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Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:23 pm to texasmason
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I love Norm but not sure if he makes my top 5 for SNL comedians.
1. Chris Farley
2. David Spade
3. Eddie Murphy
4. Kevin Nealan
5. Norm Macdonald
No Chevy Chase, Belushi or Murray?? What kind of list is this?
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:23 pm to texasmason
I think it would be more fair to separate it by era. You can't compare the old school guys to the middle school guys to the new school guys.
Also- Steve Martin was a great comedic actor and writer but he does not belong in a list of great standup comedians.
My list is in no particular order, all of a similar time-
Brian Regan
Norm McDonald
Bill Burr
Louis CK
Chris Rock
Bonus: Bill Hicks
Also- Steve Martin was a great comedic actor and writer but he does not belong in a list of great standup comedians.
My list is in no particular order, all of a similar time-
Brian Regan
Norm McDonald
Bill Burr
Louis CK
Chris Rock
Bonus: Bill Hicks
This post was edited on 9/15/21 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:23 pm to lsulefty5
Stand Up top Five
Carlin
Pryor
Rodney
Chapelle
Eddie
Comedic Geniuses of our time
Pryor
Murray
Eddie
Chapelle
Norm
Carlin
Pryor
Rodney
Chapelle
Eddie
Comedic Geniuses of our time
Pryor
Murray
Eddie
Chapelle
Norm
This post was edited on 9/15/21 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:24 pm to Lonnie Utah
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No Chevy Chase, Belushi or Murray
Comedic actors, not standup comedians.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:25 pm to TxWadingFool
Not sure I would call it top 5 or even top 5 on SNL but he had a unique style for sure and no one was like him before or will be after.
His roles in movies never really panned out either
His roles in movies never really panned out either
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:26 pm to titmouse
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Respect Carlin but just not my thing
Carlin’s last 10-15 years were terrible. But, he was phenomenal for so long that everyone tends to overlook/ignore/forgive how bad he became.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:26 pm to texasmason
Murphy was hilarious but his material isn't as timeless, go back and watch his two big specials, they aren't near as funny today as they were back then. That's important to me when doing an all-time great list. I love Eddie, but he isn't top 5.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:27 pm to djangochained
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He was a showman but not funny
Carlin wasn't hilarious, but he spoke truth. His humorous takes on society were awesome, whether hilarious or not.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:27 pm to nicholastiger
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His roles in movies never really panned out either
Because he's not an actor, he's a standup comedian.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:28 pm to Costanza
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Louis CK
For me he is grossly over rated
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:30 pm to djangochained
quote:PT Barnum was a showman but not funny.
Steve Martin?
He was a showman but not funny
You can't write a History of stand-up comedy or of American Comedy in general from 1950-2000 without prominently including Steve Martin.
The OP says Top 5 Comedians
This post was edited on 9/15/21 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:30 pm to Lonnie Utah
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No Chevy Chase, Belushi or Murray?? What kind of list is this?
I did not grow up in that era of SNL.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:32 pm to The Quiet One
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Carlin’s last 10-15 years were terrible. But, he was phenomenal for so long that everyone tends to overlook/ignore/forgive how bad he became.
Those 3 specials have aged like fine wine. Yes, they are more philosophical sermons than standup, but funny as frick nonetheless. If you watch his last three specials and then look around you, you have to think he was onto something. All three should be preserved in the Library of Congress (as should his 7 Dirty Words special, but that went up to the Supreme Court and has been preserved) so future historians understand how we got here now.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:33 pm to texasmason
If you want him to be in the discussion, then he's in the discussion.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:35 pm to texasmason
Hate to say it, but I never found Norm that funny. Just not the type of humor I can get into I guess.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:37 pm to jfw3535
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Hate to say it, but I never found Norm that funny. Just not the type of humor I can get into I guess.
That's how I feel about Mitch Hedberg, and Steven Wright, even though they were both one-liner comedians like Norm, I just never found Mitch that funny. Reading his jokes is funnier than watching him deliver them, which is not good for a standup comedian.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:38 pm to jfw3535
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Hate to say it, but I never found Norm that funny. Just not the type of humor I can get into I guess.
Norm is one of those comedians that people either like or don't. He doesn't have a typical comic style but he did what he did very well and could bludgeon a laugh out of a crowd.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 2:40 pm to deeprig9
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Murphy was hilarious but his material isn't as timeless,
He just copied Pryor.
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