Who is the least funniest comedian?

[Xevious]

A friend and I were talking about comedians that are not funny. The first person that comes to mind is Pauly Shore. I also think Carol Burnett is not funny.

I like to hear my fellow CAGers have to say about this topic..

[Javery]

So many to choose from... Ellen DeGeneres, Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Jeff Foxworthy, I could go on and on... You should ask who is good - that list will be shorter...

[spoo]

Carott Top

[6669]

How can you not like Dave Attell? That show is awesome.

[spoo]

So many to choose from... Ellen DeGeneres, Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Jeff Foxworthy, I could go on and on... You should ask who is good - that list will be shorter...
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.

[Javery]

So many to choose from... Ellen DeGeneres, Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Jeff Foxworthy, I could go on and on... You should ask who is good - that list will be shorter...
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.

I don't find him funny at all. I could make fart noises with my armpit or watch someone get hit in the nuts with anything and it would be a million times more entertaining. I'm basing this on his CD "Skanks for the Memories" - it's all I really know of him and I didn't even crack a smile while listening to it...

[nneace]

either colin quinn or pauly shore...tough decision

[DenisDFat]

colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, gallagher, carrot top, that short guy colin quinn always had on that norrible show he had

[tyecko]

yeah i agree dave attell is very funny, but I'm not sure, proably David Letterman or Colin Quinn. I also believe that Jimmy Fallon is way to overhyped, hes not that great.

[CaboWabo]

Robin Williams is NOT funny. In fact, he annoys the hell outta me. I can't even stand to watch any of his movies, let alone see him do stand-up. Ugh!

Jimmy Fallon is also another idiot that completely annoys me. He's not funny. He's just an Adam Sandler wanna-be. Sandler is great though.

One of my favorite stand-up comediens is Joe Rogan, the guy who hosts Fear Factor. I recently heard his CD and I it was hilarious! I couldn't believe it. I had no idea he was such a great stand-up. Dont let Fear Factor or The Man Show fool you. Listen to his CD. The best comedy CD I heard recently. David Cross and Dave Attell both also have great stand-up routines I heard recently on CD while I was on a long road trip.

[epobirs]

You have to make some distinctions here. There may be some comedians you don't care for but their ability to work an audience is beyond dispute. Carol Burnett had a career most can only dream of achieving a fraction in comparison

There's a special category of comedians who are purposefully not funny but manage an elaborate scam of convincing people they're obligated to laugh because they're saying something important.

Ace of Spade recently tore into Margaret Cho in a really big way.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/033066.php

[Tromack]

Jimmy Fallon, Gallagher, Carrot Top, Pauly Shore, and the guy that won the first last comic standing.

[SneakyPenguin]

Jerry Seinfield.

And Jim Norton (short bald guy on tough crowd) is one of the funniest people alive.

[6669]

Damn, we all obviously have different senses of humor.

[tyecko]

chappelle and seinfeld r great.

[spoo]

yeah i agree dave attell is very funny, but I'm not sure, proably David Letterman or Colin Quinn. I also believe that Jimmy Fallon is way to overhyped, hes not that great.
David Letterman??? I am not even going to comment on this one.
Jimmy Fallon is abu0t as funny as a 12 y/o boy saying dirty words. I must agree that he is WAY over hyped.



colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, gallagher, carrot top, that short guy colin quinn always had on that norrible show he had
Now this is a list I can agree with.

[CaboWabo]

I love David Lettermans sense of humor.


Oh another one to ad to the annoying list is David Spade. He sucks. I liked Tommy Boy though...but that was only because Farley was so great.

[Tromack]

Jerry Seinfeld is good. Just horribly, ridiculously overhyped. He is maybe in the top 1/2 of all comics, but definitely not one of the worst.

[bignick]

There are a lot of sucky commedians. Actually most of them suck, maybe %10 are good.

[kev]

All I know is that Mitch Hedberg is the funniest man alive.

There's tons of sucky ones.

[CaboWabo]

Seinfeld is still my favorite show of all time. There still hasnt been a tv show thats come close to that since it went off the air. Even watching the reruns for the hundreth time daily is better than watching any current sitcom on the air now.
As for stand-up...Jerry Seinfeld is ok. But not great. But the tv show was hilarious.

[tyecko]

david letterman seems to have lost a bunch of his humor over the years. All he does on the show now is look at ppls digital cam pics at a deli or do top 10. oh I almost forgot another great comedian= Conan O' Brien

[CaboWabo]

Lettermans show was definatly much better in the early days when it was NBC. He did more skits and stunts and stupid pet/human tricks etc... I'd rather see that stuff rather than him interviewing guest stars.

Same thing with Conan Obrien. The stupid skits and things he does are hilarious, especially Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, PimpBot, and the Masturbating Bear.

[epobirs]

Jerry Seinfield.

And Jim Norton (short bald guy on tough crowd) is one of the funniest people alive.

And on 'tough Crowd' he's often the only one who appears to read those book thingies with all the informationa and stuff in them.

I've gotton tired of comics whose gags are dependent on a dead ignorant approach to a subject. I used to enjoy Lewis Black but his recent HBO special was so awful that I can't bear to look at him again yet.

Lewis? We're very happy for you that you've learn to say fark but do you have to reminds us in every sentence?

[asaraa]

Jay Leno!

[Graystone]

jimmy falon
pauly shore
gilbert godfree
jerry senfield
jay leno
letterman
carrot top
chris rock
jay moore

[yeahokthenfu]

The guy who replaced Jim Carey in Dumber and Dumberer

[Dead of Knight]

Jeff Foxworthy.

[PawnTakesKing]

Seinfeld = great, but not the best.

Jimmy Fallon = teh suck

[Southberm]

Robin Williams is NOT funny. In fact, he annoys the hell outta me. I can't even stand to watch any of his movies, let alone see him do stand-up. Ugh!

Obviously you haven't seen his stand-up, because his comedy is NOTHING like how he is in his kids movies. Just watch that aHBO stand up he did 2 years ago and u'll be pissing ur pants.


And As for the funniest comedian ever, suprisingly I haven't seen his name yet but George Carlin is the god of comedians.

[Southberm]

When it comes to hick comedy, Larry the cable guy and Jeff Foxworthy are hillarious.

And Why the hell am I seeing Jimmy Fallon hes not funny at all and he always ruins it by laughing in the middle of skits. Hes about 100,000 best on my list.

[bowsernieb]

Jay Leno!

I agree totally. The audiences seem to enjoy him...but if you look at how many times he basically has to beg for applause or laughter on the Tonight Show. He'll tell a joke, it'll bomb, he'll acknowledge that it bombed, Keving Eubanks will acknowledge that it bombed, but the audience will still applaud or whatever. I know that those jokes are coming from a staff of writers as well, so maybe they need to be on this list too.

Other comedians...heck, most of those Blue Collar Comedy Tour guys...Larry the Cable Guy in particular. I happened onto one of his specials on Comedy Central when they did Hick Weekend or whatever and it's just lame observations, fart jokes and then he says "Git 'r done" whenever he needs applause...but it isn't even really worked in, he just kind of says it.

Who else...I'm not a big fan of Adam Sandler or Dana Carvey.

And my list of funny people: Kevin James, Patton Oswalt, Greg Giraldo, Ray Romano, Fred Armisen, Seinfeld, Conan O'Brien, Ben Stiller, David Cross, Amy Poehler, Bob Odenkirk, Jack Black (most of the time) and most importantly: WILL FERRELL AND STEVE MARTIN.

[hiccupleftovers]

So many to choose from... Ellen DeGeneres, Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Jeff Foxworthy, I could go on and on... You should ask who is good - that list will be shorter...
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.

I don't find him funny at all. I could make fart noises with my armpit or watch someone get hit in the nuts with anything and it would be a million times more entertaining. I'm basing this on his CD "Skanks for the Memories" - it's all I really know of him and I didn't even crack a smile while listening to it...

Yaeh i believe spoo is right, dave attell is one of the funniest guys doing stand-up. I love his show on comedy central, Insomniac with dave Attel is just hilarious. It's not like a Jackass or Wildboys which is retarded supposedly funny, but it is quite good.

Other than that your list is quite good, but most of them are o.k. comedians, When you said ellen Degeneras is bad, i highly agree with you.. She to me is not funny at all. Margaret Cho is not bad though. Jeff Fox worthy is horrible.

two that i would add to the list that i haven't seen yet are Sinbad and Carrot Top. Oh wait, when i think about it, I did see him but you can never mention him enough.

[Southberm]

Jay Leno!

I agree totally. The audiences seem to enjoy him...but if you look at how many times he basically has to beg for applause or laughter on the Tonight Show. He'll tell a joke, it'll bomb, he'll acknowledge that it bombed, Keving Eubanks will acknowledge that it bombed, but the audience will still applaud or whatever. I know that those jokes are coming from a staff of writers as well, so maybe they need to be on this list too.

Leno pisses me off alot. He does no improv in his show and his writers are horrible, and the only reason why people laugh is cuz they see that guy with the guitar laughing.


Jay Leno!Other comedians...heck, most of those Blue Collar Comedy Tour guys...Larry the Cable Guy in particular. I happened onto one of his specials on Comedy Central when they did Hick Weekend or whatever and it's just lame observations, fart jokes and then he says "Git 'r done" whenever he needs applause...but it isn't even really worked in, he just kind of says it.

GIT 'R DONE!!!!!

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Adam Sandler's STAND-UP sucks.
Jerry Seinfeld is "meh" at best.
And I don't think Dana Carvey is funny either.

Yes, George Carlin is very good, and I also like Denis Leary. Lewis Black's alright, most of the time.

[CaseyRyback]

I think Ron White is funnier than any of the people on the blue collar comedy tour. His CD is hilarious

[hiccupleftovers]

OPh yaeh i nearly forgot, Jimmy Fallon is one o the crappiest comedians out there. Every body says he is the next it man but he absoultely sucks. He sucked on SNL and i believe that only his friends were saving him from being fired, and i don't know if any of you saw him on the MTV Music awards a couple years ago, but he stunk. IMO every joke fell flat except for that little singing mockery he did.

[Southberm]

OPh yaeh i nearly forgot, Jimmy Fallon is one o the crappiest comedians out there. Every body says he is the next it man but he absoultely sucks. He sucked on SNL and i believe that only his friends were saving him from being fired, and i don't know if any of you saw him on the MTV Music awards a couple years ago, but he stunk. IMO every joke fell flat except for that little singing mockery he di.
Amen

[CaboWabo]

Robin Williams is NOT funny. In fact, he annoys the hell outta me. I can't even stand to watch any of his movies, let alone see him do stand-up. Ugh!

Obviously you haven't seen his stand-up, because his comedy is NOTHING like how he is in his kids movies. Just watch that aHBO stand up he did 2 years ago and u'll be pissing ur pants.

Ive seen his HBO routines, and I still hate Robin Williams. He's just mentally Ill. What's funny about that?

[Xevious]

You have to make some distinctions here. There may be some comedians you don't car for but their ability to work an audience is beyond dispute. Carol Burnett had a career most can only dream of achieving a fraction in comparison

There's a special category of comedians who are purposefully not funny but manage an elaborate scam of convincing people they're obligated to laugh because they're saying something important.


To me, how long a comedian's career is not a factor when I think about whether he (or she) is good or not. There are people who seem to have sucess despite the fact that no one seems to care.

A perfect example is Pauly Shore. How did he managed to make one movie after another? All those movies must of cost about 10 million dollars (in the '80's). thats a lot of money for a bunch of unfunny movies..

There is a few more things I have to say: I do think Dave Attell is hilarious; I love that cd "Skanks for the Memories"

I never liked the Seinfield show. I never like any of the characters (except Kramer) because they were all despicable people.

Another comedian I never thought was funny (and this is a controversal pick) is Adam Sandler. I saw "Billy Madison" and I felt my brainwaves slow down to a crawl. I thought it was mind numbling stupid.

[TiKi2]

Kathy Griffen is horrid

[hiccupleftovers]

pauly Shore is a good example of how the 80's were weird as well as how he must have been very (and when i say very i mean extremely without a dooubt) lucky.

[Southberm]

Robin Williams is NOT funny. In fact, he annoys the hell outta me. I can't even stand to watch any of his movies, let alone see him do stand-up. Ugh!

Obviously you haven't seen his stand-up, because his comedy is NOTHING like how he is in his kids movies. Just watch that aHBO stand up he did 2 years ago and u'll be pissing ur pants.

Ive seen his HBO routines, and I still hate Robin Williams. He's just mentally Ill. What's funny about that?
Dont forget hairy as an ape, but i still think hes funny so we can agree to disagree

[CaboWabo]

Kathy Griffen is horrid

Hard to find a very funny female comedienne though.

I think CHERI OTERI and AMY POEHLER are very funny though on SNL.

[starman9000]

pauly Shore is a good example of how the 80's were weird as well as how he must have been very (and when i say very i mean extremely without a dooubt) lucky.

It wasnt luck so much as nepotism....his mom or dad or something ran one of the biggest comedy clubs.

[Southberm]

Oh shit this is LEAST funniest comedian. ive been posting funniest.

[hiccupleftovers]

pauly Shore is a good example of how the 80's were weird as well as how he must have been very (and when i say very i mean extremely without a dooubt) lucky.

It wasnt luck so much as nepotism....his mom or dad or something ran one of the biggest comedy clubs.

Yaeh but still someone had to have found him funny enough to put him in movies and comedy shows. I mean their are a lot of good quality small stand-up comedians that never make it big.

[zewone]

Billy Crystal sucks, Bill Cosby sucks, Jimmy Fallon sucks, Carrot Top sucks, any women comdian sucks.

[CaboWabo]

pauly Shore is a good example of how the 80's were weird as well as how he must have been very (and when i say very i mean extremely without a dooubt) lucky.

It wasnt luck so much as nepotism....his mom or dad or something ran one of the biggest comedy clubs.

His mother is Mitzi Shore who owned The Comedy Store on Sunset Strip. So that was his ticket. And then later he got the MTV gig. The whole 'chillin' wit tha weeeaaassel' thing was funny for its time back then...in a Bill & Ted or Waynes World sort of way. But it got old fast and the style of the humor is too 80's dated now to be funny. But then again...Sean Penn's character on Fast Times At Ridgemont High started all that and it will remain a timeless classic!

[video_gamer324]

All of the ones on Last Comic Standing.

[Xevious]

Kathy Griffen is horrid

Hard to find a very funny female comedienne though.

I think CHERI OTERI and AMY POEHLER are very funny though on SNL.

Gilda Radner was pretty funny. A lot of female comedians are bad though....

Here are some facts about female comediennes:
Did you know Jenny Jones was a comedienne (before her bad tv show). She would do shows to a female-only audience (Men were not allowed inside the comedy club)
Also, John Belushi never preformed SNL skits that were written by women; He thought women could not write comedy.

