# Best stand-up comedy acts of the last decade? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517 "2010-10-27T14:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Random\_Design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58f4c7/32.png) [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/1 "2010-10-27T14:22:47Z")
Looking for some DVD recommendations. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/2 "2010-10-27T14:28:31Z")
Jim Gaffigan. “King Baby” and “Beyond the Pale” I think it’s “Beyond the Pale” that has his bit about holidays…histarical! "The Christmas Tree…that sounds like the behavior of a drunk man… [in a woman’s voice]_Honey…why is there a pine tree in the living room?_ [in a drunk’s voice] **I LIKE IT! We’re…we’re gonna decorate it…for _Jesus!_ Then we’re going to hang our socks by the fireplace…fill them with CANDY! Then I’m going to hang some leaves from the ceiling and see if I can’t get some action. Now I’m going to go puke on that couch…Merry Christmas…** ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/3 "2010-10-27T14:32:53Z")
[Gabriel Iglesias](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a77Dw3tNv8o&feature=channel) [Jim Gaffigan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4) [Brian Regan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JRQXYy9wk&feature=related) All Youtube samples, plenty of short clips. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/4 "2010-10-27T14:33:04Z")
Eddie Izzard. Any of the DVDs, really. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/5 "2010-10-27T14:35:52Z")
Eddie Izzard’s _[Dress To Kill](http://www.amazon.com/Eddie-Izzard-Dress-Kill/dp/B00003CWOU)_ is one of my favorites. eta: beat me by 2 minutes, dammit! ---
**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:** [October 27, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/6 "2010-10-27T14:37:18Z")
George Carlin’s best album from the past 10 years was good too. [Complaints and Grievances](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaints_and_grievances) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/7 "2010-10-27T14:41:04Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Eddie Izzard’s _[Dress To Kill](http://www.amazon.com/Eddie-Izzard-Dress-Kill/dp/B00003CWOU)_ is one of my favorites. Thirded. Eddie’s great! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/8 "2010-10-27T14:41:33Z")
Stewart Lee, _90s Comedian_. I laughed so hard by the end I thought I was going to throw up. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/9 "2010-10-27T14:43:30Z")
Mitch Hedberg: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S9Xi7Ew0EvI/hqdefault.jpg "mitch hedberg.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Xi7Ew0EvI) ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/10 "2010-10-27T14:52:11Z")
Margaret Cho. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/11 "2010-10-27T15:11:17Z")
For my money, the best stand-up comics working today are Patton Oswalt and Louis CK. Both have multiple CDs and DVDs out. They’re also both quite heavy on the language. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/12 "2010-10-27T15:15:45Z")
Mitch Hedberg. Ron White. Jim Gaffigan. Steve Byrne. Mitch Fatel. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/13 "2010-10-27T15:16:47Z")
Best show I’ve seen in the last 5 years was [Mike Birbiglia](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mike+birbiglia+what+i+should+have+said+was+nothing&aq=1). I love Gaffigan, but Birbigs blew him out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/14 "2010-10-27T15:21:26Z")
Chris Rock. Lewis Black. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/15 "2010-10-27T15:22:53Z")
Louis CK. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/16 "2010-10-27T15:23:53Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Gabriel Iglesias](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a77Dw3tNv8o&feature=channel) > > [Jim Gaffigan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4) > > [Brian Regan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JRQXYy9wk&feature=related) > > All Youtube samples, plenty of short clips. Wow, someone other than me mentioned Gabriel. The guy is piss-your-pants funny. Louis CK is a great one too. One that hasn’t been mentioned yet is Christopher Titus. Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, The End Of The World Tour, and Love is Evol are all fantastic acts. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/17 "2010-10-27T15:24:09Z")
for the past decade? DAVEEEEE chapelle. anziz ansari. galifinakis. HEDBERG is iconic. chris rock. patton oswalt. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/18 "2010-10-27T15:25:44Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Brian Regan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JRQXYy9wk&feature=related) Seconded, I never found him funny until he got kids then he turned into Bill Cosby. [The Epitome of Hyperbole](http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Regan-Epitome-Hyperbole/dp/B001AXU1FK) is hilarious and I think you can watch it instantly on Netflix. I think Eddie Izzard has a new special out too. ---
**Author:** ![Pliny\_the\_younger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@Pliny\_the\_younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pliny_the_younger)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/19 "2010-10-27T16:02:25Z")
Eddie Izzard x 10. Best is “Dress to Kill” followed by “Definite Article” and “Glorious” (this is in order of my favorites.) I don’t know how pitiful it is to admit this but I can do DTK word for word. My goddaughter and I used to break out in random riffs of it and the husband used to say that when he had no clue what we were talking about, he realized it was Eddie-code. Good stuff. (My username is taken from just one of those riffs on Definite Article) ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/20 "2010-10-27T16:15:38Z")
[Jerry Seinfeld, "I’m Telling You For the Last Time!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-vRe0DSqIE&feature=related) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517.md?page=2)