# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/21 "2010-10-27T16:56:54Z")
Is Daniel Tosh’s stand-up any good? I’ve been watching his show lately and have laughed quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/22 "2010-10-27T17:00:44Z")
Louis CK, Patton Oswalt, Greg Giraldo. Paul F. Tompkins, Nick Kroll and Arj Barker are good, but I don’t know that they have DVDs out. ---
**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, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/23 "2010-10-27T17:04:42Z")
[John Pinette](http://www.amazon.com/John-Pinette-Im-Starvin/dp/B000JJSKZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288198963&sr=8-1) [Patton Oswalt](http://www.amazon.com/Patton-Oswalt-Reason-Complain-Uncensored/dp/B000CCD03K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1288199050&sr=1-2) ---
**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, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/24 "2010-10-27T17:08:02Z")
> [@FordTaurusSHO94](#): > > Is Daniel Tosh’s stand-up any good? I’ve been watching his show lately and have laughed quite a bit. I don’t know why but Tosh 2.0 is funny yet in his stand up he just comes across as a dick. ---
**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, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/25 "2010-10-27T17:10:05Z")
\*Russell Brand in New York City \*is on Netflix’s instant list. It’s nice to see an education in literature not go to waste. ---
**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, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/26 "2010-10-27T17:29:12Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > I don’t know why but Tosh 2.0 is funny yet in his stand up he just comes across as a dick. Yeah, but a funny dick. “Let’s face it, if you’re a Vin Diesel fan you shouldn’t be here watching me. You should be at home _coloring_.” That kills me every time I hear it, and I am a Vin Diesel fan. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/27 "2010-10-27T18:18:59Z")
I agree wholeheartedly with the recommendations for Gaffigan, Oswalt, Hedberg, Birbiglia, and Russel Brand. I loathe Lewis Black (hey, why don’t you try shouting a lot like you’re angry!) and Louis CK and Margaret Cho is lame. I’ll add Pablo Francisco. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/28 "2010-10-27T18:42:07Z")
I’m a Chris Titus fan myself. Especially of “Love is Evol”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/29 "2010-10-27T19:20:43Z")
Lewis Black’s "Black on Broadway, was the tightest and funniest standup in years. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/30 "2010-10-27T19:24:34Z")
The late, great Robert Schimmel, if you like your comedy dirty. If you prefer your comedy angry, Bill Burr. I don’t think either of them has any DVDs though. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/31 "2010-10-27T19:28:28Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > 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. Agreed! The others named are good, but these guys are epic. They’re in their own league. Izzard’s dressed to kill is very good too, but I originally saw it all the way back in 99. Nothing of his that I’ve seen since then has come close to it. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/32 "2010-10-27T21:16:03Z")
Everyone on my stream of consciousness list has already mentioned except for Katt Williams, Kathleen Madigan, and Christian Finnegan. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/33 "2010-10-27T21:23:40Z")
I’m quite partial to [Andrew Maxwell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZNxRpqabHY). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/34 "2010-10-27T21:36:23Z")
Chris Rock’s “Bigger And Blacker” (youtube sample): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui6-Wc0PDc4&p=EB6A12AEDC9C9E21&playnext=1&index=33](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui6-Wc0PDc4&p=EB6A12AEDC9C9E21&playnext=1&index=33) Bill Maher’s “Be More Cynical” (youtube sample): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZeHvJDxas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZeHvJDxas) ---
**Author:** ![Manwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/35 "2010-10-27T21:42:29Z")
Stewart Lee Doug Stanhope ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/36 "2010-10-27T22:05:37Z")
I can fully admit that I was Netflixing some comedians and saw Eddie Izzard on there…and got his “Full Circle” special solely on the recommendations of this board…and I was not disappointed. I fully agree with Izzard. Also: Gaffigan, Iglasias, and Galifinakis. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/37 "2010-10-27T22:17:49Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > \*Russell Brand in New York City \*is on Netflix’s instant list. It’s nice to see an education in literature not go to waste. Ya know…I didn’t know this about him but upon hearing him talk it makes a lot of sense. He is always very well spoken whenever he does a talk show circuit, I have always been impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/38 "2010-10-27T22:18:35Z")
Izzard or Hedberg. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/39 "2010-10-27T22:26:24Z")
Stewart Lee, [here’s a snippet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1H913UqQ6w) ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517/40 "2010-10-27T22:29:47Z")
Lots of good names mentioned here (I especially agree with Louis CK, Mitch Hedberg, and Jim Gaffigan). I’d add Jim Jeffries. His HBO special “I Swear to God” is one of the funniest acts I’ve ever seen. He’s also got another one, “Alcoholocaust” coming out sometime soon. Not for the faint of heart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-up-comedy-acts-of-the-last-decade/558517.md?page=3)