[zewone]

John Belushi never preformed SNL skits that were written by women; He thought women could not write comedy.

That is why he is a comedic genius. I still believe he's right.

[hiccupleftovers]

Kathy Griffen is horrid

Hard to find a very funny female comedienne though.

I think CHERI OTERI and AMY POEHLER are very funny though on SNL.

Gilda Radner was pretty funny. A lot of female comedians are bad though....

Here are some facts about female comediennes:
Did you know Jenny Jones was a comedienne (before her bad tv show). She would do shows to a female-only audience (Men were not allowed inside the comedy club)
Also, John Belushi never preformed SNL skits that were written by women; He thought women could not write comedy.

Interesting.

[DenisDFat]

that is disproved by the existence of the UCB television show

where amy poehler was much funnier.

[ex0]

Everyone on LCS, Carrot Top, Almost anyone on SNL after 2000.
Cheri Oteri blows; in every skit it's the same old boring thing.
Lewis Black rocks on the Daily Show.
Dave Attel's late night show is OK, I don't really laugh but it's entertaining.
Oh, and I saw the Graham Norton Effect, expecting crap, and I was pleasently surprised that it was funny. He's one of the only newer comedians I like.

[MightySlacker]

Kevin meany is about as funny as a boot to the dick.

As a general rule any post-98 SNL'ers doing anything NOT SNL are terribly unfunny. Actually, they aren't too great when they are doing SNL either.

Dave Olson
*SUPASTAR~!* TM.

[classicb]

Dave Chapelle is funny but people pretending they are him are not funny "i'm rick james bitch" sound familar

[CaseyRyback]

pauly Shore is a good example of how the 80's were weird as well as how he must have been very (and when i say very i mean extremely without a dooubt) lucky.

Luck has nothing to do with it. His mom owns the Comedy Store.

Also he is pretty funny if you get past the crappy movies he did in the early 90's

[daphatty]

Seinfeld, Spade, Gallagher, Kinison, Dice, Brett Butler, Rosanne, Bill Murray (not really a comedian I know).... The list goes on and on... Pretty much everyone to come out of SNL since Eddie Murphy....

One of my favorites, if not my #1 favorite:

Paul Rodriguez. Nuff said.

[Xevious]

Seinfeld, Spade, Gallagher, Kinison, Dice, Brett Butler, Rosanne, Bill Murray (not really a comedian I know).... The list goes on and on... Pretty much everyone to come out of SNL since Eddie Murphy....

One of my favorites, if not my #1 favorite:

Paul Rodriguez. Nuff said.

Andrew Dice Clay? ooh man, i forgot about him. He is bad...

Roseane was funny when she was doing standup on the old Carson show.

[deathcabforcutie]

Jay Leno!

oh come on.. you have got to be shitting me.. leno and conan are the two funniest guys on late night and prob 2 of the funniest in all of comedy!

[SneakyPenguin]

Oh yea, I forgot, Conan O'Brian is the only person to ever stop me laughing. I was laughing, then turned on his show, and it was so unfunny, that I stopped laughing entirely.

[Mikaboshi]

either Colin Quinn or carrot top

[rabbitt]

Denis Leary is terrible. "I'm going to smoke the hell out of a ciggarette on stage and maybe that will get people to laugh."
/sarcasm
Lung cancer is so funny.
/end sarcasm

[tyecko]

r u kidding me? hes the greatest ever.

[Cracka]

dane cook, i win

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

[st0neface]

unfunny: as soon as I saw the topic, Carrot Top came to mind, but I also dislike Billy Crystal a lot.

funny: Dane Cook is hilarious, I'm sure I'm one of the few who think Dennis Miller is funny, and I can't forget about Chris Rock (although it seems you guys have)

[alongx]

How can you not like Dave Attell? That show is awesome.

Dave Attell is horrible at standup. I went to a show he put on at my old college last year, and it was utter crap. I also saw Kevin Nealon, and he, too, was much worse than I would have predicted - all he did was his 10 year old SNL characters.

[alongx]

Jay Leno!

oh come on.. you have got to be shitting me.. leno and conan are the two funniest guys on late night and prob 2 of the funniest in all of comedy!

I hope that was a joke. Leno sucks.

[daphatty]

I heard Screech tried some standup at a college and the ENTIRE audience walked out on him. I think Big Nick told that story....

[CaseyRyback]

unfunny: as soon as I saw the topic, Carrot Top came to mind, but I also dislike Billy Crystal a lot.

funny: Dane Cook is hilarious, I'm sure I'm one of the few who think Dennis Miller is funny, and I can't forget about Chris Rock (although it seems you guys have)

I was watching some of the movie he did (i think it was the bigger and blacker one) and he had me rolling.

Also Martin Lawerence (the movie from 1994 of his standup) is hilarious. I love it when he tells the story about the crazy and deranged boyfriend

[rabbitt]

That's the thing, Denis Leary gets on stage and brags. Hardly tells any jokes. He has no half-intelligent jokes, but I don't mind dumb jokes either. As long as they're funny. And none of his are.

