Who is the funniest comedian ever?

Gotta be Bernie Mack. With a close tie to Dana Carvey.
Sidenote: Go see The Original Kings of Comedy. Bernie Mack is a riot.

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I forgot about my current favorite comedians, Dave Attell and Louis Black....I probably spelled their names wrong, too.

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"You, me, everyone...we are all made of star stuff." - Neil Degrasse Tyson

https://shawnsmovienight.blogspot.com/

I've got to add Sean Cullen to this list. His "song" The Food of Your Choice Will End Your Life Tonight is too damn funny. It's just as weird as it sounds. But it's brilliantly funny. He's a great singer, too. Gotta love a guy who writes a song called You've Got a Friend in Porn (I'll have to post the lyrics later).

I watched some Lewis Black stand-up last night. Love that guy--his special on taxes was the bomb. Intensity in ten cities, that guy. I swear, he's his own heart attack.

"'If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.' Don't think about that for more than three minutes or blood will shoot out your nose!"



And I know, I misquoted it in the Shoutbox. I blame the Old Style.

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You were a demon and a lawyer? Wow. Insert joke here."

you have it all wrong Jim Owen is the best comedian of all time, i love listening to his stand up routines and even if it isnt funny i love listening to his voice, i love an irish accent. But than again there are THOUSANDS of other comedians that i also like, but Jimmy is DA man

Chris Morris.

Check out some audio samples here: http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk

He's mostly media satire but his stuff stretches out into all walks of weirdness.

Needless to say I haven't heard of half the people mentioned here...

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I have recently found this guy, Steve Hughes, he is hilarious!

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Rowan Atkinson or Sasha Baron Cohen?
I cant decide.

There is funnier ones, but my internet speed not great the moment.

Ones that consistently make me laugh, past and present

Louis C.K.
Robert Klein
Mitch Hedburg
George Carlin
Eddie Murphy
Buddy Hackett
Andrew Dice Clay

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You guys are sexist. I haven't seen hardly any female comedians mentioned. Some of my favorites are:

Rodney Dangerfield
Richard Pryor
Doug Stanhope
Zach G-something
Dave Chappelle

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Oh, and I almost forgot Bill Burr! Shame on me!

I may stand alone, but:
Jeff Dunham
Jeff Foxworthy
Bill Engvall
Ron White
Larry the Cable Guy
Gabriel Iglesias

Forgot to mention Stephen Lynch!

http://comedians.jokes.com/stephen-l...if-i-were-gay/

Okay, he's not the funniest, but he's the funniest to goof on.

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What about Charly Chaplin?

Not sure if he is known in America but there is a Scottish comedian called Frankie Boyle that I love. Also, Michael Mcintyre is another British comedian that has a great reputation.

I generally dislike most stand-up comedians, I'm notoriously hard to get going once I'm in a situation where I know something funny is going to come. Then that unexpected touch is gone and I catch myself thinking: why are these people laughing? This is embarrassing, it's utter *****, yet they are laughing. Often times when I'm watching a comedy show or series with my folks and the girlfriend, they're laughing hard and I'm sitting there: err... drinks anyone?

That being said, I am quite fond of Dave Chappelle and Katt Williams. And there's this one Irishman I liked, can't even remember my name, but I remember him doing a sketch on global warming and he said something like: "Me, I'm a huge fan of global warming. 10 years from now, we can stand on our cliffs and watch the fooking English drown." It just cracked me up, probably a combination of what he said and that thick Irish accent.