I haven't posted a list but I'd give honorable mention to Steven Wright and Norm McDonald.
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I haven't posted a list but I'd give honorable mention to Steven Wright and Norm McDonald.
Man...you all are too young! You've missed some of the best!
Red Skelton
George Carlin
Carol Burnett/Tim Conway
I'd have said Bill Cosby if he wasn't in jail...but Pryor had his issues as well...so...Bill Cosby
Red Skelton
George Carlin
Carol Burnett/Tim Conway
I'd have said Bill Cosby if he wasn't in jail...but Pryor had his issues as well...so...Bill Cosby
If we're going to broaden the conversation, I'd add Trey Parker and Matt Stone. South Park is revolutionary in the way it comically eviscerates on every issue you can imagine.
Old-timers:
Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Bill Cosby (best all-time clean comic)
Steve Martin
Current Favs:
Jim Gaffigan (current best clean comic)
Louis C.K.
Sarah Silverman
Bill Burr
Never liked Robin William's cocaine-induced gibberish rants. To me, George Carlin is like Bob Dylan of music, largely overrated through history.
Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Bill Cosby (best all-time clean comic)
Steve Martin
Current Favs:
Jim Gaffigan (current best clean comic)
Louis C.K.
Sarah Silverman
Bill Burr
Never liked Robin William's cocaine-induced gibberish rants. To me, George Carlin is like Bob Dylan of music, largely overrated through history.
Agreed, but the Mt. Rushmore concept makes it hard to include duos. And I do not want to pick one of the two over the other -- not how South Park works.
I kind of felt bad for Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, too -- another kind of Lennon-McCartney sour-and-sweet, respectively, iconic duo that both deserve it.
I just avoided the question of which of the two by going with J L-D, and her being the centerpiece of Veep definitely helped me on that deliberation.
This is very true. Add things like Book of Mormon to that. I know they didn't write it but BASEketball is one of my favorite movie and they are great in it. Took a good script and made it better.
Agreed, but the Mt. Rushmore concept makes it hard to include duos. And I do not want to pick one of the two over the other -- not how South Park works.
I kind of felt bad for Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, too -- another kind of Lennon-McCartney sour-and-sweet, respectively, iconic duo that both deserve it.
I just avoided the question of which of the two by going with J L-D, and her being the centerpiece of Veep definitely helped me on that deliberation.
YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE RULES AND THEN ADD YOUR OWN RULES
This is tough! But a great question.
I honestly am not sure, but I think Larry David and Robin Williams also need consideration. LD is definitely in my top 4.
I honestly am not sure, but I think Larry David and Robin Williams also need consideration. LD is definitely in my top 4.
sarah silvermans voice makes me want to rip my ear drums from my head and stomp on them
I could get on this. We just started Curb. I never watched it before because I HATE HATE HATE Seinfeld. Curb is ******* great though! I'm late to the game but good to have something to watch during quarantine.
Curb is basically Seinfeld with absolutely no filters and an extreme focus on Costanza. It's great. I am a Seinfeld fan too, but Curb shows you where a lot of the genius of the show came from.
It's also unscripted. Actors are given a situation and a basic direction the scene is supposed to go, but not scripted lines.
Robin Williams
Norm McDonald
Don Rickles
Jonathan Winters
Norm McDonald
Don Rickles
Jonathan Winters