Carlin

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:02 am to TechDawg2007

Past is Pryor/Carlin 1a and 1b

Current is probably Brian Regan (and I don't know why, just is.)

(I am limiting this to strictly stand-up - if we are talking about comedic actors/comedians IOW -the whole range, past is probably close between Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason - current is probably Bill Murray).

This post was edited on 3/2/15 at 11:04 am

Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:12 am to TechDawg2007

past: Steven Wright, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor
current: Hannibal Buress, Jelsenik,

Posted by Boudreaux35

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:12 am to TechDawg2007

Richard Pryor

Posted by 3deadtrolls

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:17 am to TechDawg2007

Current: Louis CK
Past: George Carlin, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor

Posted by Gr8t8s

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:22 am to TechDawg2007

80's: Eddie Murphy. Delirious & Raw were two of the funniest things I've ever watched. Too bad Eddie died after the Beverly Hills Cop movies.

I liked Carlin a lot more once he hit his philosophical stride.

90's: Hedburg/Hicks/Carlin

00's: Carlin. Eddie Griffin, sometimes.

Now: Louis CK, Gaffigan

Posted by Gr8t8s

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Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:24 am to Gr8t8s

And I'll say it: I never liked Robin Williams doing stand up. Ever. It was just never funny to me. Like several of his movies......just not stand up.