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Best all time stand up comedy? Need recs

Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:19 am
Posted by Fishinguy3527
Member since Jun 2025
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Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:19 am
I watched Ricky Gervais "Fame" stand up from 2007 last weekend and it was incredibly funny. It made me think of how many old stand up are out there that are partially lost/forgotten. What are some great ones that are still worth the watch?
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69957 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:22 am to
Blue collar


It was funny, pretty clean and awesome.


Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19480 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:25 am to
Almost anything by the late John Pinette.

"Understanding The Wife's Code" with Jeff Allen

"The Three Little Pigs Like You've Never Heard Before" with John Branyan

Also if you can find anything by Richard Jeni, it may be worth a watch



Posted by A12 Oxcart
On the float out in the Belt
Member since Dec 2022
1045 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:50 am to
Denis Leary - No Cure For Cancer.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12437 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:54 am to
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
Posted by Roaad
White Privilege Broker
Member since Aug 2006
82205 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:18 am to
Nate Bergatze- Full Time Magic

Nate Bergatze- Yelled at by a Clown

Kevin Hart- Big Little Man

Kyle Kinane- Whiskey Icarus

Kurt Metzger- White Precious

Kathleen Madigan- Gone Madigan
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52100 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:18 am to
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly is my favorite of all time.

Eddie Murphy: Delirious just a classic.

as someone else already said Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip.

if we're separating the art from the artist Bill Cosby: Himself is hilarious and a classic.

While he's not for everyone, Bo Burnham is i believe a comedy genius and al of his specials are great but seek out Bo Burnham: Inside’ which was made completely isolated during COVID, ‘what.’ (2013) and ‘Bo Burnham: Make Happy’ (2016).

My current favorite comedian is Nate Bargatze and he's one of those clean comedians so good you don't realize he never curses.

it seems like every special gets better but seek out Hello World (2023), The Tennessee Kid (2019) and Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (2024)
Posted by millsrat
Member since Apr 2021
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Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:23 am to
Mitch Hedburg
Posted by marcnbc
Bossier City, LA
Member since May 2004
4451 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:44 am to
Give me Eddie Murphy "Delirious" and Eddie Murphy "Raw"
Posted by A12 Oxcart
On the float out in the Belt
Member since Dec 2022
1045 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:51 am to
Brian Regan for clean stuff.
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56576 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:17 am to
Elephant in the Room - Patrice O'Neal
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1895 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:18 am to
Carlin at Carnegie
Eddie - Delirious and Raw
Cosby - Himself
Chappelle - Killing Them Softly
Pryor - That N****** Crazy

Posted by WITNESS23
Member since Feb 2010
13818 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:20 am to
My all time favorites are:

Chris Rock:
Bring the Pain
Bigger and Blacker
Never Scared

Dave Chappelle:
Killing Them Softly

Bill Burr: You People are all the Same

George Carlin:
Life is Worth Losing
It's Bad For Ya

Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man

Nate Bargatze:
The Tennessee Kid
The Greatest Average American

Tom Segura:
Completely Normal
Mostly Stories
Disgraceful

Shane Gillis:
Live in Austin
Beautiful Dogs

Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers

Love Norm, Hedberg, Brian Regan but don't know their specials that well
Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2010
8181 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:34 am to
Dave Chappelle’s For What It’s Worth cracks me up from beginning to end just about every time I watch it
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52100 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:41 am to
Also if you like gallows humor Anthony Jeselnik is hilarious. My wife and i went see him in NOLA last year and that tour was his Bones and All special which was hilarious.

If you end up liking that check out Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019), Thoughts and Prayers (2015) and Caligula (2013)

edit: ya'll got the flood gates opening now!

Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room (2011) this was his last special before he died and it was the best he ever was.

The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) is a classic and Bernie Mac shines on this one.

Katt Williams does have some classics.

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 (2006), Katt Williams: American Hustle (2007), Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' (2008), Katt Williams: Great America (2018)

and my favorite roaster of all time (not named Don Rickles) is Greg Girldo his only special Midlife Vices (2009) before he died.
This post was edited on 12/31/25 at 9:51 am
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15891 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:56 am to
I thought Steve Harvey’s bits in Kings of Comedy were pretty dang funny and I typically don’t like stand up. The other comedians, not so much.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52100 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:08 am to
quote:

The other comedians, not so much.
Posted by OlGrandad
Member since Oct 2009
4365 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:28 am to
Rodney Dangerfield on Tonight Show



Posted by vegas-tiger
NV desert
Member since Dec 2003
2103 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:56 am to
Robert Schimmel, "cancer on $5 a day".
Posted by Shwapp
Gonzales, LA
Member since Sep 2016
1022 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:04 am to
John Mulaney: New In Town and The Comeback Kid are both great.
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