And Dane Cook is about the funniest comedian evar.

[Graystone]

I think Ron White is funnier than any of the people on the blue collar comedy tour. His CD is hilarious


ditto

[Lootr2Core]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

sheesh again deadzone.. why swear so much?

[Lootr2Core]

Dennis Miller has gotten to be soooooo unfunny.. remember when he was a comedian? anyone..anyone.. I swear he is more annoying than carrottop because he tries to pass himself off as an intelectual with all of his lame pop culture references.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

sheesh again deadzone.. why swear so much?

I know you don't want me swearing, but at least don't be so hypocritical about it. I see some of your posts and you say (shaq-fu) constantly, but if I say one swear you point it out? I just don't understand it. And I know I can seem intelligent to you but... yeah.

[Lootr2Core]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

sheesh again deadzone.. why swear so much?

I know you don't want me swearing, but at least don't be so hypocritical about it. I see some of your posts and you say (shaq-fu) constantly, but if I say one swear you point it out? I just don't understand it. And I know I can be intelligent but, yeah.

deadzone.you are right I am hypocritical about it... I guess I just hate to see the Christ, Jesus, GodDamns, on posts.. yup I do use Shaq fu, and ass #) and others but I guess my upbringing just really detests the Christ, Jesus, god-#$ posts...Still love ya babe and alll your "'man whatch out for the flame wars batman" don't get me wrong, but just don't appreciate the Christs.. and Jesus in your posts..

[hardwo0d]

Funniest Comedians (To me)


Mitch Hedburg (Unique Style)

Robert Schimmel

Chris Rock

Dave Chappelle

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

sheesh again deadzone.. why swear so much?

I know you don't want me swearing, but at least don't be so hypocritical about it. I see some of your posts and you say (shaq-fu) constantly, but if I say one swear you point it out? I just don't understand it. And I know I can be intelligent but, yeah.

deadzone.you are right I am hypocritical about it... I guess I just hate to see the Christ, Jesus, GodDamns, on posts.. yup I do use Shaq fu, and ass #) and others but I guess my upbringing just really detests the Christ, Jesus, god-#$ posts...Still love ya babe and alll your "'man whatch out for the flame wars batman" don't get me wrong, but just don't appreciate the Christs.. and Jesus in your posts..

Oh, so that's why. So I can just say cock shit piss bitch motherfucker fuck fuck shit ass and you're fine with that? :D

Oh yeah and , if I recollect right I don't remember talking like a prep, or calling anyone batman... :lol:

[Lootr2Core]

Yeah, wholy shit, he only smokes on stage cuz he wants to, and you shouldn't pick apart how he DOES his act, but whether or not his jokes are funny, and they are. Cigarettes isn't the only thing he talks about, and even though he's crude (I) think he's damn funny...

Of course all of this is a matter of IYO

sheesh again deadzone.. why swear so much?

I know you don't want me swearing, but at least don't be so hypocritical about it. I see some of your posts and you say (shaq-fu) constantly, but if I say one swear you point it out? I just don't understand it. And I know I can be intelligent but, yeah.

deadzone.you are right I am hypocritical about it... I guess I just hate to see the Christ, Jesus, GodDamns, on posts.. yup I do use Shaq fu, and ass #) and others but I guess my upbringing just really detests the Christ, Jesus, god-#$ posts...Still love ya babe and alll your "'man whatch out for the flame wars batman" don't get me wrong, but just don't appreciate the Christs.. and Jesus in your posts..

Oh, so that's why. So I can just say cock shit piss bitch mothershaq-fuer shaq-fu shaq-fu shit ass and you're fine with that? :D

Oh yeah and , if I recollect right I don't remember talking like a prep, or calling anyone batman... :lol:


yup that would be fine with me :lol:

[hardwo0d]

Pretty Girl with a dirty mouth - love it!

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Not Funny
Jack Black
Jay Moore
Letterman
pauly shore
Owen Wilson(I HATE his nose!)
Molly Shannon
Rosie O'donell

[Vampire Hunter D]

Well its not like i know every comedian off the top of my head considering its 2:30 in the morning. Good thread by the way. I guess id have to say in no order:
Carot Top
Ellen
Howie Mandel
cant think of any more.As for greatist comedian of the last 100 years of course is Sir Geroge Carlin.

[epobirs]

I think Ron White is funnier than any of the people on the blue collar comedy tour. His CD is hilarious

I already owned three of Bill Engvall's CDs before that tour but it was through a club deal where they were only about $3.50 each delivered, so I could easily get my money back if they didn't connect for me. I've still got them andeven paid for his more recent 'Autobiography of a Cheap Drunk.'

It can be hard to predict what will connect and what won't. I generally don't care for whole Southern culture-such-as-it-is shtick but Engvall I like.

I expected to like the body of Bill Hick's work more but familiarity bred contempt. His whole conspiracy theory obsession thing got very old halfway through a show.

