All time best comedian.

Haggard · Post by **Haggard** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:02 am

Just had an argument about comedians. Who would you say is the best all time in your opinion?

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:54 am

Oh man. . .that's just as impossible as naming the best band ever.

Carlin and Pryor jump to the top of my list as far as all time stand up comics go, but today's bunch has loads of talent.

Dane Cook
the late Mitch Hedberg
David Cross
Jim Gaffigan
Eddie Izzard
Charlie Murphy
Daniel Tosh
Dave Attel
Lewis Black
Mitch Fatel

Crap, all of those guys are gut rippers.

adam atherton · Post by **adam atherton** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:02 am

Garr wrote:Oh man. . .that's just as impossible as naming the best band ever.

Carlin and Pryor jump to the top of my list as far as all time stand up comics go, but today's bunch has loads of talent.

Dane Cook
the late Mitch Hedberg
David Cross
Jim Gaffigan
Eddie Izzard
Charlie Murphy
Daniel Tosh
Dave Attel
Lewis Black
Mitch Fatel

Crap, all of those guys are gut rippers.

on what twisted level of hell does Charlie make your list and not Eddie?

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:26 am

Jonathan Winters.

Jambrea · Post by **Jambrea** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:28 am

Oliver's Army wrote:Jonathan Winters.

I have to agree. I liked the show he had with Bonnie Hunt as his daughter. Those to were funny together. I think it also had Randy Quaid as Jonathan Winters son.

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:29 am

Have you heard any of Eddie's recent stand-up? Neither has anyone else. I'm listing currently active comedians there. If Eddie weren't some form of a Pryor rip-off, I would have had him on the top list. Delirious and Raw were amazing. Woot!

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:31 am

Dave Attel does some of the funniest stand-up EVER.

I'm also a fan of Bill Hicks.

Eddie Murphy, like Atherton said, was always great.

Larry the Cable Guy!!!!!!!!!!! Orrrrrrrrrrr not. That entire crew needs to be beaten severely.

To sum it up...I think it's impossible to decide.

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:38 am

lewis black
bill hicks
mitch hedberg
richard pryor
howie mandel
george w

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:42 am

kimaliz wrote:george w

Hands down, the winner. Every word out of this man's mouth is a joke!

MrSpall · Post by **MrSpall** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:33 am

Glad to see so many others recognize the genius of Mitch Hedberg - most people I talk to on a daily basis aren't even aware of him.

I always wanted to be a standup when I was a kid, and I wanted to be Andy Kaufman.

My list looks like this:

1 - Andy Kaufman
2 - Richard Pryor
3 - George Carlin
4 - Mitch Hedberg
5 - Eddie Izzard

There are others that almost make the list, Robin Williams, Leary, Saget, Eddie Murphy, and Ron White, but I think those five are just at another level.

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:16 pm

I don't listen to much comedy, but I love Bill Hicks. He's hilarious.

Haggard · Post by **Haggard** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:23 pm

I too love Andy Kaufman. He wasn't really a stand up comedian per se.

Richard Pryor is definitely the man.

One question. A ton of people tell me Mitch Hedburg is funny, but from what I have heard he is only moderately amusing with the same punchline to every joke. Any listening suggestions that would change my opinion?

Jambrea · Post by **Jambrea** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:33 pm

Haggard wrote:One question. A ton of people tell me Mitch Hedburg is funny, but from what I have heard he is only moderately amusing with the same punchline to every joke. Any listening suggestions that would change my opinion?

Have you just listened or have you watched? I find him funnier when I watch him.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:37 pm

Haggard wrote:One question. A ton of people tell me Mitch Hedburg is funny, but from what I have heard he is only moderately amusing with the same punchline to every joke. Any listening suggestions that would change my opinion?

I've never heard/watched Mitch Hedburg but I kind of felt the same way after listening to Dane Cook's "Harmful if Swallowed". Don't get me wrong, though. I laughed throughout the entire CD but thought overall that it was "just another comedian". Should I listen to something else? If so...what?

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:52 pm

look up hedberg on youtube, there are quite a few bits on there. I started liking him more after reading his bio. He had tremndous stage fright that is often visable in his acts, but it also adds to the act though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg