# Best Comedy Routine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comedian-jokes\ **Created:** [July 14, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975 "2022-07-14T23:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/41 "2022-07-16T01:49:32Z")
Also, of course, Norm Macdonald explaining how he would kill someone. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NqeNR1xZ8rc/hqdefault.jpg "Norm Macdonald - Serial Killer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqeNR1xZ8rc) ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/42 "2022-07-16T02:10:19Z")
Chris gon’ find Ray Charles! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EZTtsKgJDdA/hqdefault.jpg "Flip Wilson on The Dean Martin Show - Christopher Columbus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZTtsKgJDdA) Gotta be over 50 years old and still cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/43 "2022-07-16T02:22:35Z")
A '70s era classic from Cheech & Chong =\> [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rtDAK7Umk7A/maxresdefault.jpg "Cheech and Chong-Dave's not here.wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDAK7Umk7A) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/44 "2022-07-16T02:28:35Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Jim Jefferies > [@DCnDC](#): > > Bert Kreischer Those were both really, really good, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/45 "2022-07-16T02:33:58Z")
My favourite Mulaney was “Law and Order”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DTaJjznuY74/maxresdefault.jpg "John Mulaney - Law & Order") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTaJjznuY74) Not going to link all my others. Too many. I like Josh Sneed’s “Garage Sale”, Bill Cosby’s “Our football team stunk but it wasn’t our fault. Every play it was 3rd and 47”, Jim Gaffigan “Subway”, Jim Jefferies “Gun Control”… ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/46 "2022-07-16T02:57:25Z")
Trevor Noah’s first time trying tacos. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Vcv5_3fQRNc/maxresdefault.jpg "Trevor Noah Orders His First Taco | Netflix Is A Joke") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcv5_3fQRNc) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/47 "2022-07-16T02:58:29Z")
Stephen Colbert’s Speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner for W might be the ballsiest routine. John Oliver’s routine summarizing humanity in case of nuclear disaster is both hilarious and heartwarming [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UC_gXD5OE88/maxresdefault.jpg "Doomsday Video: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_gXD5OE88) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/48 "2022-07-16T03:04:14Z")
Oh yes, the taco bit is _amazing._ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/49 "2022-07-16T03:05:45Z")
“Why on _Earth_ would I want a napkin?” “Don’t be a hero! Take a napkin!” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/50 "2022-07-16T03:10:50Z")
Weird Al’s “Albuquerque”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JE37e1eK2mY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgWSg7MA8=&rs=AOn4CLAnmPyZBtolECMv251SjtEaeCD3vQ "Weird Al Yankovic - Albuquerque: THE MOVIE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE37e1eK2mY) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/51 "2022-07-16T13:44:19Z")
Marx Brothers --The Stateroom Scene. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8ZvugebaT6Q/hqdefault.jpg "A Night At The Opera: Crowded Cabin Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvugebaT6Q) ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/52 "2022-07-16T14:33:55Z")
Gary Gulman and the state abbreviations was going to be my suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/53 "2022-07-16T15:15:00Z")
Is this his main routine he is known for? I’ve heard it before, but never anything else from him. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/54 "2022-07-16T15:42:58Z")
Gulman’s best routines IMHO are “Professor Roleplay”, “Whole Foods Linecutter” and “Woolly Mammoth”. (Names unofficial, almost certainly differ). ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/55 "2022-07-16T16:12:55Z")
Harold Lloyd—_Safety Last!_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QEcTjhUN_7U/hqdefault.jpg "Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last"- 1923") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/56 "2022-07-16T22:53:14Z")
Jackie Mason “I Am A Very Big Star”. Gary Gulman “Billionaires” is very good. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/57 "2022-07-16T23:32:16Z")
Niel Hamburger has several sublime, warm reminices, but I’ll just go with all his Red Hot Chili Pepper jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/58 "2022-07-17T00:16:58Z")
“I didn’t know how many of them it would take to kick my ass… But I knew how many they were going to use.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/59 "2022-07-17T00:27:36Z")
James Veitch, “The Bit with the Ducks”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uYOmtEcZ1lk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Bit with the Ducks (James Veitch is a terrible roommate)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYOmtEcZ1lk) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975/60 "2022-07-17T01:04:09Z")
This one cracks me up no matter how many times I’ve seen it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l3fAcxcxoZ8/hqdefault.jpg "Emo Phillips - Golden Gate Bridge") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fAcxcxoZ8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975.md?page=4)