[epobirs]

Dennis Miller has gotten to be soooooo unfunny.. remember when he was a comedian? anyone..anyone.. I swear he is more annoying than carrottop because he tries to pass himself off as an intelectual with all of his lame pop culture references.

He did his weekly appearance on the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM today and was very funny.

I think your real problem with Miller is that he dares to be honest about his beliefs and they aren't leaning left.

[epobirs]

Funniest Comedians (To me)


Mitch Hedburg (Unique Style)

Robert Schimmel

Chris Rock

Dave Chappelle

Unique style? Oh please, go listen to Steven Wright's album from twenty years ago. Hedberg is good but he owes as much to Wright as Steven Tyler does to Mick Jagger. Hedberg essentially does Wright's act with a stoner accent along with a touch of autism.

[Lootr2Core]

Dennis Miller has gotten to be soooooo unfunny.. remember when he was a comedian? anyone..anyone.. I swear he is more annoying than carrottop because he tries to pass himself off as an intelectual with all of his lame pop culture references.

He did his weekly appearance on the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM today and was very funny.

I think your real problem with Miller is that he dares to be honest about his beliefs and they aren't leaning left.

No I didn't think he was funny when he 'was honest about his beliefs' and they leaned left. Left or right I just don't think Miller is funny nor witty.

[coolcps]

Someone mentioned Dave Chappelle on the first page, and im jsut gonna say that hurt me, hurt me badly.

[epobirs]

One notable thing about many of these candidates is they are often people who were very successful long ago but are long since past their prime. It can be hard to appreciate some acts if you don't catch them in the era that spawned them. Often the case is they were very original and stood out but have been imitated so much since that younger viewers have trouble knowing the difference.

I saw Robin Williams perform before he'd done the Happy Days guest shot that led to 'Mork & Mindy' and overexposure. At the time nobody else out there could come even close to his energy and improvisational ability. It was the kind of thing that could leave you paralyzed with laughter.

It doesn't work forever. The performer slows down, the material is less in tune with the times, and the audience has seen it too many times before.

A lot of the names that have come up here repeatedly had their moments of greatness. Billy Crystal had a routine about adolescent lust that killed and still does. That doesn't mean he can create a comparable act today but nothing erases that past moment. George Carlin gave up humor for ranting and raving in the late 80's but there were five albums in the 70's that remain masterpieces. Jack Benny was a superstar when my parents were children but you'd have trouble getting the average 14-year0old to sit still for it today. Their approach to humor is much too subjective to appreciate that of different eras. Sometimes they grow out of it, sometimes they don't.

[epobirs]

Dennis Miller has gotten to be soooooo unfunny.. remember when he was a comedian? anyone..anyone.. I swear he is more annoying than carrottop because he tries to pass himself off as an intelectual with all of his lame pop culture references.

He did his weekly appearance on the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM today and was very funny.

I think your real problem with Miller is that he dares to be honest about his beliefs and they aren't leaning left.

No I didn't think he was funny when he 'was honest about his beliefs' and they leaned left. Left or right I just don't think Miller is funny nor witty.

If you examine his history you'll find he was never a lefty. He just found himself isolated when priciples started to matter and found out who his friends really were.

[JAMMR]

I'm late to the party... but, and if you can call him a comedian, my vote goes to Dat Phan.

[snotknocker]

I think the least funniest comedian is Alan King. He would be more successful sucking farts out of bus seats than doing standup.

[epobirs]

I think the least funniest comedian is Alan King. He would be more successful sucking farts out of bus seats than doing standup.

As of a few months ago the proper tense is past, as in was. Again, I doubt you've ever seen him in the proper context. I've got some a CD series of early appearances by standups like George Carlin's first Ed Sullivan in a suit (!) and one of the segments is Alan King. It was a good five minute set. This was in 1959, not the old guy you're used to seeing on talk show and such.

[daphatty]

Oh man I can't believe I forgot to talk about these two comedians. No one else has mentioned them either (at least not that I could read). These two transcend generational gaps/barriers IMO. Two of the all time greatests.

Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor.

[Danimal]

This is a really interesting thread. It's amazing how different the opinions are on some comedians, where they'll be on one person's worst list, and someone else's best list. Here are some of my opinions on the subject.

NOT FUNNY: Margaret Cho, Bob Hope, Carrot Top, Richard Lewis, Jim Brewer (GoatBoy on SNL), Jackie Mason, Andrew Dice Clay, Rosie O'Donnell, Gallagher, Jay Leno, Billy Crystal

FUNNY: Sam Kinison, Steve Martin, Bill Hicks, Paula Poundstone, Richard Jeni, Kevin James, Conan O'Brian, John Stewart

For any of you who don't know who Bill Hicks is, do yourself a favor and go pick up his "Rant in E Minor" CD. You'll thank me later.

[ZForce915]

I didn't bother to read the whole topic so I hope no one said this...

Andy Dick. Short of a couple of funny things he may have done on News Radio this man is just not funny.

