Who is the least funniest comedian?

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Xevious

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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.

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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...
 
[quote name='javeryh']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...[/quote]
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.
 
[quote name='spoo'][quote name='javeryh']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...[/quote]
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.[/quote]

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...
 
colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, gallagher, carrot top, that short guy colin quinn always had on that norrible show he had
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]
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.



[quote name='DenisDFat']colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, gallagher, carrot top, that short guy colin quinn always had on that norrible show he had[/quote]
Now this is a list I can agree with.
 
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.
 
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.
 
All I know is that Mitch Hedberg is the funniest man alive.

There's tons of sucky ones.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']Jerry Seinfield.

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

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?
 
[quote name='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![/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='asaraa']Jay Leno![/quote]

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.
 
[quote name='javeryh'][quote name='spoo'][quote name='javeryh']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...[/quote]
Dave Attell is one of the finest comedians doing comedy.
And the rest of your list is OK comedians not bad comedians.[/quote]

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...[/quote]

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.
 
[quote name='bowsernieb'][quote name='asaraa']Jay Leno![/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.


[quote name='bowsernieb'][quote name='asaraa']Jay Leno![/quote]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.[/quote]

GIT 'R DONE!!!!!
 
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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='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 di.[/quote]
Amen
 
[quote name='Southberm'][quote name='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![/quote]

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. [/quote]

Ive seen his HBO routines, and I still hate Robin Williams. He's just mentally Ill. What's funny about that?
 
[quote name='epobirs']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.
[/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='CaboWabo'][quote name='Southberm'][quote name='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![/quote]

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. [/quote]

Ive seen his HBO routines, and I still hate Robin Williams. He's just mentally Ill. What's funny about that?[/quote]
Dont forget hairy as an ape, but i still think hes funny so we can agree to disagree
 
[quote name='TiKi2']Kathy Griffen is horrid[/quote]

Hard to find a very funny female comedienne though.

I think CHERI OTERI and AMY POEHLER are very funny though on SNL.
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]

It wasnt luck so much as nepotism....his mom or dad or something ran one of the biggest comedy clubs.
 
[quote name='starman9000'][quote name='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.[/quote]

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

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.
 
[quote name='starman9000'][quote name='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.[/quote]

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

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!
 
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