[alongx]

NOT FUNNY: Margaret Cho, Bob Hope, Carrot Top, Richard Lewis, Jim Brewer (GoatBoy on SNL), Jackie Mason, Andrew Dice Clay, Rosie O'Donnell, Gallagher, Jay Leno, Billy Crystal

Oh man, I forgot how not funny Richard Lewis is. I saw him do standup once, and it was horrible. It was the only standup show that I ever walked out on.

[Doylerulez]

Not to disrespect him, but I never understood why Bob Hope was funny.
Others that don't amuse me include Ellen, Margaret Cho, Jay Leno, Carrot Top, Dat Phan, and that kid with the laser pointer at the movies.

[basketkase543]

carrot top

[y2jrevolution]

George Carlin is not funny, niether is Margaret Cho, nor Letterman

[Xevious]

One notable thing about many of these candidates is they are often people who were very successful long ago but are long since past their prime. It can be hard to appreciate some acts if you don't catch them in the era that spawned them. Often the case is they were very original and stood out but have been imitated so much since that younger viewers have trouble knowing the difference.

I saw Robin Williams perform before he'd done the Happy Days guest shot that led to 'Mork & Mindy' and overexposure. At the time nobody else out there could come even close to his energy and improvisational ability. It was the kind of thing that could leave you paralyzed with laughter.

It doesn't work forever. The performer slows down, the material is less in tune with the times, and the audience has seen it too many times before.

A lot of the names that have come up here repeatedly had their moments of greatness. Billy Crystal had a routine about adolescent lust that killed and still does. That doesn't mean he can create a comparable act today but nothing erases that past moment. George Carlin gave up humor for ranting and raving in the late 80's but there were five albums in the 70's that remain masterpieces. Jack Benny was a superstar when my parents were children but you'd have trouble getting the average 14-year0old to sit still for it today. Their approach to humor is much too subjective to appreciate that of different eras. Sometimes they grow out of it, sometimes they don't.

Thats a good point.

[CaseyRyback]

Ellen is up there for most unfunny people. My sister dragged me to finding Nemo and all I wanted to do was kill myself. Instead I spelt through that fucking piece of shit.

[cougartai]

I second that agreement.

With that said ... I think that Chris Rock is horrible, as well as everyone on Mad TV, with the exception of Frank Caliendo of course. :D

[The Successful Dropout]

a lot of you will disagree...but jack black...i hate that bastard

[ex0]

I second that agreement.

With that said ... I think that Chris Rock is horrible, as well as everyone on Mad TV, with the exception of Frank Caliendo of course. :D
Yea, the only MADTV person I like is Aries Spears, just cause he does that Real Motherfuckin' Talk skit. Stephanie Weir (sp) really pisses me off for some reason.

[defender]

I love Dave Attell. I interviewed him for my Foul Magazine and had a couple hours of drinking with him. Very funny guy and the guy in the show is the real Dave.

Least funny is easily Pauly Shore.

[epobirs]

Ellen is up there for most unfunny people. My sister dragged me to finding Nemo and all I wanted to do was kill myself. Instead I spelt through that shaq-fuing piece of shit.

Random words or do you start at the beginning of the dictionary and work your way through?

[The Successful Dropout]

dave chappelle is funny as hell....of course i think most black comics are pretty funny.... but my vote for the least funny HAS to go to Jimmy Fallon

[GuilewasNK]

Billy Crystal sucks, Bill Cosby sucks, Jimmy Fallon sucks, Carrot Top sucks, any women comdian sucks.

Why you hatin on the puddin man (Cosby)? LOL

It's your opinion (I respect it) but to me Bill is the funniest person around. He doesn't have to tell one-liners, slapstick or swear every other word like a sailor. He talks to the crowd like he is just having a conversation and his humor is effortless. The Cosby Show is the only sit-com I ever saw that seemed totally believeable but amazingly funny. None of the characters were caricatures. They all seemed like real people. His comedy albums are great too.

Anyways, here are mine...

Michael Ian Black (tries WAY to hard).
Kathy Griffin
Ellen Degeneres
Jay Leno (He has his moments but not enough of them)
Rob Schnieder is awful.
Dennis Miller

[redrobot]

Daniel Tosh is the best comedian ever (tied with Mitch Hedberg).

THE FLOOR IS LAVA!

[Xevious]

It's your opinion (I respect it) but to me Bill is the funniest person around. He doesn't have to tell one-liners, slapstick or swear every other word like a sailor. He talks to the crowd like he is just having a conversation and his humor is effortless. The Cosby Show is the only sit-com I ever saw that seemed totally believeable but amazingly funny. None of the characters were caricatures. They all seemed like real people. His comedy albums are great too.



The thing about Cosby is that he takes a long time for the setup before he gets the punchline. It was acceptable in the 60's to the 80's but now adays everyone has A.D.D. and they want quicker faster jokes. I think thats why some people in this thread do not like Cosby

[SpookyD]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but, your mom.

[hiccupleftovers]

I love Dave Attell. I interviewed him for my Foul Magazine and had a couple hours of drinking with him. Very funny guy and the guy in the show is the real Dave.

Least funny is easily Pauly Shore.

Good point. What kind of magazine is it (i.e. internet only, local newstand, or something else like a mail in flyer tipe of a thing.)?


P.S. He really is a big alcoholic.

[tyecko]

Billy Crystal sucks, Bill Cosby sucks, Jimmy Fallon sucks, Carrot Top sucks, any women comdian sucks.

Why you hatin on the puddin man (Cosby)? LOL

It's your opinion (I respect it) but to me Bill is the funniest person around. He doesn't have to tell one-liners, slapstick or swear every other word like a sailor. He talks to the crowd like he is just having a conversation and his humor is effortless. The Cosby Show is the only sit-com I ever saw that seemed totally believeable but amazingly funny. None of the characters were caricatures. They all seemed like real people. His comedy albums are great too.

Anyways, here are mine...

Michael Ian Black (tries WAY to hard).
Kathy Griffin
Ellen Degeneres
Jay Leno (He has his moments but not enough of them)
Rob Schnieder is awful.
Dennis Miller

Whoa whoa whoa Michael Ian Black is a comedy god. At least on I love the 70's and 80's. His sarcasm of everything is hilarious.

[Mex25]

The Best:
Lewis black
Robin Williams
The Whole Cast Of Monty Python
Norm Mcdonald
Mitch Hedburg
Harland Williams (Saw him do his stand up once and thought it was absolutely random but hilarious)
Dane Cook
Dave Attel
Stephen Lynch
Dana Carvey
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller (Dodgeball and maybe one other movie is where he's really funny)
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Denis Leary
Dave Chappelle
George Lopez

The Worst:
Carrot Top
Margeret Cho (Why is she funny?)
Martin Lawrence
Chris Rock
Rosie O'Donnell
David Letterman
Whole Cast of Last Comic Standing
Jay Mohr
Pauly Shore
Jimmy Fallon
Ellen Degeneres
Whole Cast of Mad Tv except Frank Caliendo and Will Sasso

[guardian_owl]

I heard Screech tried some standup at a college and the ENTIRE audience walked out on him. I think Big Nick told that story....

If they walked out I can tell you exactly why as I heard his Stand-up at Emporia state, he did some down and dirty stand-up that probably offended some people. Funny though.

[Reality's Fringe]

I could[...] watch someone get hit in the nuts with anything and it would be a million times more entertaining.

Are you telling me that you can watch a guy hit in the nuts and not laugh? "Lowbrow" or no, that's still funny. Also, a word for Gallagher, you know, you have to give a guy credit. All he did was smash stuff with a big freakin mallet and he got loads of cash for it, whether it was funny or not.

[Pylis]

The whole cast of Last Comic Standing? Aww, c'mon, that's a bit of a stretch. Only MOST of them suck. Jay Mohr is okay sometimes; he's not the worst by any means, but nowhere near the best.

The worst are some of the most obvious: Pauly Shore, Carrot Top, Gallagher, Carol Burnette, etc.

[johnnyoski]

Tom Arnold, Seinfeld, Carrot Top and Rosie O'donnell get my vote.
I give Arnold some credit, he isn't afraid to ask the questions most of us wouldn't to athletes and celebrities on the Best Damn Sports Show, but his attempts at humor are horrible.

[Whambamm]

Billy Crystal sucks, Bill Cosby sucks, Jimmy Fallon sucks, Carrot Top sucks, any women comdian sucks.

Why you hatin on the puddin man (Cosby)? LOL

It's your opinion (I respect it) but to me Bill is the funniest person around. He doesn't have to tell one-liners, slapstick or swear every other word like a sailor. He talks to the crowd like he is just having a conversation and his humor is effortless. The Cosby Show is the only sit-com I ever saw that seemed totally believeable but amazingly funny. None of the characters were caricatures. They all seemed like real people. His comedy albums are great too.


Bill Cosby's standup is very good. He doesn't have to swear or criticize anything. His standup about what it would have been like to be on the frontlines of the American Revolution was hilarious.

Daniel Tosh is the best comedian ever (tied with Mitch Hedberg).

THE FLOOR IS LAVA!

Hell yea he is. I have Comedy Central Presents to thank for introducing me to these 2 comics and they are hilarious. Let's go play some Haha now you're poor!

I also don't understand why everyone rags on Carrot Top. I actually love his prop standup. His Pete Rose baseball uniform with the rollers that helped him steal bases had me laughing so hard.

Anyways, for my least favorite comedians, the nominations are:

1) Margaret Cho, I've tried watching some of her stuff and she is just not funny.
2) Not necessarily stand up comedians, but the entire cast of SNL after Ferrell left, and Mad TV after 2 years ago. I cannot even finish watching ONE sketch from either of these shows before I change the channel. They're that bad.
3) There's more but I can't think of them right now. If I do I'll post them later

[Pylis]

I've always preferred comics who are legitimately funny without the need for legions of swearing as backup. So I gotta give credit to Cosby, Seinfeld, etc., even if they aren't the funniest out there.